Do you like your given name?

[hipmamajen]

Do you like the name your parents gave you?

I've always hated my name. It's not that it's ugly or anything, it's just that every other girl born in the 70's was named Jennifer, and I got tired of being part of the crowd.

I have a couple of friends who've legally changed their names. I've always said I was going to do that, but I never did and now I wonder how everyone (me, included) would roll with a new name?

So, do you like your name? If so, why? If not, why? Is there a story behind it?

BTW-I'm not asking you to tell us your name if you're not comfortable with it. A lot of folks don't share their names on the internet, and that's OK. I just want to know what you think about it :)

[Moderator]

I'm not crazy about my last name as the majority of people can neither spell nor pronounce it correctly. It's my ex-husband's name and I always said I'd change it legally when my youngest turned 18. That was 2 years ago but I still haven't done it because it would be such a PITA to change all the legal records, credit cards, etc. etc. As for my first name, I don't hate it but I don't really identify with it either. Kind of hard to explain, but it doesn't feel like ME, just a label I was stuck with. I don't have any other name that has caused any Eureka moment, though, so guess it will be with me until I die. :smile2:

[Drawn to Ka-tet]

Well, my father wanted to name me Ethel... I was never thrilled with Denise.. It's hard for kids to pronounce. But I have to admit, It's a lot better than Ethel.

I may have it leagally changed to "Mom", since that's what my daughter calls me! :wink2:

Long days and pleasant nights.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

I've always thought that we should be able to choose our own names when we reach eighteen.

My parents gave me the most common first name in Scotland at the time, so at least it doesn't stand out, and hardly anyone can either pronounce or spell my second name.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Luli]

I love my given names. It's because I never met anyone with the same name, even though there are different variations on how to write it.
Unlike many people I actually use both names, it was never something I planned, it just happens to be so.
I noticed that at work or at school everyone uses my first name, when I meet someone on a professional or academic level I introduce myself using my first name.
When I'm among friends or family I use my second name, and when I meet new people outside of work or school I always introduce myself by my second name.

Now some of my classmates have become very good friends over the years and they too noticed this, so they started calling me Luli, which is a combination of the first two letters of my two names.

My first name is Lijan -- (pronounced: Lee-Ann)
My second name is Luwen (pronounced: Lue-Ann)

Weird huh? :biggrin2:

[Luli]

Hi,

I've always thought that we should be able to choose our own names when we reach eighteen.

My parents gave me the most common first name in Scotland at the time, so at least it doesn't stand out, and hardly anyone can either pronounce or spell my second name.

Long days and pleasant nights

Now I'm curious, what is your second name?:oops:

[Spideyman]

I'm named in honor of both my grandmothers. Combined their names to make one. Maryann. It's OK.
But the married name is a pain. Many jokes made about it.:blush: I'd go back to my maiden name, but as MsMod said it's a PITA to change all the legal stuff, and no could pronounce it anyway. So I just go with "flow" of my last name.

[Peanut Queen]

I'm not crazy about my last name as the majority of people can neither spell nor pronounce it correctly.

I'm the same way. My married last name is ALWAYS pronounced wrong and it drives me crazy. Makes me wish I'd kept my simple-to-spell, easy-to-say, four lettered maiden name!

I used to have my given name because I'd never met another girl with the same name in school. I wanted to be a Sandy or a Jennifer. Now, even though I realize my name is a lot more common than I remembered as a kid, I'm glad not everyone has it. :smile2:

[hipmamajen]

I love my given names.

Your given names are very pretty :)

[hipmamajen]

Hi,

I've always thought that we should be able to choose our own names when we reach eighteen.

My parents gave me the most common first name in Scotland at the time, so at least it doesn't stand out, and hardly anyone can either pronounce or spell my second name.

Long days and pleasant nights

Is your last name Doll-gleesh, or did I just kill it? :blush:

[mojomofo]

I was going to be named Jennifer too (yup, 70's child), but my mom said when I was born, they handed me to my dad. He looked down and said "Oh, what an angel."

So out with Jennifer, in with Angela. I used to dislike my name (I think if you were born in the 70s, your name was Jennifer, Angela or Lisa), but now I am usually called Mom or honey, so I actually don't hear my name that much anymore.

[Peanut Queen]

I used to have my given name...

That SHOULD'VE been "hate my given name".

Duh. :rolleyes:

NEED......MORE....CAFFEINE.....:oo:

[JohnDalglish]

Now I'm curious, what is your second name?:oops:

Hi,

It is, in fact, Dalglish, which is a pre-Celtic Pictish name, like Colquoun, Farquar or Buchanan.

It's pronounced something like (but not quite!) Dalgliesh.

And no wonder you use both names, Luli, that's beautiful!

Long days and pleasant nights

[Todash]

I really didn't care for my first name when I was younger, mainly because the only women I'd ever met named Evelyn were at least 80. :D I've grown into it, I guess, and I'm glad I'm not a Jennifer (sorry hipmamajen) or Michelle or Tammy or Amy like every other girl I went to school with, but it was kind of a cross to bear when I was a kid. The older I get, the more I identify with it. Unlike the fabulous Ms. Mod, I am bonded with my name. I'm it, and it's me.

Now, my middle name is absolutely horrid, and I would consider changing it, so if anyone can think of a good middle name (or two even) that goes with Evelyn and a one-syllable last name, let me know.

[Sundrop]

I love my given names. It's because I never met anyone with the same name, even though there are different variations on how to write it.
Unlike many people I actually use both names, it was never something I planned, it just happens to be so.
I noticed that at work or at school everyone uses my first name, when I meet someone on a professional or academic level I introduce myself using my first name.
When I'm among friends or family I use my second name, and when I meet new people outside of work or school I always introduce myself by my second name.

