whats the big deal about spelling out names?

I have to spell both of my names, even though they're fairly common.

My daughter's name is Esme, and nobody ever seems able to spell or pronounce it

my surname has 3 letters too.

it's Don
and I get
Donn
Donne
Dunn
Dom
Gon
Bon
Bom
etc

I dont see it as a problem Ive always had to spell my name out first and last names and that hasnt changed since I got married.

I think of it as a conversation starter!

Wouldnt it be boring to all have names that are easy to spell, god we would all be called mary and Harry!

like booandbump pointed out, even normally-spelled names can be misspelt.

My name is Andrea and i have to spell that, even though there's only one way to spell it.

One company insisted on sending me mail addressed to "kerala Dogtit" which was NOT what my maiden name was except for the first letter.

I've spent all my life having to spell my first name, surname and the village I grew up in. It's only frustrating when I have to leave answer phone messages, or when people I've known for years still spell my name wrong. Random mis-spellings or mis-pronunciations don't both me.... in fact I find it fun when people are reading out names, I always know when they get to mine because there's a pause :o
I've always loved my unusual name and kept it even when I got married.

DD has been given an equally unusual name, which is probably even harder to get your head around phonetically, and she has my surname as a middle name. I would never have dreamed of giving her a run of the mill, "Jane" type name though.

A few times?! That adds up to every single flipping transaction its the accrual of the tediousness of having to do it that will drive the unfortunate child mad. Oh the relief at getting married and changing my unusual surname to a more common one.

My children have a surname that is difficult to spell and my dd has a first name that is difficult to spell and it doesn't bother them at all. They quite enjoy knowing when others don't.
I have what should be a very simple surname to spell and people get it wrong ALL the time and actually argue with me about the correct spelling. Sometimes I think my dcs have it easier as few people even claim to know how to spell their names so asking is easier and then everyone gets it right!

I think the problem is that you have to tell people how to spell it because they don't feel comfortable even trying to write it down unless they already have an idea how to spell it. So it just feels like both of you are a bit inconvenienced.

I have an unusual spelling of a common name, I often let people mispell it, but sometimes I can't, and then it's just a bit of faff I wouldn't impose on DC without a bit of thought.

I have an uncommon spelling of my name so I spell it out all the time. You just get used to it and it doesn't bother me.

"What's the big deal if you have to say, "Phoebe, that's 'o-e' " a few times?"

The problem is that it's not just the parents who have to do this. The child themselves may well have to continue to do this throughout their life. I had a surname that wasn't an easy one to spell right the first time you heard it. I lost count of the hundreds of times I would have to spell it over the phone or every time I had to give my name when I had an appointment somewhere.

It wouldn't bother me having to spell a name out. I'm called Sharon and people spell it Sharron, Sharen etc