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by MattGaiser
953 days ago
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> For a bilingual child it's much more important for the name to sound the same that to be written the same. There are downsides to the different spellings. I have this issue within English. There are several ways to Matthew. If misspelled, it is usually Matthew. Occasionally, some spell it Mathieu. I hate to use phones for any kind of personal info transfer for this reason, as it has caused headaches everywhere from the bank to travel agents to charitable donations to even sharing my email. |
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For Michael, there is only one spelling, but people nevertheless frequently misspell the name.
My favorite comment on this topic came from a Michael who, when consulted about the spelling Micheal, observed "people named Michael don't spell it that way".