PLEASE HELP ON SPELLING

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Registered: 12-13-2004
PLEASE HELP ON SPELLING
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Wed, 01-12-2005 - 11:32am

PLEASE HELP ON SPELLING



  • Brayden
  • Braden (Does it look like Brad-en)
  • Braeden
  • Braydon
  • Braiden
  • Braedon
  • Bradyn


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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-04-2003
Wed, 01-12-2005 - 2:02pm
I voted for Braden. As a lot of folks on this board know, Braden and all it's alterate spellings is the one name I have the least tolerance for (in spellings, I mean). Braden doesn't look like anything but Bray-den but with the 'y' in there it just looks like the sound a donkey makes. If I ran into a kid with that name when I was in grammar school, I'd've hee-hawed at him 'til he tried to punch me (and then I would've pulled a girly thing and cried 'til he ended up punished!). Yes, I was an obnoxious child.. I'm a bit better behaved these days. :)
Braden, spelled that way still has the same sound as all the alternate spellings but it looks waaaaaaaaaay better than all the other spelling variants. Even I like it this way and I'm an eccentric traditionalist!
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-08-2004
Wed, 01-12-2005 - 2:13pm

I absolutely hate the name Braden, and this is the exact reason why. All these Caden, Hagen, Haden names are impossible to spell--especially with the number of unnecessarily creative moms out there.

But, if you just must use it, then here is the rule I usually stick to: if you don't want to give your little boy a girl's name, then do away with all unnecessary Ys. For instance, Braden may be a little boy's name, but Braedyn/Bradyn/Braydyn/Brayden look like a little girls.

I know some people who just spelled their son's name Brilyn...does that not look like a girl's name to all of you???

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-29-2003
Wed, 01-12-2005 - 9:16pm
This is a popluar name and I keep seeing different spellings. I wouldn't worry too much about Braden being mispronounced since it is so popular along with the super popluar Caden, Jaden, and Aidan.
GL!
Julie
Julie in NC mom to: August Bee Lila Jane 8/22/06 June Bug Erik Peter 6/22/03
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-17-2003
Thu, 01-13-2005 - 1:10pm

None of the above! Sorry, this is my current most disliked boys' name.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-10-2005
Thu, 01-13-2005 - 5:15pm

Actually, I like Braedan.

Michelle