To not want other patients in A&E reception to comment to each other about my name?

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I'm waiting in reception to have some X-rays done - possible broken wrist and thumb. Nurse came through and yelled my name at the top of her voice. Other patients comment to each other as I stood up . AIBU to think that's a bit rude? My name is slightly unusual but not odd or funny iyswim.

What did they comment to each other? Are you sure it was even about your name? they might have been saying "I'm sure her appointment was after mine" which IME is exactly what people comment to each other in waiting rooms.

They're probably just REALLY bored and have run out of other topics of conversation.

Very rude

Hope you are OK

It is a bit rude, yes, but let's face it - A&E reception is not the place to expect exquisite social niceties. Let it go!

I have had that. I have an "unusual" surname. The vet once told my MIL that our surname was a cruel name for a pet...before realising it was MIL's actual name not the dogs.

Rude

I'm with Yus, irritating if they were commenting but no big deal - how's your wrist?

DD2 and I have spent too long waiting for Xrays. It is fantastically dull, you will talk about anything.
Very rude of them to do it so loudly.
Hope you are ok and big a big hug if is broken, wrists are DDs speciality.
She assures me the novelty of doing things one handed soon wears off.

Teacup, itching to know what your surname is now (obviously realise you aren't going to tell)

YANBU. A constant refrain in my life is that's an unusual name "where does that come from". I used to fantasise about marrying a man called Smith or Brown or Jones but no. I still get "ooh, where does that come from". My rational side knows it's making conversation; my irritable side wonders why they can't understand that the same question gets more tedious than tedious. I once said "from my father actually" and the nurse's jaw dropped and she said "there's no need to be rude, I was making conversation". I didn't have the strength to say, "well make the same conversation with me as you make with someone called Smith or Brown then".

oggy it might be Mrs Onebollock who used to live next door to me.

I know it was my name they were commenting on because they repeated it in wonder. It's really not that special. I know they're bored - I am too (and sore). Will have meltdown if it's broken as DH is abroad and it's my gear change hand. Thanks for your kind words.

My GP only calls the (English) part of my son's and my surname and always finds it necessary to make some quip about the other (forrin) half. Not "Oh, I can't pronounce it" - which is fine, most people can't but but more like, "He cam save the full thing for his coming out party as a debutante." which is both rude and totally .

I have an unusual name.

I barely react now to 'oooh that's an unusual name'.

Although sometimes I wish they'd say 'pretty name' instead of 'unusual' as unusual implies 'holy feck, what were her parents thinking?'