NAMES that have been overdone!

mine names pretty obscure too, and i like it, but its gonna be tiresome to repeat myself when introducing myself to new people at uni next week.

EVERY single convo always goes like this:

"Hi, my name's XXXXXX, pleased to meet you! "

"Oh, Zibby-Zobby-Zob? "

"No, my name's XXXXXX "

"Sorry?"

"XXXXXX"

NO-ONE.EVER.ASKS.A.THIRD.TIME.

the reason they never ask is because they're being very polite and British, but I always see a blank, uncomprehending look on their faces, so I take pity on them and ACTUALLY.SPELL.OUT.MY.NAME on the third instance.

I'm actually thinking of wearing a big sign around my neck at Fresher's Week to save the trouble. "HI, MY NAME'S XXXXXX "

Hah. Yes, Adéle is my real name.

Is Kirsty not a common name in Canada then? I would have thought you'd have no problem with it in England, it's a fairly common girls name. Most people would have heard of it, even if they didn't personally know someone with the name, and I doubt many people would have problems spelling or pronouncing it

I noticed that too. Mine isn't Louise, thankfully. (nothing against the name; just how popular it is as a middle name)

lol. I get the same thing. Although my name is Kirsty, and fairly straightforward in my opinion, I don't think a single person has ever pronounced it right the first time they say it. And instead of spelling it out for them, I tell them it rhymes with 'thirsty' and it's like seeing an invisible light bulb going off above their head. But hopefully at university everyone will get it.