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To be pissed at my name being laughed at constantly

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NotAmazonAlexa · 27/03/2024 19:43

So I'll let you guess my name.....

Today I had a hospital procedure and every member of staff laughed at my name. I was asked if it really was my name and what the weather forecast is for tomorrow.

On the form I had to fill out first it asked what you would like to be called so I put my nickname to hopefully avoid this but that didn't work. I didn't say anything as I didn't want to make it awkward and wanted the procedure over with as soon as possible.

Not the first time this has happened, at a different hospital last month one nurse couldn't stop laughing and asking me questions..

I'm in my late 40's, used to love my name but it's becoming a nightmare.

Fuck you Amazon

OP posts:
DingoWoodworm · 31/03/2024 04:26

I too thought Michael Fish until
the end. 🤣

AngkorWat · 31/03/2024 02:22

SweetDreamsAreMadeOf · 30/03/2024 23:14

I used to work with a Thomas Thomas (i.e. first name and surname)...I was desperate to ask him if his parents had ever indicated why! Seriously who does that to their kid!?

We also used to have a someone that worked at one of our suppliers that was named Mark Moist (which is unfortunate enough in itself), but because of the way the company email system was set up it appeared in Outlook as 'Moist, Mark', cue lots of jokes (not to his face), about having a moist mark in our inboxes...

You could have it worse 🤣

We had a Fernando Fernandus
and a
Brenda Penda

Agentdanascullyx · 31/03/2024 02:04

I absolutely love the name Alexa! My name’s Alison - I’ve had no end of Alice in wonderland jokes, when I say Alice and Alison are different names, I get ‘oh it’s the same’ No it’s not, I feel your pain op

TerriPie · 31/03/2024 00:44

Started off thinking 'Michael Fish' but glad I read to the end 🤣

RunningAwayToJoinTheCircus · 31/03/2024 00:19

GoodAfternoonGoodEveningAndGoodnight · 27/03/2024 19:49

Wincey (Willis)
shows age

Wincey Willis went to school with my mam, and her real name was Winsome Dimmock!

RecklessGoddess · 30/03/2024 23:58

I don't blame you for being angry, it's extremely unprofessional for any staff member, in any occupation, to laugh at patients or customers names. I don't see how it's so funny, who cares if the name matches a popular AI, or anything else for that matter! It's not like you're called Frogmella, Spudulika or another ridiculous name!

Tiredalwaystired · 30/03/2024 23:44

Jenny Taylor

Pudmyboy · 30/03/2024 23:28

ToxicChristmas · 27/03/2024 19:45

Karen?

Edit: missed the amazon bit! Alexa then!

I have a friend called Karen and she absolutely hates it now. People constantly smirk and ask if she is one.

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I hate this, the ruining of the name Karen is a symptom of the misogyny directed towards older women, because older women won't put up with the sort of crap they used to when they were young. But it's become acceptable to abuse older women by calling them a Karen, and your friend has been taught to dislike her perfectly acceptable name by those arseholes

SweetDreamsAreMadeOf · 30/03/2024 23:14

I used to work with a Thomas Thomas (i.e. first name and surname)...I was desperate to ask him if his parents had ever indicated why! Seriously who does that to their kid!?

We also used to have a someone that worked at one of our suppliers that was named Mark Moist (which is unfortunate enough in itself), but because of the way the company email system was set up it appeared in Outlook as 'Moist, Mark', cue lots of jokes (not to his face), about having a moist mark in our inboxes...

You could have it worse 🤣

PotatoPudding · 30/03/2024 23:07

I would put in a complaint. You don’t expect this from professionals. I have a name that was uncommon in the 80s but was used in the name of a food and a shop. Both ceased to exist about 20 years ago (when I was mid-20s) and you wouldn’t believe how many people would say the name of the food or the shop and laugh, each one saying it like they were the first person to think of it. People are so disrespectful.

Raffles76 · 30/03/2024 23:00

It’s a cool name and people are twats - my name is Alexandra and I like it when friends occasionally call me Alexa for short! Just roll your eyes when people laugh and say “I’ve never heard that one before”. It’s not as though it wasn’t a name for decades before AI came about so I don’t know why people get so excited. X

GoBonobo · 30/03/2024 22:58

redalex261 · 27/03/2024 20:09

That’s nothing. I have seen some stunningly bad forenames on paperwork. For example:

Yaris.(FGS, just go with Paris)
Sierra Cosworth (1st & middle name, clearly in honour of that eighties iconic vehicle)
Ocean (just why? especially partnered with a surname something like McClunkybum….)
Kennethina (the very worst of the ones where the parents wanted a boy)
Chardonnay (I am not kidding, blame Footballer’s Wives)
Armani & Jazz (siblings)
Khalessi (Game of Thrones anyone?)

