You could simply ask so you can clarify…is the name pronounced ‘fee- o- b” and when they say No ‘fee-b” then you could say “oh…I wasnt sure as you are not using the traditional spelling”

Parents spell their kids names in all sorts of ways. The stranger they are the more some parents like them

What is a misspelt name and is there even one ?
We chose the spelling of the name of my daughter in Dutch Ketura (instead of Keturah), many friends spell her name wrong as it’s an unusual name, spelling for example Katura.
One of my foster girls name is Khloe (instead of Chloe), her name is often spelled wrong by others.
I don’t make a big deal of it.

I don’t consider it ‘misspelt’ but rather, that is the way the parent/s have chosen to spell the name, perhaps they want it to be a bit more unique.

Lots of different ways to spell names. Parents choice.

No you shouldn’t!!

I’d ask them privately if they have chosen a different way of spelling their child’s name. I’d just say that I’ve seen it spelt so many different ways I don’t want to get their child’s name wrong. That may cause them to take a second look at their spelling of it

Poor kid to be stuck with a mispelled name her whole life.

Here is something that might interest you moms. Looks like this mom is not alone in her spelling.
Pheobe or phoebe?
https://imageserve.babycenter.com/15/000/079/P4drmETAeGKDGzHIXdafrYV1d1ncMihb
smidgo
25/12/15
We love the name pheobe/phoebe…but which one is the correct spelling. I thought pheobe is because you say the e first rather then the o…help!?!

I know a ‘Hiedi’ which probably should have been ‘Heidi’. I feel sorry for the child going through their life always having to correct their name or put up with the wrong spelling.

In this case it really looks like an error as spelling it ‘Pheobe’ doesn’t make any sense. That being said people are coming up with all sorts of weird and wonderful spellings. I think people just need to stop with the trying to be creative as they are taking it too far. I have even heard of someone spelling their daughter’s name ‘Paaige’ – what logical reason is there to have two ‘a’s other than to be a complete douche and have your child correcting people’s spellings their whole life!

I would seriously doubt a Mum could misspell a name she had chosen for her child ….. There are so many variations of names nowadays that she probably spelled it like just to be different.

I thought names were spelled any way the parent wanted.

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  I am with you – it really does not matter and such a small thing too. No need for anyone to correct a name to their liking or for their approval.

It’s like Megan and Meagan, it’s fine isn’t it?

It’s up to the parents…

I am annoyingly the grammar queen but… maybe she meant to spell it that way. I might ask how to spell it, just to be sure, but names are spelt so differently these days it may be on purpose.

Nope! Maybe it is on purpose and they want the name to be spelled differently. There are so many variations on names these days.

With trends these days in purposefully spelling names wrong I would have just thought it was one of those trends.

I don’t know how often misspelled my kids names ! Katura instead of Ketura, Enoch instead of Enosh and Chloe instead of Khloe. Enoch is not just a misspelling, but a different name then Enosh, same for Katura instead of Ketura. But it’s not such a big deal and most of the times I don’t say anything about it.

Each to their own. It may be the way they wanted to spell it. Makes no difference to anyone else

I wouldn’t say anything to be honest safer I don’t know how people react these days to things