Does Anyone have their names constantly mispronounced?? Sia
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Yes!! My last name is Schumaker (shoe-maker-er). And people always pronounce it like it is spelled Schumacher.
Plus my boyfriend and future husband's last name is Zgorzynski. Amazingly it is pronounced the way it looks. "Zgor-zyn-ski" but people always add extra sounds somewhere. haha!
whoa! congratulations on the upcoming nuptials! .. but maybe he should consider taking your name instead
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Mine is Alexandra. The female version on Alexander. Simples, no? Well apparently not. I flip my lid each time I get a letter or email from someone saying "Dear Alexander". Barclays bank were probably the best; I filled in an application form for a current account which also doubled as an application form for a credit card. I ticked the "Ms" box and sure enough, my current account was set up in the name of "Ms Alexandra xxxxx" However, the dumb idiot who inputted the info for the credit card obviously missed that box and couldn't read either, cos the credit card arrived in the name of "Mr Alexander xxx" I phoned them to point out the error and asked them to rectify it, to which they refused, saying that I was female and the card was in the name of a male. DUH!!!!! I threatened to go and max the card out as "Mr Alexander xxxx" didn't exist. Eventually they cancelled the card at my request. Idiots! It's "Alexandra". Got it?!?!
try growing up with "Alejandra".. I've been going by Alex since I was in 6th grade just to avoid the frustration.0 -
Lauri. Rhymes with Sorry, not Story.
Not Laurie, Lorrie, Lori, Laura or Lauren
Last name Bame. Rhymes with Name.
Not Bamma, not Baume, not Bame', not Bam.
36 years. And my married name won't be any better. Theis. How do you suppose we pronounce that? It isn't what you think .
Does Theis rhyme with space? or spice?0 -
Yes!! My last name is Schumaker (shoe-maker-er). And people always pronounce it like it is spelled Schumacher.
Plus my boyfriend and future husband's last name is Zgorzynski. Amazingly it is pronounced the way it looks. "Zgor-zyn-ski" but people always add extra sounds somewhere. haha!
I think long names and "seldom used letters" (like Z's) freak people out.
No one mispronounces Ginger, but my maiden name was Bracamontes. BRA KUH MAHN TESS. I got broccoli and brontosaurus and all sorts of craziness that showed me people weren't even trying. It didn't bother me so much when people mispronounced it, but hit it sort of close. You could tell they were attempting.
I do have a pet peeve about moms who name their children ordinary names with odd spellings. Because I had to spell and pronounce my last name for my entire growing up, I know how irritating it can be and it brought a lot of attention on this formerly very shy person, making me even shyer. I knew a lady who named her son Mathew. One T. She would become irate when the swim team trophy came back every year with two T's, even though we sent the list with one. :ohwell: Why cause a poor kid more trouble than you need to is my opinion. If you want to name the kid Matthew, spell it like everyone is going to spell it so he doesn't have to go through life spelling his name for everyone.0 -
I dont but my daughter does on a Daily Bases her name is Ahdeyukaui.:happy:0
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Mine is Alexandra. The female version on Alexander. Simples, no? Well apparently not. I flip my lid each time I get a letter or email from someone saying "Dear Alexander". Barclays bank were probably the best; I filled in an application form for a current account which also doubled as an application form for a credit card. I ticked the "Ms" box and sure enough, my current account was set up in the name of "Ms Alexandra xxxxx" However, the dumb idiot who inputted the info for the credit card obviously missed that box and couldn't read either, cos the credit card arrived in the name of "Mr Alexander xxx" I phoned them to point out the error and asked them to rectify it, to which they refused, saying that I was female and the card was in the name of a male. DUH!!!!! I threatened to go and max the card out as "Mr Alexander xxxx" didn't exist. Eventually they cancelled the card at my request. Idiots! It's "Alexandra". Got it?!?!
try growing up with "Alejandra".. I've been going by Alex since I was in 6th grade just to avoid the frustration.
Hahaha.... well funny you should say that, because I was born in the UK as Alexandra, but moved to Spain at the age of 8. I certainly wasn't going to be known as Alejandra as that wasn't my name and I couldn't get my tongue around the "je" element, so ended up being called Alessandra and Ales, but didn't have a problem with that. Now I'm back in the UK and just "Alex" until some incompetent turns me into a guy.0 -
I am shocked whenever my name gets pronounced correctly. Its not that hard. Adrienne.
My name is Adrienne too. Few people seem to be able to pronounce it right when they read it. I've heard Andrea, Adreen, Audrina, Andreen. I don't get why people have so much trouble... A-dree-enne, emphasis on either the A or the -enne (I'm not that picky). Even fewer spell it right after they hear it. :ohwell: Though I've noticed less trouble when I go to France or Quebec.0 -
CONSTANTLY!!!
It is a pet peeve actually but I try and just breathe through it and be firm but kind when I correct them.
I don't think it is difficult but apparently it is.
My name is Louisa - ( sounds like Loo-Ee -Sa )
Most people mess it up completely. Most pronounce it with a Z sound ( like the name Louise ) instead of the S sound for Louisa.
Aggravating!
My daughter has a simple name - Lauren. You wouldn't think that people would mess that up but they do. The AU sound does not sound like the O sound people!
It is LAUREN ( Lauh-Ren ) and not the boy pronunciation of Loren ( Loe -Ren ).
BAH!0 -
My name's Cassandre Cadieux.
Most of my family members, nevermind friends and acquaintances, can't even spell that...0 -
No one could pronounce my maiden name. I used to answer the phones for a living and it got butchered... finally I gave up and said my last name was Smith.0
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My name is Casey, and people are constantly calling me Cassie.
