Don’t adjust your name, make ppl learn it 🤷🏽‍♂️

Mom calls me gorda But my real name is Andrea

Norbeto: “My Name Is Norbeto” Caption: My Name Is No Red Bull.

You know what’s worse...when you are Mexican but have a English name and they try and turn it into a Spanish name cause no Mexican can be named Alexandra it has to be Alejandra *I had a white teacher call me Alexandra the first day of school, then the next day proceeds to say Alejandra.. I was pissed!! Basically he thought I was white but once he saw I was Hispanic he switched up* also I know it derives from Greece but for people that speak English it’s (Alex-an-dra)

I like how Norberto pronounce his name with perfect spanish and with no American accent

My name: Patricia Peña How people say it: Patrisha Pina

My name is Chiquita but I'm not latino, I'm black so people are always thrown off by that lol. Growing up and still to this day a lot of people mispronounce it..but I always feel prideful when I hear someone of Latin descent say it so beautifully!

I always thought that Curly was called that because of his hair.

when the substitute teacher takes 5 minutes just staring at your name tryna figure out how to say your name but they can say Adam Czechoslovakia

I'm not Latina, I'm black. But I subscribed to this channel a long time ago, because I love the content. I love the unapologetic pride that is taken in Latino/Hispanic culture, and I am learning some good things from this channel. It's so fun and free lol. This video and the video where Gadiel is speaking about NOT having to speak Spanish around others who don't speak Spanish (he spazzed, G. I loved it!!) are my two favorites. Y'all keep it up. My name is just boring 'ol Krystal, but I will take pride in it from now on 😊.

My name is Pedro, which I hate because my terrible dad named me after himself, but I kind of love because if I ever run for President, I already have a campaign slogan...

If you think that's difficult imagine a bunch of Germans trying to pronounce 'Rodriguez' T^T

My name is Raul....... Rrrrrrraaaúl

It’s always difficult travelling abroad w my Spanish name & Asian features. I often get confused & curious looks when people learn my name, then I gotta give a history lesson on Spanish colonisation in the Philippines 😅

I am from Brazil, and when I lived in Switzerland, everyone at school called me Izabela Olivaira, or in French Isabelle, but my name is Isabella Oliveira, it was exalting to correct all the time.

My mom calls me chingadera de madre But my name is Lucia

THANKYOU FOR INCLUDING BRAZILIANS TOO ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Puertoricans have this thing where they LOVE creating new names (and not particularly short names, hence mine JAJAJA). So my mom decided to fuse her name (Denisse) with my dad's name (Carlos) and created Karenise. But my mom was like : "Eh too short, it needs to sound poetic." so they added "del Mar" as my second name. It's still a struggle to even just order food, people always find weirder and harder versions of my name, so I just say "Karen" whenever I go to a restaurant. Sometimes I just get annoyed and tell them to call me by my nickname, Kary. But I love my name, so even if I constantly correct people and some just don't get it, I would never change it. :)

Me: my name is Zuleira People: zoo-lee-raww Me: you can just call me Zuly People: ok, Julie 🤦‍♀️

My name: Ximena Dominguez How people call me: X............ Me:*raises hand* here!

Eli!!! We never see you anymore

How to say Quiñones Kin-yOn-S Dear lord people butcher it...

Ok I love that me and the Brazilian girl are both Portuguese🇵🇹 Italian🇮🇹 and Brazilian🇧🇷

Thanks for including us Brazilians 💚💛💙

My poor boys.... we live an EXTREMELY small town... they're 1/2 Hispanic with names of Julian (middle) and Ernesto... and look like average white boys! Its so funny when I call them by their names or speak Spanish to them... the looks we get!!

My name is Jade / ha-thé. My mom got it from a telenovela (El Clón) cause she was obsessed with the main character 'Jadé'. 👍

This is so embarrassing as an American that they have to go through this when their names aren’t hard to pronounce. It’s just laziness on the part of the audience.

