Correct people who say your name wrong. It’s the first word of your story; it deserves to be right.

Letting a mispronunciation stand feels polite for about a week and then becomes permanent. Every day it goes uncorrected, more people learn the wrong version from the ones already saying it, and the correction gets more awkward the longer you leave it. None of that is your fault, and you are still the only person who can fix it.

Say it clearly and warmly the next time it happens. Here is how it actually sounds. Most people are grateful rather than embarrassed, and the ones worth knowing will practice until they have got it.