Friday, February 13, 2009

After 28 years I can't take it anymore.

For my entire life my name has been said wrong by 99.9% of people. It's not their fault... my parents started it by allowing my name to be Americanized. Well, after 28 years I'm tired of being called "Nausea".

NADJA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Slovene, Russian, German, Arabic

Pronounced: NAHT-yah

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I feel ya on your name being misprounced. I about had enough when my name was announced over the intercom at the ATL airport 3 weeks ago as "Adri-auna Pomerowski". Yeah dumbass!! Its pronounced Adri-anne Po-morski!!! I totally feel you on this!!! ;)

Ky • twopretzels.com said...

Hi my name is Kylee.
Or Kylie.
Or Kyle.
Or Carly.
Or Kailey.
Or Kalene.
And even Kylene.

Nice to meat you, Nausea.

Iris Took said...

Do you have a little slogan? NAHT-yah...like not-ya ordinary girl?

Unknown said...

Um, THANK YOU IRIS! I do now!!

Lori said...

Oh. So you don't pronounce the 'J'?

It's going to take some time for me to get used to this.

;-)

Jill Marie said...

I call her Nad JA and she is my sister, so ................
I'm confused.........

Unknown said...

Audrina Paczki, Kylene, have you met my friend Lori's son Rice?

I do believe that someday twit WILL punch someone for calling Rhys "Rice".

And I think I just might change my name to Kelly.

Xazmin said...

Try having the name Xazmin. Go ahead... I dare you to try and pronounce it!:)

Unknown said...

Is the X like a Z? I'm sorry....

Ky • twopretzels.com said...

Lol. The Rice comment made me laugh.

Wrestling Kitties said...

I thought of you and this post this weekend. I dropped my car off to get an oil change and someone didn't get my name right. You know the name Jennifer, that about 70% of the population had in the 80's.

This is my conversation after he asked for my name:
Me: "My name is JENN" (btw, I don't think I slur or talk funny when I say my name.)
Guy: "Was that JAN (I have gotten this before)
Me: "No, JENN"
Guy: "Oh, sorry. Is that with a G"
Me: "Um, no a J."
Guy: "Can you spell that for me."

I mean come on already....my name is Jenn - not that hard, I will even let you spell it with one N, so it is only 3 letters. That is a special kind of stupid. If people can't get MY name right, then I am sorry, but I really don't think there is hope for anyone in this world to get their names said right. People just don't pay attention anymore.

TravelDiva said...

LOL.