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Help[Opinions] Common Spellings / Different Spellings
Are there any names where you grew up thinking a spelling was the "normal" spelling because it was the only one you'd ever seen, then you were shocked to find out it's not the most common spelling? If so, did it affect your perception of these names? I ask because I had a lot of these:
Aleah
Alexys
Alysha
Carolyne
Elly
Mikayla
Rianna
Traci
These still affect my perception of names today. I still think Elly is a far superior spelling to Ellie, and Mikayla far superior to literally any other spelling. It also took me a long time to appreciate the Alicia spelling. While Aleah is no longer my favorite spelling, I still do not understand the appeal of Aaliyah; I think it's the worst spelling of all of them, and my brain always pronounces it with a stutter (uh-uh-lee-yah).
Aleah
Alexys
Alysha
Carolyne
Elly
Mikayla
Rianna
Traci
These still affect my perception of names today. I still think Elly is a far superior spelling to Ellie, and Mikayla far superior to literally any other spelling. It also took me a long time to appreciate the Alicia spelling. While Aleah is no longer my favorite spelling, I still do not understand the appeal of Aaliyah; I think it's the worst spelling of all of them, and my brain always pronounces it with a stutter (uh-uh-lee-yah).