So count yourself lucky, Alexa is a lovely name. No need for fiddling round with deed poll changes!

The ‘boys name-ina’ is quite a traditional Scottish thing. I had an older auntie called Robina (Ruby) also knew a similar aged Thomasina (Tibbie), and countless ‘Ina’s who might have been anything (Davidina, Adamina and Donaldina are some that I’ve heard). So could well be a family thing, though I don’t think it is used much now outside the Highlands and Islands.

Ramalangadingdong · 30/03/2024 22:58

People are idiots. What's so funny about being called Alexa? It's a really nice name.

AngryLikeHades · 30/03/2024 22:41

leafybrew · 27/03/2024 19:48

Really unprofessional and stupid for people to laugh at that. I’m a nurse and would probably not comment as would assume you’re tired of daft jokes/comments

Mt thoughts. You don't need this in the setting you're in.

GingerPirate · 30/03/2024 22:40

Harrysmummy246 · 30/03/2024 20:56

Well the river Thames through Oxford is known as the Isis, who was an Egyptian (?) god, hence why the second oubc crew is Isis, racing Goldie for Cambridge

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Goddess. I had to pick this one😁🤓

ticktickticktickBOOM · 30/03/2024 22:21

At least your name wasn't Benny in the 1980's while you were at school

Crayfishforyou · 30/03/2024 22:13

OP you need to practise your poker face. Once they have had the full effect of your blank stare say ‘I don’t get it’ and keep the blank face. if the person ‘joking’ explains it, just continue to not smile and say ‘oh….. OK…. I don’t get it’ and shrug it off

Saz12 · 30/03/2024 22:10

My late father had a "ridiculous" name. The first nake + surname was the issue, each one alone was completely acceptable, just when put together the pig-ignorant would find it SO funny and the wannabe dregs would snigger. Then be offended that he wanted to be called Mr xyz. Fuckwits and bullies

Esmejean · 30/03/2024 21:52

Pure ignorance. Your name is beautiful. My friend is called Alexis. Drop the ‘a’ for morons like this - though you totally shouldn’t have to. I’d definitely not want to be called Karen these days though. Do you think men ever have to put up with this nonsense?!

ApiratesaysYarrr · 30/03/2024 21:45

If people were laughing/mocking your name openly then you should write a letter of complaint.

IrishWombat · 30/03/2024 21:44

How strange. Alexa is actually a lovely name. We have Alexa’s in our home so use the name every day. If I met someone called Alexa I wouldn’t even think to laugh. That’s just so bizarre. I really feel for you OP. I feel for women called karen too.

housethatbuiltme · 30/03/2024 21:40

SeaBreezeDewberryMusk · 30/03/2024 20:28

Ocean is ridiculous as a name for a human being. I can’t imagine an adult being taken seriously with a ‘name’ like that.

The most ridiculous ‘name’ I have ever heard is Tequila. 🙄

Seriously, WTF is wrong with the name Karen? It’s a normal name and far better than stupid ‘names’ like Gift, Patience, Apple, Ocean, Paris.

Alexa sounds like a normal name to me.

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Ocean is hardly wildly out there... its not greatly different to Oisin just slightly different pronunciation (shin/shen vs sheen).

Ginnnny · 30/03/2024 21:37

toomanyy · 27/03/2024 19:47

was asked if it really was my name and what the weather forecast is for tomorrow.

Michael Fish?

Jesus this made me pee laughing hahahaha

Whereareallthemillionaires · 30/03/2024 21:31

Andthereyougo · 30/03/2024 21:23

I rejected a house last time I was house hunting as it was in Isis Drive.

OP, very unprofessional of hospital staff. I’d be writing a complaint to the department manager or whatever they’re called.

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Surprised locals haven’t asked for that name to be changed

AlexasMum · 30/03/2024 21:28

My 10 year old DD is called Alexa and I don’t regret her name at all, I still think it’s lovely. Amazon’s Alexa became a thing when she was 2ish think. my DD hasn’t had many comments, just the occasional questions about whether our speaker gets confused.
sorry this happened to you OP, sounds very unprofessional.