What? Weird name reactions

General Name Discussion
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I was reading a thread about names on a different website and realized a lot of moms have had some really strange reactions to their babies’ monikers, even if they aren’t unusual names.

For example, several people who have babies named [name]Sydney[/name] said they are often mistaken for “[name]Cindy[/name],” while a mom of a [name]Reese[/name] was asked “Like grease?” and a mom of a [name]Chase[/name] was asked if she named him after the bank (!).

I personally was taken aback by how many people though our son [name]Rowan[/name] was named [name]Rolland[/name] when he was born!

[name]How[/name] about you? What unexpected comments have you heard about your LOs name?

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My son’s name is [name]Kyle[/name], and we got from a few people…“Oh, [name]Carl[/name]?” It drove me nuts.

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Wow! [name]Kyle[/name] is a pretty straightforward name for people to misunderstand!

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My mother is named [name]Lauren[/name] (born in the 50s.) Most people thought her name was Laur-EEN when she was younger.

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I’m [name]Savannah[/name] and I’ve gotten ‘[name]Samantha[/name]?’ more times then I can count! also people have pronounced it ‘Suh-VAaaH-nuh’ which drives me crazy.

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Wow! [name]Kyle[/name] is a pretty straightforward name for people to misunderstand![/quote]
Thank you, that’s what I thought.

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I’m [name]Tristan[/name]. I’ve been mistaken for

  • a girl, same name
  • [name]Kristen[/name]
  • [name]Christian[/name]
    I suspect the latter two are because many people can’t read my handwritten capital T.
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Ha! That makes me think of a friend I had growing up – her sister was supposed to be named [name]Lillian[/name], but was named [name]Jillian[/name] instead because people misread her dad’s handwriting at the hospital!

What always confused me is the fact that they didn’t correct it! (?!)

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My name is [name]Savannah[/name] and I have been called [name]Susanna[/name](by someone I know well LOL!!) and Sa-vaughn-a. So weird.

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[quote=“dove14”]

Ha! That makes me think of a friend I had growing up – her sister was supposed to be named [name]Lillian[/name], but was named [name]Jillian[/name] instead because people misread her dad’s handwriting at the hospital!

Random/maybe not-so-random sidenote: the same thing happened to [name]Oprah[/name] Winfrey apparently, she was supposed to be name [name]Orpah[/name]
What always confused me is the fact that they didn’t correct it! (?!)[/quote]

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LOL thats hilarious!! Nice to talk to another [name]Savannah[/name] :slight_smile: I’ve gotten the Sa-vaughn-a thing too. I dont understand it! It’s not Sa-vaughn-a [name]Georgia[/name], so why would you say my name any differently?!Haha. I love our name- what do you think of it??