How do you react when some people spell your name wrongly?

my name too is unique and i can say..it's rare...everytime i get to introduce myself to people or if i'm doing some transactions, i always present my ID to make people aware of how it is spelled and of course! they could use my ID as spelling guide. it's crazy! some can't just read or maybe they really prefer their ways of spelling my name instead of following the right one. there are some people that still spell my name incorrectly even if they are already looking at my ID to copy the spelling...yeah, i don't know what's with those fellaz. I really make sure every people I met or had done important transactions with spelled my name correctly and i always say to evryone that I met that I'm open for questions if they are confused about the spelling. It's important to me that my name is always spelled correctly. So, they's better not hesitate to ask me for the correct spelling than just following their own guts and misspell my name. I find it annoying at some times. Don't really like seeing my name misspelled. And if someone does, I really correct him/her right aware. Making him aware of the spelling.Sometimes I give a small card with my name on it and how it is pronounced. My name's not just commonly misspelled, it's also commonly mispronounced. Too bad.

i know what you mean, i had similar experiences especially with my last name. my name is also mispelled...mine is "javelyn" usually they spell it with an "i" instead of y..but i guess that was understandable since they are used to remembering the olympic sport for my name haha i wont mention my last name since it is really hard to remember and pronounce as well..

I am married and my new name (my husband's name) is a very common name that people are able to spell wihtout any problems. That is nice, because I don't have to spell it and repeat it. My old name was quite unusual and people often misunderstood it or misspelled it. Sometimes it made me laugh when I saw the way that people spelled it because it sounded very funny, but I also found it a little annoying that I always had to spell my name. People from my own country found it hard to spell it, and my international friends found it even harder to pronounce it, because some of the sounds only exist in my own country.

My name is actually spelled wrong to begin with and although some can actually add to it to butcher it even more it does not bother me so much. What does bother me is that I will enter my name on something like a document and some feel the need to x out some of my letters as if I did not know how to spell my own name. Now that friend bothers me.

Hi there! Actually,it really doesn't bother me at all if someone mispelled my name,lol! Infact,just today,somebody mispelled it,lol! But I always think that it is just a typographic error,hehe! I understand why sometimes it happens as sometimes I accidentally mispelled other's name too. See yah!

Like you my name is unique, it popular in world, but not in my country. People are often confused with which letter ending my name, my name letter with "e", but people want say "a". Very often people do not believe that this is my real name, then I show my passport or drivers license Me childhood not liking my name, but now I love it.

Hi, Sometimes, people may tend to write my name wrongly,but I don't really take it into my heart. Then I will tell the person my name and spell out for him/her. There was once I was getting angry because my name was written wrongly on my wedding board stage. there is a missing of one letter from my name and it was displayed on my wedding day. I make a complaint to the hotel management ,but only get an apologize from the manager. How can they make such mistake on my name.

I have had people mispronounce and misspell my name all my life. i am used to it by now. when i was in school it used to annoy me especially when i would let the teacher know they were spelling my name wrong and they would just repeat the mistake. I guess there are worse things to happen in life than to have your name spelled wrong.

My name ends with an 'e' but there are so many who add a 'y' there. Grrrrrrrr. No matter how many times I correct them they will continue doing it. What can't be cured has to be endured as they say and so I tolerate it for my good health. It also happens that my bungalow name has been concocted. I have such a pretty name but that will not be mentioned while giving directions to new comers.

I have a unique surname, although - as a word in everyday useage - it's remarkably common. But because people find it difficult to believe that it is actually my surname, they're always adding a letter or two. It does get quite annoying, at times, as people have the audacity to question how it is spelled. I do know how to spell my own name, afterall.

My name is not that unique. But even if that's the case I still have trouble with people spelling it wrong. They would either spell it with an 'h' or add another 's' or an 'r'. I dont really mind it though if it's just the simple things but when it comes to things that is important like a certificate or something similar, of course I will double check to see if they spelled my name correctly. There are names that are really hard to spell. In your situation, I don't think I will be mad. I think that she sincerely did not know and she seem friendly enough so I would not care. Try to write your name next time ;p.

Actually I don't mind them and it's kinda cute lol. The thing that will surprise me is when people spell my name correctly. I have kind of a different name and people usually misspell it and mispronounce it too lol.

MY NAME IS ALSO UNIQUE AND maybe for a range i might say 1 out 10 people only knows how to spell it, i hate it too when people spell my name wrong it feels like its not me anymore. i really hate the time when my boyfriend spell it out wrong one time when he give me a gift and a letter, i get mad at him haha

I am a very considerate person... You need to know if the person mispelled your name intentionally do it or not.. Sometimes, if people belong to another race/culture/country/places, they might not know how to spell it and even pronounce it.. It really depends on the person who did... It also depends whether mispelling your name had a lot of effects to you like on applications and registrations.. Then that's a different story..

I dont mind at all if someone spells my name wrong I just smile. My name isnt hard at all to spell.. Shannon... so it doesnt get misspelled very often. That would be awful though if someone made you something really nice and the spelling of the name was wrong you wouldnt want to display it.

Hi. asiamooner. I would have accepted the gift. If I am still bothered by the fact of how they misspelled my name. I would send them a "Thank You" card, and where it says, From: I would spell my name the correct way of how it was supposed to be spelled. When they look at this card, they will have seen how I really spell my name versus how they have spelled it themselves.

I usually just tell them how to spell it. It's become a habit, especially considering I'm often asked to spell it, which is fine. It doesn't really bother me. I just tell them how to spell it correctly.

I would thank him and said: Why do you have my name misspelled? Can you fix it? Of course that is if you know the guys well. If not, you can only do what you did: being thankful and try to fix the spelling yourself.

I laugh about it most of the time. Make fun of people's mistake about my name so that they will laugh too and take note of it. :)

If that happens to me,I always smile to him and make fun of him while correcting his wrong spelling or pronouncing,mostly my last name is easily pronounced or written wrongly.