35 People On Twitter Share Funny Or Ridiculous Problems That Their Names Cause Them

While baristas at Starbucks get a bad rep for misspelling people’s names—seemingly quite deliberately—it would be quite unfair to say that they are at fault here.

Some have unique names, others have common names that are spelled differently, and there are also communication barriers, like outside noise that make you mishear things.

Whatever the case, many of us have had our names butchered at some point in our lives, and in some of these cases it turned out hilarious.

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People on the Twitterscape have been sharing stories of how their names were misspelled, misheard, or flat-out ridiculed, whether accidentally or not, and the answers are sure to make you crack up, so keep on scrolling to see a curated list of some of the best stories found. Oh, and don’t forget to vote and comment!

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

I totally understand! Hate that stupid thing

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So, Twitter user Summer Ray (not to be confused with model Sommer Ray) asked the good people of Twitter to share stories of the grief that people’s names have given them.

She also shared a story about her own name, Sarah, saying that one might think it’s a safe enough name, but on more occasions than she can count she’s sent emails with a sign-off that had her name mischievously corrected to “Satan.”

And you bet people delivered their best responses!

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

Mates with a hole in their heads.

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Watch it while you can... it will go down

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

I had a neighbour that knew me from birth and every year Christmas and my birthday, she would always give me a card and sometimes a gift. Anyway every year she would spell my name wrong but not the same way every year. She did a mix between 4 variations over the years and not one of them is the correct spelling lol. Honestly my name is super simple. It's not odd, spelt weird etc. Anyway it was a good giggle, every year trying to guess if she got it right, she would even wait in anticipation. One year, and I mean ONE year she got it right. She was so happy Lol. I didn't care that she got my name wrong. Just thought it was funny.

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Jo Choto 3 years ago

Wish people would think about what it's going to be like for a child growing up with a name that is extremely unusual, or else the spelling is totally illogical. Nobody, absolutely nobody, wants to spend their life having five minutes of every first conversation trying to explain their own name.

15points

Marina Muller 3 years ago

My last name initials are FM, so my social handles were always marinafm. Turns out there is a radio next to a marina in kwait named... marinafm. They bought my social handles for twitter and Instagram! Bought myself an iPad!

10points

The Queen Of Upper Butt Crack 3 years ago

My first name is Tiina (born in Sweden, moved to Canada very young) and when you write that on lined paper people often make a mistake. First day of high school in the gym, hundreds of people , principle is calling out everyones name for which class they are going to and dude said TUNA not TIINA. My first credit card said Tuna

9points

wild_mushrooms 3 years ago

MY friend's name is Ankica (ON-kit-sa). Poor darling has been called Onika, Arkansas, On-eck-a, etc...

7points

Chocoholic 3 years ago

This is gonna get burried and isn't as good as some, but my first name is Jackson. I'm a girl. The amount of times I get misgendered is somewhat exhausting, but I still like my name :3

5points

Iggy 3 years ago

I have Irish names. I will spare you the migraine.

5points

Soap 3 years ago

*sigh* dang it, Sophia The First.

5points

RoseTheMad 3 years ago

My name is Róisín, alias "Royzin", "Row-eye-sin" "Row-ih-sin" and "Raisin"

5points

Chillace 3 years ago

my name has recieved me numerous, no infininte jokes about it. when im 18 i might change my name to constantine

5points

N G 3 years ago

Nicola. Not Nicole. Not Nicholas (that's the male version, and I am cis female). I don't know why people have so many problems with it. I've got to be one of the few people thankful for Ms Sturgeon's appearance in politics, for at least getting my name pronounced close to correct on the international stage.

5points

Julie 3 years ago

Julie Pritt, easiest name in the world, or so I thought. A lifetime of being called Pruitt, Pratt, Print and worst of all Prick. Nobody believes my name is Julie, I am consistently called Julia. I have even been called Jolie Pitt, as if I am a birth child of Angelina and Brad. My middle name is Moria, pronounced Mariah, but people insist that my middle name is Maria, several licenses, credit and debit cards are being issued to Julia Maria Prick, I am thinking of changing my name to just that.

4points

Ron Ryan 3 years ago

I have the last name of Ryan. My children always get called Ryan (insert first name). By the time the last was born, I was considering naming him Ryan Ryan Ryan. That way they could at least have one name right.

4points

Toni Convens 3 years ago

My family name is Convens, when i ordered some food on the phone they asked my name. When i got the food they spelled my name as Kongvans. Its now my gamertag.

4points

Megzymonsta 3 years ago

My name is Megan and my middle name starts with a C. My last name is Donald. The names on all letters and forms comes to Miss M C Donald. I'm also overweight so I'm sure some people just think that's what I call myself. My parents insist it was not intentional

3points

Danjal Jannik TIndholm 3 years ago

Quite a few of those could be avoided if people turned off their autocorrect.

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Roger Haywood 3 years ago

For me, its when people spell my first name with a D. Rodger. Irritates me because thats not the popular way of spelling it.

3points

Hazy Egg 3 years ago

My maiden name is Slugg. I got called Ima a lot (not my first name) which then got expanded: Ima Slimey Slug. And all the jokes that came with it. Dated a guy in high school named Mike Testes (seriously), then a guy whose last name was Looney. Also dated a guy whose name was Doug Rocks. I didn't believe him at first. My ex has the last name of Bonesteel, so my kids only got a little less teasing than I did.

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Johnny 3 years ago

Back in the 90's when autocorrect was even worse than it is now, a coworker "Robert Lewer" kept getting auto corrected to "Rodent Lewder" by MS Word. That became his name around the office.

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Butternut DerpFarts 3 years ago

Anika. People add an extra n or pronounce it anything that isn’t on-ika. It’s on-ika not Ann-ika. I’ve even Ben pronounced an-eek-a. When greeting someone new, my default greeting is ‘it’s on-ika’. Like once or twice in my life have people pronounced it right first try. When I was a baby, right after a Star Wars movie came out, a doctor called me Anakin.

