“Can you spell that for me?” *reaches for pressure points*
People like to guess how to prounounce it, rather than just asking you.
Seriously. It's an almost daily occurrence.
They also love telling you your name is "strange" because they've never heard it before.
YOUR FACE IS STRANGE.
For some reason, people seem to forget how the letters of the alphabet work.
I'm not 7-years-old, therefore it's safe to assume I'm not spelling my name with a lowercase letter.
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When people try to guess the origins of your name.
"Oh, Iona? As in the Ionian sea? Are your parents Greek?"
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