"We loved the name "Hunter" but felt it was a little too plain and changed it to the German version, 'Jaeger'." Some of our readers posted their ideas on a Facebook thread about an unusually-spelt name: Scour the internet for original names created by others Make sure to check out Essential Baby's extensive baby name resource centre where you'll find lots of lists categorised by heritage and theme. Many online resources group names by theme. Perhaps you'd like a name which means 'happy' or you'd like a name with Italian flavour. If you love the name Christopher, then there's Christoph, Christos, Kit and Kester - all legit alternatives. There are many legitimate alternative spellings for popular names. We don't always mean making up your own spelling either. If you love the name but don't love how popular it is, then spelling it differently might give it a certain cachet. It's a technique loved by many and equally loathed by others.
Love a popular name? Choose an alternative spelling I found a lady called Philadelphia on mine, which led me to add Delphine to my girl list.Ĥ. If you have Latino ancestry, you'll be finding lots of examples of Carlos, Juan and Maria.ĭig as deep as you can if you have access to your family's genealogy and you might find some unusual gems just ripe for the re-picking all these generations later. Has your partner ever disagreed with you regarding an unusual baby name? We pay for stories.Chances are, if you heritage is anglo, your family tree will be composed mainly of Sarahs, Williams and Elizabeths. You might as well name her a*******, because all koalas are a*******." Koalas might look cute, but they are vile, grumpy, smelly, and aggressive. And also she will probably be mad at you at some point for giving her that name."Īnother said: "I am a vet in Australia and I specialise in native wildlife. And yes she will probably be bullied and will have difficulties in the workplace. Yes, koalas are cute but it is not an appropriate name for a child. One fellow Reddit user wrote: "Thank you for vetoing the name. Unfortunately, Michelle got upset at this point, locking herself in the bedroom and accusing him of "undermining her choices." She now refuses to speak to him, and even her parents have called to tell him off.Īlthough he didn't mean to undermine his wife, he just doesn't think the name Koala is a good idea at all and believes it's going to "spell nothing but trouble." "I vetoed the name, said we can call her Koala if Michelle wants, but she deserves to not have that on her birth certificate." Neither of us is Australian or has ever been there so it just seems an odd choice. "It'd be adorable when she's little, but just imagine her working retail and having KOALA printed on her chest for all to see. The unnamed 30-year-old man, who goes by the username u/NoFroyo4Koala, wrote: "Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against koalas, but I think naming a kid after them is a little bizarre. The other parent gets veto power if they don't like the name in question.Īs they've already had two sons, he naturally assumed she'd be picking from one of the girl names they've previously discussed and was surprised when she threw him a curveball. Taking to Reddit, the exasperated dad explained that he and his wife have a tradition in their family whereby she names any girls and he gets to name boys. Get the news you want straight to your inbox.
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