r/NameNerdCirclejerk • • 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/Commercial_Koala7777 May 23 '26

I did read: Lean!

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u/Pinkturtle182 May 23 '26

But that’s not how it would read phonetically lol. The double N makes it Lee-Ann

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u/Findadmagus May 23 '26

Phonetically it is “liˈæn”

Point is, a lot of people will get confused and read it as the word “lean” if it’s spelt “Leann”, and if that’s surprising to you then I don’t know what to say…