Society & Culture Getting called the wrong name

[Damon_3388]

My name is Damon, however I've had Damien, Simon, Sam, Dan, Stanley and plenty of others over time. Really find it infuriating, as I don't believe my name is difficult to say or that I say my name unclearly.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

My name is Damon,

Would never have guessed that

 

[Yellow Feathers]

My name is Andy but I swear every time I tell someone this over the phone they hear "Eddy".

How many people do you know called Eddy? Nobody is called Eddy. Nobody.

 

[stmookeyj]

Technically I've never been rostered on at work. The roster always spells my surname incorrectly (JEFFREY is my surname, JEFFERY is what they have). Typically the request falls on deaf ears as they ask for an hour's overtime.

 

[Marlowe]

I'm lucky, despite my mumbling, the worst I get is Jack, which I suppose isn't too bad for someone named Zach. On occasion, I get Sam. Most of the time, it's the struggle to spell my name I come across.

People have trouble with my dog's name more than mine. His name is Marv, yet somehow, everybody winds up calling him Mark. Usually I roll with it because I can't be fu**ed correcting strangers, but my grandparents, five years on, continue to call him Mark. However, I forgive them because they're old.

 

[MrNatural]

Sometimes i get to the point that i need to spell my name, and still people get it wrong.
I've now got the lady at the work canteen calling me Danny.
I've corrected in the past, now i don't bother

 

[Quivorir]

Only an issue when their first name is more of last name than their actual last name. For example Sam Mitchell's kid Smith

He named his kid Smith Mitchell?

 

[Stratton_Gun]

He named his kid Smith Mitchell?

He did indeed....

 

[peternorth]

my name is misspelt by moron clients in emails all the time. even though my full name is in my email address!!

 

[The_Reaper]

I sometimes get called Daniel. But that's more old people who barely remember me just forgetting my name.

 

[The_Reaper]

My mum used to do that. Several times i was even called Spud, which is my family dog name.

Same.
Except my dog is Rusty.

My mother is Chinese and apparently they don't really use gender pronouns.

So sometimes when talking to her friends my sister is called he and I am called her.

For instance "My daughter is doing well at uni. He got a high distinction"

Though this only happens when she is talking with her Chinese friends and they keep on switching between mandarin and English.

 

[peternorth]

Same.
Except my dog is Rusty.

My mother is Chinese and apparently they don't really use gender pronouns.

So sometimes when talking to her friends my sister is called he and I am called her.

For instance "My daughter is doing well at uni. He got a high distinction"

Though this only happens when she is talking with her Chinese friends and they keep on switching between mandarin and English.

yes that is true because in chinese, the word for he/she is the same.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I'm Clayton. Get Clinton all the time. I've stopped being polite about it now. Might as well call me Wendy for all the food calling me Clinton will do.

Your dinner calls you? And gets your name wrong? That's seriously messed up right there.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

The real issue is why people have two first names. So weird.

"Hi I'm Cameron James"
"Well which is it mate?"

Just weird...

I work with a guy who, and i shit you not, has the name 'Daniel Daniel'

 

[Bingle_21]

My name is Andy but I swear every time I tell someone this over the phone they hear "Eddy".

How many people do you know called Eddy? Nobody is called Eddy. Nobody.

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[Affidavit]

I work with a guy who, and i shit you not, has the name 'Daniel Daniel'

Hahah I'm in stitches. What stupid ducking parents

 

[Gough]

Hahah I'm in stitches. What stupid ducking parents

I played rugby with a guy called William Williams. There's craniofacial surgeon called David Davids too.

 

[Affidavit]

What is the world coming to when people get so lazy and unoriginal that they drop or add a letter to surname and alakazam you have a new first name

 

[Quivorir]

I worked with a guy named Richard Wod. Guess what his nickname was.

 

[Elixuh]

 

[Affidavit]

I worked with a guy named Richard Wod. Guess what his nickname was.

No point in trying to explain. People just refuse to understand.

 

[Gough]

I worked with a guy named Richard Wod. Guess what his nickname was.

I used to knock about with the Ness, brothers, Peregrine and Anthony, P. Ness and A. Ness. Both are certain their parents were high when choosing names.

 

[Julius Seizure]

I worked with a guy named Richard Wod. Guess what his nickname was.

I know a Richard wood too. Great name. And a Steele cox.

 

[kickazz]

I work with a guy who, and i shit you not, has the name 'Daniel Daniel'

might be wrong, but I was once told it is a Cypriot tradition of sorts to do this. I knew a Greek guy with the same first and second name.

You kinda get used to it.

 

[kickazz]

I work at a global company and often get the feminine version of my name, probably unwittingly, from people from Japan, China, etc.Tend to let that go through to the 'keeper.

Thing I can't handle is when my name (which is straightforward, but does have various spellings) gets spelled incorrectly in a work email, mostly by Aussies. It's not hard to see the correct spelling.

I always make a point to spell a persons name correctly in emails. I mean, it's the first act in engaging with that person, what does it say about you if you couldn't be bothered putting the small effort to get it right?