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01-07-2013 at 10:02 AM
cayjohns
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if you name your son wyatt....

be prepared for him to be called Wyatt Earp every single time you tell a stranger his name. I didnt even know who Wyatt Earp was until after I had DS
 
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01-07-2013 at 10:15 AM
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Awww...that must be annoying. 

I don't know why people do things like that.  My first name rhymes with a bunch of words and I swear even now in my 30s, people make dumb comments to me.

He will learn to ignore it & you will too.

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01-07-2013 at 10:15 AM
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Sorry, it's where my mind always goes. I've never actually said it though.
 
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01-07-2013 at 10:21 AM
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Not gonna lie, Wyatt Earp is who I think of every time I hear Wyatt.
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Joy2611:
Not gonna lie, Wyatt Earp is who I think of every time I hear Wyatt.

This.  Sorry!  I can only imagine how annoying that must be for you and your son. 
 
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01-07-2013 at 10:34 AM
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Joy2611:
Not gonna lie, Wyatt Earp is who I think of every time I hear Wyatt.

Same.  But that must get annoying. 
 
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01-07-2013 at 11:05 AM
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It is funny what you don't think about that completely annoys you.

DS1 middle name is Wyatt. 

Teachers and school friends for whatever reason have always called him Maxy - it drives me batty. It has finally died down. DS2 is Sam and this one lady at Church calls him Sam I Am, bugs me and DS2. He actually told her that was not his name.

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01-07-2013 at 11:09 AM
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That must be so annoying! It's one thing to think it, since we can't really control our reactionary thoughts. But we can control our words... seriously ppl need to keep comments to themselves.

 My name's Amanda and I cannot tell you how many times I've gotten 'A-Man-Duh'! And from adults! Seriously... ugh.

GL and hopefully ppl just stop.
 
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01-07-2013 at 11:19 AM
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Ds's MN is Wyatt and I get that comment too! But it doesn't bug me at all. I usually come back with a good quote from the movie Tombstone and that shuts them up :) 

Sorry the connection bugs you. My name is Laurel and some kid in HS realized it rhymed with oral. Nice, huh? It could always be worse.... 
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01-07-2013 at 11:20 AM
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I guess I don't know who that is. Maybe it's a good thing. Sorry you find it annoying. 
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01-07-2013 at 11:23 AM
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Joy2611:
Not gonna lie, Wyatt Earp is who I think of every time I hear Wyatt.

I also do but I can imagine it would get annoying with everyone commenting.   I think there are very very very few names that people don't associate with something, mispronounce, or just get totally wrong. I have a Trent. Not made up, easy enough to spell, not odd. Yet anyone over say the age of 60 I have to repeat it 10 times because they think I said Tent. 

 
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01-07-2013 at 12:24 PM
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I'm a Fiona and I get the Shrek comment every time I tell someone my name. It is a little annoying because everyone tells you it in a way that they think they are the first ones to make the connection.

Don't worry though, after a while you kind of become numb to it. It actually becomes surprising when people don't make the connection lol. I find it best to just agree and move on.

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01-07-2013 at 12:29 PM
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LaurelBee:
My name is Laurel and some kid in HS realized it rhymed with oral. Nice, huh? It could always be worse.... 

 

Hmm... Laurel and oral don't rhyme with my accent.  Move here!  :-)

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01-07-2013 at 1:37 PM
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I get Lizzy Borden A LOT!!!! have since I was a kid, which is horrible, why would you call a little girl Lizzy Borden?  I didn't even know who she was till way later.

 
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01-07-2013 at 2:40 PM
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MommyLizzy:

I get Lizzy Borden A LOT!!!! have since I was a kid, which is horrible, why would you call a little girl Lizzy Borden?  I didn't even know who she was till way later.

It's sort of charming that people still know who Lizzie Borden is. And Wyatt Earp. I mean, obviously, it is annoying to hear every day, but I'm heartened by this thread.

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01-07-2013 at 7:17 PM
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Wow, that must be really annoying. Sure it is connected to the name but it's also on the rise so hopefully it will eventually die down. It's rather popular where we come from so we have considered it for a second son. We don't hear people draw that connection to often back home.

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Joy2611:
Not gonna lie, Wyatt Earp is who I think of every time I hear Wyatt.

I also do but I can imagine it would get annoying with everyone commenting.   I think there are very very very few names that people don't associate with something, mispronounce, or just get totally wrong. I have a Trent. Not made up, easy enough to spell, not odd. Yet anyone over say the age of 60 I have to repeat it 10 times because they think I said Tent. 

Exactly!  As a poster above even said her "Sam" was given an annoying nn. 
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01-07-2013 at 8:11 PM
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Sorry, it's where my mind always goes. I've never actually said it though.

This. Sorry people are rude. 

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01-07-2013 at 8:20 PM
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Idani:
. Yet anyone over say the age of 60 I have to repeat it 10 times because they think I said Tent. 

why would they even think you would name your son Tent? Lol

 
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01-07-2013 at 8:22 PM
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We've been lucky that we haven't had that problem. A few people mentioned it, but for the most part we haven't heard it.
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