Nursery keep spelling child’s name wrong

Thank you 🙂

Why write a whole post about a name, and then coyly refuse to divulge the actual name so responders know the genuine issue?

If the name is "popular" as you say, it's not going to identify you or your child.

Ie is pronounced as ay in the north and as eye in the south.

yay-an - north Wales
y-eye-an - south Wales

Ha! You think you have it bad @QueryAutism just take a look at my name. There are over 30 ways to spell my name, it does bug me when people spell it wrong even my granny on my dad’s side couldn’t get it right. One year she wrote 6 different spellings inside my birthday card with please tick appropriate box (nine of which had the correct spelling 🙄).
Yes I would have a word with the school and get it drummed into them!

Also when it comes to male and female versions different countries spell them differently. Lesley to me in UK would usually indicate female but it doesn't in USA. Nursery and school and workplaces should get it right though.

My name can only be spelt correctly one way and people have got it wrong all my life. And change my sex as a result too!!

Ignoring the two pronunciations I posted then?

Why is this a problem for you? Have a think.

Nope. I'm from the Vale and I've taught loads of Ieuans. Never heard anyone say it yay in my life 😂

With my experience of schools- can I suggest you go in and speak to the office manager - whoever does the admin. Get then to change it in their main system in front of you. Then ask if they use any other systems, or have any other word docs or mail merges or online learnjng jorunals or anything else set up and get them to change this too. So often a name can be corrected in one place and still be wrong in others and stuff gets printed off from wherever that person has always done it etc. Shouldn't be like this, but often is practically...

https://forvo.com/word/ieuan/#cy

Both versions are here.

I think maybe you need to consider the possibility that you live in an area of Wales which uses one pronounciation and that I live in one that uses the other?

We're on a thread about getting people's name's wrong and here's you trying to tell me how to say my son's name correctly. Bonkers. 😂

We have Welsh speaking family who use the pronounciation that you use too, but we live in a different area (the Vale of Glamorgan) and my son is always called Yay-an by Welsh speakers here. You seem entirely convinced you're the authority here though so I'm sure the thousands of times I've heard it have all been wrong.

You are not being unreasonable and there is either poor communication at your child's nursery or their lack of care about this needs to be nipped in the bud. Write. Don't phone (best email). Tell them that you mentioned this verbally and it has not been corrected. Keep evidence. It's unprofessional behaviour and says more about the nursery than the choice of name spelling for your child. Don't mention feelings. Just stick to the facts.

Yup, Welsh speaker and it rhymes with eye not yay.

I think the most important thing is one you've pointed out yourself; at this developmental stage, having them misspell the name would be quite confusing to a young child. You should send them that email, followed up with a call and then in-person. Mention that they are disrespecting his identity.
I've never been fond of my own name, but I would never change it as it is part of my own identity.

I'm from very near there originally! Rhos, a village just up the hill a bit.

Y-eye-an is how they say it in that neck of the woods 🙂

Had a Welsh colleague by name Ieuan, and he taught us the pronunciation Y-eye-an. He was from Pontadawe and had a pronounced accent which some pupils (Estuary) claimed they could not underestand. He felt the lack of Welsh speakers to talk with as he felt he was losing his own language.

Yes I'm Welsh, a Welsh learner and my son is in WM education where he is always referred to as Yay-an.

I can only assume you're misreading my pronounciation?

It really isn't 🙈 Are you Welsh? Welsh speaking?

It actually is! But thank you for the tip 😂

It's sometimes said Y-eye-an. Both are fine to me.

That's not how you pronounce Ieuan.

I wasgoing to sugges getting a roll of blank stickers to write the name on and give to the nursery as an/d when required -for pegs, books, labels on art work etc.
But I've spotted a couple of points. Teachers should know there are variants of Stephen/Steven (Shaun/Sean and should ask which one at first sight. And the mum whose son is called Aaron should know that older staff who go to church have the pronunciation of Moses' brother in mind, and not Elvis' middle name. I have checked with a Jewish friend in case I had been labouring under an illusion when a whole string of Elvis versions turned up, instead of the previous Arun/Aran/Arran variants. And if you're used to those you will not think of Aaron as the spelling at first.
I am surprised at the failure to correct when told though. After the first day's register, I always adjusted my usage. The whole class would correct me. As with boy with an Italian father who had named his boy Michelle - ch as k, final e said. I think the teacher before should have warned me. It's not fair on the child to get it wrong. Even once.

I can confirm this comes up a lot on the baby name boards. My theory is that because ‘aa’ is very unusual in English orthography, people tend to default to the more familiar ‘ss’.

Ah, I see. Your post wasn’t very clear so I appreciate you clarifying

Yes, the misspelling of Isaac as Issac is endemic. It has been mentioned by Isaac parents on this thread and it comes up a lot on the baby name boards. 96 baby boys were legally registered as Issac in 2021. I feel for their future key workers and teachers.

I mean I would expect the majority of people to know how to spell Isaac but not Josiah. Your post said your experience is the opposite to that.