Alternatively, should children be allowed to change their names to one in a restricted list anytime before 18, then to anything after 18?
Misspellings of popular names (Anna but spelled Aeigheynneah) and things that are judged to be too othering.
Judged by whom?
Aeigheynneah
how is that even close to pronounced the same as Anna? most half the word would have to be silent.
look up spelling systems of Gaelic languages (e.g. Irish, Scottish Gaelic), that is not too far off
For example Caoimhe, pronounced Keeva.
Despite having heard the name Siobhan (pronounced Sheh-vaugn), I never saw it written until many years later and in an unrelated circumstance so I assumed it was pronounced “Sigh-Oh-Ban”. Irish names are insanely confusing for anyone who isn’t Irish and I’ll eternally argue there’s no shame in getting one wrong.
