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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Karla is a legitimate and established spelling. It is one of those names that has multiple accepted spellings (like Sarah vs. Sara). This is not the same thing as taking Courtney and spelling it Kourtney. People just assume that every name that starts with a K needs to start with a C because of the Kardashians.[b] That family has ruined the perception of K names.[/b][/quote]

I've lived in 6 countries.  I've seen it spelled with a K, and I know they do that in some areas, but I don't like it.  Our neighbor in Warsaw who had a Karla also had an Oliwia.  Is Karla a legitimate spelling?  Sure.  Is Oliwia also a legitiimate spelling?  Yes.  But they are clunky and ugly in an English language dominant setting.

I'm doubling down on the Carla spelling.

And I'm sad for you that your world is limited to one in which you immediately assume someone who dislikes "Karla" must be...influenced by the Kardashians.  [/quote]

Six countries and likely monolingual.  Do you only socialize with other American expats through the State Department or military?  Did you ever figure out that w in Polish sounds like a v?  Same in German.   I love how everyone on DCUM purports to be so international yet can’t handle any name that is non Anglo in origin.  Maybe OPs daughter won’t run in the provincial circles of the Mid-Atlantic suburbs.

I like the name Antonia best.  I like Karis but use the C spelling.  Not the biggest fan of Karla/Carla.  [/quote]

I'm not with Dep of State or military.  I interact widely among local communities in my sphere, and weeks go by sometimes without seeing a single other American expat, actually.  I speak four languages fluently, other than English, thanks.

My point remains.  Karla looks clunky and ugly in English to me.  Carla is fine.  [/quote]

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