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)

Lorraine, Laurel, Lawrence or Laura for me, so I guess I got off lightly coz those are just other names lauren (edit: I forgot that I was once called Orange by someone who I sincerely hope just was having a brain fart or misheard me😂)

3points

leloo 3 years ago

In Germany name Romana always turns to Ramona. It sucks.

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Vickie Staind 3 years ago

My last name is Kuhns (pronounced COONS) 0 say it the wrong way and it sounds extremely insulting! (you can imagine)

2points

Deborah Phillips 3 years ago

Junior year in high school "Debbie Does Dallas" came out. That was fun.

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Marianne 3 years ago

I share my first name with my mother and it is sooo annoying. Whenever a family member called my name as a child, I never knew if i was meant or my mother. I get phone calls from people who wanted to call my mother. Once, my mother signed my insurence ID, because she did not check the date of birth.

2points

Sadia Timmermans 3 years ago

My name is Sadia, I get a lot of mail for Fabia. Or they misspel it in e-mails to Saida, Saïda of Sabine. Even though my e-mail begins with sadia... How can you write my e-mail right but my name wrong? Also people pronounce it as Saida or Saaadiaaa. There's just 2 a's. It's short, like Nadia, but with an s. I introduced myself to my husbands aunt saying : my name is Sadia, like Nadia but with an s. She replied : so Nadias?

2points

Gary's Mind 3 years ago

I'm Gary Moore I live in Germany now, so every. single. person "Oh, like the guitarist" every kid "Oh, like the snail" And it seems every Gary in every show/movie is an idiot or a terrible person Being from Indiana originally, of course, I must be from Gary, Indiana No, it isn't short for Gerald Lastly, My fathers name is Gary, my half brothers name is Keith and his dads name is Keith, so we always teased our mother that she named us after our dads to keep strait who belongs to whom.

2points

Jennie-Lind Normand 3 years ago

So technically Jennie-Lind is my legal first name, though I go by Jennie. I get called Genie so often I want to punch people. Or people that say 'oh it MUST be short for Jennifer!' Like I don't know my own bloody name. Then I can really blow their minds when I say I don't have a middle name. I think my parents hated me, my younger brother has a super common name (Adam)

2points

Duncan 3 years ago

It is frustrating for me, as well as maybe a blight on the education system that my common name 'Duncan' is incorrect so often. I have seen Dunken, Dunkan, Duncen and worst Dunkin, like Dunkin Donuts. The bad thing about that is that they aren't even in Australia! I hate donuts! :P Bullies were creatively pathetic too rhyming Duncan with Pumpkin. The horror 🙄

2points

Cecilia 3 years ago

If I had a penny for every time, upon learning my name, saying "have you heard that song by Simon and Garfunkel?!", I'd be a millionaire. I've also been called Cynthia. I've also known ppl called Art Dart, and Water (NOT Walter)

2points

Shelby P 3 years ago

I get Chelsea a lot... not sure why

2points

Silre 3 years ago

I share a name with 2 states. People think it's HILARIOUS to ask me if I'm north or south. That's why I go by my middle name.

2points

A Head 3 years ago

My last name is Head, so there was no end to "funny" puns and insults, but I learned to get over it pretty early. I did go to University with a woman named Amanda Bedgood, though. That must have been rough for her, and her parents must have been simply oblivious when they named her. During any kind of role-call at the beginning of the semester, she would never pronounce her last name. The prof would say "Amanda...", and she would respond with "B-E-D-G-O-O-D".

2points

denzoren 3 years ago

My first name isn't as problematic...it's Denny, so you can imagine the first thing I always get is, "oh..like the diner?" Yes...like the diner. Lol. I've also gotten different spellings...Deni, Dennie, Denie, Denni. Then there is the "Isn't that a girl's name?". The only good part is I've never been in a class with another Denny. Lol

2points

tomruns12 3 years ago

The biggest problem i have with my name is it is the same name as a very evil man. I'm pretty sure it may have prevented me from getting a few job interviews.

2points

chrissy goodman 3 years ago

i dont have ppl pronouncing my name wrong but some how christie turns into kristen, christine, christiane, crystal, christina, krista, chris, christopher, christian, any chris name u can think of. and if i dont get some variation of my name i get "is christie short for something?" i get it chrissy is a nickname add a t and u get my name but come on if i introduce myself as christie it means my name is christie

2points

Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago

People who speaks my language can't even pronounce my name right so I don't expect from English speakers as long as they try and come up with something that sounds 100 miles close to my name I am happy.

2points

Arctic Fox Lover 3 years ago

XD I'm just staying silent this whole time, because nobody, I mean NOBODY knows how to pronounce or spell my name! Even my friends don't know how to spell my name properly after hearing it. Whenever we got substitute teachers, they'd mispronounce my name. Like, we'd be taking attendance, and a teacher would completely butcher my name. Then I'd correct them, but they'd still mispronounce, lol. My name's a combination of my mom and dad's name (mostly my dad's though. He's very obsessed with his name), so it's not an actual common name, which is why I won't be revealing it, because then it'd be very easy to find my identity. However, I think it's funny how nobody can pronounce it, even though it's spelled in such a way that makes it fairly easy to pronounce, but people just don't understand how to spell (for instance, when you say "caping" it's pronounced cape-ing, but when you say "capping" it's pronounced cap-ing). Like, come on y'all, is it really that hard? xD

2points

HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago

Willow (a name i don't like to use anymore but everybody in real life still calls me it so i just accepted it), people used to say "Willow? Like the tree?" and when they saw someone named Evergreen and were gossiping and they were like "ugh, can you IMAGINE being named after a TREE? that's so lame." and im over here like "yup. im right here. thanks." also my last name is an adjective (a nice one don't worry), so people tell me im very [last name in quotes] *wink* and im like very original nice totally haven't heard that one before. and also my girlfriend says its a pun goldmine. i think at this point she's made at least 15 puns about my last name, maybe more. I'm actually really surprised, she makes super original puns that i actually haven't heard before.

