Life long spelling error—at least you’re unique?

Aahahahahahhhhh!!!! FOB for life!

LOL that's the best one I've seen so far.

i know a girl name jannefer…
her name was supposed to be jennifer
and i know a boy name chistopher.
..if that helps

ROR that is tooooo funny!!!

Among my FOB-parented friends, there is an “Emilly” and a “Michele” (
female) — we joke that Emilly's Dad stole the extra L from Michele.

My friend was supposed to be Suzanne, but she was named Sujan. :O)

hahaha…that's awesome! my parents misspelled my chinese name (used as my english middle name) pretty horribly, but this is way better!

Haha, awesome. I knew a guy who was named the same twice.

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Don't feel bad, my dad wanted to call me Joseph.

Somehow it ended up as Jameson.

I have a friend who was named “Lona”… it was supposed to be “Lorna”

LOLLLL OHMYGAWWW.

like Kevin, my parents mispelt my Chinese name that's used as my English middle name.

Me and all my siblings have mispelt/weirdly spelt names too. =(

Ha, you're marked for life. I know somebody who was supposed to be named Gordon, until his grandparents were taking a drive from LA to SF, and passed by the town of “Gorman” and thought it was a much better American name.

That is awesome, because it's exactly how my parents would pronounce your name.

oh man. lol

My friend Mitty was supposed to be named Mighty o_o; Incredibly, the mistake name is less odd than the intended one.

i know a person with the name Risa…they wanted Lisa.

ahahahahahahahahh

my brother's korean name is eun suk so my dad put my brother's name on his birth certificate as “his name suck last name”. nice one dad!

I have a feeling thats what my parents did to me too. I also have the name Stephanie but spelled differently LOL

One of my friends was named by the labor ward nurse- his name is Bonty. Rhymes with Monty from Monty Python. (I've heard him say this line so many times, I've lost count!)

My little cousin is a 2nd grader, is full Chinese, and his name is KADAR! In this time and age, having an Arabic name is not easy, let alone being 7 y.o. with that name. My stupid uncle wanted his son to have a name starting with the letter “K' like his does. The genius that he is, he asks the hospital interpreter to find a name in the K boy's section of the baby name book. Apparently said interpreter selected Kadar as it was the first name and sounded good. Interpreter told my uncle that Kadar means strong and powerful.

I asked a friend who minored in Arabic if that was true. She said yes, but that it also means “dirty” and the color “green” depending on how the word is spelled in Arabic.

ouch, that sucks.
do people mispronounce it often?

Staph, I can't believe you're an pseudo internet celebrity! Funny seeing you here

That's actually quite pretty! It's Spanish for “laughter”.

omg… OMG!

my sisters friends name is Johnerson. he was suppose to be Jonathan.

My friend was named Josef when his parents intended to just name him Joseph. There wasn't any reason behind the alternative spelling; they just didn't realize that 'ph' could make the same sound as an 'f.'

My sister's name is Risa. She was named that intentionally.

same… why is it always the translations they muck up?

OMG! my name was supposed to be 'brenda'… branda is close enough. LOL

Staphanie is kind of a fun name though, definitely easy to remember…Just don't get a job for the CDC

Hahaha my friend's parents were trying to name their child “Cynthia” bc they thought it was a pretty name, but ended up naming her “Syndia” instead. She now goes by her Korean name hahaha

or marry a guy whose last name is Aureus!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Risa is also a japanese name. Well, it was the name of one of the girls in the j-drama Tiger & Dragon. Maybe it was supposed to be Lisa, too.

Lol ironically I'm pretty sure Josef is a very European way of spelling it.

There's no L in the Japanese alphabet, but the R sounds pretty close to L so the name Risa = Lisa. My friend's name is Risa too, but she just goes by Lisa

Mine's not as bad as these lol. So funny. My parents thought the letter “e” made a double “e” sound so they named me Anne. Instead of Annie. Then they got really confused why people kept calling me Ann. Then someone explained it to them. They don't like my name now.

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Haha, that a good one!

My name is Chris, short for Christopher. At one point in my life, I tried correcting the mistakes i get for my name, but i've given up. At least once every year, I would get a christmas card from an aunt or granny that says, “Dear Christ”, Happy Birthday!!

Staph Tung. Sounds like an oral infection. You have my sympathy.

+1

The simple and easiest way would probably be Cali. But however you decide that is a beautiful name so keep it!
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Hahaha my mum said she wanted my initials to be CA so months before I was born she said that my name is going to be Christine Alexandria.

And then she wrote down Andrea Cassandra on the birth certificate and until this day she swears she doesn't know why she wrote that:))) WEIRD

I know a guy named 'Chinoy' for Chinese Boy.

omg, i just got through everything that's above this comment and then i read this. i'm crying right now ROFL!!!

this is as funny as “Anfernee” from Mean Girls!

…Coincidences come in threes, right?

