The author has social anxiety while in school because of her uncommon name.Courtesy of the authorMy parents named me Eibhlis, pronounced "eyelish."They taught me how to spell my name with foam letters in the bathtub. Having an uncommon name give me social anxiety. If you've got an unusual name, you know "the phase.'' The time when, as a gangly teen with acne and zero social skills, you absolutely dread explaining how to pronounce your name.My dad's family is Irish, and my mom and dad were watching a documentary on Siamese twins — one called Katie and one called Eilish — while she was pregnant with me.