2points

Patti Vance 3 years ago

married for over 30 yrs (now divorced). it was a running joke between us that if we made it to 20 yrs i would change my name from vance to his which was partipilo. well, when it happened i changed it - not a welcher on deal. but, from that moment, it became a nightmare. my first name stars w/P so i was called PP when people couldn't pronounce it. got mail address to party-pillow and fart-i-pillow. eventually, started telling others 'P as in paul...A..R..T as in tom, P as in paul...I...L...O. still a hot mess with some people. now divorced, court restored my maiden name but some govt bases will not allow the change. kind of like a fungus i can't get rid of. maybe the change jinxed the marriage but we will never know.

2points

~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 3 years ago

I have an Indian name which keeps getting autocorrected to "additionally". So damn annoying.

1point

Jennifer Haynes 3 years ago

My neme is Jennifer Haynes, which is a simple enough name in Engligh. Unfortunately, I grew up in a French speaking city where the letter "H" is silent, but the last syllable is emphasised. More often that not, I would get called something that sounded very much like Jennifer "A**s".

1point

ScarlettofHydraIsland 3 years ago

My name is Katie, but I’ve been called (or had my name spelled) Katy, Catie, Cathy, Candy, Kat, Kitty, and one person who I hope was hard of hearing called me Kibble.

1point

Monika Lewinska 3 years ago

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Amery 3 years ago

Loved this thread. My name is AnneMarie, and I'm always being called 'Amery' or 'Emery' like the nail board. (ergo, my surname here!) Thanks, y'all for the hoots!!!

1point

Demanda 3 years ago

My name in Amanda Bumpus, maiden name was Holden. I didn't hyphenate my last name when I got married because Amanda Holden-Bumpus is just too much!

1point

Cupcake168 3 years ago

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Commander OwO 3 years ago

I had a kid named Anas in second grade

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Vernice Aure 3 years ago (edited)

My first name is an old family name: Vernice. Pronounced as Ver-nis, emphasis on first syllable. We moved every couple of years. Teased as Vernice the furnace, etc. So, after a move, new school, I changed it to rhyme with Bernice (Ver-niece). One day I introduced myself over the phone to a client from Ireland. He replied "Ah yes, lovely old name" and pronounced it as my parents did, but with the r rolled. So beautiful! Last name Hodgkins. You can imagine the fun with that one. Now my last name has only 4 letters, but it's Norwegian...

1point

leloo 3 years ago

My name Romana always turn to Ramona

1point

Jaguarundi 3 years ago

My IRL last name is a word meaning a professional service, as in Tailor, Proctor, Plummer & etc. I forgot my facebook password and tried to recover it through the automated system. It kept offering me information for a business/commercial facebook page scheme. I gave up and opened a new account. It did not help that my original facebook moniker was very similar to an "adult entertainers" pseudonym. This made a fun time for my friends to find me and getting the XXXother person's page instead!

1point

Sabed Hussain 3 years ago

All would be parents should see this post before deciding their children's name...

1point

John Baker 3 years ago

Other than the occasional intellectually challenged wag making what I'm sure they thought were clever and witty references to a certain porcelain receptacle, I haven't had too much trouble. ;-)

1point

Amanda Reicha 3 years ago

My mom had a friend who named her daughter "Crystal." She ended up marrying a guy who's name was pronounced or spelled like "Chandelier." Crystal Chandelier.

1point

2S2N 3 years ago

Always have to spell it out, yes that's correct, 2 said and 2 n's. Suzy Q, the song 'Oh Sussanna'' and the name Susan, are just about part of normal day.

1point

Axolotl King 3 years ago

"Shouldn't it be Queen?" The most annoying response I get to my last name, "King" My sister also deals with this

1point

Jennifer Herron 3 years ago (edited)

My last name is either changed to Herrera or Heroin.

1point

Jackie Porter 3 years ago

I have a friend who's name is Simone. She's constantly getting mail addressed to Simon and it boils her piss when that happens.

1point

Duchess Raven Waves 3 years ago

My husbands name is Chris. Christopher right? He is 35 and no matter where we go there is a teenage girl that gleefully calls him Christopher Robin. And my name is Jamyi (Jamie) so yeah. There has been some trauma.

1point

Daenarys 3 years ago

Having a common name isn't fun, either. My first name is Jennifer and I grew up in the '80s. Every time I met someone I would get some version of 'oh, not another one.', or 'is your number 867-5309?' and of course, the inevitable 'run, Forest, run' or other Forest Gump quotes. Also, this is the first time in my life that I've worked/gone to school where I'm the only Jennifer there.

1point

Deborah Phillips 3 years ago

My name is Deborah. Junior year, the porn movie, "Debbie Does Dallas" came out. That was fun for a 16 year old to deal with,

1point

Steve Wilson 3 years ago

Just yesterday I was watching a YouTube video where somebody was interviewing a girl whose name (according to the screen) was ‘Peace Esheidt’. I’m serious.

1point

Amanda Panda 3 years ago (edited)

My poor niece Anam's name autocorrects to "A*n*a*l" which makes for fun family group chats.

1point

BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago

My friend and I have similar names and, despite the fact that we look completely different, our names are always confused. It's even worse because we usually sit next to each other.

1point

Kay blue 3 years ago

I'm a woman, my surname is a traditionally male first name, think Robert for example, on many occasions when I have been admitted to hospital I have been taken to the male section of the ward, then they have to leave me out in the corridor while they try and find me a bed in the female bit.