OMG STORY OF MY MF LIFE!!! So I’m puertorriqueña and my mom named me Taysha. It’s kinda common in the black culture but it’s not pronounced how it’s spelt or like how you see it. Because it’s written in Spanish the “y” is pronounced like in “i” so it’s Ta•e•cha or *sha if you wanna Americanize it😂 so i definitely feel you Eli. Already knew who’s name was called out before mine so I would already say “here” to avoid the butcher ness 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

my dad calls me ese palo que llamo mi Hija... my real name is Belkis. But being Cuban I have a long ass name

My fine ass husband Eli 😍

Damn. I felt this from my soul, growing up with such a Latin name was a struggle. I’ve started to really embrace and love it once I got older.

Once I introduced myself as Victória to some gringos and they said: "cool, is that your name in Brazil too?" LOL

Whomever has had difficulties pronouncing CARLITOS should REALLY just climb back in their mothers wombs and start over....like REALLY??? SMDH! I on the other hand have always struggled with people pronouncing my first and/or last name...

I appreciate you guys including a brazilian

My name is Mireya and my parents roll the R’s. I’ve always had trouble in school because I’m of Puerto Rican decent and when your Latino a lot of people say it differently when you first say your name to then. With my Latino friends they get it right away as well as Hispanic teachers but my white friends it gets a little difficult. I love this video so much because it really is true. You should embrace your name and take pride when you say. You should never have to adjust or change it for others to get it. If you have to, take them step by step and explain it to them.💕💕💕

my name: Katia how people say it: kahteah, kateeah, katcha, ketchup 🙄

My name is Simar, pronounced in Spanish “Si” as in yes and “mar” as in ocean. It’s a combination of my parents’ names which are Simon and Margarita. Growing up, I was not ashamed of my name but kind of embarrassed that I didn’t fit in with the Jessica’s and the Ashley’s and all the other girls who had common, easy to pronounce names. I remember being jealous of those girls names because whenever I watched a movie or a show they could relate to the characters who had their names and there’s no way I could ever do that. And I can totally relate to Eli saying that when the teacher was role calling in class whenever they would get to my name they would kind of pause and be like “Si-sa-...” and I’m like yeah that’s me 🙄 and that was in El Paso, TX where I grew up, where everyone I went to school with was Mexican like me! So when we moved to a smaller town 5 years ago where it’s about half Latinos, half Caucasians, I struggled waaaay more. I got so tired of correcting people that eventually I started saying my name the “Americanized” way. It even got to the point that when I would go to a restaurant or coffee place like Starbucks where they ask for your name with your order, I would give them one of my friends names that is more common, cuz I wanted to avoid the, “I’m sorry, what was your name?” And me having to repeat it and then spell it. But recently, I’ve come to the realization that my name is unique to myself. It has a story behind it and I’ve never met anyone who shares my name (not that they don’t exist, I’ve just never met them). I don’t mind if you can’t pronounce it and say it differently, but now when I introduce myself I always say it the right way, instead of changing it to try and make it easy on the other person. I’m proud of my name now. It makes me think of my parents every time I say it and it’s definitely a great conversation starter! 😉

"Mhm. And your last name?" *Immediatly begins to spell it instead of saying it*

You guys... always on point.

As an educator, I make it my business to say ALL my babies name correctly. Teach me! I will not call them the Americanized name!! What does your mother say? Ok well, that's what people should say. Be proud of you! I grew up with Latinos and was like that then too! It's respectful.

My first name isn’t the standard that you hear in telenovelas, Elena it’s with an i and even latinos don’t pronounce my name right. I used to hate my name as a kid but it is half my culture. My father gave me the name Ilena with that specific spelling because he was a Cuban refugee who was rescued by a boat that had a nurse on it with that name. She nursed him back to health from these stinging water creatures that had attacked him. I stopped correcting people who said my name wrong because they would be so highly offended, mostly the Latino community but it’s my name and it has meaning so they should respect it.

Mi nombre es de origen indigena maya.Yo soy de mexico y me llamo Juriksy.Aunque se escribe de muchas formas como Yurixy,Yuryxy,Yuritzy,Yuritzi, Yurixi y de muchas otras formas.Todo el tiempo e escuchado personas pronunciar mi nombre de manera incorrecta,en preescolar yo era Jurisky todo el año porque todos asi lo pronunciaban.Pero me gusta mucho mi nombre porque es unico y no e conocido a nadie con el mismo nombre que yo.

