Anyone have one that trips people up? I have one evidently.
I have co-workers I have worked with for years who still can't spell and/or pronounce my name. I even have a close friend who can't get it. I wish I had a name like Smith or Brown.:P
Ha, hey Libs, I know exactly how you feel-you know my last name...doesn't get any more Italian than that.I must admit, I didn't think you were Italian! I knew there was something I liked about you! And like someone else said, I don't even bother using my last name for intros cuz they just don't get it. And it's not hard, it's pronounced just like it's spelled! *Sigh* And DTD, you'll have to tell me next time I see you in NYC!!
ah, I thought I told you that I was Italian.. Yeah you're name is a mouthful LD :P I don't think it's hard but I know what you mean.
Yeah, Im sorry we couldn't meet up the last time. The next time PJ makes it to NYC we will have to meet up
Yeah, I'm sicilian too..well mostly. No one seems to have heard of our name. I always want to do research and try to find out where exactly my ancestors are from. My grandfather seems to know zip... :? but then again he wasn't much of a grandparent..different thread!
Not sicilian but Northern Italy. My name (maiden name) is not difficult but people seemed to have some kind of a block with it. Pronounced and spelt in so many ways that it was not even recognisable as my name!
libragirl... do your research - it's fantastic when you find things out! When my family moved to Brussels many, many years ago, we were VERY suprised to find another listing with our name in the phone book. We contacted these people and all of a sudden a whole new 'family' was there. At one time, two brothers left Italy, one for North America (US) and one for South America (Argentina) - they were from the south america 'branch'. Through this, we found we still had land in Italy and a cousin spent 3 years researching the family now that they had found the 'north american link'. He went as far back as the 11th century. So go girl... find out about your family!
Yeah, I want to do some research. I know there are those websites, like ancestry.com but I'm not sure if that info is always accurate. Im skeptical. Plus I may not want to find out some stuff..lol
These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
I definitely have one of those. One of those letters that should not be there under normal circumstances. I am constantly getting credit cards spelled wrong (even ones that because of this letter make them come up with a whole different name :roll: ) and always have to spell it SLOWLY eventhough it's not so hard.
I definitely have one of those. One of those letters that should not be there under normal circumstances. I am constantly getting credit cards spelled wrong (even ones that because of this letter make them come up with a whole different name :roll: ) and always have to spell it SLOWLY eventhough it's not so hard.
my God, it's been so long, never dreamed you return...
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
I definitely have one of those. One of those letters that should not be there under normal circumstances. I am constantly getting credit cards spelled wrong (even ones that because of this letter make them come up with a whole different name :roll: ) and always have to spell it SLOWLY eventhough it's not so hard.
oh man..what a pain in the ass..thank god my name hasn't ever been spelled wrong on credit cards..they manage to get that right :P
These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
Went from a Mexican surname to a Russian surname and both difficult to some people!!
first name pretty common--over $1,439,000 with it in U.S.
114 with last name in U.S.
67,105 with maiden name in U.S.
I would think the Russian name would be more difficult..I remember reading Anna Karenina and those names were complicated!
I went on that website and there are one are fewer people with my whole name..and 1,431,781 people who share my first name in the U.S. My name is Jennifer, need I say more..lol
These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
Yeah it's frustrating..i remember the college i went to had my name wrong in their records. I had to complete a change of name form so it could be correct and it wouldn't go on my degree misspelled..lol
This reminds me of my college memories:
I grew up in NJ, and went to school in Michigan. My last name has 4 syllables and 3 i's in the name. Whenever I spelled out my name and said I, people thought I was saying A. No, it's I, like igloo not A! I guess my accent was stronger than I thought.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
There are fewer than 114 people in the U.S. with the last name .....
9 letters, english origin, a lot of us in Hampshire in England, and Nova Scotia, Canada!
strangely enough in the sydney phone book there is an entry with my initials, which is not me, and the same for my sister, but it is not her!!
as for my first name...
# There are 4,057,278 people in the U.S. with the first name ....
# Statistically the 4th most popular first name.
# 99.55 percent of people with the first name .... are male.
Anyone have one that trips people up? I have one evidently.
I have co-workers I have worked with for years who still can't spell and/or pronounce my name. I even have a close friend who can't get it. I wish I had a name like Smith or Brown.:P
Yup. But for some reason it's my first name that seems to give people the most problems.
My surname was always pronounced wrong in school, used to annoy me grrr.
