... that it's the sound that matters. You say a name more than you see a name so I think that's what
Miranda was getting at. You can still name
Kelsey after
Elsie and
Hayley after
Leigh because it's the person's *name* or *identity* that you're doing the naming after... not the spelling.
But personally, I think you should just go for whatever spellings you like best. :)
*reyanna*
p.s. We'd like to name a daughter's fn or mn after hubby's mother,
Clare, but neither of us like the spelling. We'd opt for
Claire or even
Clara, but it's still considered 'naming her after
Clare'. :)