Do NOT Give Your Kid a Weird Name

I named my dog Tyra. Although she was not named after her, my dog happens to have the same name as television personality/model Tyra Banks. I saw my dog and just thought, this dog screams 'call me Tyra'. When I gave my dog this name, I figured that enough people would have heard of Tyra Banks to know how to pronounce the name. Apparently, I was wrong.

Nobody can get my dog’s name right!

Tara is the most common mispronunciation. Tarah comes in a close second. She’s also been called Tyrell, Tyrone and Tyler.

It doesn’t bother me. I think it’s pretty hilarious. I mean, Tyrone?!  

I used to want to give my kids weird names like Bijou and Loulah (ok, I still like Loulah…), but now I’ve realized that it probably would be pretty annoying for a kid to go through life with such a difficult name. I mean, people can’t even figure out Tyra, and there’s a pretty popular Emmy Award-winning talk show host with that name!

Just some food for thought!

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[Skinandtragedy]

so i don't know you and you don't know me, and apparently this entry is really old, but know this - we both have dogs named after tyra banks. the end.