:) Are these strange ways to spell these names?

Question

i know a grl named ilizibath..like "elizabeth". her sister's name is meggin(she likes to be called meg), like "megan". i asked her today why the names were spelled like that very politely and she claimed it was a traditional way of spelling them in africa(she is black)... uhhm is this true or just a phony lie she's making up becass her 'rents couldnt spell backk then? :)) just curiouss..thxx!. ---chrissY. ;)

Answer 1

Looks like a lie to me.

Answer 2

I've seen both names spelled like that before. Ever think that maybe the parents just wanted to be unique?

Answer 3

i couldnt tell you for sure, but i searched them both on Google, and couldnt find anything, so id say it was a lie

Answer 4

How about a third possibility?  Her parents were creative, as many people want to be now.  I heard of a girl named "Cezanne" and a boy "Michaelangelo", in the late 1950s.  Unusual spellings are not new.

Or a fourth option?  Perhaps they were traditional names in the family.

However politely you asked, she may be so tired of getting that question, maybe she was pulling your leg.  

Answer 5

Haha, that is pretty strange! I know many people with some pretty weirdly spelled names... Such as...

Kaytln (no typos, like Kaitlyn)

Zacgary (Zackary... Kaytln's twin actually)

Mykol (Michael, and she's a girl, and she has a sister named Tensel, almost like tinsel)

Actually, my name's spelled quite...weird... haha now that I think about it... My name's Shonn... like Shawn... only...I'm all... a female. haha, yeah. But I have a sister names Colbie, so we're all just weird and masculine I guess. ;)

Answer 6

As a teacher I can tell you, I have NEVER seen those names spelled that way and I have worked at a predominately African American school.  I would say she's lying to you or she can't spell.