My name is Stephanie.
This was posted on my birthday (March 10th).
WHAT NEXT? =O

my brother's name was supposed to be warren but ended up as warner. he actually likes it better.

I know two guys who are identical twins. One named Danny the other Daniel

My mom wrote my cousin's name for his birth certificate. His name was suppose to be Vic…but since my mom heard it wrong it became Dick instead. He is scarred for life.

Well my name is Karren Wong …. P_P people always ask about the extra R ….lol

I'm European and I've never seen the name Joseph spelt like that.

Stalin, Mengele, Goebbels…the examples are plentiful and unflattering.

that's hilarious ^___^
sorry man. it is kinda cool to have a fob name tho haha

My friend was supposed to be named Alexander. His name is Alexanda.

ROR! Too funny!

Josef in Europe is very common, especially Germanic languages.

My parents intended to name me Irene after the beautiful Miss Venezuela who ran against Mr. Chavez the year I was born…I ended up with Yrene

I was born on December 13, so my parents agreed on my name to be Lucy coz it;s her feast day. My last name is Pearl.

Lucy Pearl… Lucifer
Hurrah.

wow…that is just sad.

nice post

my friends name is david david (yes his last name is david)

my friend was born in august, so her parents named her augustine…. all thru school she had to endure quizzical looks and whispers: Isn't Augustine a male name??
She now calls herself Augustina.

Oral infection FTW…. good one

I like Yrene better

That's ok I know a woman named April who married a man named John May so she became April May. Her sister June was a bridesmaid

Michele is a fairly common spelling.

My mother–who's Irish Catholic–once told me that she was going to name me Lourdes. It probably would've gone nicely with my very Spanish last name. Unfortunately, she told me wasn't thinking straight after my sister and I were born, which was probably why my sister's named after a car and I somehow managed to get an Italian first name…which rhymes with “Marshmallow.” Guess what people call me when I introduce myself properly?

My mother–who's Irish Catholic–once told me that she was going to name me Lourdes. It probably would've gone nicely with my very Spanish last name. Unfortunately, she told me wasn't thinking straight after my sister and I were born, which was probably why my sister's named after a car and I somehow managed to get an Italian first name…which rhymes with “Marshmallow.” Guess what people call me when I introduce myself properly?

It's cool, my friend will forever be named Kavin

I have one that will blow all of you misnamed ones out there.
I have a cousin whose parents intended to name him Elvis. Bad enough, that he has to live up to the King of Rock's name, right?
Well, they couldn't spell the name right and he ended up with the name, Elivis.

My neighbor was born on September 14th so her Chinese parents decided to name her Sepherteen, an amalgamation of 'September' and 'Fourteen'.

i know someone named elsia who was supposed to be named elisa hahaha

My friend named herself Coleen when she moved here. Weird spelling, but ok. She named her son Kyle. 5 years later she named her daughter Kylie. (She wanted to name her Tennessee or Shimmer, but we told her that they were not good names.)

Apparently, a couple wanted to show their devotion to their new country so they named their son Toronto, Canada. They were told it was was weird, so they named their next son Johnny Toronto.

My friend's Korean dad always called me Jeniper (my name is Jennifer). It always made me laugh because my friend's name is Jennifer too, and I never understood why you would name your daughter something you couldn't pronounce.

I, too, have taught many a Eugene of Korean origin (Male and Female) as it sounds very similar to :Yoon Jin, Un Jin, Yu Jin, Eunjin, Jin Woo, etc!
Makes for an interesting classroom of Pre-School English Learners
I have also taught a few Risa's (intentional and unintentional Lisa's) of Spanish and Japanese origins.
Such sweet children

My parents had always loved the name Jacob.
Now I get funny looks from people when they read my name (Jakub Tsao)

My name is Esther. My Korean friends call me ass-tul. (Tul is hair or fur.)

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my mom told me she was gonna name me juliet but spelled my name wrong on the birth certificate so now it's Julia. how do u get that wrong??

When I was born my parents were told that I had to have a middle name. My parents didn't understand, so they just gave me the letter “O” as my middle name. So I'm Jenny O (yes, like the turkey….)

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My father, an OB, once delivered an “April May June.”

It's Toyota Colola in Chinese and Toyota Corora in Japanese.

I have a viet classmate at school who's name is Pretty Nguyen LOL

She's Pretty Nguyen (ha i made a funny ;])

and there's a dude here named Forrest Ash

I actually think Syndia's a pretty name! xD

I know a guy named “Joy”. He told me it was supposed to be Joey.

My name is Dannie. My parents insist that the e is “ay” like in french. Dan-nee-ay? I dont think so T_T. Btw, Imma guy.

I have a friend named Livia, but my mom always calls her “Oliver”… so sad~

I KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! hahahaha

My brother had Karen on his birth certificate for a while….. my mom wanted the name Kevin. Don't worry, someone later told my mom it's a girls' name and she had his name officially changed.

