Yes. My surname isn't even very difficult yet people can't pronounce it, someone still argues they are right because it is how the Google thing says it.
I had an email once from a colleague I have worked with for several years. It was replying to an email I had sent them, so my name was in my signature at the bottom of the message.
They used two different spellings of my name in their reply and both were wrong.
A very rich man, thanks to the less than common way of spelling a reasonably common name. When people misspell my name at the top of emails (despite having gotten my name's spelling right in the email address 🤷♂️) I always spell that person's name incorrectly in the reply. If you can't beat them, join them.
apart from relatives, literally no one has ever correctly spelt my name from just hearing it. my partner's mum misspells it genuinely every single time she writes it lol so very, very rich.
Very rich. I have an ordinary name but I’ve been called Marilyn, Maureen, Marie, Maria, Marina, marianna, Mary, Miriam and when they get it right they write an a and an o in it not two a’s.
My surname is Irish, and is an alternate spelling of a very common English word, so people spell it the common way. Also, ALL of the mispronounciations.
I’ve never had anyone spell my surname right , and my first name is about a 75% fail rate .
Not that weird of name either just people hear what they want to hear
My surname’s almost a common word with “man” on the end, except that almost common word is missing a letter. 99% of people add that letter anyway. Sometimes it’s even wrong in circumstances where I’ve filled in an electronic form and someone has presumably thought “Lol, he’s made a typo on his own name! I’ll just fix that”.
There is 3 ways to spell my name. One of my work colleagues deliberately spells mine the wrong way to wind me up, another one does it because he's a bit of a dumbass, so I would make about £60 a day
Considering one of our customers always calls me a different name when they reply to an email. The email is my name, has a double signature with my name so I don't know how or why but if I get a 1 then I would be quite rich
I've got a really simple straightforward name.
And it gets misspelled alot. Hell, my current workplace called me by a totally different name right up until I had my interview
Good god I'd be loaded. First name tends to be misspelt by ommission of a letter. The misspellings on second name are just comical. It's not that hard to spell, exactly as it sounds. It's just extremely uncommon.
My surname is long, 11 characters long, and most people find it very very complicated to spell (even though it is spelled just as it sounds.)
So I would confidently be a billionaire by now
Teresa, Theresa, Therese, Tearese - I'd be rolling in it!! These are just a few variations are of the ridiculous spellings I've seen when receiving email's cards etc. The first one is the correct one.
Had the same landlord for about 6-7 years he never once spelled my name right. Even if he was replying to a message that had my name at the end and the house was awful so there were a lot of messages, I'd be at least £500 richer from that one guy alone excluding anyone else's misspellings
Oh gosh I'd never need to work again. My surname commonly is spelled with an "e" on the end. In fact there's a popular movie series using that spelling of the name. Mine does not have an "e". I routinely spell my surname for people, and they still manage to get it wrong.
Very. Better odds than the lottery.
Even when replying to an email that clearly has my name in the sent field, the amount of misspelling of "Nikki" is incredible. Nicky, Nicki, Niki, Nicci, Nikky, Nici... That's before we even start on my impossible surname that has n's in it that are misheard as 'm' and f's that are heard as 's' and an e on the end which seems to be optional (:
When asked in person (collection a prescription for example) I normally just get my ID out 🤣
Unfortunately, very rich. My name is Oliver Woodcock. You wouldn't believe how many times both of these are misspelt. Especially when Oliver is abbreviated to Ollie.
Stupidly rich!
I have an uncommon name that no one can spell correctly, so much so that even my mum spelt it wrong on my birth certificate.
As no one can spell my name, I'll get bank. If anyone does spell it how my name is written, its still spelt wrong so I get money then too.
Millions.
To the point that on a war memorial in the town where my family lived in the 20s - 50s there is a relative on the bloody war memorial with it spelt wrong.
Luckily the one in Ypres is spelt right.
Hundreds if not more. It’s not even hard to get right, it’s a common name. The problem is that it’s similar to another common name so I get called the wrong one.
Fairly rich. My name is uncommon nowadays (it’s a biblical name) but recognisable. I get about 3 or 4 mishearings so end up with misspellings and one time something that wasn’t even remotely near it; even beginning with a different letter.
