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I'm becoming quite overwhelmed with the vast majority of people around me. My husband and I named our son Rhys. I think five people [at most] have pronounced his name correctly since his birth at the beginning of the year. Nurses, doctors, insurance people, teachers, friends-- everyone-- mispronounces his name. The most common pronunciation is "Rice" or "Riss". The Rice one drives me insane. His doctor and nurses call him this incessantly, even after I've corrected them. Actually, when I've been on the phone with insurance people or nurses to schedule appointments, I give them his name and they'll say something like, "Okay, we'll see *HER* on Monday!" Her.. yeah.

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Unfortunately, we live in the south, and I'm desperately hoping this problem will resolve itself when we move to a better region. Am I just surrounded by idiots? Would his name be so horribly butchered where you live?