Will this name cause surname confusion?

[Sazhoopz]

With 6 weeks to go I thought that we had a name for ds2 sorted, OH now thinks it will lead people mishearing our surname.

Name would be Max Hoopz but oh thinks people would hear Max Coopz

What do you think?

I think it's clear enough.

Is Hoopz really your surname? Cool!

I think Max Hoopz is fine too.

Doesn't sound anything like Coopz!

Thanks ladies, always nice to show him proof he is wrong!

Hoopz isn't real surname unfortunately, but only a couple letters different

Mack Hoopz might lead to Mack Coopz, but I don't think Max would.

I think it makes the surname sound like Soups.

I wouldn't use Max with Hoopz (or whatever your name really is). I would use a name that ended with a solid sound such as BeN, ToM, FreD. Anything that 'continues' merges too much with Hoopz (IMO)

I'm guessing OP's surname ends in "er" not "z"?

I don't think you'll have any problems!

Nah, I think it's fine. Maybe if you're not paying attention you'll mishear it, but there's clearly two 'k' sounds in Max Coopz and only one in Max Hoopz.

So in class they can say 'That's super, Max Hooper!'
Like it.

I agree with Owl, whose comment made me lol.

I'm not getting a C sound at all!