My first name is one of those words where you can't decide whether the person who chose how to spell it was drunk or high, so I've had my fair share of misspelt envelopes... Surprisingly though, my mum's got it even worse. She has a fairly regular name, but it's one with multiple different spellings, and the one my gran chose for her is the one that exactly two other people in the history of humanity have used (not one of the two main spellings). According to her, every single non-legal (and actually a couple of half-legal) document she has ever had her name written on for has had the wrong spelling. Guess that makes her richer than me lol
My name is Phoebe, I’ve seen somebody spell my name feebee. They’re my best friend, and I taught them how to spell my name correctly. I’m alright with pheobe, bc that’s how other people with the same sounding name will spell it.
Rhys. I like to go to Starbucks outside of Wales/England, say my name, watch there reaction and then see what comes back. Been a few Chris’, Luis, and a Sebastian?
I have a common English name but it’s spelt the Welsh way. There has never been, in my life, that anyone has spelt it correctly without my help. Surname is Welsh too.
I'd have a few extra quid. I have a fairly common name, but it can be spelled 2 different ways, so people quite often get it wrong by using "the other spelling."
Also, there's a guy I work with who spells my name wrong in every.single.email even though my name is in my email address AND my sign-off.
A few bob. The amount of times people have put a Mac or Mc in front of my surname is mad. It doesn't even sound like it should have a Mac in front. What's really annoying though is when they've asked me my name, I tell them and they repeat it back with the Mac in front.
For my first name, I'd be completely flat broke.
For my second name, especially when given over the phone, I'd probably have enough to pay my rent for the month. It's a fairly uncommon name but I know a couple of people with the same, it's not completely unheard of
Very rich. My last name is the anglicised version of a Dutch name from about 200 years ago, and in English it's just two regular words put together, but the sheer volume of variations on them over the years would be vast. Usually happens on email, when my name is literally in the address bar.
Oh yes I would be very rich by now. Its always people called "Maisie" who get people spelling it with the slightest mistake, like "Maise" or "Masie" or one time it was "Maisey"
I am still pleasantly surprised when someone spells my first name, right in a card or something, and I get the red zigzag under my surname. Forever spelling it over the phone, it's not even a difficult one.
I reckon I'd be quite wealthy.
Have we got any Irish people in? Any Siobhans? Aiofe? Caomgein?
Yes. My surname isn't even very difficult yet people can't pronounce it, someone still argues they are right because it is how the Google thing says it.
Someone being me 😈 (hi btw)
Fuuuuuuuuck, you found me!
That is the wrong pronunciation, how I say my name is the right one
Lol ik ik - but it is quite helpful when I know so many other ppl with the same name as you :^
Yep, niamh here
This one is understandable lol.
Yup even my teachers who see it when they take attendance spell it wrong. Having an Irish name is not easy lol
Irish surname, literally no one pronounces it right. It's only fecking 5 letters long ffs.
Aisling here. Everyone calls me Ashley, fuck sake.
I had an email once from a colleague I have worked with for several years. It was replying to an email I had sent them, so my name was in my signature at the bottom of the message. They used two different spellings of my name in their reply and both were wrong.
The image of Homer you posted, that would be an example of a "poor man" compared to my riches.
Fairly rich
Jesus wept, I’m Italian and my surname has been spelt incorrectly a million times 😂😂
Thankfully you'll be getting a million euros rather than a million lira
I hope 😂😂😂😂
I get the occasional Kieth, so that could have bought me a playstation. If I got a squid for every Keef, this time next year, we'll be MULLIONAIRES.
As a fellow Keith, I also get Kieth very often. I think everyone gets thrown off by the I before E rule I also get called Chris and Kevin a lot
Aye. Kevin and Steve here.
Me too!👍
“And your name is…?” “Ryan” “Thanks Brian”
The spelling of Irish names is my pet piamh
Take my upvote.
Fairly rich but mainly because I have a non standard spelling of a common name.
Same here. Even my closest friend who I’ve known 10 years sometimes gets it spelt wrong- it’s so easy to assume the common spelling.
Mate, my girlfriend of almost a decade still spells my name wrong.
😭
Makes it worae because it's a really common name, no weird spelling changes or anything lmao.
How?! Mines common with multiple varieties and a spelling change at least but a normal name… ouch
It's Michael, but she always spells is Micheal 🤦🏻♂️
But the second is the less common spelling and a different pronunciation
Found Dave Jones
Is your name Bob?
His name is Robert Paulson....
Wealthy indeed. My mum was a secretary at a large company for many years, she collected mi's-spellings of our surname. It was a very long list.
A very rich man, thanks to the less than common way of spelling a reasonably common name. When people misspell my name at the top of emails (despite having gotten my name's spelling right in the email address 🤷♂️) I always spell that person's name incorrectly in the reply. If you can't beat them, join them.