Old Joke:

What do you call a one legged Jewish girl? Eileen

And a one legged Japanese girl? Irene.

Risa is actually a common Japanese female name and that is the correct Romanization.

Are you JP? It’s actually a popular female name in Japan.

so my uncle and aunt had baby boy recently and named him “arthur” – the spelling is fine, but no one can actually pronounce it correctly. it sounds more like “AW-SIR”. why would you choose a name that no one in your (chinese) lineage can pronounce? hahhaa.

also funny but unrelated, their older son, now 6, was slow at speaking so they decided to foster whichever language he learned first, which turned out to be english instead of chinese…thus, they’ve pretty much been teaching him bad english by speaking it at home. the poor boy was born in america, can’t speak chinese, but is now in ESL (english as a second language) class at school.

my cousin named their baby son tucker. all my aunts and uncles call him “taco”. poor kid.

I was supposed to be Judy, after the next door neighbor, Doctors couldn’t understand my mom. So Julie it is.

My cousin had a friend named Female (pronounced like tamale). I commented to the friend that she had a unique name when we were introduced. She rolled her tongue when pronouncing her name “Femaalllay”. I asked, “How do you spell your name?” That’s when she laughed and told me that her parents couldn’t speak english when she was born. When the nurse asked them to sign the babie’s name…. they thought she was asking what sex the baby was. They knew the word female from a sign on the women’s restroom. So they wrote in female. Her parents laughed after they found out what happened, but ended up liking the name. “So she’s Female and she’s a female.”

I’m lucky it was only my middle name and that it wasn’t that bad. Aaren, as opposed to the original intent as Ahren, with my only regret being that it sounds much prettier. My middle name is going to become something of a college graduation gift.

I went to Junior High with a guy named who’s immigrant parents didn’t know any better and named him Dick.. His surname was Chew… Yes.. it was spelled exactly that way…

also “risa” means laughter in Spanish

Since my dad likes Mickey Mouse, he decided to name me “Mickey” except he didn’t know how to spell it so now I’m “Micki”
-Micki

did i mention I’m a girl

Hah! I met an asian kid while student teaching named kadar, maybe it was your cousin? i live in seattle too.

my son’s name is Logan. my mom kept calling him No – gan. we finally had to teach her how to roll her tongue to pronounce the L.

Me: mom, say Logan
Mom: Nogan
Me: no, it’s LO-gan
Mom: yes, I know NO-gan!
Me: say LO, LO, LO, LO!
Mom: NO, NO, NO, NO
Me: curl your tongue like this & say La to practice
Mom: LA!
Me: ok, now say LO
Mom: LO
Me: k, just keep doing that

whats your name? and your sisters?

my friend’s name is cassie, pronounced Casey. Her parents actually wanted to name her Lacey. They woulda spelled it Lassie. hehe.

do your friends call you staph for short? D:

awww that’s so sad…

The other day…I was watching a Taiwanese Variety show…and one of the guest is actually canadian but he married a taiwanese woman…anyways…they have a baby together…and it would make sense if the mom spoke chinese to the baby and the daddy spoke english…but instead…the mom speaks english to the babay (since she thinks the baby is foreign…lol) and the daddy speaks chinese to her…so basically in the words of the daddy, the kid’s going to be SCREWED…dad sucks at chinese and mom sucks at english…oh poor kid…lol

WOW…. that’s exactly what I call my cousin!

I think it was from the olden days Son of  James = Jameson

My name is kind of like William Will Smith…. but I’m a girl and I’m korean with a girl’s name…

My cousin was born on a ship so his first and middle names are “Wilson Line” which I think is a company that’s now out of business.

I was supposed to be named after Marysville, CA. Instead I ended up with Marywille. WTF

my parents named me Felix.  They not only can’t spell it, they don’t even come close to pronouncing it… They call me, “pellix” or “pilex”…

A similar thing happened to my cousin. They named her Sindy after Cinderella (clearly didn’t know how to spell that either). She has since moved back to Korea and goes by her Korean name.

if your dad is korean, i would put money on the whiskey

I went to high school in a 75% Asian neighborhood and this looks like our high school yearbook!
In a non-fob story, when I was studying abroad in France my friend’s French host-dad found all of our our American names too difficult to pronounce so he decided to call everyone “Paul” because it was simpler.

My parents never gave me an English name when we moved to the States as a kid, so they gave me a phonetic spelling of my Korean name, Jeong Do. Not only is the spelling impossible for foreigners to pronounce, it sounded awfully similar to John Doe. I’ve been called John Doe many a times during my lifetime… Eventually when I got naturalized I permanently changed it to two initials: JD

-JD

I know a guy who was meant to be named Jeffrey… his name is Jaffie.

This isn’t really fob related, but there is a little girl living in NZ called A-A (pronounced Adasha….)