People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right

[Anonymous]

I think you need to get over this or pick a new name. It won’t just be your mother in law saying it that way.

(I know a Laura who pronounces it larr-a as opposed to lore-a-it’s annoying for her that most people say it her non-preferred way and annoying for everyone else that she makes a big deal out of what are essentially regional variations in pronounciation.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.

You must be annoyed a lot.

No, I’ve actually never met someone who continually mispronounced my name after being corrected. I can’t imagine how rude someone would have to be to do that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You’re going to have to let it go. That’s a very common pronunciation. It’s more of regional thing than an actual pronunciation, but also you can correct them by saying Wesley like Elvis Presley.

Won't work. I say Elvis Prezlee...it must be a regional accent.

LOL, me too!

I think that once your baby is born, the more you call him WESS-lee, the more people will pronounce it correctly. Wes is a great nickname ... I'd use that for the most part.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is named Martin and when he was a baby it drove me crazy when people would pronounce it "Mar-in" with a glottal stop, to the point where i wanted a different name. Now I realize I was just hormonal. This won't bother you in a year or so.

This is literally why I nixed Martin, it would absolutely drive me crazy

Me tooooo! It's a shame, because I do like that name.

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Mispronouncing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is named Martin and when he was a baby it drove me crazy when people would pronounce it "Mar-in" with a glottal stop, to the point where i wanted a different name. Now I realize I was just hormonal. This won't bother you in a year or so.

This is literally why I nixed Martin, it would absolutely drive me crazy

Me tooooo! It's a shame, because I do like that name.

Marty!

MarTEEN

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.

You must be annoyed a lot.

No, I’ve actually never met someone who continually mispronounced my name after being corrected. I can’t imagine how rude someone would have to be to do that.

People with a different accent than you aren’t being rude and they aren’t mispronouncing anything. They’re saying your name in their accent.

This isn’t a My Fair Lady situation, and if you continually try to “correct” the way another person speaks, you are actually the one being rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to get over this or pick a new name. It won’t just be your mother in law saying it that way.

(I know a Laura who pronounces it larr-a as opposed to lore-a-it’s annoying for her that most people say it her non-preferred way and annoying for everyone else that she makes a big deal out of what are essentially regional variations in pronounciation.)

That's like the Andrea/Ahndrea/Ahn-Dray-a thing. Though your Laura should legally change her name to Lara and then everyone would pronounce it the way she wants.

[Anonymous]

I knew a Shari who was very firm on the a being a short a like cat rather than Sh-airy. A big commitment by her!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OT but I find it so creepy when people name and announce unborn kids.

I don't think it's a big deal but you do, OP. You do sound like a first time mother and the caring along with hormones is natural. But you are going to drive yourself craZy.

I agree, it’s pretty cringe!

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Anonymous wrote:Wesley is sooo popular in this area. I know at least 5 under 5. It’s fine if you don’t mind a popular name.

Most people want a popular name. Who would give their kid an unpopular name. That doesn’t make sense.

People who grew up with a popular name, tend to not name their kids popular names because of how annoying it was! All of the Jessicas and Jennifers not only had this issue as kids, but all of their kids friends moms are also Jennifer and Jessica!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew a Shari who was very firm on the a being a short a like cat rather than Sh-airy. A big commitment by her!

You mean like a New York accent!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to get over this or pick a new name. It won’t just be your mother in law saying it that way.

(I know a Laura who pronounces it larr-a as opposed to lore-a-it’s annoying for her that most people say it her non-preferred way and annoying for everyone else that she makes a big deal out of what are essentially regional variations in pronounciation.)

That's like the Andrea/Ahndrea/Ahn-Dray-a thing. Though your Laura should legally change her name to Lara and then everyone would pronounce it the way she wants.

Most of the people I know with the name Lara pronounce it with a short a sound, as in apple. So they pronounce it the same way most Americans pronounce names like Tara, Cara, Farah, Sara.

The PP’s friend would just be trading one pronunciation problem for another if she changed her spelling to Lara.

(I have a friend who spells and pronounces her name the same as PP’s friend. She doesn’t really like the loor-a mispronunciation, but she generally ignores it. Her good friends all say it correctly, and that’s all that matters.)

[Anonymous]

I mean my name is Jennifer and it still gets said and pronounced in many different ways depending on accents and what not. I don’t think there is any name that will sound exactly the same regardless of who says it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard someone say ‘Wez-Lee’, I’d find that super annoying. If you like the name, keep it and keep correcting them. At some point I’d probably tell them that I find it disrespectful they keep mispronouncing his name.

I have a name that can be said differently depending on which syllable you put the emphasis on. I don’t have any issue correcting someone, but they normally say it both ways and check - like “potato? Potahto?’ And I’ll answer ‘potahto’ or whatever. But if someone continually called me the wrong name even after being corrected I’d be very annoyed, it’s incredibly disrespectful.

You must be annoyed a lot.

No, I’ve actually never met someone who continually mispronounced my name after being corrected. I can’t imagine how rude someone would have to be to do that.

People with a different accent than you aren’t being rude and they aren’t mispronouncing anything. They’re saying your name in their accent.

This isn’t a My Fair Lady situation, and if you continually try to “correct” the way another person speaks, you are actually the one being rude.

No. The correct way to pronounce someone’s name is how they want it pronounced. If this was an ethnic name it would be considered a micro aggression to continually mispronounce it. You should really take the time to learn how to pronounce someone’s name if you’re going to be using it. Failing to do so is lazy and rude on your part.