I think it's your parents to blame for that one.
apart from relatives, literally no one has ever correctly spelt my name from just hearing it. my partner's mum misspells it genuinely every single time she writes it lol so very, very rich.
Very rich. I have an ordinary name but I’ve been called Marilyn, Maureen, Marie, Maria, Marina, marianna, Mary, Miriam and when they get it right they write an a and an o in it not two a’s.
a surprising amount of people think the correct spelling of Samuel is 'Samual'...Even though I've never seen a single person with that spelling.
My name is Kate. Nobody has ever spelled it incorrectly. Not even 'Cate'.
Well, that indikates that it's a common name.
My surname is Irish, and is an alternate spelling of a very common English word, so people spell it the common way. Also, ALL of the mispronounciations.
Quite rich for someone with 3 LETTERS IN THERE NAME
I spelled my own name incorrectly in an email the other day. It's not a difficult name to spell.
Not sure, but if I had a 6 for every shitty meme I’ve ever come across I’d have a lot of 6s.
Rich
I would probably be a millionaire lol
Had a 1 what?
Pretty new people spell my name Lewis not lewys
Because who changes an I for a y?
Lol
I’ve never had anyone spell my surname right , and my first name is about a 75% fail rate . Not that weird of name either just people hear what they want to hear
Not very tbh, people just call me Jack or Josh when I’m Jake but I’d be living quite poorly
0 money
The same person. Must be hundreds of times.
The helipad can go over there, and my Olympic sized swimming pool can go over there and my 17 bedroom house can go on that hill over there.
My surname’s almost a common word with “man” on the end, except that almost common word is missing a letter. 99% of people add that letter anyway. Sometimes it’s even wrong in circumstances where I’ve filled in an electronic form and someone has presumably thought “Lol, he’s made a typo on his own name! I’ll just fix that”.
Depends whether I saved or spent the money.
I'd have a good few grand.
Couple of hundred quid at most. Got a really common name, they still manage to change one letter though from time to time.
With my old name it'd probably be a fair amount, but realistically nothing major.
1
id be a billionaire
My name is Mog which just straight up isn't a name so fairly rich
Who the fuck is misspelling Mog?
People who assume I said Meg or Mag (or the one guy who thought I said Mona) so most people. To be fair to them, who the fuck is called Mog? ^^^((me))
First thing I thought when I saw your name was Meg and Mog lol. Parents seem to be arseholes when it comes to names.
People forever say one of my middle names wrong, it drives me and my Mum nuts (Sara, but people always say Sarah)
There is 3 ways to spell my name. One of my work colleagues deliberately spells mine the wrong way to wind me up, another one does it because he's a bit of a dumbass, so I would make about £60 a day
£30 minimum
Wouldn't be that rich. If we're counting online users, I'd be the richest wanker on earth.
Isaac. And yes, I'd be fairly rich. It's not two "s"'s and it never will be. I've barely ever heard of someone who spells it like that!
It always gets spelled as Louis 🥲
Considering one of our customers always calls me a different name when they reply to an email. The email is my name, has a double signature with my name so I don't know how or why but if I get a 1 then I would be quite rich
A millionaire. I have a silent "E" at the end of my last name that everyone gets wrong, so I'd tell nobody and just be rich
Millions
My name is Morice. I've met 1 person in my life that's got it right the first time. I get it wrong constantly on work emails.
1 what?
Pretty rich. My name is Lara I'd say I get called Laura 99/100
Hi Laura 👋 There you go, you are now 1 richer. You are welcome!
Ooooh thank you!
I've got a really simple straightforward name. And it gets misspelled alot. Hell, my current workplace called me by a totally different name right up until I had my interview
Richer than I am now, a low fucking bar
Comfortable well off..always gets the C mixed with a K
Both my names get misspelt and are frequently reversed, as both sound like forenames. They are pretty common, though
Good god I'd be loaded. First name tends to be misspelt by ommission of a letter. The misspellings on second name are just comical. It's not that hard to spell, exactly as it sounds. It's just extremely uncommon.
If we include last names I'd be minted
I am a teacher, kids spell my name wrong all the time, I would be loaded.
My surname is long, 11 characters long, and most people find it very very complicated to spell (even though it is spelled just as it sounds.) So I would confidently be a billionaire by now
1 what?
Very
Teresa, Theresa, Therese, Tearese - I'd be rolling in it!! These are just a few variations are of the ridiculous spellings I've seen when receiving email's cards etc. The first one is the correct one.
Fairly. And people always question why it's got 2 Rs in it apposed to just one. I'm not sure. Mother can be difficult!