1point

Tylar Martinez 3 years ago

I am a woman named Tylar (said like Tyler)...my parents thought it would help me throughout my life if people could easily identify that i was female because of the A....but they didn't send that memo to the rest of the world. So many times I'm called "Mr." or my name is misspelled. The worst is when someone calls my name CORRECTLY, but when I stand up they say "Oh sorry Taylor" I'm like...no? Did the letters suddenly leap off the page and rearrange themselves? Or people just won't say my name out of confusion. lol Over the phone I get "Heather" a lot...why? How? Or Tyla or Twyla?? A lot of times i think to myself.....do people named Skylar have this problem? And don't even get me on the stupidity that has happened since i got married "I'm sorry ma'am we only have your husband in the system we'll need him." No...my husband isn't even ON the account....I'M Tylar!! WTF!??!!?!? The struggle is REAL!!!

1point

Chewie Baron 3 years ago

When I was at High School, there was a girl in my form named Sîan, and with me being called Seàn, there was one teacher who never ever once called us by the correct names when he was teaching us.

1point

Lucky2BAlive 3 years ago

My given name is simple Tracy. In the North it’s a girls name, in the south it’s also a mans name. So until recently when I added my middle name I often got mail addressed to Mr. and I still get phones that start “Sir” ... (and don’t get me started on the butchering of a simple name when being asked for or addressed, Terry, Stacy, only once, Helen.

1point

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

My nickname is Leo. I'm female. It's considered a male name. Let's just leave all that your imaginations.

1point

H Edwards 3 years ago

I know a Stéphane, spelled that way because he's half French. He gets Steffan, Stephen, Steven, Stephanie. I don't think I've ever seen someone spell his name correctly.

1point

Yettichild 3 years ago

People never spell my first name right. It's Sara. No H. Even if I say "No H", even if I spell it out, even if it's part of the damn email address people are sending the email to, even if the spelled it correctly at the beginning of the message, they still add that damn H. I have wasted many hours of my life having to get paperwork corrected. Then people also enjoy singing songs at me with my name in it and there are several. Plus there are a billion other Sara(h)s out there so when someone calls out your name half the time you're not sure if they are actually talking to you.

1point

Nikole 3 years ago

(See my first name). Also, my last name is incredibly uncommon.

1point

Pepper DeVoe 3 years ago

My name is Pepper. What were my parents thinking...

1point

WildHoneyPie 3 years ago

I was waiting for an allergy shot one day and the procedure was you called the next name on the list after you got your shot. I'll never forget how amazed Philomena was when I pronounced her name right. Apparently that was Very unusual.

1point

K D 3 years ago

My first and last name sound the same, but aren’t spelled the same and have a lot of variation of spellings. I cannot tell you how many times my name has been misspelled

1point

Charlotte Bednard 3 years ago

My last name (Bednard) is pronounced and spelled phonetically. the amount of people who want to spell it differently or pronounce it Bernard, Beddard, ect is amazing.

1point

JayWantsACat 3 years ago

Jay. It's literally the easiest name but I get Jake, Jerry, Jane, etc. Or "what's that short for?" J......? **shrug**

1point

Ragnhild Nilsen 3 years ago

I know your pain..... That is as soon as I cross the borders out of Norway nobody can spell it, and nobody can pronounce it. IMG_201607...3e35e2.jpg

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Charley 3 years ago

good gracious my name smh. "with an ie? oh a y i understand." then they spell it charly. "oh does it have an i?" the amount of times i've heard a charli d'amelio joke is so tiring. a person online asked if i was a boy and then told me people might get confused even though my pronouns were in my bio and i had a girl in my profile picture. smh

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AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

I swear one time I was on the phone, english speaking individual so it made it that much funnier. My name is Heather and I got "how do you spell that?" "ummm common spelling" never in my life have I met anyone that spells it any different.

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Celena Camps 3 years ago

Celena .. I get called celeste, Serena, Celine, cynthia .. I work as a social worker and just answer to all of them. It is also never spelled right, but I just find it amusing. My favourite though was I would go to my regular coffee shop and the staff would proudly say hi sue every time I came in. I found it amusing .. my mom’s name is sue (close enough).,

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Monica C 1 year ago

Late to the party, but my name is Monica. Growing up, kids had to work pretty hard to make fun of it (the one who tried the hardest just inserted my name for Hanukkah in a holiday song at were learning at school)... But now, as an adult in the age of texting, I constantly get texts and calls from people who tried to tap on "Mom" and missed. 🙄😅 I've had entire conversations where the other person never realized who they were messaging with until I explicitly pointed it out to them 😂

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OHIOWAndering_Around 3 years ago

My first name is Leah and all through middle school my nickname was Peah Diarrhea Beaver. My last name rhymes with beaver and apparently, everyone with this last name has put up with the same last name nickname. My brother loved it and his classmates still call him Beav even though he's in his 30s with a mortgage and family.

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Shawn Ruester 3 years ago

My last name gets mispronounced ALL the time. It was German in origin (from my great grandfather).

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Shawn Ruester 3 years ago

heh, my real last name people mess up all the time, it's probably because it's German originally and was Americanized (note I was born and raised in the US, so was my dad and his dad, but his dad was from Germany).

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Sue Knerl 3 years ago

I had a customer call for a locate. His name was Luke Honey. I told him that I felt weird saying his name. He said he did too. When he has to give his name to a woman they think he is calling them honey. Personally, I'd change my last name, to like Smith or Brown or something. Or even Skywalker.

