Line up by name

Odd spellings of names, do you mind them?

I mean, I don't mind how you spell your name; it's none of my beeswax. And as a person named Mark, I see a whole lot of people spelling my name "Marc." But as long as they get my pizza order right, it's fine.

But I really want to hear from people whose parents named them with an intentionally odd spelling. Let's say your name is pronounced "Frank" but your folks thought it would be interesting to christen you "Franque."  Or "Lennard" for Leonard, or "Dayvid" for David, or whatever.

Besides growing awfully weary of saying to strangers, "No, it's "A-L-I-K-Z. Alikz," there's the pain of not having one of those little name license tags for your bicycle.

I just want to know if the uniqueness of having an alternately-spelled name makes up for the corrections and explanations.