Misspelling revisited

I wonder if I sounded a bit critical of parents who make up special spellings. That was not my intent, but I couldn't help wondering if it made it more difficult for the children.

Then I thought about my own children's names, and I realized that most of us have to explain spelling and/or pronunciation some of the time, even when they are "good, old-fashioned" names with what we might think are standard spellings.

Elizabeth is sometimes spelled "Elisabeth," and I know Erin is sometimes asked if her name is spelled with an A (Aaron).
It seems obvious to me that "Aaron" spelled this way is a boy's name, but apparently not everyone finds it obvious.