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Marvin HoG 3 years ago

I have a name that, until Queen Bey used it for a minute, no one could ever get it right. You'd get the occasional person who went 'like that actor that beat his wife from the 90s?" or "oh like Borat PSYYYYYCH" Haven't had many issues since the Queen tho

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Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago

Oh gods. Where do I start? Avantika. AVANTIKA. SPELL IT RIGHT. It's caused me so much trouble that I just go by Avi now. Not to mention that in Telugu, Avantika is a female name, but in other languages, it's a unisex name...... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa

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Violet Smith 3 years ago

Once had a customer leave her info with us for a product request: "Your name?" "Giselle." I begin writing "G-I-S-E...." She stops me and says its spelled "Juzel." Didn't have the heart to tell her that it would be pronounced "Jewzle."

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Rori kern 3 years ago

Rori. I’m a girl (it’s normally a boys’ name) and my name is spelled with an i (rather than Rory). I also have a bit of an accent that makes it difficult for me to pronounce r sounds properly. I have been referred to as Lori, Roy, and, most memorably, War. I love my name but it’s certainly a bit tedious to have to spell it every time I meet someone new.

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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago

I can't count the number of times someone started singing "Michelle, ma belle". Yeah, you're original. I worked with a guy named Brian & I swear to God, 9 times out of 10 I would send him an email starting with, "Hi Brain".

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Ailsa Ide 3 years ago (edited)

I've been called Elsa, Ariel, and Ursula on multiple occasions. The actual pronunciation is ALE-suh.

0points

Tricia Sloan 3 years ago

My name is Trish and my sons love to call me Trash, they think it's hilarious

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BannedFromABoatShow 3 years ago

Named my daughter Evelyn. Nickname Evie. Eeeeee veee. No idea it would cause such problems. She either gets called Eh-vee or Evil. Our last name is a Romanian’s idea of a French spelling so the poor kid is screwed.

0points

Jennie Doyle 3 years ago

It is annoying. My name is Jennie, yes with an ie, not Jenny, not Jennifer and not Jeannie. Even when it is on an email right in front of people I get the reply ‘Hi Jenny’.

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Meri Kassner-Gomez 3 years ago

My nickname is Meri and my phone always autocorrects it to Nero. 🤷🏻‍♀️

0points

Jaybird3939 3 years ago

My name is Janine. I get Janie, Denise, Jennifer, and one time Jasmine. Auto-correct changes my name to Canine.

0points

Meami 3 years ago

I once met a guy whose name was John Doe. I thought he was kidding. It was awkward for everyone.

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Stephen Frankenberry 3 years ago

Well my last name is Frankenberry, so I guess 'nuff said huh? The cereal came out when I was seven and the fun made could be relentless especially the prank phone calls "Hi, is Count Chocula there?" hang up ... "Hey where's Boo Berry at?" hang up, etc etc. Made my mother soooo freakin' mad and my father got yelled at quite often for saddling her with the name. I've always at least tried to own it though, with plenty of T-Shirts, cereal boxes as home and office decorations, numerous Halloween costumes, stuffed Frankenberry's and bobbleheads and this "Frankentat" that I got about ten years ago. Frankentat...0ece65.jpg

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Fred Burrows 3 years ago

My name just rhymed with so many words . Elementary school was crazy with the creative taunts of the young.

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Bhadrika Love 3 years ago

My surname was a typical male first name, middle name was my grandmother's maiden name, so I grew up Julie Love Patrick. A) I was born in 1965 and my parents gave me the name LOVE because they didn't realize the 60's were going on, and B) they named me with a sentence. Are imperative one, easily chanted by children in school.

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Rebecca Olds 3 years ago

My current employer has my last name in the system as olts.......its olds. I quickly had to learn a way to tell people how its spelled. I say, " like an Oldsmobile."

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Ezigma 3 years ago

My last name is Cass, so you can imagine. In school we had to hand our papers to the front of the row, by the time it got there the C was always missing and I was the one to get in trouble. Its been pronounced Case of course. Theres been some that actually ask if its C Ass. And I've also had a few when spelling it say "C as in cat (then they pause) A S S, right?" As if spelling it out loud isn't bad enough already! Then there's been others too but those are the main.

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Sheba's Mum 3 years ago (edited)

I am Kay but get Kaye, Kate Katie, is that short for Katherine (no it's not). Also, at school, because my surname began Bo, I got called smelly.

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Paradise 3 years ago

Any Ms. Chanandler Bong jokes yet? My name is similar to another real name, but has a very soft sounding first letter, so I have to say the first letter of my name -"With a .." and people forget and call me another name with the same first letter. Used to it. But a drunk parent I babysat for called me Esther once...not even close.

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Terilee Bruyere 3 years ago

My name isn't really unusual where it originated, but growing up in the States I've had my first and last name mispronounced at my graduation, seen dozens of confused nurses looking at a clipboard when attempting to call me back for my appointment and my phone autocorrects my name to Terrible.

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Luke Susko 3 years ago

My name is luke and s is the first letter of my last name Star Wars references were invoked throughout my entire life

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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago

Not my problem, but it's still funny and has caused some confusion. My wife's first name and my dads first name sound the same, but with different spellings. When we got married, she took my last name...So my wife and my dad have to same first and last name. There's been some confusion with phone calls and mail.

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Heather Williams 3 years ago

Heather should be fine. Unfortunately there are many people who ask me how the weather is (hows the weather heather) or say heather feather like it's the most original thing anyone ever said. And then mispronouncing it (heeether or het her) and one guy upon meeting me said he thought my name was a boys name.

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Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago

(My username is a pen name) my real last name autocorrects from Wiedrick to either Fredrick or Whichcraft.

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The good, The bad and the dirty~ 3 years ago

Ralph Bohner is laughing.

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Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago

I have a rare name, but it hasn't caused me much grief. Real trouble comes from a former address. I used to live on Wieuca Road in Atlanta, and it would get spelled all kinds of ways: Wienca, Wiumca, Weuca, to name a few.