Now some of my classmates have become very good friends over the years and they too noticed this, so they started calling me Luli, which is a combination of the first two letters of my two names.

My first name is Lijan -- (pronounced: Lee-Ann)
My second name is Luwen (pronounced: Lue-Ann)

Weird huh? :biggrin2:

I think you have a pretty cool name :)

[Volic]

I love all my names (first, second and the third one - it's when we almost repeat Dad's name).:smile2:

[Sundrop]

I actually do like my name. My parents named me Marla Sharon. I go by Marla, but my mom always called me Marla Jane--can't really figure that one out, but she still calls me that sometimes--she says that she wishes that she had named me that in the first place :)

[PatInTheHat]

I love it 'cause my Mama gave it to me:love:.
(I'll answer to just about anything if I smell fried chicken and biscuits)

My daddy was named Ralph, legally he used Leonard and everyone called him Pat.
Mama's name is...well I can't say, she'd kill me, it's a state secret..but everyone calls her Pat.
My sister who is no longer with us, was named Jane...everyone called her Patsy.
I'm actually named Patrick...everyone calls me #*@%^*:oh:...life sure can be vicious circle sometimes.
:biggrin2:

[dragafari]

I hate my name, it's really misspelled: Johana. Why? My mother wanted to call me: Barbara Ann, and my father wanted: Jo Ann. And then in the Registry Office they understood: Johana! ugh! I would like to change it for Johanna or Joanna, in order to fix the trouble about the H and N. But, I think I also would like to call myself in another way: I really like Dragafari, that's why adopted it as my artistic pseudonym. But about Johana, I doesn't feel it like my own.

[BlackEye]

Well my first name is Cory. I like it. A lot of people call me Cor(in this neck ofthe woods that is pronounced Coah).

My last name is very french - lots of vowels. Nobody can pronounce it unless you know french. It is a fairly common word in french. I won't complain though, it makes me unique and I'm proud to own it.

In fact, I am happy with both of my names. I have never had a desire to change either. :smile2:

[Lizard slushie]

I didn't like my first name when I was younger, it's Eliza and people call me Liz, and for some reason some people insist my name is Elizabeth. Nope, I've corrected them and they still call me Elizabeth, not Liz which is generally how I introduce myself, one lady argued with me when I was 7 and told me I was wrong. :eyebrow: K, 7 year olds don't know their own name. . .

I hate my married name. I never should have taken his.

[Gwenivere]

Do you like the name your parents gave you?

I've always hated my name. It's not that it's ugly or anything, it's just that every other girl born in the 70's was named Jennifer, and I got tired of being part of the crowd.


So, do you like your name? If so, why? If not, why? Is there a story behind it?



Did you know that 'Jennifer' comes from Guinevere?
Where you felt it common, I was way on the other side of the scale.:biggrin2:

While I was growing up I hated my name. Now I appriciate it for it's uniqueness. My name originated from my grandfather's Welsh/Irish ancestory.

[MrsSmeej]

I've been fortunate to have one of those names that has endless nicknames associated with it. Anytime I get bored with one, I can always change to another... My parents still call me by one name, my siblings and some friends by another, and neighbors and acquaintances by yet another... And I'm not even counting variations on those nicknames (one of which is, really, Mrs.Smeej). I also respond to almost any endearment; "Hey honey!" or "Moooommmm!" elicit a response, even if not directed at me. :blush: It is a rather confusing existence...

As for last names, I went from a relatively short (four letter) Irish last name to an unpronounceable 9 letter last name that I still, after fifteen years of marriage, have trouble spelling... Okay, okay - I'm exaggerating, but not by much. I used to bemoan the change until I realized that it could be quite useful. Being a notoriously soft touch for salespeople, I could safely ignore anyone who called and couldn't pronounce the name. It obviously wasn't someone I needed to talk with. I'm pretty sure I've dodged at least three magazine subscriptions and two offers to clean my carpets for a "low, low price" simply because the salesperson mangled the last name and I could reasonably claim that the caller had the wrong number. :biggrin2:

[Luli]

Your given names are very pretty :)

Thank you!:wink2:

[Luli]

Hi,

It is, in fact, Dalglish, which is a pre-Celtic Pictish name, like Colquoun, Farquar or Buchanan.

It's pronounced something like (but not quite!) Dalgliesh.

And no wonder you use both names, Luli, that's beautiful!

Long days and pleasant nights

Thanks for the compliment, John!:wink2:

I always assumed Dalglish is your last name, silly me!:blush: I like it, it's very unique!

[Luli]

I love it 'cause my Mama gave it to me:love:.
(I'll answer to just about anything if I smell fried chicken and biscuits)

My daddy was named Ralph, legally he used Leonard and everyone called him Pat.
Mama's name is...well I can't say, she'd kill me, it's a state secret..but everyone calls her Pat.
My sister who is no longer with us, was named Jane...everyone called her Patsy.
I'm actually named Patrick...everyone calls me #*@%^*:oh:...life sure can be vicious circle sometimes.
:biggrin2:

The name Pat is really popular in your family!:wink2:

[Peanut Queen]

Now, my middle name is absolutely horrid, and I would consider changing it, so if anyone can think of a good middle name (or two even) that goes with Evelyn and a one-syllable last name, let me know.

Do what my Mom did when she said she couldn't think of anything to go with my first name (Stacy). She threw the middle name "Marie" in there because she said "Marie" goes with anything! :oops:

[JohnDalglish]

Thanks for the compliment, John!:wink2:

I always assumed Dalglish is your last name, silly me!:blush: I like it, it's very unique!

