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Please oh Please spell your kid's name CORRECTLY! - Pediatric MT
Posted: Aug 11, 2013
Anybody else work for a Peds clinic and get driven CRAZY due to the odd spelling of all of these kid names these days? It seems like almost every single time, I spell the name wrong and when I check for correction on my list, I always have to change it, which I cannot do until the END of the report! I am so tired of these names: Jennipher, Ryleigh, Austen, Allysin, Emilee. I mean, what was wrong with Jennifer, Riley, Austin, Allison and Emily? Why did we have to change it? My step-daughter has five daughters and she spells every single one of their names odd as well and she says it is because she "wants them original" but TECHNICALLY they aren't original if the pronunciation is still the same, right? It just makes the kid have to go through life saying, "my name is whatever with an "i" instead of a "y" or just having everyone mispell their name. Okay, it has just driven me crazy tonight.
Feel/know your pain. My gripe exactly!! what were they thinking - were they thinking at all? NM
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All about me - and passing it on
[ In Reply To ..]Crazy spellings ipso facto draw attention. Parents think they're all that and a bag of chips,
and want the kids to think that too.
I know someone who named their kids after species of trees. Trees!
And I know kids that were named after - weather issues, Stormy
[ In Reply To ..]and her siblings were named Autumn, Sumner. Really???
Oh, LOL, me too! - Weather names
[ In Reply To ..]I knew these kids named Hazy, Windy, Sunny and Misty. Too funny:)
Sunny and Misty are very popular names. - They are not weird names.
[ In Reply To ..]Seriously, aren't you guys bored of Mary and Jennifer? I am.
At least names like Sunny and Misty have personality.
agree - Storm Field comes to mind - nm
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Maria Garcia is what comes to mind when I think - of major errors and what gets me
[ In Reply To ..]excited when a physician dictates names like that with no MRN, birth date, nothing. On any day there are likely to be at least 2 Maria Garcias in any large hospitals, and at least a dozen that come up when the name is entered.
Give me a Akaneijia Garcia any day.
so true, good point! - sm
[ In Reply To ..]it always strikes me as profoundly oblivious (and irresponsible) when they dictate such a common name with no other identifiers!
so what? - nm
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it worked out okay for Rush and Cokie - nm
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Cokie not her real name, this is her - nickname
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and one with which she has enjoyed considerable success - nm
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The parents' motivations aside, considering how many people there are - on the planet now...
[ In Reply To ..]I think the unique spellings may actually be of some benefit. It amazes me just to find how many people have my same name on a Google search (and I have a pretty unique name myself), so if common spellings were the only ones used, there would be more and more "duplicate" names, leading to more identity mix-ups, etc. JMO, of course. :)
Good point. I wince at the lifetime of aggravation - SOME kids will have and wonder
[ In Reply To ..]at some parents, but creativity in naming has a lot going for it too. Despite the spellngs we tend to roll our eyes at, some are very nice.
To say nothing of causing a major error - Grate MT
[ In Reply To ..]misspelling the patient's name results in an error, especially in these days of marking off as much as possible. Happened to me.
what happened to the traditional, old-fashioned names - sm - JavaMT50
[ In Reply To ..]like Mary, Elizabeth, Nancy, Karen, etc.? I have noticed some traditional names are making a come back such as Violet and Emma.
Tradtional names and weird names - nn
[ In Reply To ..]My daughter's first name is Meredith, and her middle name is Denet, (accent mark over the second E and pronounced Deenay). Meredith had been making a comeback as somewhat of a traditonal name. My great-nieces first name is Hattie and then she was named after both great-grandmothers, so she actually has 2 middle names, as does my niece, her mother.
What you forgot - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Not everyone on this planet is a white Protestant Christian.
The weird spellings - and
[ In Reply To ..]pretentious, pseudo upper-class names seem to cluster in the lower socioeconomic strata. The children would be better served if their parents put as much effort into encouraging learning and education as they do into their own tattoos and thinking up "creative" spellings.
You do not know how much effort they put - into education of their child.
[ In Reply To ..]What an assumption!
Right. That's why - everywhere you look
[ In Reply To ..]there are so many doctors and college professors and investment bankers and engineers and pharmacists and other people with good educations with trailer park names.
The truth is just the truth.
There are doctors, professors and bankers - with *all sorts* of names.
[ In Reply To ..]Even oddly spelled "trailer park" names. And *that* is the truth.
It would serve this entire planet better if there were less sweeping generalizations and prejudices.
Judging people based on the spelling of their names is a new one for me, but I've seen enough by now that I can't say I'm surprised.
Oh, yes. Certainly a few marginal people - will
[ In Reply To ..]develop the character or other wherewithal to achieve a certain amount of success. Nevertheless, people with names that broadcast a low socioeconomic origin face a lifetime of social and professional impediments.
Yes, the truth is just the truth - xx
[ In Reply To ..]You seem really prejudiced. What's wrong with living in a trailer park? Are you an elitist?
There is nothing wrong - with
[ In Reply To ..]being selective about one's associates.
It seems motivated... - just mho
[ In Reply To ..]...by ego and a need for attention by the parents. I wonder how many of them realize that they're sentencing their kids to a lifetime of aggravation of having to spell their names all the time. Brylee, Ma'Kynzleigh, Payzlie, Jaxsen, Maysen, Haidinn - these are all names I've seen in the birth announcements in the local newspaper. Where I live, at least, it does seem to occur primarily among parents of a lower socioeconomic status. I especially dislike the "-ayden" (i.e.,Jaden, Aiden, Brayden, etc) names that seem to be so trendy right now. Different strokes, though, I guess...