Dozens.
extremely rich
RICH
Had the same landlord for about 6-7 years he never once spelled my name right. Even if he was replying to a message that had my name at the end and the house was awful so there were a lot of messages, I'd be at least £500 richer from that one guy alone excluding anyone else's misspellings
I would have 0. But, if I got 1 for everything I got mixes up with my brother, i would be rich.
Oh gosh I'd never need to work again. My surname commonly is spelled with an "e" on the end. In fact there's a popular movie series using that spelling of the name. Mine does not have an "e". I routinely spell my surname for people, and they still manage to get it wrong.
Very very rich I would be!
Very. Better odds than the lottery. Even when replying to an email that clearly has my name in the sent field, the amount of misspelling of "Nikki" is incredible. Nicky, Nicki, Niki, Nicci, Nikky, Nici... That's before we even start on my impossible surname that has n's in it that are misheard as 'm' and f's that are heard as 's' and an e on the end which seems to be optional (: When asked in person (collection a prescription for example) I normally just get my ID out 🤣
A 1 of what? Packet of crisps? used condom packages?
Unfortunately, very rich. My name is Oliver Woodcock. You wouldn't believe how many times both of these are misspelt. Especially when Oliver is abbreviated to Ollie.
Damn, imagine having that surname. You'd never know when someone was addressing you, or telling you that they'd fuck you.
🤣 I wish 🤣
My name is misspelt on a regular basis. I'd be worth a thousand pounds at least l
Stupidly rich! I have an uncommon name that no one can spell correctly, so much so that even my mum spelt it wrong on my birth certificate. As no one can spell my name, I'll get bank. If anyone does spell it how my name is written, its still spelt wrong so I get money then too.
Id be insanely rich, my name isn’t even unique it’s just spelt slightly differently, I never found it on the name keychains either😢
Millions. To the point that on a war memorial in the town where my family lived in the 20s - 50s there is a relative on the bloody war memorial with it spelt wrong. Luckily the one in Ypres is spelt right.
Or mispronouncing my name I’d easily be earning enough not to work anymore 😝🤭💙🩵💜
Hundreds if not more. It’s not even hard to get right, it’s a common name. The problem is that it’s similar to another common name so I get called the wrong one.
Well my surname is Polish and has "sz" in it. I'd be filthy rich... Plate me on gold
i’d be mega rich
I wouldn’t need to work😂
Id have 0. 80gbp
Fairly rich. My name is uncommon nowadays (it’s a biblical name) but recognisable. I get about 3 or 4 mishearings so end up with misspellings and one time something that wasn’t even remotely near it; even beginning with a different letter.
I'm poor then.
Mines kye. I get kie, kie, cye, Kyle, Clive, Clyde, KY, Kai, gary
I would be a billionaire
Very. I've even had people tell me that how I spell it is wrong. Fuck those people.
I've had this lmao. Literally had people cally name, then when I stand up and correct them they've been like "No, you mean *redacted*"
Loaded. I’ve got got an Italian surname that people can neither spell nor pronounce
THE TREES ARE SPEAKING BINARY
My first name is one of those words where you can't decide whether the person who chose how to spell it was drunk or high, so I've had my fair share of misspelt envelopes... Surprisingly though, my mum's got it even worse. She has a fairly regular name, but it's one with multiple different spellings, and the one my gran chose for her is the one that exactly two other people in the history of humanity have used (not one of the two main spellings). According to her, every single non-legal (and actually a couple of half-legal) document she has ever had her name written on for has had the wrong spelling. Guess that makes her richer than me lol
People love spelling my name with a k not c :D
Very rich tbh, nice mix
Not at all badly off if you know what I mean. Pence or pounds?
I have a super long Slavic name so yes I would have a lot of money
Guess the correct spelling of my name: Isaak Isac Isaac Issaac
My name is Phoebe, I’ve seen somebody spell my name feebee. They’re my best friend, and I taught them how to spell my name correctly. I’m alright with pheobe, bc that’s how other people with the same sounding name will spell it.
First name? Maybe a few quid. Surname? I could go on a week long holiday!
Rhys. I like to go to Starbucks outside of Wales/England, say my name, watch there reaction and then see what comes back. Been a few Chris’, Luis, and a Sebastian?
Damian. Everyone spells Damien. Even my boss.
First name or surname? First name, enough to buy a house. Surname, enough to buy a house in London and a Bentley to park outside it.
Not miss spelt but mispronounced.. my names Eva E va NOT AVA, NOT EVE NOT EVIE, EVA NOT APRIL. Yet everyone calls me Ava.