Hi,

Sorry, Luli, it is indeed my last name, John is my first.

Long days and pleasant nights

[BlackThorn]

I actually really like all my names. It's quite solid. My last name is a single syllable, and often people call me that instead of my nickname.

I am a paranoid though, and I nearly changed my last name at one point in my life, and I still could, just to shake a few more ass-clowns from where I grew up. My father meant nothing in my life other than sperm donor and reason for my mother to fight for child protective services, so I figured taking my mothers maiden name would fit just right. Formalities and lineage tags mean quite little to me, in the grand scheme of things. I'm more concerned about the quality of life than the fluff surrounding it. Maybe I should take my sisters married name instead... Then I'd be a 'King', and everybody would know the towels I kidnapped from my moms house were mine. XoP

But if I go so far as to change my name, I might as well change my face and bank balance as well. Rewrite the whole system, ya know? I know nobody ever says they already figured what their name will be in Heaven. But then, it's kinda taboo to speak of stuff like that...

[collisionist]

I'm not very happy with my name. My first name is so common I have to spell it differently to get just a little effect (but people usually spell it the way I would if I didn't differ it). My last name is very uncommon and people love to mispronounce it. It is too complex.

I wouldn't mind doing all that legal stuff to change it.

[Born In Sin]

I hated my first name when I was younger (Robyn), but now it is who I am. I was supposed to be a Jennifer as well, (child of the 70's)my middle name my mother invented(Tarese pronounced tear-ese) my last name no one EVER gets it right (Chopp, pronounced with a long o, but always pronounced chop) but I have grown use to that as well and soon I will be a Phillips anyway.

[Luli]

I see there's a lot of trouble with last names. My last name is very easy, just three letters and I think if anyone manages to mispronounce it there's something wrong with them.:biggrin2: My first two names though are a completely different story, I've heard so many different unbelievably weird and wrong pronunciations of my names - too many to mention.

[LadyPain]

My first name I have no problem with. I took many years to get used to having my middle name that I do.

I always thought my first name was a bit boring. I'm Tracey, by the way, for those who don't know. I changed my mind when a friend wanted to name his child after me. Later on, I looked up the meanings for my first name, and I got everything from 'harvester' to 'combatant' depending upon the source.

I'll take 'combatant'. That suits me to a fault.

I was named Tracey because my parents hated their own heritages and they wanted to give me an 'Irish' name. Go figure. Try growing up in a house where the folks hate where they came from. French with a splash of Metis on one side. Hungarian, Austrian, and Romanian on the other. I look like my Austrian great grandmother.

[La Belladonna]

I actually have a two word first name. Two very common first names combined to make one. My middle name is Rose after my paternal grandmother - my oldest daughter's middle name is also Rose. My maiden name was short, but nobody ever pronounced it correctly and I always had to spell it out. My married name is sweet and short and is actually also a man's first name. I never have to spell it out, but many people assume it is my husband's first name and that his first name is his last name. Oh - it gets very confusing for some people...:biggrin2:

[tempest]

I had apparently been named after my grandmother, but then given up for adoption at 2.5 years old. My new parents changed my name so that I would be "theirs" and forget my prior years. They changed the names of all their new kids too; on the advice of catholic charities. Both my names were ok but I think it is a bad idea, imho (after one introductory college course in psychology) to change a small child's name. It creates a fracture in their identity. (of course unfortunately, I was able to read and write before kindergarten, so I knew my name was being spelled wrong :eyebrow: )

[interplanetjanet]

I get called Janice and Jeanette more often than my real name. I didn't think Janet was a very hard one to figure out. I never liked my first name growing up. Nobody gets my last name right. I should have stayed with my maiden name. It was much easier and everyone got it right. Oh well...

[eyesnot]

My given name, in Hebrew, is the name changed from Judas. In druid, I mean twin. Either way, Thomas means two faced. The name is dated to the 60's and before. It enjoyed a revival in the 80's. It is better than Percy, for sure.

[RANGERWIFE]

I love my given name. My sister named me, my middle name is used with all the girls on my dads side of the family, always loved my maiden name but would get frustrated with people, they would either mispronounce it or misspell it, and with my married name I have the same problem!:glare:

[hipmamajen]

Did you know that 'Jennifer' comes from Guinevere?
Where you felt it common, I was way on the other side of the scale.:biggrin2:



Yes, I do :) And I would have KILLED to have a cool name like Guinevere! I'm sorry you didn't like it growing up, but I understand that different isn't always cool to a kid, any more than being the same as everyone :)

[rose key]

Hi,

I've always thought that we should be able to choose our own names when we reach eighteen.

My parents gave me the most common first name in Scotland at the time, so at least it doesn't stand out, and hardly anyone can either pronounce or spell my second name.

Long days and pleasant nights

After reading this post, I thought to myself, "What's so hard about pronouncing Daglish?" Then I looked at your name again! All this time, I've been pronouncing your name wrong in my head! I'm sorry, John. I'm gonna fix that right now....DaLglish, DaLglish, Dalglish. It's not so hard!

My first name NO ONE ever heard of when I was growing up. Now, it's fairly common, but growing up (back in the stone age) it was tough with a first name no one ever heard before.

[SharonC]

I'm not crazy about my last name as the majority of people can neither spell nor pronounce it correctly. It's my ex-husband's name and I always said I'd change it legally when my youngest turned 18. That was 2 years ago but I still haven't done it because it would be such a PITA to change all the legal records, credit cards, etc. etc. As for my first name, I don't hate it but I don't really identify with it either. Kind of hard to explain, but it doesn't feel like ME, just a label I was stuck with. I don't have any other name that has caused any Eureka moment, though, so guess it will be with me until I die. :smile2:

Whoa, deja vu! My last name is my ex-hubby's as well, and I kept it for the same reason! That was two years ago and I will be changing it next summer cause I'm planning to re-marry then. First name will remain as is. I'm too old to get used to two new names.

