Correct people who mispronounce your name. Kindly, once or twice. Your name is worth a small awkward moment.

Your name is the first thing about you that other people handle. Letting a wrong version stand feels easier in the moment, and then it sets: teachers use it, teammates copy it, and three years later you are answering to something that is not yours. Most people genuinely want to get it right and have no idea they are not.

Say it once, warmly, the next time it happens, and say it again if you need to. Giving them a syllable to hold onto helps, and so does letting them try twice. Four seconds of mild awkwardness now saves years of flinching.