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Old 10-08-2007, 16:08   #12
stanleybabe
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Re: there really are stupid parents in this world...

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Originally Posted by Lilly View Post
That bugs me too Jambutty.I know Melony,Zowie,Rebekah and Tomas.I can't see how parents can be stopped from calling their kids what they choose but this wouldn't do for me.I'm such a stickler for spelling it would just annoy me so much when people spelt it wrong but what else can you expect?At least with an unusual name people would ask first how to spell it but when you hear the name Melony you just assume it would be spelt Melanie.

Rebekah is the original Biblical spelling of the name. Rebecca is an anglicised version, and as such, is the change of spelling.

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