I agree with the spelling thing.
If you're going to name your kid Aaron, spell it Aaron. I know an Aeryn. Spell it Catherine, not Kathryn. Spell it Jason, not Jaisen.. Brittany, not Britnee. The list goes on and on. You're not being unique or cute, you're being a pain in the butt for the kid who's going to have to spell out their common name to every single person who asks it.
I sometimes work in the junior section of a snowboard shop, and I met a little girl named River the other day. I thought it was nice, but that's about as weird as I'd ever go (and I'm not even sure I'd even go that way if I ever wanted kids).
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