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As someone who has a uniquely spelt name, my biggest grief with it has never come from its obvious differences but people’s outright rejection of its difference. My name has the tough task of holding so much identity within its one word and people’s seemingly entitled liberties in changing its spelling will always make my blood boil. To be clear, people never spell it right the first time and that’s not my issue. It is that after many repetitions, teachings, or it being spelt correctly right in front of them, that they still take it within themselves to spell it how they find appropriate. I imagine many others with cultural, ethnic, or unique names also face this frustration. So. I am volunteering as tribute to plead with the public to spell our names right.

@Jai

May 25, 2025

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@worldonfire

most of the time people just give up on spelling or pronouncing my last name. in kindergarten my teacher asked everyone in the class to spell their last names and told me i didn’t have to (i wanted to and i did!) i haven’t changed it despite getting married. my husbands last name is only 4 letters and would make my name a lot easier to spell and remember for people, but im attached to my last name. so much of my identity and culture and lived experience is wrapped up in that name

May 25, 2025

@grape

As someone who has a very common name that is spelled wrong constantly when there is absolutely zero excuse for it I SECOND THIS

May 25, 2025

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i have a name that has been fucked with and interpolated a lot (long story). i have had ideas since middle school to change my name to like Harley, use my middle name, or recently during a breakdown something closer to it with easier spelling. it got to the point where my psychiatry appointments are actually done in that fake name and i just chose not to tell them 😂
all this to say, my name has grown on me and i would feel uncomfortable to change it. BUT, i would never want to have my future children experience the annoyance of people mispronouncing their name for the rest of their lives.