names

i used to think my parents spelled my name differently because i was special after i overheard my mum say that she didnt spell my name with the second a so i wouldnt get confused spelling it!
(RACHEL/RACHAEL)
then i met someone else who spelt it my way and it dashed my dreams of having a special name!

Rachel xXx

My middle name is Wynne, and until I was about 6 I thought it was spelled 'win' and that my parents gave me that name because I was really great and would win at everything!

Erinkroz

I used to believe that the name "Geoff" was pronounced "Key-off" and that's where they got the name for the guy in 'Battle of the Planets'.

Anon

My brother's name is Benjamin, so he was always called Ben. Whenever my mom was mad at him, she would say, "Benjamin (last name)!" So for wuite a long time he believed that his middle name was "German".

Dahne

when my daughter was 3 she wanted to learn to spell her name. i told her it was spelled "M-O-N-K-E-Y"... about a year later, she wanted to learn to write it out... i had to 'fess up on that.

Joni

The name 'Emma' was spelt 'M'

Dee

That my nickname could be spelled backwards or forwards. So half of the time I signed my pictures "OLOL"

Lorenzo

My mom made a song when I was little called Chrissy "Bear". I got very confused and used to think and tell people that my last name was Bear. I insisted that it was and my pre school teacher had to call my mom to ask if my last name was really different then hers.

Chrissy C

I used to believe that when you hit adulthood that you had to change your name to something like Betty or Anne, because little kids aren't called names like that.

Jill

When I was little and my sister was just learning to write, I taught her that the proper spelling of her name was Katiewxyz. She spelt it like that for quite a while.

LoopyLooLoo

I believed that my anorak was in fact an "Annarack" and therefore named after me! So, by default, you could have a "Katherinerack", a "Beckyrack" or a "Simonrack"

Anna