18 People Are Sharing The Biggest Problem They Have With Their Name
"What's the biggest problem you have with your name?"
Does your name ever give you trouble over and over again? Because that's exactly the question writer Marcus Vance asked a few days ago on Twitter.
What's the biggest problem you have with your name?
My biggest problem?
Me: "Hi, I'm Marcus. Nice to meet you."
Business people: "Hi, Marcus. Do you go by Mark?"
Me: "No. If I did then don't you think I'd introduce myself as that?"
— Marcus Vance (@MarcusCVance) January 9, 2020
Here's what they had to say.
#1 Beth:
Me: “My name is Beth.”
Then: “Short for Elizabeth?”
Me: “No.”
Them: “So short for ...”
Me: “Beth.”— Beth Vrabel IDC WHAT YOU CALL ME, JUST BUY MY BOOK (@beth_vrabel) January 11, 2020
#2 Miriam:
Me - My name is Miriam.
Person - That sounds like an old lady’s name.
Me - I’m growing into it.
— MimZWay (@MimZWay) January 10, 2020
#3 Karen:
Nothing, until someone thought it was really clever to use it as a stand-in for every annoying-out-of-touch-racist-middle-aged-white-woman-who'd-like-to-speak-with-your-manager, and it caught on. pic.twitter.com/uCCupnCjZA
— Karen Walrond (@Chookooloonks) January 10, 2020
#4 James:
Feel this. James, not Jim... but there are those who refuse to say James, “can I call you Jim?” “I go by James” “ ok Jim” guess I’m Jim in this conversation, perhaps I should make up a name for them...
— James Petrillo (@petrillo_author) January 9, 2020
#5 Antje:
"Hi, I'm Antje."
"Yeah, I won't even try to pronounce that. How do I call you?"
"You call me Antje."
"No, seriously, if we have to work together, I need to call you something."
"Yeah. Antje."— Antje (@amiasmatics) January 10, 2020
#6 Elle:
Everyone calls me Ellie.. like I’m a Clampett.. and when I say Elle like the magazine or the model, I immediately sound like a douche.. so I rarely correct them
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) January 11, 2020
#7 Wagatwe:
White people telling me my name is "difficult" no matter where I am in the world https://t.co/N2Pe3dcajC
— Wagatwe Wanjuki (@wagatwe) January 11, 2020
#8 Dee:
"What's your name?"
Dee.
"Dean? Hi Dean."
Dee.
"Deena."
No, Dee.
"Deanna."
Just Dee.
"Dana."
There's no N.
"Dia."
Dee.
"I don't know what you're saying."
What comes after C?
"D?"
Yes!
"Your name is just one letter?"
With two E's.
"Oh, Edie!"— Dee Hanson (@DeeHansonTweets) January 9, 2020
#9 Victoria:
Same.
"Do you prefer Vicki or Tory or just Vic?"
"I prefer my name, which is the one I told you--Victoria."
"That's too long. Women should have shorter, friendlier names. Victoria is too https://t.co/6ULLPq7S1A's off-putting."— Victoria Brownworth #NoWarWithIran (@VABVOX) January 10, 2020
#10 Alanna:
My whole adult life, I have sent email from alanna.burke@whatever, with my name spelled correctly in the email, only to receive emails with my name misspelled. How. How do you do it. pic.twitter.com/t3nZUKsh8a
— Alanna Burke (@aburke626) January 10, 2020
#11 Hugh Morris:
I mean my name is literally the funny bone https://t.co/xHW4dgldJO
— Hugh Morris (@hwfmorris) January 12, 2020
#12 Clyde:
Everyone used to ask me what Clyde was 'short for'. Eventually after many refutations I relented and said 'Clyde-O'Scope'. So my nickname became Scope, which made me sound like Byron's rakish mate, Scrope Davies.
— Clyde 'Scope' Davies (@deadlyvices) January 10, 2020
#13 Cathy:
Going through life “Cathy with a C”.. once registered for a conference by phone - said “Cathy with a C”.. got to conference..all my paperwork and badge were for Kathy Withacee
— Cathy A. Salazar (@LvlyWords) January 10, 2020
#14 Renata:
No one can pronounce or spell it. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been called “Renato” in an email. Hell, my company that I’ve been with for FOUR YEARS misspelled my name on my new nameplate pic.twitter.com/mwTrZsWtJi
— Renata Leo | Buffalo Sauce Everywhere (@renataoleo) January 9, 2020
#15 Amanda:
My name is Amanda. Only my family calls me "Mandy", but at work, people call me "Amy" or "Amber".
I just.....
— Amandalorian - Queen Of Festivus (@NorthernCall19) January 9, 2020
#16 Miguel:
"Can I have your name?'
"Yeah, it's Miguel." pic.twitter.com/NIpMV0Rylp— MDragmire (@MDragmire) January 10, 2020
#17 Alex:
Me: Hi, I'm Alex.
Everyone: Oh ... I thought you'd be a man. https://t.co/OdjuRLSvY5
— Alex Stuckey (@alexdstuckey) January 13, 2020
#18 Chesney:
“Hi, I’m Chesney.”
“Are you related to Kenny Chesney?!”
Yes, this has happened WAY too many times. No, I’m not joking.— Chesney Infalt (@ChesneyInfalt) January 9, 2020
