I Gave My Baby the Wrong Name!

I have had problems with people mispronouncing my name since day one. My name is Astrid.

Apparently most pronounce it Aastrid, not Austrid. Even in movies, they say Aastrid. I think it sounds terrible and nasal. Of course, when I tell someone my name, they automatically think that there is a U in my name.

I didn't like my name most of my teen years, but have grown accustomed to it since.

Astrid, FRINGE on Fox has made me sympathetic to your struggle. (There's a character you can probably relate to a little)

I was given a really easy name, but it does begin with an "H", which doesn't seem to make it to most people's ears as clearly as one would think. Name just about any other letter of the alphabet and people have tried to stick it on the front of my name after not hearing the soft "hhha" sound in the begining.

That is so gay.

I named my daughter Ayla, pronouced A LAA, well come to find out it was a popular name in my great grandparents day. im 31 to give you an idea how far back that is. They pronounced it I LAA. I dont have to worry about most saying it wrong, but anyone over 50 or 60 will pronounce it i laa. it was a name I had picked out since I was 15 years old..lol I always knew I was born to be a mommy..anyway so I would NEVER think of changing her name, I dont mind correcting people once in a while. it only happens when someone sees her name written down. since she is only 8 mo old, I dont see this to be too much of a problem by the time she is in school.

Why do parents saddle their children with the most ridiculous names knowing that other people will not be able to spell of pronounce them...I feel sorry for the kids that have to go through life having to correct people about their name..Come on parents knock it off.

I use a middle name because people were calling me Mavis with a short "a" instead of Mavis with a long "a" which is what my name really is. There is a bird in Scotland that is called a Mavis. In latin class kids stavted to pronounce Mavis like the 2nd person singular of the verb prefer. I had had enough and when I married and moved to another town I started to use the name Pauline
Recently I have had people say Pauline as though the line part was like a close line. I assume they are not English as a first language person

I can't understand why in the world parents would curse a child with a name no one can pronounce correctly. They think it is cute or unique. But in reality, this child will have this name for the rest of their lives..These made up names are ridiculous..Grow up, people!!

We named our daughter Carmen spelled with a Y. CARMYN. Just thinking it was pretty but you could still get her name right. Now for some reason's unknown people pronounce it Cameron. Our son's name is Cmeron so now they are alway's getting mixed up. How do you get Cameron out of Carmyn???

When you pick a name for a child, you must see it as others will see it and not just yourself. Remember, most people will not be getting the memo on how to pronounce the difficult or creative name you have choosen for your child.

To "Owen" who asks parents to knock it off and stop giving their kids' names that are too difficult to pronounce. I whole-heartedly agree....but have this to add. Owen, your name is actually Gaelic and purely spelled as such "Eugene". But we've "Americanized" the pronounciation. Also, to all those folks who named their daughters "Caitlyn", pronounced "Kate Lynn". That's Gaelic, too. And should be pronounced Kathleen......

Something to think about when we're selecting names....

Well Folks, this is what happens when you name your child some 'hip' and stupid name. Anything with a differnet spelling, starnge name etc makes your child a target for a lot of frustration. My husband's name was legally "Danny" and yet all of his records seemed to end up with Daniel on them--even though you clearly told the people the name was Danny. My cousin named her child Alex --just Alex -- all of his records end up with Alexander. So name your child something 'normal' without odd spellings.

People who do this are all just trying to be 'differnt'. Yuck!! You deserve your remorse.

it looks like here in America people have a problem to pronounce most of names because of all different Nationalities.
No problem with common names like John, Christine.
If you like your daughter name....that's what counts,
don't pay any attention how people pronounce it.
When she be older and don't gone like it so she can always
change it.
My first son we name Christopher....people call him Chris.
He could not understand why people call boy a Chris and a girl Chris.
When he was teenager he call him self a John, so many times he told us that he will change this name.......guess what?
He's few years over 30's .......and he loves his name! So is CHRIS!

It never ceases to amaze me just how many ignorant people there are out there in the world. To mispronounce your daughter's name, Thyme,when it's so simple and obvious.... only those that have no common sense or who are total idiots would miss something so simple.

My mother named me Boneta, which was the last name of her college roommate. It's a Puerto Rican name. My father couldn't even pronounce it right and said "I'm going to call her Bonnie". I love the name Bonnie and wish that were my real name. I am 62 and throughout my life no one can pronounce it right. I even had a Puerto Rican tell me that Boneta isn't really a name in his country.
I get Bonita, Bonneta, etc. It is pronounced Bo-Nate-A.

So please, don't give your babies names that they have to deal with their entire lives. It isn't fun. I was so embarrased whenever my name was called out such as at graduations.

But, I guess I should be thankful. My mother's college roommate named her firstborn Boneta also and the baby was a BOY. They nicknamed him BUNNY!! As he aged, he went by his middle and father's name of Vernon.

Just change the SPELLING of the name and get on with your life!
Nahvay...how about that?

We changed the name of our child legally at around 5 months old. It was fairly easy, though it cost us $150. We met with a judge at our town hall, explained why we wanted to change the name and then we were issued a notarized document that says we have legally changed the name. We then went to the town hall of where he was born, provided them with the document and they changed the birth certificate for us and issued us a new one. We are very happy we did this. I think with either spelling you may have pronounciation issues, however, so do what you believe is best for your child. Good Luck.

My name is MaryKay and no not the cosmetic lady.And I had a very hard time in school over this name.
My parents didnt name me after the real Mary Kay they took both of my grandmothers names and shorted it.Mary and the Kathrine and I got MaryKay. Unlike Mary Kay mine has no space between.
But in refrence in giving my name now at 37 I tell them yes like the cosmetics.
Also a funny tidbit my mother sold Avon...LOL...Enjoy and name your babies what ever you want for what ever reason ..As they get older as I did they will understand.

That is a beautiful name....

You have to be kidding, poor kid