I hear you because I used to really like
Michaela. With all of the spelling variations, I think I'm permanently turned off.
When
Anna was born, there was another couple at church who also had a baby girl named
Michaela. Her dad was
Michael so I assumed this was the correct spelling. Several months later after talking to the mom, I discovered that the baby's name was
Makayla and that the parents had no clue that it was even connected to
Michael at all! Grrr ...