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Help[Opinions] Re: Havyn
in reply to a message by mirfak
I'm okay with y spellings in some names (although they can be a nuisance; I said "no, with a Y" for years until I stopped bothering and let people misspell my nickname).
Word names are different, though...it almost seems disingenuous to me when they're changed? I wonder, why pick a word name if you don't actually like the word? It's like the parents are trying to disconnect sound from meaning, which is a futile endeavor when the sound is recognizable as a word...I don't understand why it'd be worth it, especially since most of the words are already relatively uncommon as names.
Word names are different, though...it almost seems disingenuous to me when they're changed? I wonder, why pick a word name if you don't actually like the word? It's like the parents are trying to disconnect sound from meaning, which is a futile endeavor when the sound is recognizable as a word...I don't understand why it'd be worth it, especially since most of the words are already relatively uncommon as names.
This message was edited 1/10/2019, 12:05 PM
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I totally agree.
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Well, I basically agree with you - if I recognize a word-name, then it just looks to me like a confusing error, and think why would you want to separate a word-name from the word? But, if it's not too aesthetically displeasing to me, I get used to it quickly. I'm accustomed to learning fairly arbitrary name spellings. Elisabeth, Norah, Aiden, etc. Even when I don't find them aesthetically pleasing myself. I do find some respellings pleasing, so I try to understand them that way.
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