Anglic language spelling indexes

This spelling index is for making a single, distinct spelling of any Anglic language name. Anglic languages include every dialect of English, Scots, Yola, and all older versions of back to Old English.

The index was made because many names have differing pronunciations and spellings, but lack any meaningful difference otherwise. There are also many names pronounced irregularly by common spelling rules, that need another explanation besides the International Phonetic Alphabet/ IPA.

The tables below describe overall spelling rules for names, and occasional outliers. For the sake of reference, non-name words are listed as well. However, regularly using the reforms is optional. And it is always wrong for text transcription and writing about the names.

Modern English
Other spelling rules:



Scots
Spoken mainly in the Scotland Lowlands, Orkney, Shetland, and Ulster (by Ulster-Scots). Comes from older Northern English, and in some cases forms a language continuum with dialects in today's Northern England. Unlike Yola (below), its earlier forms are recorded.

Yola
Spoken by "Old English" communities in Ireland until the early 1900s, and comes from older Southwestern English. There are two (recorded) dialects: one in Forth and Bargy, the other in Fingal. Revival movements exist and many songs in the language are still sung. Also, local Irish-English slang shows influence from Yola, alongside other languages. Yola meant "old" in the language, but was also used to refer to the language itself.