What’s the one thing Amys, Jessicas and Johns from around the world all have in common? No one ever mispronounces their name.
In a recent post for PopSugar, writer Alessia Santaro has pleaded with parents not to give their children unique names.
The 26-year-old says her unique name (pronounced uh-LESS-ee-uh) has caused her nothing but trouble throughout her life.
"Over the years, I've made it a habit to introduce myself to people by saying my name slowly — careful to enunciate all four syllables — only to have them repeat something totally incorrect back," she wrote.
"I know what you're thinking... what's the big deal, right?
"The big deal is that your name goes hand in hand with your identity, and when it is consistently messed up, it makes you feel less and less validated as a person."
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Slightly unusual name here, and a nightmare to spell correctly (no one gets it right first go). Not a trashy name in the slightest. No bizarre spellings. It's never given me social anxiety or caused me anything but the occasional minor annoyance. Certainly no more annoying than what one familyember has to deal with, sharing a name with no less than four other people in his year at school.
People need to get over the name thing. No matter what you call your kid, it will cause them some kind of problem at some point (although I do agree inserting Roman numerals is going a bit too far)
How boring would our world be if we all had these 'classic names'? TBH this allesia thing is absolutely ridiculous, someone else's pronounciation of your name does not define who you are. What a load of rubbish.