Do people get your name wrong? With the SAME wrong name?

hortonsl62 wrote in post #5403392
Ok, I've noticed over the years that my name should have been STEVE.

For some strange reason, the absolute most common mistake is for someone to call me that.

Happens in person, at conferences, and, now, in mass e-mails.

So, now, I proclaim myself 'Stam' - the combination of Steve + Sam.

Steve....I mean, Sam, since they got your name right in the "To:" field, I'm thinking some people must think Steve is a nickname for Sam. You know, like Jack is a nickname for John?

ROFL!

I don't even use my real name. I have a handful of nicknames that folks call me.... but my given name is only used by my father, and only then when he's mad at me.

Sari

My real first name is René. This caused me untold grief as a child. There were three René's in La Grenada elementary school, and the other two were girls. (Actually, there were two Renee's and one René [me]--note the spellings and the accent--but such niceties are lost on kids.) This led me to learn how to discuss my name with other kids while they were horizontal, which in turn led to other problems.

When I complained about my name, my mother said, "it's a beautiful French name." When I replied, "Yeah, but we don't live in beautiful France!", another set of problems arose.

When I was in the service, I went by my first name or my nickname. There, my first name was "Lieutenant" and my nickname was "Sir." Nobody teased me about being "René" more than once. But then, I was 6'3", weighed 196 lbs, and ran five miles before breakfast every day.

When I left the service, I changed from "René R. Breton" to "R. Roger Breton," and it's been that way ever since.

Now, it no longer matters what someone calls me, except I absolutely refuse to open any mail addressed to "Ms. Rene Breton." Even bills. I proved in court that I didn't have to, in IBM vs. Breton.

I think kids who are saddled with monikers that cause them grief growing up should sue the hell out of their parents the instant they turn 18.

Real instance... In 1983, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cox of San Diego, CA, had a beautiful baby girl, which they named "Fonda" in honor of Henry Fonda. Just think of her life as a teenager.

20droger wrote in post #5412917
My real first name is René. This caused me untold grief as a child. There were three René's in La Grenada elementary school, and the other two were girls. (Actually, there were two Renee's and one René [me]--note the spellings and the accent--but such niceties are lost on kids.) This led me to learn how to discuss my name with other kids while they were horizontal, which in turn led to other problems.

When I complained about my name, my mother said, "it's a beautiful French name." When I replied, "Yeah, but we don't live in beautiful France!", another set of problems arose.

When I was in the service, I went by my first name or my nickname. There, my first name was "Lieutenant" and my nickname was "Sir." Nobody teased me about being "René" more than once. But then, I was 6'3", weighed 196 lbs, and ran five miles before breakfast every day.

When I left the service, I changed from "René R. Breton" to "R. Roger Breton," and it's been that way ever since.

Now, it no longer matters what someone calls me, except I absolutely refuse to open any mail addressed to "Ms. Rene Breton." Even bills. I proved in court that I didn't have to, in IBM vs. Breton.

I think kids who are saddled with monikers that cause them grief growing up should sue the hell out of their parents the instant they turn 18.

Real instance... In 1983, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cox of San Diego, CA, had a beautiful baby girl, which they named "Fonda" in honor of Henry Fonda. Just think of her life as a teenager.

Dang Roger, I feel your pain. My name is Renee' and I grew up in a very hispanic populated area. Rene' is predominantly male is hispanic culture so I got the opposite treatment as you.

Good move on the change. I've gone by Nae since I was about 12 and still cringe when someone uses my actual name. Especially when I get the whole "REE-NEE" thing.

My name is Stephen.. and it gets pronounced wrong a lot.. especially by my college professors.. they call me "Step-hen" or "Step-phen"..

My grade 8 PE class had 9 Jasons. "Jason pass the ball!" - it got confusing.

belmondo wrote in post #5404271


I used to have a fellow who worked for me named Tom Wong.

We had this whole routine when people called on the phone and asked for 'Tom.' We usually asked them if they wanted the white one or the Wong one. (I'm Caucasian)

We thought ourselves very funny.

ROFL .... thats hilarious ... dont you hate it when its wong .. lol

I actually know someone named Wang Chung.

I never asked him how much abuse he took.

But, he's a balanced guy.

Oh for the love of God. I wish people would stop calling me Bob. Aquaintances who are recently introduced make this mistake quite often. "Billlllllllll" "Bohhhhhhb" Get it right, people. No where near alike.

I corrected a 3-year-old cousin's child "My name is Bill, not Bob." Well, she over-corrected and called me Billy Bob. That was nearly 20 years ago and now half the family calls me that. Jeeze Louise.

I won't post my last name on the Internet, but it's a common word used as a surname. It has the very same spelling as a surname as it does as the common word. No one on the planet spells it differently when it is used as a surname. HOWEVER, I've seen people misspell it too many times for me to ever be comfortable with the mistake.

I get Eric and Mark (my Brother's name) a lot, as well as the obligatory Kurt, Curt, Kurk (are you illiterate? Have you ever seen that name written ANYWHERE I think to myself)........... I try to use the "Like Gibson or Douglas", and people around here go "huh?" I usually get the Star Trek tie in, which I never watched.

My best friends husband still calls my husband by the wrong name. Even in our combined email account- mark-n-kathy.......he'll write:

Hey Matt


soooo irritating.

my last name is Cox I always start off spelling it
my brothers first wife was named long I told her to hifenate it
long-Cox lol

I get called Charles, quite a lot, which I can understand: if you drawl "Giles" it can mutate to "Charles".

Why people call me Nigel though, I really can't fathom.

With regard to my surname, people like to put in extra letters. "Gutherie" is the most common.

greg20d wrote in post #5433277
my last name is Cox I always start off spelling it
my brothers first wife was named long I told her to hifenate it
long-Cox lol

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!