Godmother criticizes mother for naming her daughter Ghiuliyette: 'Why ruin such a beautiful name by including letters that don’t belong there?'

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    r/AmltheAsshole u/addie_maylen • 3d AITA for telling my friend she is ruining her child's life with the name she gave her? Not the
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    So I (21F) have been friends with Loreen (22F) for 17 years now and we're really close. She recently gave birth to her daughter and her and her husband recently told us the name.
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    They decided to name their daughter Ghiuliyette (pronounced Juliet) and her middle name is Mahriya. I thought the spelling was a joke, until she told me they are serious. I told her, that with that spelling of a simple but beautiful name is just going to ruin that little girls life. She got mad and told me to stop ,,ruining" her mood and that I'm being mean.
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    I'm completely honest. The spelling is just bad. Nothing else can explain it. Why ruin such a beautiful name by including letters that don't belong there?
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    I texted her yesterday and told her that the little girl will try to change her name or at least go by her middle name since it's normal. She told me to stop texting her, that I'm a bad friend and that I'm being the for making fun of the name. I don't think I am. When I told her that the spelling is just bad, she went crazy. She told me that I'm the worst friend ever and that I would never be able to see her daughter again. After that, her husband sent me an email, telling me to stop being so di
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    Unique-yes. But that's just going to make that little girl suffer and she will probably be bullied for that spelling. I haven't replied and honestly I don't think I'm the here, but I thought I'd ask Reddit since y'all are the best to judge. So, ami the for telling my friend that the name she gave her daughter is bad and will ruin her life?
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    Astute Primate • 3d Partassipant [1] Hi. I'm a high school teacher. I'll tell you up front that you're right. Kids with up spellings of their names are miserable about 3/4 of the time. It's difficult to spell, people mispronounce them, and official documents? Fuggedaboutit. And we definitely judge parents. We don't think their kids' names, looking like they just picked 10 random scrabble tiles out of the box, are cute and unique; we think their parents are stupid and immature, like contestants o
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    JForKiks 3d · Imagine her having to spell her name for standardized testing in school or on legal documents. ... G 7.9k
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    Elevenyearstoomany 3d Imagine poor little 3-4 year old girl having to learn to spell and write that! ↑ 7.2k
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    Lurkyloo1987. 3d I would wager it negative effects their reading and spelling as they get older. Names are the first thing most kids learn to spell, using "uncommon" spellings that go against basic spelling rules is a recipe for disaster. ... 4.1k
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    jesslangridge • 3d Long term studies have absolutely proved that kids with novelty names/name spelling are way worse at spelling all their lives because they get second guessed all the time. It absolutely devastates and erodes their confidence in their ability to spell things correctly. Edit! Ok guys I found one that is similar and can't link the article but here's the title: "First-Name Desirability and Adjustment: Self-Satisfaction, Others' Ratings, and Family Background" the author is Jean M.
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    PandaEnthusiast89 • 3d People forget that their kid is a whole separate human who will have to live with the consequences of their name. It's no secret that people with bizarre names are more likely to be bullied as children and passed over for professional jobs as adults. Is it nice? No, but it's the world we live in, and it is selfish to set your kid up for that just so you can be "cool and edgy." Get a pet and name it something weird if you must, but don't do it to a human. 41k ↓ ...
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    theworldisonfire8377 3d Partassipant [1] ● NTA, what people don't seem to think about is that these little babies grow up to become adults. First, imagine having to put Ghiulieyette whatever on her resume. Then some poor soul has to figure out how to pronounce it if they want to pursue her for employment. She will spend literally the rest of her life listen to people struggle to pronounce it and she will either have to get used to explaining "it sounds just like Juliet" or she will legally chang
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    Depression_Panda2212. 3d There are actually a lot of companies that won't even bother scheduling an interview if they can't figure out your name, if they can't, how are customers going to? It's not only that the teachers are gonna look at her like she's insane for it being spelt that way, kids are gonna pick on her just because the name is so simple but her parents had to make her "special" by making her name a laughing stock of the class when there is a sub or anything. I feel so bad for the ki
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    BinjaNinja1 3d As someone with a very, very unique name I can confirm that this is what happens. They may also assume you are ESL or from another country and the resume goes in the garbage for that too at some places. How do I know? Sending out resumes for two years every time I switch jobs that I am more than qualified for with tons of unique applicable experience. Showed up for an interview once and they said, oh you are white and were a bit startled. Asking someone who works there to check wh
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    ctortan • 3d NTA. I immediately read it as "ghoul-iette" and I'm sure the kid will get that reading often Reply 4739
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    ariesgal11 3d Certified Proctologist [23] ● I would say ESH. You shared your opinion once and should have left it at that. No need to continually text her about it, that will get you nowhere. Obviously the parents as AH for giving her the terrible spelling. Poor girl will never find her name on a magnet or cup. I actually don't think it will reflect poorly on the child but the parents themselves. When people go out of their way to give a perfectly normal name a bizarre spelling it screams we're
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    for going Update: Alright, I get it. I'm an after the Name more than once. Sorry for that Imao. I just send her an apology text for doing it, yet I did write how she should try to look at it from another perspective. I also send a few screenshots of the comments just for her to see what other people think of it. FYI I'm supposed to be the godmother, which is why I was extra worried Imao my bad

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