Unclean June 8, 2006 Share Unclean Member June 8, 2006 My last name is Greiner (rhymes with Signer), but people mispronounce it as "Greener", "Grainer", or other butcherings. Even got a "Mr Grinner" today. But the worst I think is "Groiner". C'mon. That's not even close. And a friend at work is named "Jawed" (pronounced Jah-ved), so you can imagine how many people get that one wrong. His manager keeps misprouncing his name... Jawd, Jawahd, Jawah-eed, Java, etc. They're never very consistent, but it's hilarious. So now we all just call him "The Wad". He doesn't mind, though. Have any of you had some butcherings of your name? Or for a friend? Post up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC June 8, 2006 Share VooDooPC Member June 8, 2006 Kevin Clark Try pronouncing that bad boy! I wish I had a cool name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard's CoffeeMaker June 8, 2006 Share Mustard's CoffeeMaker Member June 8, 2006 My maiden name is Schuler, pronounced SHOO-ler. But growing up I heard skuller, shuhler, skooler. It was annoying. Now I just hear, " Hendricks, huh? Huh-huh...any relation to Jimmy?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma June 8, 2006 Share YoMamma Member June 8, 2006 my last name is 10 letters long. It often gets mispronounced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten June 8, 2006 Share Kruten Member June 8, 2006 Pronunciation is neer a problem, just spelling. Erik Lockhart. I get Eric, Erick, Lockheart. Stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Slasher June 8, 2006 Share Shropshire Slasher Member June 8, 2006 Moreau. Pronouced More-O. Like the Island of Dr. ... That many vowels together in a word seems to produce some sort of verbal palsy in humans. I like when people try to sound out each vowel individually. Um... More-E-A-U? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Soapdish June 8, 2006 Share Nick Soapdish Member June 8, 2006 ironically mine is similar. moroz some say morose, morris, morawz is popular too it's actually pronounced more-O-t-Z, a russian thing it's easiest to go more-o's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrX June 8, 2006 Share mrX GC Alumni June 8, 2006 Heck, Lunk and I have the same last name and we pronounce it different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme June 8, 2006 Share farmerisme Member June 8, 2006 One thing that irks me are people with strange last names getting angry at pronounciations. Laugh it off and correct em if you feel like it but do not get angry with people for not being able to spit out a name with 2 Z's, 3 C's and 14 vowels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma June 8, 2006 Share YoMamma Member June 8, 2006 Heck, Lunk and I have the same last name and we pronounce it different. Thats cause Lunk lives in Texas and does everything backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discom June 8, 2006 Share discom Member June 8, 2006 my name is Jason but some ppl mispronounce it and call me "sicko". *cough*thegeek*cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless June 8, 2006 Share Clueless GC Alumni June 8, 2006 (edited) My last name is Lewandowski, everyone says it like it sounds...or at least trys, lol....but actually, the w's are pronounced as v's, so it should be Lev-and-ov-ski. My mother had the same problem with her maiden name...Koszegi....she always hated it, lol. I guess it beats trying to pronounce my grandmothers maiden name...Csabai. Edited June 8, 2006 by Clueless .gc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroBoZZ June 8, 2006 Share FroBoZZ Member June 8, 2006 u would be suprised how many people call me jake when my name is jack. sort of sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo June 8, 2006 Share anonymo Member June 8, 2006 I trip on my last name everytime, always have, alwasy will...Lindermere...I get Lindamer, Windamere, Windermere, Linderman, etc....most of my friends call me Linda (I already regret saying that...) It's not as bad as my boss who's Icelandic...his last name is easy but his first name gets butchered...it's Audunn which is pronounced like Nathan without the N (Athan) or how about this young guy who works for us...last name is Szymczyk...I don't even bother, I'm afraid if I manage to say it right it'll summon a demon that will eat me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty June 8, 2006 Share Fatty GC Founder June 8, 2006 Most people know how to say Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX June 8, 2006 Share NOFX Member June 8, 2006 Since I moved, everyone takes a double at my last name and usually gets it wrong Quesinberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavid June 8, 2006 Share pavid Member June 8, 2006 You'd be surprised how many people have trouble with my last name, Mann. It usually gets pronounced as you. People just seem to look at me and say "Hey you!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman June 8, 2006 Share Batman Member June 8, 2006 (edited) Since I moved, everyone takes a double at my last name and usually gets it wrong Quesinberry Your name sounds like a wine cooler flavor.. Are you a 'Girl Drink Drunk'? The most mispronounced name in America is....... Drum Roll..... Dr. Suess did you know that his name rhymes with 'Rejoice'??? If you watch the making of the Jim Carry movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Dr. Suess's wife tells that little known Fact.. Edited June 8, 2006 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme June 9, 2006 Share farmerisme Member June 9, 2006 Joe Farmer... no way to mispronounce that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discom June 9, 2006 Share discom Member June 9, 2006 Joe Farmer... no way to mispronounce that. that name seems like a spinoff of john doe, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugs June 9, 2006 Share TheBugs Member June 9, 2006 11 letters long. ciccaglione. no one pernounces it right unless they know me personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsblood June 9, 2006 Share Wolfsblood Member June 9, 2006 Bartilson. Said exactly like it's spelt. Bar (as in lets go to one) -til (what a farmer does to the field in the spring) -son (as in what I am to my parents) Why people seem to want to add more B's, k's, t's, and re-arrange the letters is beyond me. Tis a good strong Scandinavian name (even though I'm primarily Welsh, and German. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon June 9, 2006 Share Allanon Member June 9, 2006 Mine's easy to pronounce it's Ondrey, but no one ever knows how to spell it right unless I say it's Ondrey with an O and then start giving them letters like a game of hangman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief June 9, 2006 Share Chief Member June 9, 2006 Jeremy. Luckily Pearl Jam finally wrote a song to help people forget about Jeremiah the Bull Frog. Growing up I got a lot of germy, germany, jimmy, jerry, jiminy....and of course jeremiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX June 9, 2006 Share NOFX Member June 9, 2006 Since I moved, everyone takes a double at my last name and usually gets it wrong Quesinberry Your name sounds like a wine cooler flavor.. Are you a 'Girl Drink Drunk'? Yea it is girly sounding. I need something tough like Uwannaarsewhoopin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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