Sometimes to this day it still is but everyone at work surprisingly can pronounce it correct.
Those that pronounce it wrong don't sound the K, they think the first letter of my surname (K) is silent.
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
all three surnames i have had people have managed to get wrong.adding a Y at the end,or extra D.and my first name isnt much better.it makes me laugh now,but when i was a kid it used to annoy the hell out of me.
Seek,
Find be yourself.
Don't follow the herd.
Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
Be yourself.
Otherwise you'll bore us.
I think I probabaly have the most embarrassing maiden name.
Hanberger
You can imagine all the variations of how it was pronounced. My most unusual nickname at school was 'paint brains', which was derived from Berger paints (don't know if they are still on the go).
I don't think anybody anyone ever pronounced my name correctly when it was called out anywhere! It become even more annoying when I became vegetarian at 16. I was a bit of a hippy in those days so to have someone shout out my name incorrectly pronounced brought much joviality to the general public.
Oh how I love my husband and his ordinary, English name. Not once has it caused embarrassment! My poor brother however has had to continue living with it, and as he is in the British Army repeatedly gets it shouted about.
620,000 with my first name
25,000 with my married last name
114 with my maiden last name
Toronto - 2009
Hartford - 2010
Ed Solo - Hartford - 2011
Toronto X 2, Ottawa & Hamilton - 2011
Ed Solo - Jacksonville - 2012
London, Pittsburgh & Buffalo - 2013
No shows in 2014 :-(
While my name is pretty normal, and by now most are anglicised, I'd love to see you guys trying to pronounce some ethnic Irish names. I've heard people try before with hilarious results
my last name is a 5 letter common noun. ive had people ask me how i spell that and all i want to say is what are you a fucking idiot? how do you think i spell it? but i dont. i patiently spell it for them.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
my last name is a 5 letter common noun. ive had people ask me how i spell that and all i want to say is what are you a fucking idiot? how do you think i spell it? but i dont. i patiently spell it for them.
Yeah it's amazing. People can screw any name up really.
These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
It's not that my given name(Heywood) & surname(Jablome) is that hard to pronounce, it's just that when they
are said together it's a little embarrassing.
i went from an Irish to a Croatian last name...and am now going back to the Irish!! It's funny, but both my maiden and married names sounded nearly identical.
that website is cool--with my married first and last name, I'm the only one in the US! with my maiden and soon-to-be-legal name, there are 95 of us...95, really????
Just had a look for a few people on that weblink - the UK one.
I was a bit concerned as my son's name is not listed as a person in the UK. I know he's here, he's spent most of the day lying on the sofa in his dressing gown.
•There are 1,279,726 people in the U.S. with my first name.
•There are fewer than 114 people in the U.S. with my last name.
•There are 1 or fewer people in the U.S. with my name. - ME!
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
My name is pretty common, but can be spelt four different ways so I end up having to spell it out everytime anyway...I just spell it immediately after saying it, don't bother waiting to be asked...
my last name is a 5 letter common noun. ive had people ask me how i spell that and all i want to say is what are you a fucking idiot? how do you think i spell it? but i dont. i patiently spell it for them.
Yes, I'll pronounce my very English last name as distinctly as possible and people will still ask me to spell it. After I spell it, they'll say (in the stupidest sounding voice): "OH. Just like it sounds." :roll:
subtract the M from my username and give it your best shot!
dee-jen-ahh-kiss?
edit - as to name stats:
1,279,758 people in the US have the same first name as me.
it is the 23rd most popular name.
4,440 people in the US have the same maiden name as me.
it is the 7878th most popular surname.
18 people in the US have the same first name-maiden name as me.
1,284,592 people in the US have the same married last name as me.
it is the 6th most popular surname.
5,350 people in the US have the same first name-married name as me.
my full legal name tho, i am the one and only.
so as i said, i went from a unusual/unique maiden name to an uber common married name...thus why it's nice for ease, but i often use both.
There are 3,776,334 people in the U.S. with my first name.
There are 220,338 people in the U.S. with my last name.
There are 2,708 people in the U.S. with my first name-last name combination.
You see me empty, Sir, do not pause and inquire, simply assume and refill.
- Al Swearengen
i went from an Irish to a Croatian last name...and am now going back to the Irish!! It's funny, but both my maiden and married names sounded nearly identical.
that website is cool--with my married first and last name, I'm the only one in the US! with my maiden and soon-to-be-legal name, there are 95 of us...95, really????
