Prudence- unless you're character is a nun in the 1800's, that name should be nowhere near the story.
Oh, you've hit my pet peeve. Ordinary names spelled in some 'unique' way that's going to give the kid (character) problems their entire life. Aymie. Meegen. Jayson. Bryon. And etc. Think of it. A name like that? You've got NO chance of it ever being spelled right first time, do you? If you want the character to have a unique name, give them one. Acapella. Allegra. Antipasta. Connundruma. Cordalita. Don't call them Mary, but spell it Mayree. Urk.
Surely Brian and Jason work just as well? But that's just my opinion. I always have a reaction when I see one of these tortured spellings. Either I think the parents are silly, or the people who have chosen it for themselves are silly. It's just a subjective reaction, and there certainly isn't something wrong with spelling names any way you like. (At least your own name; giving a silly spelling to a child who will need to deal with it is kind of ...thoughtless?) I'm sure lots of people read my ramblings on the forum and think 'silly old bat.' (Sometimes I read what I've written and think the same thing. )
I agree. But I wasn't talking about spelling it a random way for no reason. Other countries spell names uniquely and there's nothing wrong with adopting other cultures as long as the spelling is common. "Amy" spelled "Aimee" is common. So is Bryan especially where I live. So what may be an odd spelling to you, isn't to others. I knew a girl at school called Lettice. The french name. But everyone took the mick because they pronounced it wrong and so it sounded like a salad food. Teachers often spelled it wrong not because it was an odd spelling, but because it was uncommon in this country.
Yes, there are lots of ways to come a cropper, when it comes to people's names. Just try living in the UK and naming your boy 'Randy.' Which was a very common boy's name where I'm from and when I grew up.
That's hilarious. In the U.S I've heard the last name "Pratt" which in the UK means "idiot". Laugh my arse off when I hear that name! Also heard the first name "Div" as short for David. Div here means " silly or idiot".
Emma may not the most boring but so many people have it, it's been in the top five baby names for like 30 years Elaine Joan Ilene Any grandma name