[marew1]

I'm named after two grandmothers- Mary and Josephine. My mother's name is Mary and they called me Mary Jo. I got teased about it, so I always went by Mary.

[Brian's Twinner]

My name means "virtuous" and "strong," so it gives me much motivation to live up to those ideals every day. :cool2:

[Eleese of Gilead.]

I like my name, sometimes people have a hard time pronouncing it, but it's fairly straight forward. I've really grown into my middle name, my sister and I both have the names of our Grandmother's so we have these "older" style middle names, mine is Loretta. As far as my last name goes I was always proud to carry my father's name; Montgomery...but I'm in that situation now where I'm engaged and coming to terms with the idea of changing that...I actually quite like the one I am to acquire, it's Llewellyn-Welsh, (Guinevere we've actually discussed your name as a "possible child name" when the time comes). It seems people get messed up with the double "L" but I think I can handle a little miss-pronunciation in order to make my love a happy man.

[MadamMack]

I love my given names. It's because I never met anyone with the same name, even though there are different variations on how to write it.
Unlike many people I actually use both names, it was never something I planned, it just happens to be so.
I noticed that at work or at school everyone uses my first name, when I meet someone on a professional or academic level I introduce myself using my first name.
When I'm among friends or family I use my second name, and when I meet new people outside of work or school I always introduce myself by my second name.

Now some of my classmates have become very good friends over the years and they too noticed this, so they started calling me Luli, which is a combination of the first two letters of my two names.

My first name is Lijan -- (pronounced: Lee-Ann)
My second name is Luwen (pronounced: Lue-Ann)

Weird huh? :biggrin2:

It's like a tongue twister, but I think it's cute.

[pepino]

My first name is Jeannette (old fashioned for sure), but I never shortened it to Jean, or Jen, or Nette. It's grown on me over the years and I'm quite fine with it. My surname is Schauble (grandparents were German immigrants to the US). It represents my heritage of which I am quite attached to. I told my boyfriend that if/when we get married I will not change my last name to his (I may hyphenate them as a compromise). He thinks I'm being ridiculous, but I asked him how he would like changing his last name to mine and that seemed to rectify the whole thing.

[skimom]

Once I hit school age, I hated my first name. It was 'weird' and no one could remember it. I've been called 'august','april', 'amber', and on one memorable occasion 'otto' (despite not being a stout German fellow:smile2:). I even tried going by my middle name for a while in jr hi. Now I kind of like my 'weird' name-I've just learned to answer to anything starting with an 'A':smile2:.

As for last names, I traded an unfamiliar German name that no one could pronounce or spell to a seemingly Polish (long story) name that no one can pronounce or spell-nets even, I guess. I do agree with Mrs. Smeej, though-it is easy to weed out the sales calls:biggrin2:!

[mstay]

I really didn't care for my first name when I was younger, mainly because the only women I'd ever met named Evelyn were at least 80. :D I've grown into it, I guess, and I'm glad I'm not a Jennifer (sorry hipmamajen) or Michelle or Tammy or Amy like every other girl I went to school with, but it was kind of a cross to bear when I was a kid. The older I get, the more I identify with it. Unlike the fabulous Ms. Mod, I am bonded with my name. I'm it, and it's me.

Now, my middle name is absolutely horrid, and I would consider changing it, so if anyone can think of a good middle name (or two even) that goes with Evelyn and a one-syllable last name, let me know.

Hey! I'm a Michelle and I like it!:biggrin2:
I always had at least a few other Michelle's in my class at school so it was hardly unique but my name has always felt right for me.

Maybe you could change your middle name to just the initial. But then you'd always have to explain that it really doesn't stand for anything!:smile2:

[mstay]

I love it 'cause my Mama gave it to me:love:.
(I'll answer to just about anything if I smell fried chicken and biscuits)

My daddy was named Ralph, legally he used Leonard and everyone called him Pat.
Mama's name is...well I can't say, she'd kill me, it's a state secret..but everyone calls her Pat.
My sister who is no longer with us, was named Jane...everyone called her Patsy.
I'm actually named Patrick...everyone calls me #*@%^*:oh:...life sure can be vicious circle sometimes.
:biggrin2:

So was it confusing when people called your house on the phone asking to speak to Pat?:biggrin2:

[Perfidia]

I hate my name....my name is Jessica because my mother 22 years ago saw a movie and the principal character was named Jessica...

[Peanut Queen]

I hate my name....my name is Jessica because my mother 22 years ago saw a movie and the principal character was named Jessica...

Really? I LOVE the name Jessica....if I'd have had a daughter, my husband and I decided we'd name her Jessica and call her Jessie (her middle name would've been Gabrielle, after the Vampire Lestats mother in the Vampire Chronicles series...:)

:grinning:

[Gwenivere]

I hate my name....my name is Jessica because my mother 22 years ago saw a movie and the principal character was named Jessica...

I'm immensely fond of the name Jessica in all forms, Jessie and Jess.

Fair Jessica by Bobette Bryan is one of my favorite poems.
It is deep, dark, and bottomless but the name enhances its beauty.

[dejolane]

My first name Debbie, my mom picked out. My middle name Lou is after my aunt Lou. I hate being called Debra so I go by Debbie and I like it I guess.

