My name

My name.... it's a doozy.

I have hated my name my whole life. Particularly because kids made fun of me for it growing up. I hated the first day of school b/c no one in my class could spell it correctly. None of the teachers could say it correctly.

Phuong-Uyen Dao Tran

See? It's so long that there aren't enough boxes on a standardized test for me to write it all out.

I go by 'Uyen' only.

The cool thing about my name is that I'm named after a mythical bird - one used in Vietnamese fairy tales. Phuong means phoenix. My middle name, Dao, is my mom's maiden name. Dao means peach.

My mother wanted to name me Tu Uyen, which I really hate.

Thank you, Daddy, for saving me with your suggestion.