Great video! Next, make a part II with Gadiel and Julissa 😃

My grandma calls me Negra *my real name is Nelcinò*

i get called flaca cabeza grande and more🤣🤦🏻‍♀️

For some reason while I was watching this I forgot my name...

I’ve been going by Ceci my entire life pronounced “CC” even though Cecilia is a Spanish “e” like in “egg” so ppl just butcher it with the English short “e” sound 🙄

I love this! Your name is such a beautiful part of your culture and who you are!! :-)

Marisol, or to others who can't pronounce it: moodysol, merisal, or madysal. I go simply by Sol now which is easier for people but sometimes I'm still called sal, sor, so, and especially sone. It's only three letters haha but I'm okay with it there are some names I have a hard time pronouncing so I can have mercy.

I totally relate to this! My name is Viviana, and I say it in a way that expresses my Latinx background. Most people will call me Vivian or just not say it. I grew up in Miami so I didn't really experience the struggle until I moved away for college. Some friends would ask me why I make it difficult for people when I introduce myself and say my name with a Hispanic accent, and I never understood this. My name is my name, and there is a way to say it. I love my name for many personal reasons, so why should I change the way it sounds?

My name is Khethelo (Ke. Te. Lo). I'm from South Africa and I really love watching you guys and learning about the Latino culture

Having a basque last name I can understand the struggle

¡Exacto! No se avergüencen de sus nombres. Que Dios los bendiga y los cuide.

Some of y’all are lucky I’m Dominican with a gringa name... alison😂😂😭

Born from Salvadorean parents!!🇸🇻 Love my name: Noé, but I always get NO, NOWEE, NOI, or (the one I dislike the most) NO WAY. At restaurants or coffee shops, where they ask for my name, I always spell it for them.

they all have such beautiful names!

Being Filipino, I was the only one of us siblings to have a completely Hispanic full name: Jaime Luis Sibucao Habitan although "hache" is pronounced with a hard H-sound or "jota". Anyway, in my case, my nickname "James" came before my full first name was properly thought of so I've always identified myself as being "James" first then "Jaime" second. In the sixth grade when I moved to a new school, I wondered how it'd be like if I got people in school to call me "Jaime" and it wasn't as comfortable to hear in the same way as my nickname. Whether here in the Philippines or abroad, people have a hard time trying to pronounce "Jaime", going for the English "Jamie" pronounciation instead. I either correct them with the proper way of saying it, or have them just call me by my nickname, or do both, depending on the situation.

My name gets butchered all the time even when I correct them.

Totally...Respect ourselves!!!For the longest I’d shorten my name for the convenience of other people who found it hard to pronounce my long name or simply really didn’t care to try and pronounce it. So it was Angie for a long time! And now I ask people to please call me Angelica ❤️ You are all so right!...because It is who I am! 🙏 😍 Thank you - “Pero Like” for another awesome vid!

My name can be pronounced in English and Spanish, my problem is my last name! The struggle 😩

I was blessed with such a basic name, Roger, but because of my salvadorian culture I was always told that it's pronounced Ro-hair. I grew up always having to correct people and being called roadhair or looked at for pronouncing it so differently. Once I got in high school I gave up and went with just Roger. My name came from my dad best friend that passed away from cancer before my birth. Thank for helping me feel better about my true latino name.

The teachers would always pause then say "Miss Torres?" Hmm... yeah I'm here. My name is LuzDivina but kids called me "Luz Clarita" like in the novela. Well I'm not her so just call me Ludy, like Rudy or Judy but with an L.

Maíra, vc é maravilhosa e tem um nome lindo! Beeeem brasileiro, ou seja, com as típicas misturas da nossa experiência de colonização: portugal, italia, população nativa... 💜

Ezinne! And I can totally relate! Pronounced A-zee-nay means Beloved Mother in English. My Dad is Ibo from Nigeria and he named me after my grandmother. #proud

I think all their names are all beautiful! My family has always had English/French names even those who were directly from Cuba/Panama. That (paired with my less than fluent Spanish) always made me insecure about even identifying as partially Hispanic. Also for the longest time, I just thought Curly was a reference to his hair...

