Ack. My parents (and so the schools I was sent to etc) call me by my middle name, which is ok but I never felt it fitted me. I started using my first name (which I love) as soon as I left school, but it has an unusual pronunciation which most people cannot grasp. Changed the spelling for a while to make it easier (the accent on one of the vowels being beyond the comprehension of most when it was possible to put it there) but that didn't help so I reverted to the original spelling.

My full name (or even just my first and surname) sounds completely demented. If my parents said the whole thing out loud they must have NO sense of rhythm whatsoever.