Its hard picking names for your children. I have a popular one - Chloe, and a not so popular one - Shelby. We chose them by printing off a list of top 100 names for the previous year, and then which ones my fella and I both liked. I didn't really care about how many other people would be out there with the same name - they woudl never be as good as my kid regardless LOL!!!
My SIL calls Chloe - Chlo for short - it pisses me off no end. How Fricken hard is is to say that one extra letter? Not every one needs to have their name shortened. So i call her son whose name is Beau - Bozo because i know she doesn't like it.
Ok I have to say. I was named Bentley. Which now is hella cool but at a christian brothers school in the 70's it wasnt too cool. I guess my mum and dad were being "progressive" or the old man just liked cars.
I actually had to go to department of transport recently to change some plates. The guy asked me my name and he said 'fair dinkum"
Luckily I hadn't had a coffee.
I do know how it is to have a "different name" I agree with all of you on the wierd spelling.
I wont disclose my surname but its a nightmare. My sisters couldnt wait to shake it. Im fooked! I might marry someone so I can take their name. gawd.lol
btw you will all be happy to know im going on holidays to a place with no computers(yeah right).
happy January to all capricornians and those other starsigns
I see where you are coming from but as someone who has a fairly common name it's annoying! I was also blessed with a last name that is spelled one way and pronounced another. It used to really get on my nerves when I was younger when it was continually pronounced wrong. I thank a popular cartoon character for that although some German friends of mine were appalled at the butchered English translation.
Holy shit, Mllee is ridiculous. If anything (to aid with pronunciation), it should be M.L.Lee, or even Emalee - at least then people might have a chance of pronoucning it correctly.
I wonder if she gets called Milee (Miley) by mistake (people presuming the second L is actually supposed to be an i)
oo kingston what is it?? im intrigued.
i have a stupid European surname that nobody knows how to say or spell. its so bad!!
KIMBA the white lionthat was a popular cartoon character.
I don't have common name for my first, middle and now (married) last name. I don't use the middle much but my first and last usually have to be spelt and there are different ways to spell. I do not get up in arms if they are spelt wrong, except maybe by an in-law or family member - would be nice if they took the time to know the correct one. hehe