My mom misspelled my name on my birth certificate – it actually ended up helping me in my career | The Sun
A WOMAN has revealed that her mom misspelled her name on her birth certificate.
She said in a TikTok video that the mistake thankfully ended up helping her in her career.
Sacha, pronounced "Sasha," (@sacharealty) is a 26-year-old realtor based in Atlanta.
In a TikTok video, she told viewers the story behind how her mom messed up the spelling of her name on her birth certificate and it worked out.
"My mom spelled my name wrong on my birth certificate and here's why it was actually a huge blessing when I was in corporate America," she said at the start of the video.
For the entire video, she sat in her car and explained the situation in detail.
She wore black sunglasses and a black puffer coat with her hair slicked back from her face.
According to the TikTok user, she was named after a Sasha doll, which she called "the British equivalent to the American Girl doll."
Growing up her mother was poor and decided that she wanted to name her first daughter Sasha.
Her name was accidentally spelled Sacha, which she said is the Russian spelling of the name Alexander.
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"When I was in corporate America and when I was emailing people, everybody thought I was a man," she admitted.
She let people think that because she's a "dry and direct person," which does not always go over well with women in corporate America.
"Since I was a 'man,' it was just another day in the office," she said as the video came to a close.
Many people divulged their similar experiences in the comment section of the video.
"My teacher had a girl named 'Angel' but it was spelled 'Angle' on the birth certificate," a viewer shared.
"GIRL!!! I get you. I should have been Yudi but they spelled it Yuri so now I’m a Russian man instead of a Latin woman," another added.
"I grew up with a (girl) friend named Sacha, I had no idea it was the male way to spell it!" a fan chimed in.
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