I’m Nigerian and I can relate 😂😩 🤦🏾‍♀️

How my name is written and spelled to my mom: Rebeca Sarai What people think my name is written & spelled: Rebecca Sarah

Hi, my English name is "Sharon" and my name in Spanish is "Charron" (like chicharron). In one of the videos you posted, a man shared withe me "Charron" is not a Spanish name and it sounded weird to him. I laughed because my name does exist because I exist. I am Sharon and I am Charron. I love both my name in either language. I loved this video and understand your concerns with folks who want to say something different. I ignore them as I know who I am.

my names valaria which my mom insists is pronounced valerie. most people try to pronounce it like malaria w a v instead of an m followed by haha isn’t that a disease. so now i just go by val.

Its kind of an equal effort from both parties personally. If you have an uncommon name (or spelling) for the region, no matter what race or background you come from, if someone puts effort into spelling or pronouncing the name correctly you cant be mad if they ask you to repeat or pronounce it or w.e else. If they dont even try to learn then feel free to be upset because id be annoyed if someone didnt call me my name out of "difficulty". That said, if you are faced with a foreign name or an uncommon spelling please be respectful and ask how they spell it and pronounce it so that you dont dehumanize those people uwu

Names are so important and I feel like everyone just name their kids any old name. Take time and think about naming your kids, because that name will represent their personality and them as an individual.

This happens to me and sometimes I feel I let myself feel bad about all of this that happens to me but then I am like I won't change it just cuz it's unique and it's mine

Need more videos 😭😭😭❤️

My name is Catalina. My friends at school call me Cat. That's not my name. My name is Catalina. So call me by my name please. My name is a Colombian name. Yes, I'm from Colombia.🇨🇴 Just like Paola in the video.

My mom calls me chapara But my name is Dayana 😂🤪

My name is AZUL and yes I now it’s a color 💙 but it is beautiful and it is very unique

I'm African American who teaches at a school and I often have to teach my students and remind my co-workers to be mindful and actually put in effort in learning and saying these kids names right. I have Chinese, Nigerian, Costa Rican, and Vietnamese students in my class and I will NOT have them feeling embarrassed about their names!

WOW CURLYYY!

When you’re Salvadoran and have the same last name as curly 😊

My name has been anglicized growing up in Canada because of the g in my name. I sometimes wonder if I should correct ppl...but I just got used to it. What's weird is that at home, my sisters and I are addressed by our middle names, but at school/with friends/at work, etc, ppl use our first names. And what's even more confusing is the diminutives of our middle names, plus our nn based on appearance that are also used at home, lol. So many names

I'm white AF but I loveee your culture it's so fascinating

For me it's not that people couldn't pronounce it it's that I've always hated it. My birth name is Carlos and my reason for hating it is because growing up in Miami there where like 100 other Carlos in my class so I just felt like a number but my other reason for hating it is because it's my dad's name and his dad's name and his dad's name. And to me that's just a legacy of laziness naming your kid after yourself because you don't want to actually think of something unique is just lazy to me. Anyways in highschool this girl I liked started to call me Charlie to you know differentiate me from all the Carlos because surprisingly there was no Charlie and at first I wasn't so sure but what the hell I like this girl why not and eventually I decided to keep it. Afterwards I would introduce myself as Charlie but I didn't like the spelling because everyone spells it like that so I settled on Charley. I absolutely hate being called Carlos and even worse Carlitos ughhh.

Omg!!! I can relate because I always have to raise my hand because the substitutes or teachers don't know how to pronounce my name

Super relatable. Especially with my last name. So many times people say or spell it wrong. To the point I sometimes drop the “ñ” in order to stop wasting time. It’s a delicate balance.

I’m the other way around I’ve always wanted a latino name but my parents named me Karen😂

My last name is Samayoa which is my dad's last name very common in Guatemala. When people say it their like, "Sam-oi-ya" And I'm like *sure... that's how you say it..* And now my last name has been butured since kindergarten My last name is pronounced "Sama-yo-a" *oof*

I relate so much to this cause my name nobody ever gets it right and it buggs me

My last name is the only one I’ve had trouble with. People would always mispronounce and at times even misspell it. The two most common pronunciations were Nova and nAva. I usually just say it rhymes with Lava.

