You just know her house is beige af and has a "live love laugh" sign framed in the lounge room.

I got teased as a kid for being named "Crystal". It's the normal spelling, too, not a tragedeigh-spelling. And yet the kids still mocked me, because it was an unusual name when I was growing up. I wanted to change my name the second I hit 18. I got over it by the time I turned 18 (also because "Crystal" isn't THAT weird of a name) but I got enough of the experience to GUARANTEE you that "Ghiuliyette" is going to get mocked and teased and isn't going to be "soooo happy" that her parents gave her a "unique" name. She will want to change her name, if only to the simpler spelling, so she doesn't have to keep spelling her name for others.

My first instinct is to say Gilly-ette? Gh isn’t like J in English. These parents are ridiculous.

FFS, parents, give your hamster a "cute" name if you need it. A child is not your property, nor is it a prop for you to show how "eweneek" you are.

that's a stupid name and makes me think of "Gillette" (as in, the shaving brand) rather than "Juliet/Juliette" and Mahriya is not normal either. its. MARIA. (but hey, at least Op's friends kid will be the best a man can get... /s)

My first name and surname are both spelt in a slightly different way than most people would assume. Ever since I started school 40 years ago I have had to spell out my name and had to have official documents and accounts sent back numerous times; it might be a "first world" problem, and despite being resigned to it, I can tell you it's a nightmare, pain in the a**e. OP shouldn't have continued to argue their point, but the parents should have realised that it isn't your name that makes you unique. The husband is annoyed because someone dared to question him. The poor child will almost certainly end up feeling some resentment and will probably change the spelling of their name as soon as they are able.

Just saying, the "unique spelling" of your kid identify them immediately as coming from a specific social-economic class. Teachers, employers, acquaintance WILL have a preconceived idea of the type of person the person is and unfortunately, they might be right. There are sociology studies about name. They matter.

I have a very unusual first name, and I have to explain it to every person I meet, pretty much every day. It's annoying and tiresome. I get the same jokes about my name by every person who thinks they are being clever. They are not being clever. Please give your children a simple name.

I think kids need to know that if they hate their name, they are allowed to go by one of their own choosing. That won't fix official documents, but it will make their lives more pleasant with people who actually care about their feelings.

Stupid spellings of names literally have a severely negative effect on a person's life. They get bullied, get less respect from teachers, are less likely to be chosen for extracurriculars, less likely to get the best jobs... and on it goes. Have people NOT read Freakonomics? OP is trying to save a child from a lifetime of misery from stupid parents.

I had to change my name. Ridiculous spellings are incentives for bullies. Those parents need a wake-up call!

Another Tragedeigh! Too many people are condemning their poor kids with their foolish idea of being eweneek. You are 100% right. Unless the kid gets too used to the name,they will most likely change the spelling as soon as they are legally able. Sorry the spelling sounds like a newly discovered disease. Lol

Poor kid, her parents are immature idiots. She will probably hate her name. The 1that really bugs me I Nevaeh... Dumbasses spelling heaven backwards for little girls the last 3 or 4 years

It being so close to Halloween and all, I'm thinking kids will be calling her "Ghoul-iette"

YTA ... however you're also right!

I pity any child who is named by selfish parents with a handful of Scrabble tiles and no common sense. And I really hope someone somewhere gets a grant to track the increasing incidence of legal name changes over the next few decades.

Haha, how anyone could even think smashing their keyboard to come up with a name is beyond my comprehension. That name looks like it woud be "Gee you let," which could be a ripoff of Gillette. Or a sound you make while puking. Mahriya? Yeah... "Maw ree eye uh?" Definitely someone worshiping at the porcelain altar. Combining Maria and Mariah does not work, nor does respelling either of them.

Sometimes people need a harsh reality check before making a bad decision. Someone has to do it, and everyone else is grateful.

the YTA pointing out an issue with ... seamus? as an example of a possibly bad name? like what? it's an actual real name, pronounced shaymus for those who don't know, and very popular with irish families.. like sean is the irish spelling for shawn/shaun etc.

I've dealt with both sides of this in the naming of my children. My first was a wake up call for sure. We picked a name with a spelling that paid homage to relatives (who had slightly more unique names) and as soon as her dad and I divorced when she was 10, he took her to change it because she was so unhappy. It hurt me at the time (I was a teen when I got pregnant with her) but now after another 5 kids I realize that I was 100% the a**hole.

I really wish parents would stop giving their kids stupid names like this.

ONE OF THE DUMBEST NAMES EVER...as dumb as Syminall Tree Johnson..in my grandsons class...guess what..?? ITS A BOY..

A bizarre name is not going to make your child "stand out" - their personality and talents will do that. We have several kids in our neighborhood with rarely heard but classic names that will serve them well - Felix, Hazel, Louise, Delia, Maeve.

I HAVE known ppl named Maria, spelled Mahriya... I pronounced it wrong until I was corrected. Apparently, it's Indian or something, but I honestly never dwelled on it long enough to look it up. The first name, however, I am SO glad the OP explained it. I was totally reading it as Ghoolie-yet, like some kind of Halloween pun.

I think OP was an AH for being so rude in declaring the name would 'ruin" the child's life- it would have been much more kind and less drama inducing to say the unusual spelling would make the child a mark for bullies and teachers would mispronounce the name all the time- and then leave it at that. Then let the idiot parents slowly come to that realization as well, with no bad blood between two former besties.

In Italian it's Giulietta. In French, Juliette. If you want something original, just change the language. 25 years ago, a friend of my mom's told us she would name her baby girl Gwendolyn. We're in France and the name is accepted (the law here can forbid names and I think it's a really good law !). My mom immediately asked her friend how the girl would learn to write her own name at preschool. So she decided to name her Manon instead. When I told Manon the name she should have, she laughed and said thanks to my mother.

Not only did she tell her again she hated the name but sent her screenshots of random strangers online agreeing with her? Then she apologised but still doubled down on her point. The husband's right; she should be dumped

Both my first and my last name are one letter off from what people in my country would assume - cue a lifetime of intense pronunciation and spelling. The kicker though is that my name is unique IN THE WORLD and it's a good thing I never ventured online under my own name because AI would have a field day.

ESH, except that poor baby

My rather pithy & elegant post disappeared - I can't even find the particular post under which I was replying & don't have the energy to start over. Suffice it to say, I've got some experience with whatever her name is will go thru & her parents are stupid AF, not to mention cruel. The last sort of unusual name I was told had been decided on if the baby were a girl ..... came from "Game of Thrones." TG the baby was a boy but his name isn't much better, & the reasoning for choosing it was absurd.

My niece in law is named Guilia, its simply the Italian speĺling of Julia because they are, Italian. Don't know about the H in Ghuiliette but are these people of Italian heritage? If so, this is well overblown.

My first name is normal, albeit really old fashioned, and I was teased relentlessly when I was growing up. Mary, Mary quite contrary...how does your garden grow? I used to hate it til I came up with with silver bells and cockle shells and one goddamn onion. Pretty much shüt that one down, but there were others. Doesn't matter what you name your kid, there are ALWAYS gonna be arsehole kids who will happily take the pïss out of you if they want. ETA: really BP.....you censor shüt???? That's just insane!!

Oh FFS. "Ruin" a kid's life? I think not. I think it's dumb to needlessly mangle the spelling of a name, and ya it will be a pain in the a**e to live with at times, but let's not be hyperbolic.