In an aside to a post, John Quiggin asks,

I know the spelling of my name is not obvious from its pronunciation, and I always take care to spell it out when I’m talking to someone. But how can people get it so consistently wrong when they’re taking it from a printed source?

Believe me, I sympathize. At least they don’t get your last and your first name wrong, John. Nor are they likely to think you are a woman. And if your wife’s name is also gender-ambiguous to some audiences, the likelihood of farce increases even further. The dialog practically writes itself.