Hey Berries!
[name_m]Just[/name_m] thought I’d share this article. It really highlights the need to put effort into learning and respecting people’s names.
“We live in a deeply diverse community, yet there is still a lack of respect when it comes to unique names.”
Thanks for sharing! I’ll definitely be sharing this with people in my life, I think there are many points here we should all take to heart.
I always get very annoyed when people make no effort to get someone’s name right, even if it’s not my own.
I have a co-worker who’s very good at his job, but whenever one of his patients has a more unique name doesn’t even bother to get it right. Let’s say, for example, the patient is named [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]. When he goes to collect her in the waiting room, he’ll probably go “[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]… or something”. Literally like that. Sometimes it makes me want to punch him 
“It’s my identity and who I am so show a little respect.” [name_m]Ah[/name_m] this sums it up so well. Honestly, I understand people getting your name wrong when it’s unusual where you live but not even trying is hurtful. It just shows such a deep lack of respect for you and your identity.
100% my thoughts!
One of my friends is a Z0e, pronounced zoh-ee, and a teacher that we share refuses to call her by the right name because “Z0e is Zoh and Z0ey is zoh-ee!”. It drives me crazy because it’s not that hard to respect a persons name and pronunciation. I can’t imagine how hard it could be for someone with an actually unique name.
Thanks for sharing. It must be so frustrating for the young woman in the article. Especially as Zesha (Zeesha) is not even that difficult to pronounce in [name_f]English[/name_f]. I always make an effort to learn how to pronounce names that are unfamiliar to me. I know an Adrián (who is Spanish) who hates it when people pronounce his name the [name_f]English[/name_f] way.
Thanks for sharing this! [name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_u]Robin[/name_u] (I’m kinda questioning my gender identity so I want to be called [name_u]Robin[/name_u] for now) but people I know don’t respect that, or use my proper pronouns. As someone who had the name of [name_u]September[/name_u] people would constantly call me the wrong name like [name_f]Summer[/name_f], Sebrena, and [name_u]December[/name_u]. Now I just want to be [name_u]Robin[/name_u] which should never have a mess up. I’ve always hated my deadname ([name_u]September[/name_u]) because everyone would constantly ask me questions about it and it overwhelmed me so much. Now I try to live a normal life just as [name_u]Robin[/name_u].
I had an absolutely flooring experience with this the other day, my FIL of nearly 4 years spelled my name Cara… 
Omg I nearly lost it. I don’t care so much if my name is spelled wrong on a coffee cup or whatever, but seriously! He should know better, and put in the effort to fix autocorrect (if that’s what it was)!! 
What on earth! Z.o.e has been “zoh-ee” forever (well before the -y version became popular!) That is just rude, especially if the teacher has been corrected! 
@RobinCobblepot I’m so sorry that people aren’t respecting your name choices. That must be so frustrating and disheartening. Robin is such a sweet name - what made you chose it? I think of the birds, but perhaps it has a different meaning for you. 
@choupette Exactly. Zesha isn’t even that complicated.
Well my favorite character from my favorite tv show, the guy that plays him, his name is [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_m]Lord[/name_m] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] so I thought that name would suit me. Plus I just really like the name.
What a grand sounding name! 
I can definitely see the appeal.
I 100% agree with this. I used to get so upset when a co-worker continuously called me [name_u]Holly[/name_u] and did so in front of my mom - she didn’t like me enough to care what my name was for over a year, until I began dating someone she got along with.
I usually try to make a conscious effort to ask children that I work with how to say or spell their names if I can (if they’re too young to ask, I ask the educator in the room or parents when I see them). I know how upset I used to get whenever someone misspelled or mispronounced [name_u]Haley[/name_u], so I try to avoid doing it to others.
[name_f]My[/name_f] mother does this all the time. She keeps spelling my SO’s name wrong. It’s not because she doesn’t care, I think, rather that she’s just really bad with names. She’s always terrified that I’ll name one of my children something “complicated that she can’t remember” 