Have I been wrong all this time?

A teacher told her new pupil how lovely it was that she had the Shakespearian name of Portia. However, when she saw it written down it was spelt Porsche!

I remember a story about a teacher asking a boy what his name was and getting the reply Gooey.
It wasn't till she saw it written down she realised it was spelt Guy.!

Siobahan pronounced ' See-oh- baa - han is another miss pronounciation I have heard .

Reminds me of a girl in .y class at school. Her name was Deborah we all pronounced it Deb-rah (Debs) but one teacher insisted on calling her De-BOR-ah much to her disgust and our amusement.

I have had this trouble when doing supply teaching in Australia; I would call the register and there would be laughter if I pronounced a name wrongly. And Naomi and Aaron were always difficult. This was back in the 1980s.
I'd always pronounced them as Airon and Nay-OH-me. Apparently in Australia it was Arron and NAY-oh-me.

I've never understood how Naomi can be pronounced Nye-omi. It simply makes no sense to me. I knew someone in school by that name and it was always pronounced Nay omi, i.e. with the stress on the 'o'. I have know others who pronounce it Nay-uh-mi, with no stress - a bit like the way we say Peony. I rather like that pronunciation, a bit gentler. But Nye-omi? No, sorry

My son's name is Anthony. I have always pronounced it as Antony. However, whenever he is in trouble, it is always An th ony and knows it!?

There are other names which are pronounced differently these days. One is Aaron, used to be Airon, now Aran. Another is Anthony, used to be Antony, now with a 'th' in the middle.

I’ve always heard it both ways

That's a different thing obviously, bluebelle.

I have a grandchild called Nyomi spelt that way

I have been watching the tennis and ironed today's washing!! Unusual for me!

When we were young ,my gran had a lodger. We called her No-me. Now I would say Nay-oamie

I've taught a few children (in the Glasgow area) called Naomi. Their names have always been pronounced Ny-oamee.

I considered naming my youngest Dd Naomi but that awful Nye-omi pronounciation had already started coming into use and I knew it would drive me demented to hear it being pronounced that way, so it got crossed off the list.

Whoever it was Na-omi or Ny-omi I had to switch it off because of the grunting!

My sister is called Naomi Nay omi and I get so cross for her when it is mispronounced.

It's all over the flipping place! I heard someone say it in the supermarket the other day!

I have known several all called Niomi , both are used kitty

Is that Nye-omi, as opposed to Nay-omi, Kitty? I hadn't noticed but I'll listen out for it.

Thank you for a reminder about Wimbledon. I shall sit and watch with a cuppa after a busy morning.