Tessa writes:<\/p>\n
We are expecting our third daughter the end of the month and are having trouble making a decision on the spelling of her name. My name is Tessa and my husband is Matt. Big sisters are Clara Jane (called Clara or CJ) and Louisa Ann (called Lulu). All of our children have the same last name as my husband, Barris with an H.<\/p>\n
The name we are set on for the new baby is Elise Catherine. I am fond of this spelling. However, my husband feels that by looking quickly at the name one will easily be confused and she may be called Elsie, which is a name neither of us like. He thinks that the spelling Elyse will prevent our daughter from having to correct people. I feel that the y spelling makes the name look made up and I prefer (what I consider to be) the more traditional spelling. We both love Elise\/Elyse but we can’t seem to agree on the spelling. I don’t want to set her up for a lifetime of explaining her name but, I’d also prefer not to use an alternative spelling especially as our other daughters have such traditional names.<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts? Is one spelling better than another? Can you recommend another name for our daughter? We are fairly determined to use Catherine as a middle name as that honors her godmother and our older daughters both have middle names after their godmothers.<\/p>\n
Other names we have considered are Helen, Eleanor (nn Nora), Eloise, Lydia and Rose.<\/p>\n
Names we like that we can not use for one reason or another include Harriet, Charlotte, Abigail, Ava, Lucy and Grace.<\/p>\n
If this child were a boy we would have chosen the name Benjamin Matthew.<\/p>\n
If you are able to spare a moment and offer us any wisdom you might have we would be truly appreciative. We surely could use your help!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I would spell it Elise. It is, as you say, the standard spelling of the name, and I am even a little incredulous that anyone would mistake it for Elsie. It’s like worrying that people will mistake Clara for Carla, and considering changing the spelling to Claira to avoid that problem. Maybe once in a while it will happen, the way sometimes someone mistakes Kristen for Kirsten or Clara for Carla. But not because there’s anything wrong with the spelling, and not at a rate that would make me even consider changing the spelling to a non-standard one that will cause far more issues with spelling.<\/p>\n
Let’s have a poll:<\/p>\n
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