Silas is his name

I have the inverse problem. I go by my initials: cee vee.

Whenever I introduce myself I say: “I’m C.V. I go by my initials, cee vee”.

Sometimes people ask me how to spell my name – answering “cee vee” doesn’t seem to work.

C.V. (that’s cee vee)

Another way to look at Zooomr though might be 50% more O’s than Google or Yahoo! with half the calories.

Tom

Thanks for the comment!

Some words are easy to spell merely because they are common. For example, “cereal” is fairly easy to spell, but just because it’s a common word. But it is not intrinsically easy to spell. Someone who wasn’t already familiar with the word would have a difficult time guessing how to spell it if they heard it for the first time.

Other “words” are intrinsically easy to spell. “Snoker” is easy to spell despite it not being a real word, much less a familiar one. It follows somewhat standard spelling and pronunciation rules.

When I recommend names to my clients, I strive for intrinsic spellability and speakability. Familiar words are all too often generic and too descriptive of the product. Generic or descriptive names are among the worst. See here for details.

Rachael (but pronounced “ra-shel”)
Elaynah (Elaina)
Mychal (Michael)
Djeryd (Jared)- I think this one takes the cake.

Don’t know why you’d curse your child to a life of spelling (and/or pronouncing) their own name for everyone who asks, but to each his own, I guess. My wife and I try to keep these things in mind when coming up with baby names for our yet-to-be-conceived first child…

Same goes for names. One of my high school teachers/friend named her daughter after her grandmother, whose name didn’t use the standard spelling of the name (Clare). The kid is only 3 now, but having to go through life correcting people is going to be a pain.

I tend to register good names when they come to me, and think of ways to put them to use later. Which is why I’ve done domain name giveaways in the past, and will be doing more in the future.