That's Jamaal, with 2 A's

My name is Jamaal.

I spell it with 2 A's. It's uncommon but not unheard of--I mean I was named after Jamaal Wilkes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes).

Before I go any further, I'll make a stop and hit you with some knowledge:

"Jamaal is a variant of Jamal. The boy's name Jamal \j(a)-mal\ is pronounced ja-MAL. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "handsome". Popular among black or Muslim families in the US."

It's pronounced Ja-mall not ja-mel or ja-meal or any other diarrhea mouthed mispronunciation.

You can call me "J" or "Maal" for short if you can't get it right.

So why do I encounter so much confusion in the pronunciation and spelling of my given name?

Vexing, truly vexing. If I had a ghettofabulous name like laquafanita then we could have a dialogue but this is all monologue, son. I've got the mic.

My beef is with the people I correspond with via email at work. Within a given email my name is printed at least twice. Even with this being the case I still get the odd email reply addressed to "Jamal".

WTF?

There's not much more I can say other than that. If you see someone's name in their signature wouldn't you simply cut/paste their name or at least spell it correctly?

I'm done with this diatribe. If you ever have any questions about how many A's follow the M in my name just peep the picture above.