Does Anyone have their names constantly mispronounced?? Sia

My name is Yvonne. Pronounced Y-uh-vah n. People mispronounce right after I introduce myself...EE-vahn, Uh-vahn. Oh yeah then some just call me Yolanda, really?

LOL! That's too funny! My name is Yolanda and I've been called Yvonne (only they pronounce it EE-vahn).

When I introduce myself, people always repeat my name, some pronounce it the way I've just said it, others pronounce it Yo-Lon-Da, if they have trouble with it, I just smile and tell them my friends just call me 'Yo'.

My first name is Ashley but I've been called Amanda and even Agnus. My maiden name was Hussey, yes like the insult. But everyone was afraid to say it so I got Who-say and even Husky alot which is not cool to a fat girl. Worst last name ever. However when you're walking down the hallway and someone says "Hey Hussey!" And you turn around and so do four other girls who are clearly offended, it makes life a little funnier.

My last name is Barker but I constantly call Mrs. Baker...

My last name is Endicott as in Endicott New York. (End i cott) Most say Edicut or Edicate... First name is Roni pronounced Ronnie most call me Roni as in macaroni or rice-a-roni. Go back to basic phonics people!!!

Hooked on phonics worked for no one apparently! :laugh:

There's also a lot of people in this thread surprised at the things people say their names are, when basic phonics would tell me the same things. Not what they say their names actually are.

It's one thing to accept that your name can be confused with another word, but entirely another to not recognize that your name looks like another word at first reading.

My name is phonetically simple, but I've had it botched my whole life. I can't keep track of all the nicknames have come from Bronwen over the years.

YES! They call me Larry...my name is LaRee, which is pronounced La Ree.....Do I look like a Larry people, REALLY!!! lol

Frequently. It's Kasia & mispronounced as Kasya while it should be Kashee-a. It does not bother me at all. Frankly, I'm starting to like it! Another version I hear quite often is Kas. Loving it!


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My name is Carolyn. Rhymes with Marilyn, as in, Monroe. Pronounced CAR-oh-lin. People always Cal me CAR-oh-line. Caroline. I just don't respond.

My grandma's name was Coralyn. Her nurses in the nursing home always called her Carolyn and it irked me. She's named after my great grandma Cora.

yep, my married name has a French 'ch' in the middle of it (think: michelle, machine, cliche, parachute, crochet, chef...). My husband is Lebanese and when registering the family name, the arabic script is transliterated into Latin alphabet letters and seeing how the official languages of Lebanon are Arabic and French, the French ear would transliterate (what we think of as the 'sh' sound) into 'ch' ... The same name has been transliterated in other, formerly-English colonies, with 'sh' resulting in multiple spellings of the same name haha.... we usually get a hard "CH" pronunciation but sometimes they pronounce it "k" .. ulgh... whats worse is my husband's name gets mispronounced all the time too (though it's a really simple name!)

Everyone tagged a 's' onto the end of my maiden name, so i am used to it, i guess lol

Being a sports official, I won't get into all the names I have been called! :-)

umpire's got rabbit ears! LOL

Don't take rabbit ears to hear it most of the time

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 have the complete opposite problem as you! Although both names are cute, it is so aggravating to be called something else. It is something that really makes me roll my eyes. There is an older lady at work, that I have worked with for 3 years, and for some reason she just refuses to call me Kassie. It is always Casey to her.

My name is Leslie but people often times pronounce it LeZlie which I can't stand. I say no, it's Leslie with a soft s.



PS - very random discussion but I like it.

All my life I've been called Rachel or Raquel, but my name is Rachele like (RA SHELL)...If somone says Rachel or Raquel I usually respond.

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My surname is always pronounced wrong. Unless people are Welsh anyway!

McMahon. Mc, as in McDonalds and Mahon (MAN). It's not phonetic, however, have this many people not heard of Ed McMahon? Mostly when people try we get Mc-May-Hone or Mc-Ma-Hone, which I gladly accept. Sometimes though, we get, Mc-Cone, May-Hay-Hone or Mc-Mi-Cone (for those who don't do well with reading) The majority of people say Mrs... errrrrr..... and then say my first name which is not Can-Dance for the record.