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Connie Martin 3 years ago

I ordered something over the phone once and stated my name (and spelled it) Constance Plymat. The package came addressed to Countess Plymat. (Surprised they didn't screw up the last name; that was much more common.) Anyway, "countess" it was for a few years to my friends.

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Sharee Earle 3 years ago

Excellent read

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Conceptual&Colorful 3 years ago (edited)

My last name is of Belgian origin, and it’s been spelled and pronounced wrong so many times it’s not even funny.

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Jill Pulcifer 3 years ago

First name JIllian- easy enough right? NOPE, My entire life I have been called Julian, even my prescriptions are for Julian. Nickname, Jill- I have a deep voice for a woman and over the phone people think im a man and call me Joe. Not really a problem until I did cold calling in the 90's and a guy in the office named Joe got all my commissions.

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Christina Lecocq 3 years ago

My last name is LeCocq and it's pronounced La Coke but people ALWAYS say La C**k

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Noro 3 years ago

My middle name is Jean and my first name is English sounding. I'm female. I'm from a non English speaking country, so more often than not, I would get put in the boys classes, because they assumed it was French, thus making it male. I've literally been put in the boys gym class, extra woodshop, boys sexual orientation and much more. As for my first name: autocorrect keeps changing it to "Kenneth". Kenneth Jean....

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Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago

I-my.....name is......Avilina........people call me Avi. "Ah-veh-lee-na" is how it's pronounced. F**k.

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Seabeast 3 years ago

I have an uncommon name that is spelled a little bit like a somewhat more common one. So I frequently get mail addressed to the more common spelling. I'm tempted to say "Well, since this bill is for Othername, I guess she should pay it. Not my problem."

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Sky Render 3 years ago

Nobody ever heard my deadname right back when I worked in total loss valuation. I always had to specify the first letter or they'd hear it wrong. Thankfully "Rachel" is a lot harder to mishear!

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Heather Menard 3 years ago

My last name is Menard easy enough but people never get it right. I always have to spell it Men then Ard like ardvark

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g90814 3 years ago

My first name is Greg. 90% of the time I'm asked "Is that with 2 g's?"... "yes, one on either end!" I think I've met one person named 'Gregg' in my life. Then I'm told about their friend Gregg that's the only one they know.

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Jason Jack 3 years ago

A felon with a warrant in another state (that I have never been close to) and I have the same name and birthday. Getting a license renewal is always fun. The information that the name and birthdays are the same is first thing the DMV employee sees. The information that the SSNs are different and the letter from the other state I was forced to get to prove my innocence has to be scrolled to. The result is a hilarious look of panic, darting eyes, and a whimper of "I'm going to need to call my manager."

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Susun Wilson 3 years ago

I knew an Ima & Elmer Fuddge, growing up in Lebanon, Oregon! Also, Dusty Correl!

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Aubrie Allen 3 years ago

Aubrie, it always auto corrects to "Auntie." Too bad I don't have nieces or nephews.

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Amanda Panda 3 years ago (edited)

Amanda was the fourth most common name in the US when I was born, Throughout school I had to be "Mandi" which I was not a fan of, or Amanda C because in my kindergarten class alone, there were 4 other Amanda's. I'm still genuinely considering changing it to something else entirely. I hate it.

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Liam Walsh 3 years ago

Had a customer once who called my company and said 'my name is Mr Sex'. I paused before responding as I wasn't sure where the call was going... it was his real name. Also worked for one company and the name keyed into the database had been Mr S H I T T Y - should have been CHITTY. Oops (wasn't me honest guv!).

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Sasy 3 years ago

Name isn't that unusual these days but it is longer than most, so when friends would introduce me to their smaller kids or kids to their friends and say 'say hi to________", I would look down expectingly and the looks on the faces of utter confusion or just flat out, nahhhh i'm good, is hilarious.

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Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 3 years ago

My name is Aimee, which is butchered 6 ways to Sunday ask the time. I don't even give a spelling missy of the time anymore. It's just not worth it. My son's name is Jessee James M. G*****y. His first name is Jessee James. Like Mary Ann. His poor name is massacred all the time!

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Bored Batgirl 3 years ago

Cristin. Even when I spell it for people they still spell it wrong and I frequently get called Christine or Christian.

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AlmightyOne 3 years ago

There used to be this one kid in my class named Tristan. Our teacher called him Triscuit, though.

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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

My grandma had a friend whose first name was Gay. She had it legally changed in the end.

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Person #1,051 3 years ago

My brother's is Jonne (Y-on-EH), he has been called johnie, john, and most commonly, yohne. His name is spelled wrong a lot, too.

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bonnyatlast 3 years ago

My mom's last name. It's Maciel. Pronounced Ma-ce-el. Everyone under the son says Marcel.

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W. 5 3 years ago

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

I once had a student who's surname was actually called Innocent. Imagine if his first name was Arma?

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Michelle Brandt 3 years ago

First name, I had to correct more people than I cared to admit that it was spelled M-I-C-H-E-L-L-E. Yup, 2 L's, 2 E's. Thought that was the more common way to spell it but whatever. Last name, oh boy where do I start? Surname is Breitbach. It was commonly mispronounced as Breitenbach. Otherwise just horribly butchered every way imaginable. Made it easy to spot the telemarketers. Had to spell it VERY clearly over the phone, otherwise the E and I got switched everytime. For the record, it's pronounced Bright-bok, it's German. Married last name, Brandt. A little easier, but while changing the name on a credit card, the CS guy misheard me(somehow) and I got a card with the last name spelled Brandtp. Still scratching my head how that happened.

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Jo Choto 3 years ago

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Marina Muller 3 years ago

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The Queen Of Upper Butt Crack 3 years ago

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wild_mushrooms 3 years ago

MY friend's name is Ankica (ON-kit-sa). Poor darling has been called Onika, Arkansas, On-eck-a, etc...

