Naming Names

I grew up thinking my name was French. I mean, I knew I was named after a woman my parents knew in Barbados, but the spelling and history of my name was supposedly French. It wasn't until I studied abroad in France that I realized that not only had most French people never heard of or met anyone with my name, but they couldn't pronounce it either. The nasal "agne" at the end just doesn't come through in French. So usually it came out as Charmean or Charmaan. Sometimes Charmin, too... and you know how much I loved that nickname growng up...

People here have had the same problem pronouncing my name, so I've starting telling people just to call me Charm because it's easier. Alternatively, I've also been given a Senegalese name, Coumba. Only one person at work really calls me that, but I like it so maybe it'll stick.