I have a name like that and I like it. - nm.
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And that's good. - just mho
[ In Reply To ..]As long as you like it, that's all that matters. I have a good friend named Alycinne, and she absolutely hates having to spell her name all the time. Again, different strokes...
In this vein there have been studies done - about odd spelled names
[ In Reply To ..]and there are many problems associated with the kids having them, the least of which is how it is actually spelled. Probably could find more about this on Google.
I have a name spelled incorrectly too. - And I HATED it!
[ In Reply To ..]Now that I'm older, I don't mind as much, but growing up, I absolutely HATED my name. Every single time at the beginning of the school year the teacher would mispronounce my name and for some reason kids think that's the funniest thing every, so they would all laugh and I would have to correct the teacher. Then, just when we think we got that figured out, here comes a substitute and AGAIN name pronunciation difficulties again.
I was a shy kid though, so having to always announce to everyone how to say my name really bothered me. I used to wish my name was Jennifer or Kim or even Mary!! When I got older I even asked my mom why they couldn't just spell my name right! They spelled it in a way that two different pronunciations could be right, but they chose the third one, which is just wrong.
Anyway, her "reasoning" for my name was that she wrote my name down from a baby book and my dad pronounced it wrong and said he liked that name. She told him it wasn't pronounced that way and he said he liked it and wanted that name. So instead of altering the spelling a bit and making it spell like it sounds, they just took the WRONG name and pronounced it how THEY wanted to, lol. How crazy is that?!?!?!
Mine is different, in that it is completely - phonetically correct,
[ In Reply To ..]whereas normally it is spelled with an accent over an "e" or an "ee" for a hard "a" sound. So in that, I'm in lucky in that it is never mispronounced and I'm actually proud that it's spelled phonetically correct, nerd that I am.
So it's different for sure--but way better.
Did you see the recent news on judge ordering - baby name change?
[ In Reply To ..]Woman in Tennessee named her child Messiah and although that apparently is a "trendy name" as of late, when a judge heard it when the kid was 7 months old, the judge ORDERED her to change the kid's name. She said in the area where they live, there are too many Christians and the child would have a hard time having a name like that and she didn't feel the mother should give him the name Messiah when there is only ONE Messiah and the kid didn't have a choice in that matter.
The mother is planning to appeal, but it is shocking to me that a judge can order something that is pretty much a matter of opinion, not a matter of law. People name their kids things all of the time that they may be picked on about or whatever, I found this crazy.
I agree, that is overstepping - BIG TIME. nm.
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There was also someone - Old Pro
[ In Reply To ..]who wanted to name their child "Hitler." As a Jew, I find that highly offensive.
That IS offensive, considering that he murdered - millions of people.
[ In Reply To ..]Hitler was at one point a normal name, but I'm afraid the psychotic mass murderer ruined that one for everybody.
Well, thankfully - Old Pro
[ In Reply To ..]the judge would not allow the Hitler name to be used.
If you're thinking about the same kid I am, his name wasn't disallowed. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]The parents eventually lost custody related to issues originally surrounding the name being ordered for a birthday cake, but unless the adoptive parents have had it changed (hopefully at some point, if not already), his name is still Adolf Hitler (Campbell).
Not sure of the kid's name but - Old Pro
[ In Reply To ..]if it is the same kid, he is nothing less than child abuse to allow him to be named after Hitler. Good grief.
When I see names spelled like that - BFY
[ In Reply To ..]I always wonder whether the parents think they're being creative and unique or if they just can't spell.
Names of Kids - nn
[ In Reply To ..]Went to school with someone and her first name was Kandi last name was Baars, but she took it with a sense of humor.
Sense of humor - Old Pro
[ In Reply To ..]Back when I went to college, right after the Civil War, there was a woman whose first name was Mary. She fell in love with a prof named Dr. Christmas. She dropped out of college to marry him and her name became Mary Christmas. I am not making this up!
Old Pro, I believe you - nn
[ In Reply To ..]Went to grade school with twins Debbie and Debra -- and of course there are the "famous" Hogg sisters as well :)
Who died and made you Mrs. Webster? - not your place
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I agree...especially when you hear "Austin" but it's spelled Awestyn or some junk lik - ???
[ In Reply To ..]First off, name your kids what you want cuz they're your kids. That said, My mother gave me a "boys" name but I'm a girl so I've dealt with that all my life. But at least it's the common spelling. I have two Goddaughters "Jasmine" and "Olivia" but not spelled anywhere close to that. But whatever, they're not my kids. If I ever have children, they will have a common name with the common spelling to save them a lifetime of grief.
Does anyone else think of all those little old ladies in the nursing home 80 years from now named Dakota or Kiana? Really people! I think of a name as their whole life, not just cute when they're 2.
But I'm not a parent so what do I know right?
What I would wonder is this - Anna-Marie
[ In Reply To ..]Why what anybody names their kid is any of your business?
You made a good point with the little old ladies - nn
[ In Reply To ..]I have often thought the same thing. It was strange because before my daughter was born, I had picked out the name Ashleigh Brooke for her. When she was born, changed the name entirely, but I have often thought the same thing. When kids are born, they are going to have that name for the rest of their life. Sometimes common sense has to come into play.
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