Unusual Names

I always thought that Sargent was a cool last name. Growing up in the mId-west with a last name of Schwab on the other hand.....constantly called Q-tip as people pronounced my last name as swab or squab all the time.

As a kid trying to fit in it got me in constant fights as an adult I simply consider the source and I like being different.

Mikel

My 9th grade social studies teacher thought my last name, Quinones, sounded like cheeseconey. That was bad.

Why thanks! I always liked my last name -- except while I was in the Army.

Q-Tip, eh? You should know better than to give us that kind of ammo.
You better hope that Monkey Boy doesn't read this.

Apparently my name is pretty odd... its Dannah - pronounced like hannah with a D... so its Dan-nah. growing up though I've been called Dana, Donna, Deanna, Dawn... the list goes on.

The best though was when a telemarketer called for my dad. He is a retired Lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, and the abbreviation is Lt. Col. The caller asked for "Letcol Russell... that's and interesting name, is that how you pronounce it?" To which my reply was "Actually, most people say Lieutenant Colonel."

I know someone who pronounces her name the same way you do, but spells it Dana. So you think it should be pronounced with a long A. When I saw your name I had it right, though.

Todd,

It could have been worse, be glad your last name isn't Darling (you may need to be a fan of the Brit Comedy "Black Adder" to really understand this comment )