Debbie

[rebelgrrl]

My first name is Melody, and people always ask me if my parents were hippies (no, they weren't), and even though "melody" is a word that you will find in a dictionary, people still mangle it. A lot of people think I'm Melanie. I've had people spell it Melodie, Melonie, Melondie, Mellody, etc. One of the clients where I work (residential facility for people with mental disabilities) calls me "Ebony" and I am probably one of the whitest women alive, so people at work call me Ebony. Only the closest of my close friends are allowed to call me "Mel;" I hate it. But they can't seem to stop, and I don't mind.

I like it, though. It's much too feminine for me, maybe a little soccer mom-ish. But I live to challenge stereotypes, so maybe it's perfect!

I hate my middle name (Renee) so much that in school I stared putting a ' over the last e to give it some pizazz. *lol* That didn't last long.

If my boyfriend and I get married (we've been living together for 5 years and I'm in no hurry), I don't think I'll take his last name because then I'll be Melody Stacy. Oh my. It sounds so...snobby.

And to the people with hard to pronounce last names: I used to be a telemarketer, and when you got one of those names right, people were SO much nicer! I had about half a second between seeing the name pop up and having to ask for the person, and when you have the unfortunate circumstance of calling "Helena Polfelbjergenstein" you wince while you say it. I always went for it, some people would just ask for the first name, but that's misleading and unprofessional, IMHO. And you can't stutter or say it in spurts because you'll get yelled at or hung up on. I mangled a lot, but when I got it, it would ALWAYS lead to a conversation: "You're the first telemarketer to ever pronounce Helfenpolikenyarder correctly!"

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

My mother's given name was Jessie, and she HATED it for some reason and called herself Nan.

Long days and pleasant nights

[PatInTheHat]

So was it confusing when people called your house on the phone asking to speak to Pat?:biggrin2:

Let's us say sometimes it was a tad bit difficult to keep a secret...on the other hand there's a little something called plausible deniabilty:wink2:...it's not just for politicians ya know:blush:.

[hipmamajen]

I'm glad I'm not alone. For a long time I thought I was the only weird one who didn't like my name, when everyone else in the world seemed to get along fine with theirs.

And, I'm glad to know that some folks really like their names. I hope my kids like theirs. I tried to make them unusual (more unusual than Jennifer, that is) without being too out there. My husband's name is more unusual, so he and I had to find a delicate balance between him always wanting a name everyone could spell and pronounce, and me wanting something, ANYTHING different! :) I hope that worked out well for our kids.

[bookworm101]

It's ok, My father named me Teresa because it means harvester in Greek and I was born under a harvest moon. He claims the night I was born the harvest moon was so full and bright you could read the newspaper by it.

[JohnDalglish]

If my boyfriend and I get married (we've been living together for 5 years and I'm in no hurry), I don't think I'll take his last name because then I'll be Melody Stacy. Oh my. It sounds so...snobby.



Hi,

Reminds me a bit of the doll in the Simpsons, rebelgrrl LOL.

And that's a lovely story, Book.

Long days and pleasant nights

[dejolane]

Can't change it unless you pay to have it legally changed,how much is it ?

Debbie

[Major Pain]

I think my name is okay. I rarely find anyone else with that name, except in one year when I was suddenly around five or six other Eric's. It was just a fluke, I think, though.

[timmers]

Hello everyone my name is insanely simple (tim) but in school my teachers always have a difficult time pronouncing my last name wolfe

[rebelgrrl]

Hi,

Reminds me a bit of the doll in the Simpsons, rebelgrrl LOL.

And that's a lovely story, Book.

Long days and pleasant nights

It took me forever to figure out what you were talking about. Malibu Stacy! I told David and he groaned and agreed that I could never take his last name now. Thanks for resolving the issue, John! :)

[SnakeGirlKat]

I love my name and there is only one of me in the whole country....luckily for everyone!:blush:

[Peanut Queen]

Hello everyone my name is insanely simple (tim) but in school my teachers always have a difficult time pronouncing my last name wolfe

Heh...that was my great grandmothers maiden name (pronounced like "Wolf" right?)

[Peanut Queen]

My mother's given name was Jessie, and she HATED it for some reason and called herself Nan.

Jessie (Jessica) was the ONLY girls name we could agree on...we both LOVED it. :love:

[Kim L.]

I'm not crazy about my last name as the majority of people can neither spell nor pronounce it correctly. It's my ex-husband's name and I always said I'd change it legally when my youngest turned 18. That was 2 years ago but I still haven't done it because it would be such a PITA to change all the legal records, credit cards, etc. etc.

Your husband's name was Marsha? :smile2:

[Kim L.]

I love my given names. It's because I never met anyone with the same name, even though there are different variations on how to write it.
Unlike many people I actually use both names, it was never something I planned, it just happens to be so.
I noticed that at work or at school everyone uses my first name, when I meet someone on a professional or academic level I introduce myself using my first name.
When I'm among friends or family I use my second name, and when I meet new people outside of work or school I always introduce myself by my second name.

Now some of my classmates have become very good friends over the years and they too noticed this, so they started calling me Luli, which is a combination of the first two letters of my two names.

My first name is Lijan -- (pronounced: Lee-Ann)
My second name is Luwen (pronounced: Lue-Ann)

Weird huh? :biggrin2:

Not weird. Beautiful.

[Kim L.]

My first name is Jeannette (old fashioned for sure), but I never shortened it to Jean, or Jen, or Nette. It's grown on me over the years and I'm quite fine with it. My surname is Schauble (grandparents were German immigrants to the US). It represents my heritage of which I am quite attached to. I told my boyfriend that if/when we get married I will not change my last name to his (I may hyphenate them as a compromise). He thinks I'm being ridiculous, but I asked him how he would like changing his last name to mine and that seemed to rectify the whole thing.

