What's the difference between a "unique and creative" name and the "normal, correct spelled" one?

Out of curiosity

What's the difference between a "unique and creative" name and the "normal, correct spelled" one?
I don't want my kids to have the same name as everyone else on the playground. At the same time, I don't want them to have to spell and repeat their names for everyone they meet. Solution? Older names that were more common in their grandparents' and maybe even great grandparents' generations. Most people will be familiar with the name, but the kid will have something a little different than all the Ashleys and Madisons in their classes.
Reply:"Unique and creative" is often used to describe, well I'll just be honest, dumb names and spelling. I think changing the spelling of a name, to something really ridiculous, just to be "different" is lame. Why change a name like Christine to Khrystyne? Why do people consider that creative? I just think it's silly. These children are in for a lifetime of having their name misspelled and pronounced wrong. Yes, everyone wants their child to have a good, strong and different name, but often they go too far and it just becomes a joke, like their parents didn't know how to spell, or didn't have a truly creative bone in their body. Sorry to all the Kourtnee's (Courtney), Khristoffer's (Christopher) and Bhobb's (Bob) LOL
Reply:i perfer the unique and creative names





there not boring !!!
Reply:Unique: Tigerlily, Echo, Purity


Creative: Byrnadette, Ghwndollyn, Merry, Fahransays


Normal: Bernadette, Gwendolyn, Mary, Frances
Reply:Creative names are usually made up ones, or alterations of more common names. Apart from that, the difference is err.... the spelling?
Reply:the difference is usually just spelling. but keep in mind that the child will be spelling his/her name for the rest of their life. not something i would want to do. especially if they already have an uncommon last name.
Reply:unique and creative names often are interpreted by others as made up or contrived. Many have confusing spelling,apostrophes and pronunciations. Constantly having to correct pronunciation and spelling is frustrating and embarrassing for kids.


All in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.
Reply:my daughters name is unique and creative and i struggled with how i wanted to spell it,i ended up going with the normal correct way to spell it: Fallon
Reply:I think creative names are ones that are usually spelled differently than normal names or are created by the parents as opposed to a name that is very common among people.
Reply:Normal spelling is what most people would recognise as the way you would spell a name.ie Ashley. The unique ways that it can be spelled are unending. ie Ashliegh, Ashlee, ect. What it means is alot of wrongly addressed cards , birthday invites ect. and people constantly asking how it is spelled, if you dont care if this is the case, I hope you have an outgoing child, if you do it!
Reply:Opinion ,preference,and prejudice ppl are so scared of differences if they've never seen something or never left their comfort zone they think its wrong but i chose not to be like everyone else.
Reply:from my personal experience unique and creative can be spelled correctly, or can be spelt however the parents want.





My choice for my 1st child was Camden either way, but the spelling varied on the gender because to me the -e in it makes it look masculine, so when I gave birth to a girl I spelt it CamdYn (y emphasized, not really spelt with a capital y)





either way the name is pretty unique, and the fact that I grew up in a place called camden, which has very special meaning to me, makes it creative.





My brother's name is Dalton, after a city in georgia and patrick swayze's character in some movie, and my sister is Shelby after a shelby mustang or shelby in fried green tomatoes, depending on who ask
Reply:The only difference is personal preference.
Reply:Normal correct spelling:


Julia





Unique and creative spelling:


J'Ewleauh





Unique and creative seems to mean that it's a license to throw in tons of excess silent letters, plus oddly placed apostrophes and extra capital letters in the middle of names.
Reply:Why be "creative" in the spelling of a name when everyone else in the world is going to spell it the normal way. In choosing a "creative" spelling for a name all you are doing is setting your child up for a lifetime of having to spell their name and/or having it spelled wrong. What you think is making them unique is actually setting them for a lifetime of never getting their name spelled correctly by anyone but family.
Reply:I don't see a problem with "unique and creative" names as long as the parents know what they are doing to their child. Chances are, this kid is going to have to explain how to spell/pronounce their name EVERY single time they meet someone new. As I have an unusual spelling of a common first name, I know what I'm talking about. On the other hand, there are plenty of names out there that are uncommon without being ridiculously difficult to pronounce or spell. I鈥檓 sure people will learn to cope with anything a parent chooses.
Reply:Do you really want everyone to think that your kid can't spell his/her own name correctly?