Have you ever experienced mispronouncing your name
People mispronounce my name, yes always even now. They do it badly. Sometime I am wondering, Literally I pronounce my name with a clear sound, sometimes letter by letter. But, same mistake happens. All my certificates carry different names, Ruvini, Suvini, Ruvani, Havini. All these names are used instead of Huvini.
Could you just imagine my situation as a school going girl who is literally shy.
Thereafter I thought not to use, my first name “Huvini”. So, truly I did not use. I felt so uncomforted when it is misused.
I could remember a certain incident well which occurred when I was just in grade Seven or Eight probably. It was a government hospital, I went there for a certain checkup. It was my turn, and I went to the nurse and she sked, “what is your name?” I was telling my name and she could not grab it correctly. As a little girl, I was trying to spell my word letter by letter. She was furious and jumped at me. “Why can’t you use an easy simple name? Parents should be wise enough in choosing child’s name. She shouted and I was just staring at her. That day, I understood nothing, and it was just an annoying noise for me. In front of many people, I felt so ashamed. This particular incident too, compelled me not to use my glowing name again.
Years passed, I became a grown up girl. Then I was wondering, why did I give up such a beautiful and uncommon name. I questioned myself, should I give up using my name because of the people around me? and after all, it is just a name. There is no harm with it. On the other hand, I am a owner of an unique name, why should I give up using it. So I firmly determined use my shiny, glowing name “Huvini”
What I learnt from this is, never hurt people with the name they are carrying. It is truly heart aching and when dealing with children, it is important to you have to be take care of it with
When you deal with a person, the only thing you are to care about is one’s attitudes and qualities and I am a firm believer of that. You may carry different names, but the relationship we share with others becomes so profound and worthy, only when you are giving your best.
How about your experience on mispronouncing your name? Have you such experience? Let me know!
