My DDs name is Evelin*.
School, brownies and swimming all seem to manage to spell it wrong. We’ve had Evelyn, Evilyn, Evie, Eve, but never Evelin.
Her class teachers have admitted they have to “train” their brains to spell it right. She nearly had her badge book for rainbows and brownies written in the wrong spelling and school and swimming certificates come home with the wrong name on.
I email constantly (DD has some SN so it’s not just to do with her name) with the right spelling but nobody ever seems to get it, I think there’s been one none family member spell it right in all those years.
She’s 7 and starting to notice. I feel a right idiot correcting everyone all the time and like I’m making a thing out of it.
Oddly family always get it right even her great grandparents who have multiple great grandchildrens names to remember.
So am I that parent? And if so how can I stop being? I just want her name spelt right and her certificates in the right name.
*Not real name but very very similar.
And for context ExH chose her name not me, I asked if he wanted that spelling and he was certain he did.