Alternate Pronunciations
I have a weird name. I get that. It’s not every day where you meet someone whose name is a Hebrew greeting. And even more peculiar is when that guy is also Filipino (“Are you Jewish? I’ve never met a Jewish Filipino. Do those even exist?!”). Anyway, aside from confusion over the circumstances of my name, there’s also plenty of interesting mispronunciations.
Now, I present you with commonly heard misinterpretations of my name:
- Shawn
- Shlom
- Shaylom
- Salaam
- Salami
- Shelom
- Shelomi
- Shalon
- Salon
- Solon
- So Long
- Sarong
- Asshole
- Slalom
- Schlong
- SchlipNSchlide
- Schlavery
- Shaolin
- Sha-gnome
- Shamon
- Shalmon
- Shalame
- Shazaam
- ShaquilleOneal
- Solomon
- Salome
- Sha-what?
- Shhhhhhhh—shoot, sorry, how do you say that again?
