Comments on: When the alphabet vomits on a birth certificate.

By: Ladybug

Ladybug — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:59:53 +0000

Lady Maria Island is pronounced ‘Mar-i-ah’. I think it is pretty.

By: Karyn

Karyn — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:58:15 +0000

My parents called my sister Alicia pronounced ah-Li-c-ah but is always called ah-lee-sha which she hates so she calls herself Ali!

By: Donna S

Donna S — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:20:26 +0000

My daughter is a Sara [Sarr-rah]. There is also a Sienna, Sarah and Sierra at her daycare.

By: Donna S

Donna S — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:29:57 +0000

It may be one of the simplest names on the planet but I can NEVER remember how to pronounce it. It’s probably the name I fear calling out the most.

By: Donna S

Donna S — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:59:46 +0000

There was a lad called Wayne Kerr at my school. Cruel.

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:20:32 +0000

My middle name is ‘Maria’ on my birth certificate. My parents pronounce it “Ma rye ah”. I have given up correcting how people pronounce it, it looks like ‘Ma ree ah’, so now i say it that way too. Easier than changing it by deed poll. Not sure how my parents would feel about it, but they live in another country.

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:07:38 +0000

My middle name is Maria on my birth certificate, but my parents pronounced it ‘Ma rye ah’. I have given up correcting the pronounciation, it looks like Maria, so I just go with that. Not sure what my parents would think tho, lucky they live in another country now.

By: gabbie

gabbie — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:37:57 +0000

Too funny! My mum named me Gabrielle on the premise that I would only ever be called that and nothing else. As soon as I started pre-school, my teachers started calling me ‘Gabbie’ and I refused to answer to Gabrielle after that. It’s rare – incredibly so – that anyone calls me Gabrielle anymore. It’s even weird for me when I have to sign my name as that when I’m at uni and whatever else. Although it’s just as rare that people actually spell my name correctly. I get Gabby, Gabi, Gabbi, Gaby…hardly anyone spells it ‘Gabbie’. Drives me nuts.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:10:13 +0000

We have a Lucy. Easy, right?

Nope. For her birth, we got sent cards for Lucie, Lucey, and Luci.

It’s just plain, old, beautiful Lucy. If I wanted to be arty farty, I’d have spelt it Loosey.

(no of course I wouldn’t)

By: anonymouse

anonymouse — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:04:06 +0000

As someone else who works in paediatric healthcare, I agree.

Your child can be unique without the onus of having to spell their name for the next 90 years.