Comments on: And They Spelled My Name Wrong (Again)

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:19:13 +0000

AMIEE! omg thank you!!!! I thought I was the only person in the world with this problem!
I’m a junior in high school. My mom has spelled my name wrong my whole life!!!!
it’s JACQUELINE.
in my school it is spelled JACKELINE!!!! who even spells it like that!?
so for the longest time I thought my real name was JACQUELINE, with the CORRECT spelling.
This summer I finally saw my birth certificate and it hit me, the nurse spelled it JACQUELYN. With a Y!!!!!!

Doomed.
I am officially Doomed.
Colleges are sending e-mails to Jackeline! not Jacqueline or JacquelYn.

I want to cry. I am SO mad at that dumb nurse and my mom!

But fortunately I forced my parents to go to court to change my name to its correct spelling; JACQUELINE.
Unfortunately, I have to sign up for the SAT’s THIS WEEK!!! and I still don’t have my name. :’(

I am nameless for now.

Just call me Opal…that’s a fairly easy name to spell.

By: Jessie Kwak

Jessie Kwak — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:10:46 +0000

I most often get my name spelled the “boy’s” way (Jesse)–when I was in highschool I won first place in a state journalism contest only to receive a plaque with my name misspelled. From a journalism organization!

I think it’s taught me to be extremely aware of what people want to be called and how they want it spelled. Thanks for the reminder–can’t wait to see your article.

By: Bonie

Bonie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:40:56 +0000

I feel it too. Bonie not Bonnie. My mother spelled it wrong at birth not to curse me.

By: Abbie

Abbie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:06:13 +0000

I get -y, -ey, -i, and even the strange spelling Abi. It’s Abbie people! I feel you Amiee!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:41:45 +0000

If it makes you feel better, I always wished I had a more interesting name. Nancy never really gets confused. (Once a kid spelled it with an “i” on the end…but that’s it. And he ate glue.) And my maiden name was Jones. I hope to name my kids something funky and cool one day. (Btw-looove how you spell your name, even if it does confuse people!)

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:16:27 +0000

AGHHHH, I have an aunt who uses “Candace” all the time. Shes NEVER spelled my name right, even when it’s in plain sight, like on FB. Mom pointed it to her FINALLY and she was so apologetic, said she had never realized…and now she’s back to spelling it with an “a.” Hahahaha.

By: Carina

Carina — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:15:18 +0000

Yowza Amiee! In retrospect, I’m FAIRLY certain I’ve spelled your name wrong approximately 50 times. My apologies! I have one of those names that is often misspelled as well, but not nearly so difficult as yours. I’ve been taught in editing school (hahah…just kidding, I didn’t go to editing school) that especially on computer screens our brains switch letters around and make them look “correct” to us even if they aren’t (which is why as an editor I’m required to print everything out and read it on a hard copy). I think my brain did that to your name. I’m so glad you wrote this article – it brings my attention to it and will help me double-triple-check all my authors’ names!

By: neha

neha — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:25:52 +0000

Bummer about the misspelling on the byline, but congratulations on the article! Any chance I can see it online?

I’ve had name issues all my life. My first name is super common, and I had around 6 (or 7) Nehas in my graduation class alone. But my last name is very uncommon, and complicated. I couldn’t spell it till I got to the third grade! No one else tried. But it’s how I’m recognized now, so a happier ending.

By: Alouise

Alouise — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:50:04 +0000

Yes I can feel your pain too. My name is constantly spelled wrong or pronounced wrong (moreso the latter). Some might not think spelling is a big deal, but I’ve heard of people being denied boarding on flights because the name on their passport or driver’s license doesn’t match the name on the boarding card. Either way congratulations on the article Amiee/Aimee.

By: Robyn or Robin

Robyn or Robin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:12:46 +0000

I do get it – although yours is definitely more prone to folks getting in wrogn. I did that on purpose. No I didn’t – I’m just not correcting it in the spirit of this post.

huge congrats on the article – I’m going to look for it!