Relatable as hell. Even though my name is one of the handful of Spanish words everyone knows, it’s never said correctly or the way I prefer it to be said (THOOL-seh, DOOL-seh). It’s always DOOL-say to a majority of people, and it sucks hardcore. It’s really not that hard to take a second out of your day to make people feel seen and feel respected when they’ve been seen as lesser their entire life. I got to a point where I just stopped correcting until 3 years ago when a professor finally took the time to say it right and I felt seen and I felt like I mattered. It’s such a little thing, but it makes such a big impact.

Iam Half Brazilian

I feel your struggle Paola!! Same here gurl

My name is "Reyna". Growing up in the 70's in Illinois was TORTURE. Moving to Latin America in the 80's was a dream. Came back to US in late 80's to Miami - all good. Now, back in Illinois - I am proud of my name. My mother is from Panama and I was named after my grandmother's nickname. My son is named after my grandfather's nickname, "Toño", and I hope that he will take pride in his name. I will add, he has an easier time simply because it is more diverse now and he doesn't have a negative stigma being half Latino. I was told I wasn't able to speak Spanish or they'd kick me out of school. It wasn't until I lived in Latin America did I feel normal and for that reason, I side more with my Latina family than my dad's family which is America. Thank's for your videos -- they are nice break from my dissertation and life in general.

Most of my family calls me Cachita cos I’m the youngest in the family and Cachita means ‘Little piece.’ However, my cousins either call me Chip or Chet cos of my love for Cheetos and chips. Even so I prefer to go by Kit online because I’m a Christian (religion) and that’s what you call a Christopher or Christian. But, my name is Grecia and was named after the Argentina actress Grecia Colmenares. People are always pronouncing it Gracia or Graysha but I’ve always loved how it’s pronounced in Spanish;so I correct people constantly bcus neither of those are my name. It’s pronounced Grehsia or Greysia. 😊

I always try to correct people on how my name is pronounced as they usually get it wrong the first time. Some people keep on not pronnouncing it right even after I correct them, not on purpose to belittle me, but simply because they don't speak the language from which my name originates from. Why would I be bothered by that? It really is not a big deal, never was to me lol

THANK YOU for making this video!!! I’m Puerto Rican & Cuban w an Italian first name, so it’s always been a struggle for me. My name is Alessandra & everyone calls me ANYTHING besides A-LE-SS-AN-DRA. I get Alexandra, Alexandria, Alejandra, Alissa, Alondra, etc. I used to have people call me “Alex” so it’d be easier, but now I make people learn what my name is & who tf I am. 😂🙌🏼

THANK YOU for this!!!!!!

My first name is María (usually just spelled Maria) and you're supposed to roll the R. People usually pronounce as the normal Ma-ria, the American way. But in the Puerto Rican family it's María with the rolling of the R. My middle name is Leonor. Which people usually pronounce as Eleanor or Leo-nor. How it's spelled. But in my family it's pronounced with the emphasis on the ON and again, rolling the R. My full last name is De La Santos Suarez. De La Santos is from biological father's side. Suarez from my Mom. It's simplified as just Santos. And people pronounce it as San-toes. But it's supposed be pronounced as Sun-tos (like dos but with a t sound). And some people don't even attempt to say the Suarez part. In school (thank God it's senior year) they call me Ma-ria San-toes (Maria Santos). They took out the the "De La" in Santos and just call me that. But at home and to my family I am María Leonor De La Santos Suarez. And yes,even though it is a long name I love it. It makes me proud of my Half Dominican and Half Puerto Rican roots. And my name has a lot of meaning behind it. Maria was my Mom's Abuela's name (my Great-Abuela) and Leonor is my Abuela's name (I call her Mamabuela- mixture of Mama and Abuela that I came up with at the age of two). Again, I love my name. I love my roots. I love the history. Being Hispanic/Latino/Spanish is amazing, am I right?? 🙌🏽 #Puertorriqueña 🇵🇷 #Dominicana 🇩🇴

I love you guys

My name is Cielo and I love it but it took me 17 years to figure out i could tell people to say “the letter C and then the color yellow” when people try to figure out how to say my name! Or when teachers would give up on the young and say “Mr./Miss Vargas, ceelo, c-yay-lo, Cecilia”

Norberto! I knew I recognized you last year at Wrestlemania! I was exited but well I didn’t know if it was actually you...