Pepino, I've always loved the name Jeannette.

My full name is Kimberly and I didn't like when I was a kid because all the cool kids had names like Sheri, Kathi, Jodi etc. Now I'm used to it and use it professionally. My last name is my married name but I like because it reflects my Danish heritage as well as my husband's. My maiden name was Wells, which I didn't like because it put me at the end of the alphabet.

[dragafari]

I forgot to tell that I've a last name (Condon) that in Spanish means condom. People have always laughed at me and my family because of it. But I really don't mind. And when I was at universty a teacher use to say that I was an "eek" cause my second name starts with E and surname with C, so, then it sound "eek". Crazy people!

[Moderator]

Your husband's name was Marsha? :smile2:


Only if you take it out of context. :smile2:

[Kim L.]

Only if you take it out of context. :smile2:

Oh, I'm great at doing that LOL

[Anni M]

No, I wanted to be called ChiChi Roxanna Morningstar.

:tongue:

[Speedy2]

Well my father named me. I would either be Shawn Fay (if a boy) or Shawna Faye (if a girl) no real wiggle room with my father when he set his mind to something. So Shawna Faye it is.

[timmers]

Heh...that was my great grandmothers maiden name (pronounced like "Wolf" right?)

Yeah just like the animal. All my teachers say Wolfee or Wolfa with a long a sound it is frustrating but funny cause they never think to say it how it sounds

[timmers]

Wow I meant to say how it looks

[waterlilyjaguar]

My grandmother came up with my first name and I really like it except it bugs me
when they call me Diane and not Diana, which is the correct way to say it.
Diana is the Goddess of the Moon and the Goddess of the Hunt and is a very ancient
name that I think is neat. So I am happy with my first name. My last name is
pretty common and is originally of Scottish origin.

[rlg]

It means very little to me

“A rose is a rose and would smell the same by any other name”. I know that is an old, corny saying, but it is true. I have a very common name and it does not change who I am. I have met many people who go by the same name as me and they are all very different than I.

We are who we are and the name we carry has no impact on what we have done and what we will achieve. There are many powerful people in this world that have very common names: George (bush, President of USA), Sam (palmisano of IBM) Bill (gates of Microsoft), John (woodward of UK Film Council), need I go on.

Call me whatever you want, just call me…..

Robert

[dragafari]

No, I wanted to be called ChiChi Roxanna Morningstar.

:tongue:

ChiChi? are you sure? that in Spanish... mmm...

[Antony butterworth]

Hello Fans Of The King

Yes I Do Like My Name

My Name Is Michael I Have Four Brothers And A Sister

John David Michael Monica Paul Peter

WE Are All Named After Charictors In The Bibble

[staropeace]

Some folks pronounce Estelle wrong. My surname is Pretty. I hate the jokes about that.

[ram623]

My first name is Robert. When I was a kid my parents decided I would be a Bob. The same thing you do for apples. They personally knew no one named Bob so they figured I would make a good one. When I was two years old we moved. The neighbors to the left of us were the Buices. A man, his wife and their son. Bob and Bobby. To the right were the Canadys. The father, Bob and the rest of the family. Directly across the street were the Bozettes. There was Tucker, who was my age. Steve, two years older and the grown brother, Bobby.
If you walked outside and yelled Bob it sounded like you were in an echo chamber from all the replies. I think that is where the hatred first started. Not for my parents. For the name. It's not really even a name, it's a description. An action word. One of the things you get on baseball promotion nights. A BOBblehead. Shheeess!!!

[pepino]

It means very little to me

“A rose is a rose and would smell the same by any other name”. I know that is an old, corny saying, but it is true. I have a very common name and it does not change who I am. I have met many people who go by the same name as me and they are all very different than I.

We are who we are and the name we carry has no impact on what we have done and what we will achieve. There are many powerful people in this world that have very common names: George (bush, President of USA), Sam (palmisano of IBM) Bill (gates of Microsoft), John (woodward of UK Film Council), need I go on.

Call me whatever you want, just call me…..

Robert

Maybe a rose is a rose, but names are different. How about resumes? How many employers are turned off or interested just because of a person's name? It is the first thing they will see. If names were irrelevant I don't think anyone in the music or film biz would change their names. I mean, Bob Dylan's last name was really Zimmerman. Would he have been so successful as Bob Zimmerman? Maybe si, maybe no. Who remembers the Northern Exposure episode where a baby was found and the entire town was trying to give her a name? Chris, the deejay, had some interesting musings about names on that episode. I'll have to watch that and get back to you all about what he said.

[MadamMack]

I love it 'cause my Mama gave it to me:love:.
(I'll answer to just about anything if I smell fried chicken and biscuits)

My daddy was named Ralph, legally he used Leonard and everyone called him Pat.
Mama's name is...well I can't say, she'd kill me, it's a state secret..but everyone calls her Pat.
My sister who is no longer with us, was named Jane...everyone called her Patsy.
I'm actually named Patrick...everyone calls me #*@%^*:oh:...life sure can be vicious circle sometimes.
:biggrin2:

:laugh:

[MadamMack]

Your husband's name was Marsha? :smile2:

:rofl: That was a good one Kim!

[MadamMack]

No, I wanted to be called ChiChi Roxanna Morningstar.

:tongue:


:laugh: I call ya ChiChi!

[MadamMack]

Well my father named me. I would either be Shawn Fay (if a boy) or Shawna Faye (if a girl) no real wiggle room with my father when he set his mind to something. So Shawna Faye it is.

Honey, if you'd turn out to be a boy, you would have been mad at your dad!

