I found this a little interesting as it links to my Ham Radio hobby in some aspect but on the other end of things it was a totally different way to communicate something we have to do every day – spell our name to others. None of the current generation understands “Phonetics” so this is one way to explain to them – how to spell your name (when it is not a simple common name).
Do you have one of these names that, no matter how slowly you say it or even spell it out people still don’t understand it? Or perhaps you are asked to spell your name anyway, even if it is Smith?
Our names and last names have gotten even more complicated because we have become so international that foreign names are now the rule rather than the exception.
Now, my first name is really easy to write and seldom is the person who asks me to spell it: Maria. Now, the last name, though still very simple requires deeper attention because it is prone to be misunderstood by the most acute ear.
The letter R sounds very much like an I, so people write: Moiatto. The first O is often interpreted as A: Maiatto, and nowadays, it seems that even the TTs are being understood as G: Maiaggo. Kind of far from Moratto, don’t you think? I bet many people have the same problem.
If I based the spelling of my name on the NATO’s Phonic Alphabet, you know, the one used by pilots, the military, and telephone operators, my last name would be: Mike, Oscar, Romeo, Alfa, Tango, Tango, Oscar.
I like the way it sounds; it reminds me of ham radios and the islands of the Pacific for some reason–did I see too many war movies? I also think that there are way too many masculine names in it.
I would have nothing against this if it weren’t for the fact that they remind me of some of my former boyfriends, whom I don’t really care to remember, not because they were bad men, but because they were bad matches.
A good thing when using this system is that if I were to put the A before the R, then I would get Alfa-Romeo, which is indeed a fabulous sports car and makes me feel truly rich. But alas, the R comes before.
To compensate for this mishap, there are two Tangos in my name and that is just delightful. Tango is a musical and dance expression of passion and it reflects who I am.
However, thinking about the spelling of my name and adding to it the fact that I subscribe to the Law of Attraction that states that what you think and say manifest to you, I decided to find other ways to spell my name that will raise not only my own energy but also that of the person who is writing my name.
I call it Dr. Maria’s Phonetic System and I invite you to use it as abundantly as you wish. And feel free to pass it on.
Here it is:
A as in artistic, abundant, affluent, accepting, agreeable, adorable, amazing, amusing, awesome…
B as in beautiful, bountiful, best, better, bold, brilliant, bright, buddy, blessed, beloved…
C as in calm, caring, celestial, confident, comfortable, charming, cheerful, clear, colorful, content…
D as in daring, dear, darling, divine, distinguished, delightful, dainty, delicious, dedicated, dashing…
E as in excellent, exuberant, enthusiastic, energetic, easy, ecstatic, enchanting, eternal, exciting, extraordinary…
F as in fabulous, fantastic, fun, famous, feminine, flexible, forgiving, free, fresh, friendly, father…
G as in great, grand, genuine, glad, glamorous, generous, good, graceful, grateful…
H as in handy, handsome, happy, harmonious, healing, healthy, hopeful, human, humorous…
I as in ideal, important, idyllic, independent, infinite, influential, inspiring, instructing, intelligent, investing, invigorating…
J as in jubilant, joyful, joyous, just, joking, jolly, jovial…
K as in keeper, kind, kissing, knowing, king…
L as in loving, large, laughing, leader, legitimate, living, likeable, lively, loyal, lucky…
M as in money, marvelous, magical, mystical, magnificent, majestic, masculine, merry, master, mature, mighty, mother, monumental, mysterious…
N as in nice, noble, normal, notable, nurturing, nourishing, name, nesting, new…
O as in opulent, observing, objective, open, one, orderly, organic, original, outstanding, overjoyed…
P as in precious, paradise, prosperous, powerful, pleasant, patient, passionate, peaceful, prepared, playful, pretty…
Q as in quaint, qualified, quality, queen, quintessential…
R as in rich, radiant, real, rejoicing, reliable, relaxed, right, rosy, romantic…
S as in sacred, safe, sanctuary, sound, seductive, sensuous, sharing, shiny, significant, simple, smart, sociable, soft, successful, super, sweet…
T as in treasured, tall, tasteful, teaching, thin, thoughtful, touching, transcendent, truthful…
U as in ultimate, ultra, unafraid, unbroken, understanding, unifying, unique, universal, useful…
V as in valuable, varied, venerable, very, virtuous, vital…
W as in wonderful, watchful, wealthy, well, whole, willing, witty…
Y as in youthful, young…
X as in (e)xtraordinary, (e)xtatic…
Z as in zealous…
So, according to this list, I now spell my name as: Marvelous, Outstanding, Rich, Abundant, Truthful, Transcendent, and Original.
How do you spell your name?
Maria Moratto 2006
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