A CONFLICTED woman shared the mistake her dad made with her name. She explained that although he had good intentions, he messed up with her name's pronunciation. 1 A conflicted woman opened up about her botched name (Stock photo) Credit: Getty Redditor Owleyesepicness revealed her name in a post.
"Reverse tragedeigh?" she asked, playing on the word "tragedy." "My middle name is Ayn..
. my parents pronounce it Anne." She explained that her parents took inspiration from their favorite author as her namesake but messed up the delivery.
"Ayn as in Ayn Rand yes. It was my dad's idea," she said. "He's a philosophy nerd and adores her work.
"I get it often from my peers about how horrible of a person she was and that it's funny he pronounced it wrong." After learning the correct pronunciation, she talked with her mom about the issue. Most read in Lifestyle ROUGH TREATMENT Moment fight erupts on golf course after players 'hit balls' at other group TEE OF DREAMS Sky Sports star and 50 Shades heartthrob golf for FREE on remote Scots island FAMILY GUY Ryder Cup hero and Open runner-up explains why he snubbed Royal Troon chance STILL A PLAYER Legendary Open winner, 88, returns to scene of one of his greatest triumphs "I talked to my mom about it because I didn't learn the correct pronunciation until I was 19," she said.
I named my baby after a wild dog - people openly torment me & the hospital nurses laughed, it really suits her "I'm 24 now. I asked if I could start going by "ein" instead.
