Spell my name right!

I have double the problem as my first name can be either C or K as well as Anne with the E. I always ask before spelling a name, probably because of my names.

I didn’t turn up for work once and the office called to ask why. “Because I’m not on the rota for today “ I replied. They spelled my name with a J in some places and G in others. I thought there was a new person on the rota. They didn’t make that mistake again.

There are two variations of my name, the masculine version ends in 'is', female version 'es'.

It's amazing how many people type the masculine version, even when responding to an email I've written.

My name quite obviously starts with a F.
The amount of people who use Ph just lately is unreal. I have no idea why some people find it tricky when it just isn't. I can see its a similar grapheme, but ask don't guess if you're not sure.
It's like Davies and Davis. You'd clarify to make sure you spell it correctly surely?

Both my first and middle names can have different spellings, ring anyone up and you get is that spelt with a Y? Second name, with or without an E, then post comes through and they have spelt the very common surname wrong, I give up lol

I am Ann without! As a teenager I was very flat chested so "Ann without" suited me perfectly. It doesn't bother me too much, but I never cease to be amazed by the number of odd names that children have these days.

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You know that thing you sign for the TESCO delivery man?

I like to sign my first name with my finger tip.

My sister is Ann without an e which she always pointedly mentions when required to give her name. Her surname is another matter entirely!

I had a married cousin long dead whose married surname was cousin, or maybe couzen, none of us ever really knew and because her first name was the way she was recorded in the address book (Thelma C) none of us ever did find for sure out until her funeral

There are far more things to be bothered about - better have your name spelt wrong than be ignored.

Constantly being asked is it Mc or Mac which is fair enough but the ridiculous spellings and pronunciations of the second part is something else again

To be honest, I'm hopeless at remembering names. So if anyone gets my name wrong I am so encouraged that it's not just me.

Bluebird64, Fiona was very popular in England when l was born in the sixties; l have known several and was nearly given that name myself. Isn't it interesting how names go in and out of fashion? Other girls' names that were very common at that time were Helen, Julie, Maria (The Sound of Music was a big hit!), Susan/Susanna/Suzanne, Jane, Joanne, Claire, Nicola, Gillian, Catherine/Katherine, Sarah, Elizabeth, Sharon and Tracey. My own name, while not as common as these, is very much of the time too. I am amazed that anyone called Linda would have their name questioned. It has to have been one of the most popular girls' names of the fifties, along with Susan, Ann/Anne, Gillian and Janet.

Of course we can’t expect strangers to know which way to spell our names. My grumble was that people who know you well will spell it wrongly because, presumably, they think it doesn’t matter a damn.
My middle name is so unusual that I tell people my mother got it off a gravestone. I don’t expect anybody to spell that correctly.

I had a manager who clearly told the caller her name as Carol with an E (Carole)

The letter arrived a couple is days later addressed to

Carol Withney

No-one ever spelt my name wrong until someone came into the public eye a few years back who spelt it "wrong" - now people get mine wrong all the time. I find it mildly irritating.

I’m another Carole,I have had people say they didn’t know you could spell Carol with an e.Seriously?

My name also sometimes gets spelt wrong. Correct spelling is Valerie. Sometimes it’s written Valery.

Get the spelling right she's Ann not Anne! It's not difficult. I totally understand why you get irritated by people getting it wrong but I'm a self confessed pedant

When I was at school we had a new teacher arrive. Armed with a layout plan of the desks she asked everyone in turn for their first name and Surname asking some them to spell their names especially surnames. The girl in front said Baron and she asked her to spell it. So when she asked me I said my first name and spent my last name to save time. It was only 5 letters. She looked aghast and said how on earth do you spell that?
At the hospital for chemo or meds the nurse has to say your full name to confirm it's the correct medication for you but the Portuguese have trouble with the pronunciation of "th" which is in the middle of my second name and also in my last name. So they say "your full name Dona Daisy please".

Urmstongran My neighbour once remarked that if she had thought of how many variations of Lindsay there are, she would have chosen a different name for her daughter.
My DIL's name is Carolyn, and she gets irritated by people calling her Caroline.
My name is Brenda, and I have no problems with it, though my Liverpudlian friend always calls me Bren. For some strange reason I quite often get called Barbara though.
I think that people should make the effort to get your name right. It's rude, not to, and reflects badly on the person who can't be bothered to check.

It's not so much spelling my name wrong, Carole, with an e, but people call me Carolyn, Caroline, Karen. Really? Did you not read the email or letter?

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^It's not so much spelling my name wrong, Carole, with an e, but people call me Carolyn, Caroline, Karen.*

I get all of those, and even Christine too, occasionally, though at least I've only ever been called the last one verbally, not in writing

One of my names is Katherine. It has an unbelievable number of spelling variations, but oddly enough my DIL’s name is also Katherine, spelled the same way as mine.

Virtually nobody could spell or pronounce my maiden name. I loved having an unusual name, though it was a nuisance in many ways. These days I would have kept it when I married.

The most popular name when I was at school seems to have been Jean. There were five in my form. Lots of Susans and Margarets, too.