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Chocoholic 3 years ago

This is gonna get burried and isn't as good as some, but my first name is Jackson. I'm a girl. The amount of times I get misgendered is somewhat exhausting, but I still like my name :3

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Iggy 3 years ago

I have Irish names. I will spare you the migraine.

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Soap 3 years ago

*sigh* dang it, Sophia The First.

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RoseTheMad 3 years ago

My name is Róisín, alias "Royzin", "Row-eye-sin" "Row-ih-sin" and "Raisin"

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Chillace 3 years ago

my name has recieved me numerous, no infininte jokes about it. when im 18 i might change my name to constantine

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N G 3 years ago

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Julie 3 years ago

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Ron Ryan 3 years ago

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Toni Convens 3 years ago

My family name is Convens, when i ordered some food on the phone they asked my name. When i got the food they spelled my name as Kongvans. Its now my gamertag.

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Megzymonsta 3 years ago

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Danjal Jannik TIndholm 3 years ago

Quite a few of those could be avoided if people turned off their autocorrect.

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Roger Haywood 3 years ago

For me, its when people spell my first name with a D. Rodger. Irritates me because thats not the popular way of spelling it.

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Hazy Egg 3 years ago

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Johnny 3 years ago

Back in the 90's when autocorrect was even worse than it is now, a coworker "Robert Lewer" kept getting auto corrected to "Rodent Lewder" by MS Word. That became his name around the office.

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Butternut DerpFarts 3 years ago

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)

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leloo 3 years ago

In Germany name Romana always turns to Ramona. It sucks.

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Vickie Staind 3 years ago

My last name is Kuhns (pronounced COONS) 0 say it the wrong way and it sounds extremely insulting! (you can imagine)

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Deborah Phillips 3 years ago

Junior year in high school "Debbie Does Dallas" came out. That was fun.

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Marianne 3 years ago

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Sadia Timmermans 3 years ago

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Gary's Mind 3 years ago

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Jennie-Lind Normand 3 years ago

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Duncan 3 years ago

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Cecilia 3 years ago

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Shelby P 3 years ago

I get Chelsea a lot... not sure why

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Silre 3 years ago

I share a name with 2 states. People think it's HILARIOUS to ask me if I'm north or south. That's why I go by my middle name.

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A Head 3 years ago

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denzoren 3 years ago

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tomruns12 3 years ago

The biggest problem i have with my name is it is the same name as a very evil man. I'm pretty sure it may have prevented me from getting a few job interviews.

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chrissy goodman 3 years ago

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Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago

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Arctic Fox Lover 3 years ago

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HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago

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Patti Vance 3 years ago

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~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 3 years ago

I have an Indian name which keeps getting autocorrected to "additionally". So damn annoying.

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Jennifer Haynes 3 years ago

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ScarlettofHydraIsland 3 years ago

My name is Katie, but I’ve been called (or had my name spelled) Katy, Catie, Cathy, Candy, Kat, Kitty, and one person who I hope was hard of hearing called me Kibble.

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Monika Lewinska 3 years ago

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Amery 3 years ago

Loved this thread. My name is AnneMarie, and I'm always being called 'Amery' or 'Emery' like the nail board. (ergo, my surname here!) Thanks, y'all for the hoots!!!

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Demanda 3 years ago

My name in Amanda Bumpus, maiden name was Holden. I didn't hyphenate my last name when I got married because Amanda Holden-Bumpus is just too much!

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Cupcake168 3 years ago

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Commander OwO 3 years ago

I had a kid named Anas in second grade

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Vernice Aure 3 years ago (edited)

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leloo 3 years ago

My name Romana always turn to Ramona

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Jaguarundi 3 years ago

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Sabed Hussain 3 years ago

All would be parents should see this post before deciding their children's name...

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John Baker 3 years ago

Other than the occasional intellectually challenged wag making what I'm sure they thought were clever and witty references to a certain porcelain receptacle, I haven't had too much trouble. ;-)

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Amanda Reicha 3 years ago

My mom had a friend who named her daughter "Crystal." She ended up marrying a guy who's name was pronounced or spelled like "Chandelier." Crystal Chandelier.

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2S2N 3 years ago

Always have to spell it out, yes that's correct, 2 said and 2 n's. Suzy Q, the song 'Oh Sussanna'' and the name Susan, are just about part of normal day.

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Axolotl King 3 years ago

"Shouldn't it be Queen?" The most annoying response I get to my last name, "King" My sister also deals with this

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Jennifer Herron 3 years ago (edited)

My last name is either changed to Herrera or Heroin.

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Jackie Porter 3 years ago

I have a friend who's name is Simone. She's constantly getting mail addressed to Simon and it boils her piss when that happens.

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Duchess Raven Waves 3 years ago

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Daenarys 3 years ago

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Deborah Phillips 3 years ago

My name is Deborah. Junior year, the porn movie, "Debbie Does Dallas" came out. That was fun for a 16 year old to deal with,

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Steve Wilson 3 years ago

Just yesterday I was watching a YouTube video where somebody was interviewing a girl whose name (according to the screen) was ‘Peace Esheidt’. I’m serious.

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Amanda Panda 3 years ago (edited)

My poor niece Anam's name autocorrects to "A*n*a*l" which makes for fun family group chats.

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago

My friend and I have similar names and, despite the fact that we look completely different, our names are always confused. It's even worse because we usually sit next to each other.

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Kay blue 3 years ago

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Tylar Martinez 3 years ago

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Chewie Baron 3 years ago

When I was at High School, there was a girl in my form named Sîan, and with me being called Seàn, there was one teacher who never ever once called us by the correct names when he was teaching us.

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Lucky2BAlive 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

My nickname is Leo. I'm female. It's considered a male name. Let's just leave all that your imaginations.

