Joan Allyn Hentschel: Hi, my name is Joan Allyn Hentschel. My first name is Joan and it is often mispronounced as Jo-anne, but Joan is the correct pronunciation. My middle name is Allyn, spelled A-L-L-Y-N.

And it is a very elegant female name that gave me angst as a child wondering, why on earth did my parents choose a boy's name for my middle name? As for my last name, Hentschel, it was acquired through marriage, and can be both difficult to pronounce, and to spell. So to help you remember the spelling, here's a little rhythmic way to remember Hentschel. H-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-L, Hentschel.