The alternative spellings are bad, but then, there are certain names that (IMHO) are just bad news no matter how they are spelled: Brandy or Brandi, Candy or Candi, Duane or Dewayne, etc. I think if you're white and you get one of those names, you're condemned to work at a - er, "gentlemen's club" at the truckstop or to get arrested for making meth in your singlewide.
If your first and middle name is "John Wayne" you are destined to be a serial killer at worst and a drugstore cowboy at best. Remember, the real John Wayne was named Marion Michael.
If your name is Bruce or Lance, you are destined to shop at Pottery Barn and vacation in Mykonos.