TIL
I went to school with her. Her maiden name wad Jackson.
TBH her parents were (maybe still are) pathetic selfish people and she was kind of a holier-than-thou prude – but way better than her parents.
Fun fact I worked a diesel workers union job where everyone got company uniforms with our surname on the breast pocket.
There was a crazy smart Chinese dude who worked there. His name was Long Dong. His shirt said “Dong” on it. Our undereducated Indiana co workers found this endlessly worth joking about
I think “Arika” could work. Or maybe Awika.
But we someone who has a unique spelling of a common name myself, it sure makes things harder in life.
People say it wrong. Or write it wrong.
I have to spell it out all the time to others if I’m making appointments or something on the phone.
It’s a real pain. Don’t do that to your kids.