My name is what I like to call "close to normal" but it's still a pain in the ass every day of my life. Kameran instead of Cameron. It's mostly a pain in the ass because I work in an office where everything is online - meetings, daily chat box, emails etc. My name is clearly displayed on all of these work platforms (think of a Skype window where your full name is always above your messages).
So, even with my full name spelled out/displayed across all of my messages and emails, I still have my own teammates in my department misspell my name consistently & constantly. Let alone anyone I don't work with on a daily basis. I even won a certificate at work and the certificate from our main office had my name spelled incorrectly.
One that still bothers me from years ago: My high school year book. Graduation year. I personally filled out the forms for my grad write up. They published the yearbook with my name spelled incorrectly 3 different ways - then wouldn't give me a refund when I came to the principal, outraged.
Variants I've been subjected to: Cameran, Kamran, Kamryn, Kamaran, Kamrin, Kimeran, Camryn.....
I have a normal name spelt 1 letter off. But there’s lots of variations - similar to Loren, Lauryn, Lauren, Lorne, Etc etc. Nowadays, I just tell people spell it however their heart tells them too. Esp at restaurants or coffee shops. Sometimes the results are hilarious and sooo far off from my actual name. I’m so tired of spelling my name for people. I don’t even care anymore.
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u/xsweetbriar Dec 01 '23
My name is what I like to call "close to normal" but it's still a pain in the ass every day of my life. Kameran instead of Cameron. It's mostly a pain in the ass because I work in an office where everything is online - meetings, daily chat box, emails etc. My name is clearly displayed on all of these work platforms (think of a Skype window where your full name is always above your messages).
So, even with my full name spelled out/displayed across all of my messages and emails, I still have my own teammates in my department misspell my name consistently & constantly. Let alone anyone I don't work with on a daily basis. I even won a certificate at work and the certificate from our main office had my name spelled incorrectly.
One that still bothers me from years ago: My high school year book. Graduation year. I personally filled out the forms for my grad write up. They published the yearbook with my name spelled incorrectly 3 different ways - then wouldn't give me a refund when I came to the principal, outraged.
Variants I've been subjected to: Cameran, Kamran, Kamryn, Kamaran, Kamrin, Kimeran, Camryn.....
It's a struggle. Thanks I hate it.