But who's right?

There is a little bit of a discrepancy when it comes to the spelling of my family name. Not how it's spelled now of course, that would be a weird debate to have. The discrepancy is how my ancestors in Ireland spelled it. Legend has it that when the Whooley leprechauns came to America, no one could pronounce their name, which is supposed to be pronounced "Hoo-Lee" (Like the "whoo" of an owl, which is ironic, considering that's how it was spelled. Hmm.). People kept trying to pronounce it "Woo-Lee". Seriously folks. So, because they were an accommodating people (and, more to the point, they were sick of this crap) , they took off the W.Which brings us to today. You'd think this would be an okay change to make. Normally you would be right. But that's only if my friends' parents aren't involved. I made the simple mistake one day of telling the same story I just told here and I have yet to hear the end of it. My name has become "Whooley", pronounced "Woo-Lee". Whenever I visit, it's "Whoooley" this and "Whoooley" that. I've tried to not answer to that name, but at some point, you have to give up and just give in to it. It's gotten so bad that Mister Man even calls me that now when he wants to push my buttons. It's truly become a point of contention in my friendships, especially as more and more people learn about it and the mispronunciation spreads like wildfire.I just want to set the record straight here. My name isn't pronounced like an owl hoot. It's Hooley. With a W.