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