New spelling system.
OKAY. How would you pronounce this child's name?
Le-ah
Leah? - NO; Lee - A? - NOPE; Lay - a? - NO; Lei? - Guess Again.
This child attends a school in Livingston Parish, LA. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong. It's pronounced
"Ledasha".
When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said,"the dash don't be silent." SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash. And if they axe you why, tell them the dash don't be silent.
Leah? - NO; Lee - A? - NOPE; Lay - a? - NO; Lei? - Guess Again.
This child attends a school in Livingston Parish, LA. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong. It's pronounced
"Ledasha".
When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said,"the dash don't be silent." SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash. And if they axe you why, tell them the dash don't be silent.
I received this forwarded email today from my girlfriend, Barb. Looking beyond the racial vernacular I immediately focused in on the name issue. The painful reality of attendance-calling throughout school years, introducing yourself who people won't remember your name 5 minutes later, telling and retelling the boring story of how you got your name, etc. I know first hand what poor Le-dash-a is going through. For I too have an identity crisis.
My name is simple and easy to remember.
However, Tina is not my name.
Confused? You're not alone. Here's the scoop: When my mom was expecting me she & my father decided to honor their mothers by naming me after them, Nancy Elizabeth. All well & good right? Wrong. Neither of them liked either name. So, they pulled Tina out of thin air? No. My father's mother, Elizabeth, was called Bettina by her French in-laws as Bettina is a derivative of Elizabeth in France as opposed to Liz or Beth. But Bettina was a little over-the-top for my mom so they settled on Tina. Whew! Got it? Pretty boring story, huh? I can't imagine how many times I have repeated it throughout my many years in grade school, college, getting a job, meeting new people, and finally, on my formal wedding invitations where everyone on my husband side wondered what the heck happened to Tina and who the hell is Nancy Elizabeth?
Ah well, Mom, I think in your heart of hearts you knew - for a personality this big - one name just wouldn't do...
Besides, Nancy just doesn't work for me but Tina beats the pants off of Le-dash-a! Word.
4 comments:
Ha Ha Ha Ha! Laughing my head off about Ledasha : ). So funny. I have had some crazy names of kids I worked with but I better not type them! Just in case anyone ever says I was giving out their bidness : )
WOW! Le-ah...Ledasha....why not just throw in the few extra letters so that it is pronounced correctly! But Tina is a great name. Better than the ever-common Jennifer! lol
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What a cool name story! Although, I'm sure you are totally tired of telling it, understandable. It's still a cool story. : )
Found you on Mama Kat's page. Hi, I'm Jen, short for Jennifer. No huge story there. Except for my blog, where I go by Nifer... the other half of Jennifer when you take out the Jen. That's a story from college, which I'll have to tell another time.
that is definitely an interesting story. i can see how people would be really confused. lol.
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