Hearing it wrong...

[coneygoil.livejournal.com]

My name is Nina and I'm 28 years old. When I introduce myself to people I try to say my name as clear as possible, but somehow people still get it wrong! I have been called "Tina" so many times in my life, more as an adult than I child though. I've also heard Lina, Dina, Gina, Mina, and even Nita. I also get the question, "Is it pronounced N'e'na or N'i'na?" My 3rd grade teacher, no matter how many times I corrected her, would still call me N'i'na. Why is such a simple name like mine so hard to hear or read?