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HelpRe: Jean / Jeanne
in reply to a message by Anneza
(I'm Jean). I do live in a French-speaking area, and my name does cause a bit of confusion, nothing major. If I spelled it Jeanne, that would make it clear, but my name is my name, I'm not going to change it. Pig-headed, just a bit.
One of my grand-daughters has it as a middle name.
One of my grand-daughters has it as a middle name.
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My half-Scottish SIL, Jean, applied for a visa (maybe - some kind of travel document) to go to Madagascar and filled in the forms and sent them all off complete with photos. Her hair was very short and sporty and she only got the one given name. So, back came her documentation addressed to Mr Jean Lastname. She felt rather insulted, but didn't try to correct it and was never queried.
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Yeah, I'd feel insulted too!
For me, it usually happens, for example, when cashing a cheque..."Are you doing this for your husband? or your son?"
"No, it's me"
"You have a man's name!"
"Well...it's an English name"
"Really!"
For me, it usually happens, for example, when cashing a cheque..."Are you doing this for your husband? or your son?"
"No, it's me"
"You have a man's name!"
"Well...it's an English name"
"Really!"
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I have a friend who was named J'ahn and she recently changed it to Jeanne because she thought it was so ridiculous and it caused so much confusion!
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