Janine Roubik on tue 6 mar 07
Hello Ingeborg,
I had a teacher in Junior High School who would tell the story of her name to every new class at the beginning of the school year just to get it out of the way - Her name was Jon. It was a family name, and because there was no "H", she assumed everyone would understand that it was feminine. The draft board during the Vietnam era, did not understand this and became very aggressive with her, thinking she was a draft dodger and making up stories. She wound up having to go before some type of military board with her parents and birth certificates and witnesses and the whole bit before they finally relented that, yes, she was a lady.
So at least it could'a been worse for you! : )
Take care,
Janine in Milwaukee
Ingeborg wrote: Regarding Ingeborg and names: Please don't feel sorry for me. I know that
I am a girl even if all of the mail is addressed to Mr. Obviously all of
that mail is junk mail anyhow.
Ingeborg on tue 6 mar 07
Regarding Ingeborg and names: Please don't feel sorry for me. I know that
I am a girl even if all of the mail is addressed to Mr. Obviously all of
that mail is junk mail anyhow. My name is very common in Germany which is
where I grew up. As you move further north to Scandinavia you will find
variations. Ingeburg, Ingaborg and so forth. It would perhaps be easier to
have people call me Inge, maybe that is more feminine sounding in this part
of the world. Eduard always calls me Inge but I think he is just a lazy
Frenchman who doesn't want to write out the entire name even though I don't
call him Ed he he he. Unfortunately, Americans and their tongues just
can't pronounce Inge the way it should be....it ends up sounding like Mel
said; Inngeee and that is awful for a grown woman which is what I am.
Bella is a feminine name and Bela is the masculine version, a Magyar name.
Marta would understand.
Names are interesting to be sure. I always thought Snail was a man. Not
that it sounded masculine but simply that I didn't think a mother would name
a girl Snail. Goes to show you what I know. I suspect it is her stage
name. At least I hope it is.
So I will continue to receive mail addressed to Mr. Ingeborg and spell it
over and over each time I speak to someone on the phone; it is the price I
have to pay to have immigrated to this part of the world many moons ago.
That is nothing though compared to my last name which I married. "Foco" Can
you imagine the way people pronounce that? There are unfortunately a lot of
people with not much between their ears. And that is just the way it is.
Our March Art Night is this coming Friday. If you are in our neck of the
woods, please stop by and look us up. All galleries are open until 9:00
p.m. The season is rapidly coming to an end. We welcome you to our little
island all 17 miles of it.
Best wishes to all of you
Ingeborg
3058 Stringfellow Road
P.O. Box 510
Saint James City, FL 33956
http://www.thepottersworkshop.com
> Hi,
>
> My mother`s name was Ingeborge. It sounds much softer and
> musical when pronounced by a Nordic. This applies to many names,
> words as well.
>
>
Lee Love on wed 7 mar 07
On 3/7/07, Ingeborg wrote:
> Regarding Ingeborg and names: Please don't feel sorry for me.
Haha! There was a discussion about my name and gender a month or so ago.
if you are confident in who you are, it doesn't matter what other
folks think. Actually, you can use it to your advantage.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." -
Henry David Thoreau
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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