[MadamMack]

It means very little to me

“A rose is a rose and would smell the same by any other name”. I know that is an old, corny saying, but it is true. I have a very common name and it does not change who I am. I have met many people who go by the same name as me and they are all very different than I.

We are who we are and the name we carry has no impact on what we have done and what we will achieve. There are many powerful people in this world that have very common names: George (bush, President of USA), Sam (palmisano of IBM) Bill (gates of Microsoft), John (woodward of UK Film Council), need I go on.

Call me whatever you want, just call me…..

Robert

Can I call ya Bob! There are at least 6 Bobs on my job. Used to be many Bobs and Bills, but now we have abount twenty Mohammads!

:rofl:

[Ayla]

I dont mind my first name (angela) but god help anyone who shortens it to Angie. I am most definately *not* an Angie.

I've always had this kind of vague feeling however that i've got the wrong name. Like it doesn't quite suit me. i don think i'm an angela. i dont know what my name should be but when i look in the mirror and i say Angela...it doesn't seem to fit somehow.

[rlg]

Can I call ya Bob! There are at least 6 Bobs on my job. Used to be many Bobs and Bills, but now we have abount twenty Mohammads! :rofl:

Bob, Rob, Robert.... call me whatever you want. Some of my friends call me Trebor (Robert spelled backwards). Most of my American clients call me Bob. Some of my fly fishing buddies call me Rob. My parents always call me Roberto.

So many names and only one personality; I think it is time to start developing multiple personalities to go with all those names.:wink2:

Regards
ahhhhh, oops, forgot my name:umm:

[Gwenivere]

Bob, Rob, Robert.... call me whatever you want. Some of my friends call me Trebor (Robert spelled backwards). Most of my American clients call me Bob. Some of my fly fishing buddies call me Rob. My parents always call me Roberto.

So many names and only one personality; I think it is time to start developing multiple personalities to go with all those names.:wink2:

Regards
ahhhhh, oops, forgot my name:umm:

WELL, IT WAS ALL THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYIN'
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ON MY FIGHTIN' SIDE

AND I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME

WELL, I'VE HEARD MY NAME A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I'VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I'VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW I'LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY

SO I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME

SPOKEN:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG AND
HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG. I WROTE
HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY
& WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN'T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS, OR TRUCKS, OR PRISON, OR GETTIN' DRUNK. WELL HE SAT
DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT, I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE
PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG. AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT
ON THIS ALBUM. THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:

WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUNNED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN

AND I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
NO, A' YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON'T CALL ME
WHY DON'T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME

"You can call me RAY; or you can call me JAY, but you doesn't hafta call me JOHNSON!"

[brownmouse]

Well, my father wanted to name me Ethel... I was never thrilled with Denise.. It's hard for kids to pronounce. But I have to admit, It's a lot better than Ethel.

I may have it leagally changed to "Mom", since that's what my daughter calls me! :wink2:

Long days and pleasant nights.

When I was pregnant with my daughter my sister got really upset when she found out we were going to name her after our one Grandmother "Sophie" as she wanted to name her future daughter that. I flippantly said that she could have our other Grandmother's name -"Ethel"- she wasn't too thrilled with me:oops: She ended up only having boys anyway so I am glad I didn't change my daughter's name on account of her. It makes me feel good that my daughter has my Grandmother's name as my Grandma, even during her last stages of Alzheimer's, connected with my daughter and always knew who she was- though she never remembered my husband.:biggrin2:

BTW- I loved my Grandma Ethel, though she wasn't that much a part of our lives, but , yeah, Ethel is a tough name.-the right person could pull it off though and be very cool, I think but as a parent you would be taking a risk.

I have always liked my name but I sometimes wish my parents had been really funky and named me something 'out there' like "Sunbeam" or "Butterfly"-it's that hippy in me, I guess

[Kim L.]

WELL, IT WAS ALL THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYIN'
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ON MY FIGHTIN' SIDE

AND I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME

WELL, I'VE HEARD MY NAME A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I'VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I'VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW I'LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY

SO I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME

SPOKEN:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG AND
HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG. I WROTE
HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY
& WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN'T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS, OR TRUCKS, OR PRISON, OR GETTIN' DRUNK. WELL HE SAT
DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT, I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE
PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG. AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT
ON THIS ALBUM. THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:

WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUNNED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN

AND I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
NO, A' YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON'T CALL ME
WHY DON'T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME



Another David Allan Coe fan! I think I have this song memorized.

[Todash]

Another David Allan Coe fan! I think I have this song memorized.
Best party sing-along song EVAR!!!

[Gwenivere]

Another David Allan Coe fan! I think I have this song memorized.

Kim, he put on one of the best shows that I've ever been to. Have you ever been?

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Has anyone heard the young UK band The Ting Tings 'That's Not My Name'?

Long days and pleasant nights

[PatInTheHat]

There are at least 6 Bobs on my job. Used to be many Bobs and Bills, but now we have abount twenty Mohammads!

:rofl:

I'd just start calling everybody Mohammabob.

Hmmm, could that explain, maybe just a little, why I've been so popular in a so many workplaces...and why I'm self-employed:blush:?
:laugh:

[Kim L.]

Kim, he put on one of the best shows that I've ever been to. Have you ever been?

No, but I wish I had. Sounds like you had a good time.

[Kim L.]

Hi,

Has anyone heard the young UK band The Ting Tings 'That's Not My Name'?

Long days and pleasant nights

Heard it? Can't get it out of my head.

