People have done this to me too! (I am male). One of my teachers said my name wrong and I said "That is not how you pronounce my name. It is pronounced ****** ** ***** . Then the teacher said "Um no. Honey, I hate to say it but, you're pronouncing your own name wrong". So I just gave her a dumbstruck look and then deliberately mispronounced her name in the most horrible way for the rest of the year😈

My name is spelled with only on L. I have gotten used to people spelling it with two because that is a much more common way to spell it, that's fine, they aren't doing intentionally and when they do notice, many are quick to apologize. I really like the folk who pay attention and spell my name right first time. However I draw the line at the person who took official documentation from my hand and saw the spelling of my name and picked up a pen to "correct" the spelling of my name. I had to point out the spelling on my birth certificate (I did say that the documentaion was official) before she would believe me that was how my name was spelled.

My name is spelled Cathrine, in first grade my teacher said I was spelling it wrong so I told my mom and she wrote her a note saying that I was spelling it correctly. This still wasn't good enough for her and she made me bring in my birth certificate! Man, my mom was livid.

I spent 20 minutes on the phone with an idiot at a doctor's office who didn't believe my last name is Shirley. She talked to me like I had a learning disability. "No, not your second or middle name. The third one. You know, like Jones or Smith".......I finally hung up after telling her "No thanks, I'll find and office with a receptionist with a brain".

My family name has an "ly"-ending, what in my mother-tongue is pronounced "j", guess how many times they say it correct? Nope, like never. Best they can do is "li". I don't even correct people anymore. Oh, and it's not gender-related.

What I would've said: So you're telling me that you, who've known me about 5 minutes, know how to spell my name better than me, who's been spelling my name for [insert age] years? Ok, that makes perfect sense You know what, why don't we call my parents and ask them how to spell it? or do you know better than them as well?

'"Excuse me, but at this point in my life, I'm pretty sure I know how to spell my own name."

I once had to drop film at a Walgreens for a photography class. If you don't know film is considered sensitive documents and you have to provide ID to pick them up, the guy who took my film spelt my last name wrong. I have a very easy last name, it's 3 letters. When I told him he spelled it wrong he said that's how it's spelled. I said no it's not, it's my name.i had to escalate the matter to the division manager to get my film back because of him. My teacher gave me a late grade because he didn't believe that someone would spell my name wrong.

I have had native German speakers tell me I am SAYING my last name incorrectly. I tell them I don't care, my family is Czech. When I get the follow up, "How come you have a GERMAN last name, if you are NOT German?" "First, I wasn't aware the Germans had a copyright on the name, and second, it is part of a Baronial title bestowed on my ancestor by the Austrian Emperor himself for bravery in one of the many wars Austria fought in." Shuts them up every time!

Who the f**k has the audacity to tell someone they are spelling their OWN name wrong!!!?!?!? This whole planet is doomed based on this level of stupidity and ignorance.

Nobody ever says my name right. It's been that way my whole life lol. Its pronounced exactly the way its spelled..A li sha. But everybody always says it A lee sha. Nope not right. I got to a point where so many people constantly pronounced it wrong that i quit correcting them unless it was someone that i was going to be around more regularly. Some of my friends would correct people for me though, i swear it seemed like it pissed them off more than me lol. Now anytime someone actually says it right (without me correcting them) I always say omg you actually pronounced my name right, that doesn't happen very often!

People are always telling me my name should have one L. Umm, no. It'd not American so it's going to be spelled differently

There was literally one time, and one time only, where I wasn't paying attention to what I was writing down (as in handwriting), and wrote my last name as David instead of Davis. Only did that once...

I have a different 1st name and people are always asking if I spelled it right! And NO, it's not 'Pamela'.

I'm a guy. That's happened to my mom (regarding my name) and directly to me my whole life. People will argue that it's pronounced like "Michael", they will switch the positions of the 'a' and 'h', and they will mispronounce it on purpose in an attempt to convince me I'm wrong. The best was when a co-worker looked at my name tag and called me "Malachi." I literally took the name tag off and took an unscheduled break.

Well, there's good news and bad news still to come! Good news: By the time you hit 70, like me, people quit trying to convince you that you are spelling and/or saying your own name incorrectly! Bad news: They just roll their eyes with that "why bother?" look, because they're certain you're already experiencing dementia and that it's, most likely, too late to teach the old dog a new trick ~ I just smile !

Different cultures have different names, and sometimes the parents were just bad at naming. Before I changed my name, people spelled my birth name wrong all the time

I know the struggle. Not necessarily mansplaining. I have people ask me my name (it’s complicated). Then they’ll ask how my name is spelled. Then they‘ll say what my name should be pronounced… Like hey, i don‘t know what my name sounds like?!

WOW--unbelievable Madilynn they feel they can do this

I had a friend that had a "Weird" first name in middle school. I told my mom how her name was spelled and how to say it right and all I remember her saying is "Is she sure she knows how to spell her name?" ...We are literally in the academy and she one of the smartest out of all of us. I think she knows how to spell her first name.

What’s wrong with traditional spelling? I get aggravated with parents who creatively spell their kids name. But regardless the dude should not have corrected it.

How are people this entitled

By comparison, I have a fairly easy first (and last) name that is spelled the way it sounds. Still doesn't stop people (sorry, mostly men) from telling me how they think it should be spelled. Gtfo of my face! Take it up with my mom, she named me lol

WHAT THE ACTUAL F***. I would of b*** slapped him, metaphorically speaking, so hard that even Google maps won't find him