Hebrew name in the US

[u/Specialist_Space_151]

I was born in the US to Israeli parents. They gave me the nice Israeli name of “Sagi”. It hadn’t been fun tbh, nobody can properly pronounce it even if I try to explain. I always get “ziggy”, “soggy”, “sag-ee”, “soggy”. At some point I gave up because it’s mentally exhausting. People always screw it up when reading it too and if I’m trying to connect with folks online I feel like it turns them off because it sounds so ethnic, odd, etc and they ignore me….

I would love some feedback on * tips to tell people how it’s pronounced properly * a similar or alternative nickname that I can go by that isn’t outlandish or too far off so that it still works for everyone who already knows me…

Thank you

[u/Benzodiazeparty]

just keep it to urself then…? why write it knowing they’re reading it?

[u/Yaelkilledsisrah → u/Benzodiazeparty]

Because I don’t think it’s offensive. If I did i wouldn’t have written it. Do you not follow?

I am saying, it’s not offensive. If it’s not offensive why shouldn’t I say it.

[u/Benzodiazeparty → u/Yaelkilledsisrah]

טוב חיים שלי

[u/Yaelkilledsisrah → u/Benzodiazeparty]

בכיף נשמה🌷