Another S/O Name Post

PBJ63010 · November 2010

Does your name get mispronounced often?

or spelled wrong?

I actually get people calling me Kate all the time. Its weird.

And people always spell it wrong by leaving out the "I".

CTri17 · November 2010

not necessarily mispronounced- just the wrong name. Instead of ChristinA it is ChristinE or Kristen etc

So sometimes it is spelled Christine...

jujubaybee · November 2010

Does your name get mispronounced often? YES! I am frequently called Louanne. It annoys the crap outta me because I really really dislike that name. Occaisonally people will call me Lauren or Lynn if they're really not listening/paying attention to me when I say my name.

or spelled wrong? YES! It's often spelled Louanne or some variation of it. Again, when people aren't listening/paying attention they'll write it down at Lauren/Lynn as well. My favorite was when I worked in TX someone told me I "spelled my name wrong on my name tag"..."Um, no. My name isn't what you think it is."

I get really angry when people don't listen to me when I say it, especially when I repeat it and they still don't listen. My name isn't difficult to say, people just don't listen. I also find it rude when people tell me my name is "weird/different"...it's just something in the way that they say it. Now if you tell me it's unique or they've never heard it before, that's much nicer.

rbagsgirl · November 2010

I get called Abigail all the time (my email address is abagnall) and it drives me NUTS!

Allison&Andy · November 2010

People spell it wrong all the time. I understand though cause there are so many ways, one L or two, i or a y, even an u instead of an o. It took forever for my dad to realize I spell Allie the way I do- he'd leave off the e.

mesa81 · November 2010

Does your name get mispronounced often? Every day. I'm surprised when people actually pronounce it correctly... people think it's pronounced like it is in Something About Mary & SATC... but it's not. More like: "maug-da" than "mag (sounds like rag) da".

or spelled wrong? Yup

MrsC968 · November 2010

Not mispronounced, but I get Molly, Polly, etc a lot.

Usually it gets spelled right since my way is the most common. But now and then people will spell it -ie. The receptionist at HQ here spelled -ie in an email that she was responding to from me...even though my name was at the bottom (twice) and my first name is part of my email address. Total fail.

Kasi80 · November 2010

All the time to both. Even my nickname Kasi is rarelyj pronounced correctly. It's pronounced in Spanish. I don't mind though. It's happened all my life.

firewife9278 · November 2010

It's pretty hard to mess up the pronunciation of Sarah. But people leave the "h" off all the time.

SugarhillHnA · November 2010

I never have a problem with my first name, but I used to always have people mess up my maiden last name.

Mrs. Megan · November 2010

Kasi, so is your name pronounced more like Kah-see? Cause if so, I've been saying it in my head wrong forever Embarrassed

Confession: I think of Kara (MrsT2008) as Car-a...because I never knew if it was Care-a or Car-a and was too embarassed to ask. Again, I've probably been saying it wrong forever.

My name is pretty impossible to mispronouce. Sometimes people say Mag instead of Meg, though. I get a lot of hispanics that try to say my name and call me Mee-gahn, but I think it's kind of cute. It does get misspelled, people spell it Meghan and Meagan a lot.

PBJ63010 · November 2010

Mrs. Megan:

Kasi, so is your name pronounced more like Kah-see? Cause if so, I've been saying it in my head wrong forever

Confession: I think of Kara (MrsT2008) as Car-a...because I never knew if it was Care-a or Car-a and was too embarassed to ask. Again, I've probably been saying it wrong forever.

My name is pretty impossible to mispronouce. Sometimes people say Mag instead of Meg, though. I get a lot of hispanics that try to say my name and call me Mee-gahn, but I think it's kind of cute. It does get misspelled, people spell it Meghan and Meagan a lot.

This made me lol. I didn't think of that with Kara & I always think it the opposite way you do. But I was wondering if that happens to Ana alot too!

Jules08 · November 2010

I get called Julie all the time .... it's Julia people Stick out tongue

firewife9278 · November 2010

Heather&Alexi:
I never have a problem with my first name, but I used to always have people mess up my maiden last name.

Oh yeah. My maiden name was quite the challenge

Mrs. Megan · November 2010

Paige, my brain always wants to say Anna.

jenndawnp · November 2010

My name is pretty standard, my biggest annoyance is the Jen/Jenn thing, I'm a JENN.

My maiden name got butchered though.

mainezilla · November 2010

Have to say I've learned a lot from this post!!

Kasi80 · November 2010

You got it Megan. Most people pronounce it Cassie (rhymes with Lassie). I don't mind it. I don't expect people to pronounce it correctly even after I tell them the correct way. People that can't speak Spanish have a hard time with the "K" sound. It's not "Kay", it's "Kah" but even trying to say it that way is hard for some.

jujubaybee · November 2010

Mrs. Megan:

Kasi, so is your name pronounced more like Kah-see? Cause if so, I've been saying it in my head wrong forever

Confession: I think of Kara (MrsT2008) as Car-a...because I never knew if it was Care-a or Car-a and was too embarassed to ask. Again, I've probably been saying it wrong forever.

My name is pretty impossible to mispronouce. Sometimes people say Mag instead of Meg, though. I get a lot of hispanics that try to say my name and call me Mee-gahn, but I think it's kind of cute. It does get misspelled, people spell it Meghan and Meagan a lot.

In my head I've been saying Kasi's name wrong, as well as Ana's. I've always figured Kara was Care-a because my bff says her name that way although it's spelled Cara....

This post has been very informative.

rcsbride · November 2010

I definitely say Kasi's name wrong in my head as well as Ana. I say Car-a for Kara. Very interesting post!

I usually get a lot of people saying "Aaron" instead of Erin. It is mostly an accent thing I think though. When I lived in NY it was alway Erin, when I moved to PA a lot of people say Aaron. I always tell them that's the boy name.

firewife9278 · November 2010

rcsbride:

I definitely say Kasi's name wrong in my head as well as Ana. I say Car-a for Kara. Very interesting post!

I usually get a lot of people saying "Aaron" instead of Erin. It is mostly an accent thing I think though. When I lived in NY it was alway Erin, when I moved to PA a lot of people say Aaron. I always tell them that's the boy name.

Erin = Aron/Aaron .. at least to me, they are pronounced the same .. it's only the spelling that's different.

Kasi80 · November 2010

Which is the correct way to say Ana? My aunt's name is Ana but we pronounce it it in Spanish. I guess Anna would be the English way and that's how I generally say it. I read Kara as Care-a.

marytini · November 2010

My name does not get mispronounced. I had someone on the phone once ask me if my name was Manny. Apparently I was speaking clearly?

Kasi80 · November 2010

Oh and Erin and Aaron are pronounced the same to me. How do you pronounce them to sound different?

jujubaybee · November 2010

Kasi80:
Oh and Erin and Aaron are pronounced the same to me. How do you pronounce them to sound different?

Yes, this.

KSO926 · November 2010

Kristen is pretty hard to mess up but since I go by Krissy, I often get called Kristy. Most people think my real name is Kristina. I'm always amused by peoples reaction when I tell them my name is Kristen not Kristina. I have a very english maiden name and married name so it's hard to mess up. My mom is polish, so people always mess up her maiden name/my grandparents name.

MrsC968 · November 2010

Kasi80:
Oh and Erin and Aaron are pronounced the same to me. How do you pronounce them to sound different?

The e in Erin is pronounced like the e in pet. Aaron is pronounced like the a in apple.

Kasi80 · November 2010

Eeek, I'm trying to say both the way you said and it's super hard! I think it's definitely an accent thing.

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