Spell my name right!

I have an unusual name that nobody can spell, I’m not sure where my mother heard it, but my Driving Test examiner said it was from a film .1952 film.

It’s a pain, most people know my shortened name but very few know the real one.

And don’t get me started on trying to tell someone on the phone.......

To be honest there are so many very weird spellings of names nowadays, really unfair on the child who has to spell their name every single time! Could also be very confusing for official documents where the spelling is important.

I get a bit annoyed when people use an abbreviation of my name (i.e Lyn for Lynette) when I have introduced myself with my full name because that is the one I like to use. Some people do ask which I really appreciate, others just go ahead and abbreviate without asking. I also dislike it when people get it totally wrong (i.e. Lydia for Lynette) ? especially if repeatedly!

I can’t get too worked up about it TBH.

(Probably why legal documents list my aliases....otherwise known as Espee, Esspe) ?

“So that’s Ann Withany, madam, right?”

My husbands name can be spelt one of two ways.He has one aunt who always spells it a third way making it a totally different name!

I have a name that can be spelled three ways, plus one or two impossible variants that people invent sometimes. And now my married surname can be spelled with or without a final E so I have to spell both names.

I made sure I gave my daughters nice simple names than can only be spelled one way.

Snap SueDonim. Even worse, as in my case, it’s a family member?

Something I always make a point in doing is to use the correct spelling of someone’s name. It’s really not difficult if you can be bothered!

My name is spelt differently to the usual way.

The only time it irks me is when people I have known for years, spell it the usual way. At the end of the day, it still sounds the same when spoken though.

Maybe you should wear a name badge ANN! Until they get it right Joke!!

Irritating isnt it? I have quite an unusual name and so I shorten it; think Lynette shortened to Lyn. At the foot of my business email, my signature is the abbreviated version of my name, so Lyn Jones, for example. It is in a large, emboldened font. And pretty much every response I get back says "Hi Linda.....". I take care to make sure that I spell anyone's name correctly but I rarely get the same courtesy in return.

I have a name which can be spelt two ways. It annoys me when people use the wrong spelling even when they’ve known me for years!

I have a relative called Ann or it could be Anne, I rarely have the need to write her name so is something I do not remember. As you say it is half and half so an easy mistake.