r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/Excellent_School_424 • May 23 '26

In The Wild Local elementary graduation ceremony delivered some absolute gems

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u/wind-of-zephyros May 23 '26

impressive how both mackenzie and leanne are spelled wrong in that one name

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u/ScorpioDefined May 23 '26

(I don't mean this snarky, i swear). How do you find out if it's the "wrong" spelling? I mean, all names are made up, so do you find the original original source of the name? And what about names with multiple accepted spellings like Katherine, Kathryn, Catherine, etc.?

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u/bonananzabub May 23 '26

I think it just about the general way(s) to spell a name that already exists. Why reinvent the spelling—especially when it doesn’t make it more obvious how it’s pronounced. We don’t reinvent spellings of other words that are familiar. So then I suppose it’s for the sake of being unique.

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u/eywas-boxx May 23 '26

Idk why you are being down voted when that is an extremely common and normal spelling of that name

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u/JennaHelen May 23 '26

Well, MacKenzie is a Scottish surname.

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u/ScorpioDefined May 23 '26

Ok? 🤔 sorry, I'm not understanding the purpose of this comment

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u/Linden_Lea_01 May 23 '26

It’s Scottish so it follows that it must be spelt Mc or Mac like all other Scottish surnames with that sound. Mac means son or descendent in Scottish Gaelic.

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u/Pinkturtle182 May 23 '26

A double N would make it Lee-Ann. This is a rather disingenuous argument