My philosophy nerd dad named me after a ‘horrible’ author but with the wrong pronunciation – people think I’m stupid

A conflicted woman has shared the mistake her father made with her name.

She explained that although he had good intentions, he mispronounced her name.

Editor Owleyesepicness revealed his name in a post.

“Reverse tragedy?” she asked, playing on the word “tragedy.”

“My middle name is Ayn…my parents pronounce it Anne.”

She explained that her parents were inspired by her favorite author as her namesake, but messed up the delivery.

“Ayn as Ayn Rand, yes. It was my father’s idea,” she said.

“He’s a philosophy nerd and loves her work.

“I often hear from my colleagues what a horrible person she was and that it’s funny that he pronounced it wrong.”

After learning the correct pronunciation, she talked to her mother about the subject.

“I talked to my mother about it because I only learned the correct pronunciation when I was 19,” she said.

“I’m 24 now. I asked if I could start using “ein” instead of “ann” and she said no… they wanted it to be the first name Ann.

“A common combination for white American girls.”

Despite her parents’ resolve, she couldn’t help but feel conflicted.

“I don’t even know if I want to change my name, but every now and then I have a little identity crisis because I want to pronounce it correctly,” she said.

I often hear from my colleagues how horrible it was and that it’s funny that he pronounced it wrong.

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“I know this wasn’t what my parents intended, but anyone who sees the spelling immediately looks at me like I’m stupid and it’s not MY fault!”

People offered him different advice than what his parents told him.

“You are an adult and that is your name,” said one commenter.

“Pronounce it however you want or change it if you don’t like it.”

One critic even suggested going a step further.

“This is not a tragedy,” they said.

“Your parents are simply stupid and you should punish them for this with every means at your disposal.”

“Insert joke here about me not falling far from the tree,” the original poster responded.