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H Edwards 3 years ago

I know a Stéphane, spelled that way because he's half French. He gets Steffan, Stephen, Steven, Stephanie. I don't think I've ever seen someone spell his name correctly.

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Yettichild 3 years ago

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Nikole 3 years ago

(See my first name). Also, my last name is incredibly uncommon.

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Pepper DeVoe 3 years ago

My name is Pepper. What were my parents thinking...

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WildHoneyPie 3 years ago

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K D 3 years ago

My first and last name sound the same, but aren’t spelled the same and have a lot of variation of spellings. I cannot tell you how many times my name has been misspelled

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Charlotte Bednard 3 years ago

My last name (Bednard) is pronounced and spelled phonetically. the amount of people who want to spell it differently or pronounce it Bernard, Beddard, ect is amazing.

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JayWantsACat 3 years ago

Jay. It's literally the easiest name but I get Jake, Jerry, Jane, etc. Or "what's that short for?" J......? **shrug**

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Ragnhild Nilsen 3 years ago

I know your pain..... That is as soon as I cross the borders out of Norway nobody can spell it, and nobody can pronounce it. IMG_201607...3e35e2.jpg

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Charley 3 years ago

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AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

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Celena Camps 3 years ago

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Monica C 1 year ago

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OHIOWAndering_Around 3 years ago

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Shawn Ruester 3 years ago

My last name gets mispronounced ALL the time. It was German in origin (from my great grandfather).

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Shawn Ruester 3 years ago

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Sue Knerl 3 years ago

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Marvin HoG 3 years ago

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Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago

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Violet Smith 3 years ago

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Rori kern 3 years ago

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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago

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Ailsa Ide 3 years ago (edited)

I've been called Elsa, Ariel, and Ursula on multiple occasions. The actual pronunciation is ALE-suh.

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Tricia Sloan 3 years ago

My name is Trish and my sons love to call me Trash, they think it's hilarious

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BannedFromABoatShow 3 years ago

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Jennie Doyle 3 years ago

It is annoying. My name is Jennie, yes with an ie, not Jenny, not Jennifer and not Jeannie. Even when it is on an email right in front of people I get the reply ‘Hi Jenny’.

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Meri Kassner-Gomez 3 years ago

My nickname is Meri and my phone always autocorrects it to Nero. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Jaybird3939 3 years ago

My name is Janine. I get Janie, Denise, Jennifer, and one time Jasmine. Auto-correct changes my name to Canine.

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Meami 3 years ago

I once met a guy whose name was John Doe. I thought he was kidding. It was awkward for everyone.

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Stephen Frankenberry 3 years ago

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Fred Burrows 3 years ago

My name just rhymed with so many words . Elementary school was crazy with the creative taunts of the young.

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Bhadrika Love 3 years ago

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Rebecca Olds 3 years ago

My current employer has my last name in the system as olts.......its olds. I quickly had to learn a way to tell people how its spelled. I say, " like an Oldsmobile."

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Ezigma 3 years ago

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Sheba's Mum 3 years ago (edited)

I am Kay but get Kaye, Kate Katie, is that short for Katherine (no it's not). Also, at school, because my surname began Bo, I got called smelly.

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Paradise 3 years ago

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Terilee Bruyere 3 years ago

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Luke Susko 3 years ago

My name is luke and s is the first letter of my last name Star Wars references were invoked throughout my entire life

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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago

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Heather Williams 3 years ago

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Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago

(My username is a pen name) my real last name autocorrects from Wiedrick to either Fredrick or Whichcraft.

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The good, The bad and the dirty~ 3 years ago

Ralph Bohner is laughing.

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Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago

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Connie Martin 3 years ago

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Sharee Earle 3 years ago

Excellent read

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Conceptual&Colorful 3 years ago (edited)

My last name is of Belgian origin, and it’s been spelled and pronounced wrong so many times it’s not even funny.

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Jill Pulcifer 3 years ago

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Christina Lecocq 3 years ago

My last name is LeCocq and it's pronounced La Coke but people ALWAYS say La C**k

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Noro 3 years ago

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Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago

I-my.....name is......Avilina........people call me Avi. "Ah-veh-lee-na" is how it's pronounced. F**k.

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Seabeast 3 years ago

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Sky Render 3 years ago

Nobody ever heard my deadname right back when I worked in total loss valuation. I always had to specify the first letter or they'd hear it wrong. Thankfully "Rachel" is a lot harder to mishear!

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Heather Menard 3 years ago

My last name is Menard easy enough but people never get it right. I always have to spell it Men then Ard like ardvark

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g90814 3 years ago

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Jason Jack 3 years ago

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Susun Wilson 3 years ago

I knew an Ima & Elmer Fuddge, growing up in Lebanon, Oregon! Also, Dusty Correl!

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Aubrie Allen 3 years ago

Aubrie, it always auto corrects to "Auntie." Too bad I don't have nieces or nephews.

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Amanda Panda 3 years ago (edited)

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Liam Walsh 3 years ago

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Sasy 3 years ago

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Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 3 years ago

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Bored Batgirl 3 years ago

Cristin. Even when I spell it for people they still spell it wrong and I frequently get called Christine or Christian.

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AlmightyOne 3 years ago

There used to be this one kid in my class named Tristan. Our teacher called him Triscuit, though.

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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

My grandma had a friend whose first name was Gay. She had it legally changed in the end.

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Person #1,051 3 years ago

My brother's is Jonne (Y-on-EH), he has been called johnie, john, and most commonly, yohne. His name is spelled wrong a lot, too.

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bonnyatlast 3 years ago

My mom's last name. It's Maciel. Pronounced Ma-ce-el. Everyone under the son says Marcel.

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W. 5 3 years ago

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

I once had a student who's surname was actually called Innocent. Imagine if his first name was Arma?

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Michelle Brandt 3 years ago

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