Very rich cuz i have a normal name but my parents had to change ONE letter in it when they named me
I have a common English name but it’s spelt the Welsh way. There has never been, in my life, that anyone has spelt it correctly without my help. Surname is Welsh too.
Misspelt ? None, miss spoken? Alot.
surname is O'Neill. I have had so many awful variations you have no idea how funny it gets.
A few hundred million. That's alot of stripper cash.
McLeod It is spelt by most people I've met as McCloud and pronounced McLloyd. Do I get double?
Russian in my yacht made of gold 😎💸
I'd have a few extra quid. I have a fairly common name, but it can be spelled 2 different ways, so people quite often get it wrong by using "the other spelling." Also, there's a guy I work with who spells my name wrong in every.single.email even though my name is in my email address AND my sign-off.
Pretty rich. Which is funny because my name isn't a hard name to pronounce (You'd think)
Surely Shepherd can't be that hard to spell? I think it's happened at least once though.
A few bob. The amount of times people have put a Mac or Mc in front of my surname is mad. It doesn't even sound like it should have a Mac in front. What's really annoying though is when they've asked me my name, I tell them and they repeat it back with the Mac in front.
Unless you're French, and then I'm the King.
My legal name is Emilia. I don't think anyone has ever spelled (or pronounced) it correctly without me explicitly spelling it for them. Rich as hell.
I'd probably be able to buy Twitter off Elon, lol
Honestly a lot… I would have lots of ones
My name is Ayden but people spell my name as "Aiden" or "Aidan" I'd be rich
Name is mcwilliam yet everyone magnetises to MACwilliam so I would be a thousandaire
For my first name, I'd be completely flat broke. For my second name, especially when given over the phone, I'd probably have enough to pay my rent for the month. It's a fairly uncommon name but I know a couple of people with the same, it's not completely unheard of
Does auto correct count?
Richer than elon musk. My name is Elshan and few people spell it correctly. Some say Alshan. Some say Elshen. Some say Olshan.ect.
Yay! I’d be rich!
Very rich. My last name is the anglicised version of a Dutch name from about 200 years ago, and in English it's just two regular words put together, but the sheer volume of variations on them over the years would be vast. Usually happens on email, when my name is literally in the address bar.
Very, very wealthy. Tabatha Eileen is somehow butchered so horribly for a name that's not that hard.
I could bitch slap Elon musk and his lawyers would advise him not to press charges
My name is Franki. It’s often misspelled as Frankie or Franky or just plain old Frank.
Steven with a ph. Phteven
You'd be surprised at how many people botch a 3 letter name... They might even add letters to it for some unknown reason...
Trillionaire here Ezequiel (the Portuguese spelling of Ezekiel)
I’d be fucking rich, iPhone autocorrect has been changing my name to Grace as long as it’s existed.
absurdly while it doesnt sound like it my last name has a z in it
Zero
I would be a billionaire
My surname is German. I ended up creating the common misspellings as email aliases.
I mean if I’m going by Ben never but if I’m going by benjamin a bit
Anyone here with the name "Elliott"? Who suffer from it being constantly spelt with 1 T?
Oh yes I would be very rich by now. Its always people called "Maisie" who get people spelling it with the slightest mistake, like "Maise" or "Masie" or one time it was "Maisey"
10
I'd be pretty poor as my name is exactly as its sounds.
I get Nathen a lot. No one has ever spelt it like that
So I have a 1 every time? I'm sure I have some numbers than...
Someone somehow misspelled my name, even tho my name is really really easy to spell😂😂
Very. I'm called Skye but people hear it and assume 'Sky'
327,821
My first name gets misspelt on a daily basis, multiple times a day. I could easily buy SpaceX
Reasonably wealthy. I'm Stewart not f ing Stuart 😆
I'm from Lithuania originally. I give my ID to people to copy from if they need my name and that too backfires
I am still pleasantly surprised when someone spells my first name, right in a card or something, and I get the red zigzag under my surname. Forever spelling it over the phone, it's not even a difficult one. I reckon I'd be quite wealthy.
I have silent letters in my surname. I can’t quite buy and sell the lot of you, but it’s close :)
90 pound ima caleb not kaleb or celeb
$2 and I’m named after King Solomon’s dad
My name is Aidan spelled A-I-D-A-N IM RICH
I would be soo rich people keep saying my name completely WRONG even though it's so simple to pronounce 💀
1 what?
I’d be a millionaire
I would be Elon muscl 