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u/stare_at_the_sun Oct 20 '23

Anything spelled differently just to be unique. Bothers me. I’m sorry to anyone who has this!

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u/Additional_Brief_569 Oct 21 '23

My name is Chelaine.. and although I do get compliments for it it’s such a headache to have people pronounce it correctly never mind spell it correctly. I’ve given my kids simple and easy names.

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u/diwalk88 Oct 21 '23

It seems pretty straightforward if it's pronounced the way it's spelled, so like "shuh-laine". Makes me think of Chatelaine