Wait...what's your name again?

My name's Marena.
It has an 'E', but you say it like an 'A'.
I don't know, don't ask. Blame my parents.
My name has often caused confusion, as it's spelled how Marina, a much more common name, is pronounced.
At the beginning of freshman year, I decided I had grown tired of correcting pronunciation. Additionally, with my stutter worse than ever, I stumble over it anyways.
I decided it would make everyone's life easier if I just let it go. People eventually catch on when they hear my friends talk to me. Unfortunately, in the microcosm that is The Newtonite, I don't really have any preexisting friends.
One day, one of the guys was looking at the schedule of when we're assigned to be in shop.
"Marina, is your name spelled with an 'i' or an 'e'"?
"An E."
"So then it's...Mar-ay-nuh."
"Yeah."
"Wait, is that actually how you pronounce it?"
"Yep."
I leave to go to the bathroom. When I return, more people have come into the shop.
"It's Mar-ay-nuh??"
"yea...."
"WHY DIDN'T YOU CORRECT US!!"

One day, one of the guys was listing why every member of The Newtonite is strange.
"And Marena's....name is MARENA."
Another girl: "Can't we just call her Marina. That's just what we call her. I don't care."


So yes. Call me....whatever.