Haha!
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
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ah, I thought I told you that I was Italian..
Yeah, Im sorry we couldn't meet up the last time. The next time PJ makes it to NYC we will have to meet up
Yeah, I want to do some research. I know there are those websites, like ancestry.com but I'm not sure if that info is always accurate. Im skeptical. Plus I may not want to find out some stuff..lol
my God, it's been so long, never dreamed you return...
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
oh man..what a pain in the ass..thank god my name hasn't ever been spelled wrong on credit cards..they manage to get that right :P
first name pretty common--over $1,439,000 with it in U.S.
114 with last name in U.S.
67,105 with maiden name in U.S.
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
I would think the Russian name would be more difficult..I remember reading Anna Karenina and those names were complicated!
I went on that website and there are one are fewer people with my whole name..and 1,431,781 people who share my first name in the U.S. My name is Jennifer, need I say more..lol
and the Russian name was changed a bit to make it easier!
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
I grew up in NJ, and went to school in Michigan. My last name has 4 syllables and 3 i's in the name. Whenever I spelled out my name and said I, people thought I was saying A. No, it's I, like igloo not A! I guess my accent was stronger than I thought.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
There are 399,424 with my first name
125 with my last name
and I am the only one of both
9 letters, english origin, a lot of us in Hampshire in England, and Nova Scotia, Canada!
strangely enough in the sydney phone book there is an entry with my initials, which is not me, and the same for my sister, but it is not her!!
as for my first name...
# There are 4,057,278 people in the U.S. with the first name ....
# Statistically the 4th most popular first name.
# 99.55 percent of people with the first name .... are male.
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
Yup. But for some reason it's my first name that seems to give people the most problems.
Sometimes to this day it still is but everyone at work surprisingly can pronounce it correct.
Those that pronounce it wrong don't sound the K, they think the first letter of my surname (K) is silent.
Find be yourself.
Don't follow the herd.
Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
Be yourself.
Otherwise you'll bore us.
Hanberger
You can imagine all the variations of how it was pronounced. My most unusual nickname at school was 'paint brains', which was derived from Berger paints (don't know if they are still on the go).
I don't think anybody anyone ever pronounced my name correctly when it was called out anywhere! It become even more annoying when I became vegetarian at 16. I was a bit of a hippy in those days so to have someone shout out my name incorrectly pronounced brought much joviality to the general public.
Oh how I love my husband and his ordinary, English name. Not once has it caused embarrassment! My poor brother however has had to continue living with it, and as he is in the British Army repeatedly gets it shouted about.
25,000 with my married last name
114 with my maiden last name
Hartford - 2010
Ed Solo - Hartford - 2011
Toronto X 2, Ottawa & Hamilton - 2011
Ed Solo - Jacksonville - 2012
London, Pittsburgh & Buffalo - 2013
No shows in 2014 :-(
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Yeah it's amazing. People can screw any name up really.
are said together it's a little embarrassing.
that website is cool--with my married first and last name, I'm the only one in the US! with my maiden and soon-to-be-legal name, there are 95 of us...95, really????
Whatever you are, be a good one --Lincoln
-Greg Dulli
I was a bit concerned as my son's name is not listed as a person in the UK. I know he's here, he's spent most of the day lying on the sofa in his dressing gown.
Perhaps it's because he's only 12?
my maiden name there is none.
and my step dads name there are none.
wow.
i know i had an unusal name but still!
Find be yourself.
Don't follow the herd.
Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
Be yourself.
Otherwise you'll bore us.
•There are 1,279,726 people in the U.S. with my first name.
•There are fewer than 114 people in the U.S. with my last name.
•There are 1 or fewer people in the U.S. with my name. - ME!
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
i still get it wrong on here.
dee-jen-ahh-kiss?
edit - as to name stats:
1,279,758 people in the US have the same first name as me.
it is the 23rd most popular name.
4,440 people in the US have the same maiden name as me.
it is the 7878th most popular surname.
18 people in the US have the same first name-maiden name as me.
1,284,592 people in the US have the same married last name as me.
it is the 6th most popular surname.
5,350 people in the US have the same first name-married name as me.
my full legal name tho, i am the one and only.
so as i said, i went from a unusual/unique maiden name to an uber common married name...thus why it's nice for ease, but i often use both.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
There are 220,338 people in the U.S. with my last name.
There are 2,708 people in the U.S. with my first name-last name combination.
- Al Swearengen
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
Haha!