Even worse, very few people seem to be able to spell my name. Invariably, when I go to Starbucks, the name on my cup will be spelled "Kacie" or "Kacey" or even "Kayci." I mean, really?
Mine is Kacie and I go to Starbucks (or rather use to before my MFP, weightloss epiphany) and they allllways spell it Casey! We need to switch Starbucks! 0 -
You should have my name - Regina. I get called - get this - rhymes with vagina - all the time!
Were you born in Saskatchewan?0 -
all the time!!! I'm Alicia... and a lot of people think its Alisha, Alecia, Alicesa and idr how else people spell my name... I have always thought the way to explain how to pronounce my name is like Alisa but the spelling is Alicia. I have a hearing loss so its hard for me to explain things, but the way my family says it is the correct way (not my relatives LOL)0
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My last name......all the effing time. It's quite humorous actually.0
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My name never gets mispronounced - Samantha but I do get called Amanda all they time...urgh!
Unfortunately I gave my kids difficult to say names Regan (said like the president) and Declan (Deck-Lynn) it doesn't bother me when strangers say it wrong because they don't know what urks me is that my mother-in-law so their grandma says my daughter's name wrong she pronounces it Re(say the beginning of red) GIN...really?? She is 5 now and she still doesn't say it right and I corrected her before.
Now Declan on the other hand almost everyone says that wrong but one nurse at the DR irritated me by calling him for his appt by ****-LYN...come on now!!! LOL0 -
My last name is Baray. Believe it or not, it is a spanish name and is prounounced Ba Rye (like the bread). EVERYONE says Ba Ray (it is spelled that way). My daughters just tell everyone their last name is Baray (Ba Ray), just to avoid having to explain.0
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My name is Meghan, its a really simple name but for some reason everytime i meet someone new they put emphasis on the h like Meg-Han. Then my last name is Jimenez, and everybody says it like JA-menez instead of the J sounding like a H.0
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People screw up my first and last names all the time. It's Devon - pronounced Devin. (And I'm a female! We won't get into how many people think I'm a male....)
I think it's my given right to mispronounce other people's names when they can't say either of mine!0 -
My name is TARA... yet half the tiem people think i'm saying TYRA...
Starbucks coffee label - TYRA!0 -
Al the time.... you would think Tad as in Tadpole would be easy to pronounce, but heck I am called Ted, Tod, Pat all the time:laugh:0
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My name is Audrey, but I get Audra and Abre all the time.0
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My name is Casey............. Like KC or Casey at bat (remember that one??)........ but because Im a girl, 90% of the time people call me Cassie, Stacey or Tracey...................... Fun Stuff.
I had an older gentleman ask me if I was a boy (to my face) because as he put it "Casey is a boys name".................................. :grumble:0 -
My name is Casey, and people are constantly calling me Cassie.
Even worse, very few people seem to be able to spell my name. Invariably, when I go to Starbucks, the name on my cup will be spelled "Kacie" or "Kacey" or even "Kayci." I mean, really?
I had a student who's name was Casey but pronounced "Cassie". I always pronounced it wrong (I see Casey and prononce it like "KayCee", but would never spell it that way!!). If I hear a name that I know there are multiple ways to spell it, I always ask.
As far as anyone saying my name wrong, Jessica is pretty straight forward but I have people that insist on trying to call me by my last name, Tracy.0 -
same isssue!!!!!!!!!!!0
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People always mess mine up. It's Liliana. Some people say "Lillian" and I'm like, "Did you miss the "a" at the end?" And I had a professor at university really butcher my name as "Lie-Lay-Aa-Nuh". I wouldn't think it's that difficult, but it turns out that having strangers at a bar say my name can actually be a really funny sobriety test. :laugh:
BTW it's pronounced "Lil-ee-ah-nah"
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My names Dominique.. a unisex name, I know. Still, it has been pronounced as 'Domi-NICK'
No! It's not spelled like 'Dominic'. It's got a 'Nique' at the end.. like saying the word unique
Funniest mispronunciation though was when a friend of mines fresh from Japan gave it a go. 'Doe-me-knee-ka' [hard emphasis]
I offered him a nickname he could call me, but he was persistent. Needless to say, I gave up and accepted it as it was.0 -
Someone brought up a good point. I hate giving out my name at Starbucks or other food truck places where they call out your name or write it on your order. They NEVER get it right, even when spelled out to them. (Especially Starbucks--spelled out while they hold the pen in their hands...lol)
If I`m in a hurry or in an unforgiving mood, I`ve given out false names before.
Has anyone done this? If so, what was it?
I once was tempted to give the name "Wonderwoman". I just wanted to hear the barista yell it out in the middle of a crowded Starbucks.0 -
My last name is Begley. Beg. Lee. Begley.
I've gotten Bee-glee, Bay-glee, Bee-gull, Bag-lee. I had a teacher call me Bagel outright. His last name was Liptack, so I just referred to him as Lipstick until he got it right.0 -
Also, my fiances last name is Koziara. Most people, fairly enough, pronounce it as Ko-zee-air-uh or Ko-zee-are-uh. Its actually pronounced Koz-AIR-uh, or if you're pronouncing it in Polish, its Ko-jhar-uh, like kind of blending the z into a soft J. It was very confusing to figure out at first :laugh:
I reay liked the name Katarzyna (Kuh-tar-jhin-uh) which is Polish for Katherine for a girls name. But it would get butchered :laugh: So I'm gonna go with Teagan Olivia (pronounced Tee-gan). Still unique but a little more simple than katarzyna :P0
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