I understand about misspelled names. My last name is Van Vleet. Two capital V's with a space in between. (LOL, you can probably see this when you receive my comment.) Anyway, it's my husband's last name, and I kinda inherited it when we married. I've seen it misspelled Van Fleet (with an F) more times than I could tell you. Often with no space. I'll never forget the time I was sitting with a check-in person at a hospital before outpatient surgery. She misspelled my last name with the F. I corrected her. Then she asked, "Are you sure that's how you spell it?" Oh my! Really?
I understand the difficulty with people trying to morph Lisbeth into something closer to Elizabeth. I wonder how people who can distinguish l from r change my name, Kathleen, into Katherine--especially when speaking.
I understand about misspelled names. My last name is Van Vleet. Two capital V's with a space in between. (LOL, you can probably see this when you receive my comment.) Anyway, it's my husband's last name, and I kinda inherited it when we married. I've seen it misspelled Van Fleet (with an F) more times than I could tell you. Often with no space. I'll never forget the time I was sitting with a check-in person at a hospital before outpatient surgery. She misspelled my last name with the F. I corrected her. Then she asked, "Are you sure that's how you spell it?" Oh my! Really?
A fun post, Lizbeth--oops, I mean Lisbeth! :)
I understand the difficulty with people trying to morph Lisbeth into something closer to Elizabeth. I wonder how people who can distinguish l from r change my name, Kathleen, into Katherine--especially when speaking.
That is interesting. I guess a lot of people get the name Katherine and Kathleen confused, although they are not the same at all!
First name and last name constantly misspelled and mispronounced. Kellee Kranendonk. Even by family members.