"How about Madycin? It's pronounced "Madison," but for the love of God, why spell it like that?"
Excellent question. Poor little Madycin....doomed for her entire life to have her name misspelled by all and sundry, and doomed, too, to have to spell her name every time she introduces herself.
On the other hand, with 20 other Madisons in her middle school class, I suppose it makes her stand out, eh?
It only makes her stand out when they see it written, otherwise she's just another Madison....
Wasn't that the name of the mermaid Daryl Hannah played?
susie
My ex-girlfriend's brother/wife had a kid about eight years ago.
They named himm Greenwood - after a lake in northern Minnesota.
I remember looking at her and saying "That's gotta be one of the more stupid names I've ever heard. That kid is gonna get called names like Greenie when he gets older".
Well, only if you know how to read and with American education being what it is...
"How about Madycin? It's pronounced "Madison," but for the love of God, why spell it like that?"
I'm guessing the mom who didn't really know how to spell all that well had to spell the name phonetically.
My guess is that's happening a lot now.
On another note, my sister works in an H.R. department and will not hire anyone who from their application she can't tell whether said applicant is male or female or can't decipher their name unless the person has got some exceptional talent no other applican has.
Kinda like my son's little league team: 3 kids names Logan, 3 named Dillon, 2 named Ryan. A team of 11 kids only has 6 names among them.