"Y" abuse is the liberal substitution of the letter "y" for other more traditional vowels, typically "e" "a" and "i", in someones first (or given) name.
This phenomenon is part of a larger trend today in which people are desperately trying to out-do each other in giving their newborn child the most ridiculous sounding or wildly irrational spelling of a first name possible, as if there some unspoken competition going on.
This phenomenon is part of a larger trend today in which people are desperately trying to out-do each other in giving their newborn child the most ridiculous sounding or wildly irrational spelling of a first name possible, as if there some unspoken competition going on.
Examples of "Y" abuse would include the following bastardizations of traditional names...Trystyn, Syvannah, Nycole, Alyxandra, Morgyn, Austyn, or Veronyca.
by ChimneySweepGreg February 19, 2011