Nico
France
Today, like every day since my birth, my name is Spreme. Yeah, you probably have trouble pronouncing it correctly too. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Unpronounceable
United States
My name is…
Today, I've gotten so used to people mispronouncing my last name, even after I correct them a gazillion times, I've lost the motivation to correct anyone on it anymore. At this point I'd probably faint from shock if someone who isn't related to me successfully pronounced it correctly. FML
Anonymous
Confused
Today, after 26 years of confusion with my parents pronouncing it different ways, and in my mom's case, multiple ways, having to clear up how it's spelled every time I meet someone, I asked my mom how to pronounce my name. She got mad and then pronounced it three different ways while explaining. FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Teambuilding
Today, I was so nervous introducing myself to my new team, I actually mispronounced my own name, badly, and now that’s how everyone refers to me, but again, I’m too nervous to correct anyone. It’s been a week already, so correcting them now would be extra weird. FML
figures
United States
Birth certificate
Today, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML
yarenis
Gardner, United States
A blessing and a curse
Today, like every day since I was born, my name is Yarenis, pronounced "ja-ra-nees". For some reason, everybody pronounces it "your anus". FML
Anonymous
The more you know
Today, I learned that I've been saying a word wrong my whole life and all my friends have been too polite to correct me, when I found out that "Segue" and "Segway" are pronounced the same. FML
---
Exhaustion
Today, during a phone call, I broke down in tears because I was asked to spell my last name. It’s sixteen letters long and hyphenated, and I always end up having to spell it twice because they never get it right the first time. I’m tired. FML
anon
This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff
Germantown, United States
YouTubers take note
Today, I have learned a lot of "big" words from reading so much, but can actually only pronounce about half of them correctly. FML
what
Brain freeze
Today, at the ripe old age of 24, I briefly forgot my own name. FML
karen
I'm a meme
Today, as always, my name is Karen. FML
Top comments
dwhite312 0
I pronounced it as supreme.
lilemmy55 10
On the brightside, Atleast theres not like 5 other people in your class that has the same name as you!
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andrew87804 4
I don't get it…
khaya 9
If your parents had added a 'u' you would have been supreme.
godlike1 5
Little Johnny knows how to make a common word :0
blunttobluntest 12
Hey don't worry bout it! At least you have a very unique name that sounds much like Supreme! It could be much worse, like this one person I know is named Mafishiba.
Miguemex95 4
Hey I have a classmate named Dick Harrison... you should be happy :)
Enslaved 38
I once had a classmate name Harrison(Harry) Dicks. But he for some reason, loved his name and wanted to show anyone that wanted to see, if his name matched his package. It did not! Lol
drawmesunshine 17
I thought "Harry's on dicks." He has an excellent gay **** name.
jefffluffingham 5
Spreme? I hope that someone forgot a u. just like how someone forgot the i in Canadia.
daminantion 14
Just like every American mispronounces 'Merica..
aimferd 4
I know someone named Abcde, try pronouncing that...
llamalpaca382 13
Ab-sid-ee. I win :)
winkeyface1624 0
I met a girl named abcde once. It was pronounced ab-see-dee.
ThreatenedOstric 7
I know someone named ESPN (pronounced espin)
InnocenceBlue 38
I hate that name. The parents think they're being so clever but they're being dick heads.
megamormonman 7
I'd say it's either pronounced SPREEM or SPRAY-MAY
mellb_fml 3
I know a Beaujangles, Mercedes, Chlamydia, Snow White and Josh Rogan, don't worry about it :p
FYLDeep 26
Who the hell would name their kid after an STD? Also, I think most people would know how to pronounce Mercedes due to the car company.
Epikouros 32
I think Mellb meant that a girl called Mercedes would be named after the car company, but it's the other way around.
spartan87_fml 2
I'd change my name
Ownord_fml 10
Since the original FML is a french one, Spreme is really close to "sperme" when pronouncing it ^^ (which is french for sperm). My guess is that it's his last name, and his first is Nico !
Angelastic_fml 18
The original French does say that it's his last name. This one really loses something in the translation, since Spreme is easy to misread as sperme (French for sperm) but in English people are more likely to think of 'supreme'.
Ownord_fml 10
I was too lazy to check on the original one ! But yes, I don't think it was the best choice to pick this particular VDM to translate, since it makes it loose most of its content =/