[Charms7]

When I was a child, my parents would call me Cheri when all was hunky-dorry and Cheryl when they were mad at me. Up until about 15 years ago, I went by the nickname Cheri. Then when I started working for a large corporation which shall remain nameless, there were two or three Cheris or Sherrys there, so I went by Cheryl and have ever since. My married name, Armstrong, is relatively easy to pronounce. My maiden name never was and invariably was mispronounced.

[mogget3]

I always liked the weird names! I have a weird name!(but I´m not telling!)
I probably would not have chosen my own name,but hey,itś better than the average s!?*,right?

[poisonbat]

Do you like the name your parents gave you?

I've always hated my name. It's not that it's ugly or anything, it's just that every other girl born in the 70's was named Jennifer, and I got tired of being part of the crowd.

I have a couple of friends who've legally changed their names. I've always said I was going to do that, but I never did and now I wonder how everyone (me, included) would roll with a new name?

So, do you like your name? If so, why? If not, why? Is there a story behind it?

BTW-I'm not asking you to tell us your name if you're not comfortable with it. A lot of folks don't share their names on the internet, and that's OK. I just want to know what you think about it :)

Boy am I in trouble, I named my daughter Jennifer. It was my best friends name in grade school, and I always wanted this to be my name. lol :bat:

[poisonbat]

I'm the same way. My married last name is ALWAYS pronounced wrong and it drives me crazy. Makes me wish I'd kept my simple-to-spell, easy-to-say, four lettered maiden name!

I used to have my given name because I'd never met another girl with the same name in school. I wanted to be a Sandy or a Jennifer. Now, even though I realize my name is a lot more common than I remembered as a kid, I'm glad not everyone has it. :smile2:



My name is Sandie. I was given the "ie" part in 3rd grade. There were four Sandie's in my class. One got Sandy, next got Sandi, third got Sandee, and I got Sandie. I have always hated my name, but all of my family just calls me Sam.:bat:

[poisonbat]

By the way, my daughter Jennifer was born in 1993. My oldest son Jeramy had his name misspelled by my mother when he was born. He hates his name too. Only my middle son Jason doesn't mind his name, although he has told me that he likes the name Jack better. As far as the 70,s and the name Jennifer, well I guess that holds true for me too, I decided in 1978 that if I ever had a daughter she would be named Jennifer. :bat:

[psycho_killer]

My name is Brodie...my aunts named me while my mom was pregnant...it's an old Gaelic slang term for mistake....:oo:

[Kim L.]

My name is Sandie. I was given the "ie" part in 3rd grade. There were four Sandie's in my class. One got Sandy, next got Sandi, third got Sandee, and I got Sandie. I have always hated my name, but all of my family just calls me Sam.:bat:

Good to see you back, poisonbat Sam. How are you doing?

[interplanetjanet]

As a person who worked in a clinic and had to call patients back from the waiting room I always loved the John Smith or Mary Jones. :smile2:

[poisonbat]

Good to see you back, poisonbat Sam. How are you doing?

Moving forward everyday. I had a friend tell me that each sunrise will help heal the pain, so I am looking forward to many more sunrises.:bat:

[GarratyVStebbins]

Well my name is Andrew

My mom wanted to name me Owen
My dad wanted to name me Zane

So they compromised on Andrew, which they both liked.

I'd rather be one of the others because they're more unique.

[The Gooch]

I like my name. Although Sean was often not the spelling of choice in my younger years, and I can't believe people still have problems pronouncing it. Haven't met many idiotic Seans in my life. Maybe I'd have to go to Europe for that?

I often thought about if I had children what I would name them. Right now I would go for Alexander if it was a boy and Isabella for the girl. I like names that stand the test of time.

[Todash]

Well my name is Andrew

My mom wanted to name me Owen
My dad wanted to name me Zane

So they compromised on Andrew, which they both liked.

I'd rather be one of the others because they're more unique.

Hmm. "Owen Zane" has a really nice ring to it. I love the name Zane. Might have to steal that someday.

[GarratyVStebbins]

Hmm. "Owen Zane" has a really nice ring to it. I love the name Zane. Might have to steal that someday.

Haha be my guest. I thought so too!

[JohnDalglish]

Hmm. "Owen Zane" has a really nice ring to it. I love the name Zane. Might have to steal that someday.

Hi,

As long as it's not a grey day, Todash LOL.

Long days and pleasant nights

[FlakeNoir]

My first name isn't too bad, I get called quite a few different variations of it. But my surname sucks! It is actually most often used as a first name, so consequently I am often addressed by my surname when I've just been introduced. (& I hates that...:glare: )
I usually try to mumble my last name when asked, so people can only hear the first bit. :biggrin2:

[GarratyVStebbins]

Hi,

As long as it's not a grey day, Todash LOL.

Long days and pleasant nights

Are you referring to Zane Grey?

because you'd be interested to know what my last name is haha

[Speedy2]

Honey, if you'd turn out to be a boy, you would have been mad at your dad!

MadamMack, you are quite right about that. My great grandfather was named Tracy Fay, imagine that. :eek2:

[Anni M]

ChiChi? are you sure? that in Spanish... mmm...

WHAT!? LOL What is it in Spanish? Pls tell me!

[Outlaw]

Yes.

I know its hard to believe, and I'll tell you when I was younger 'Kerry' ws just not the name for a boy. I got hounded all the time, picked on relentlessly because of it....now I'm okay with it.

There is one issue. I can't see Kerry being the name of a successful writer, so I us K.S. Thomas. Thats the only thing I have an issue with.

[RebeccaS]

Rebecca is entirely too common, as to the author of this thread, it's one of those common 1970's names. My maiden name of 'Wright' made it that much more boring to me.

Now I'm married with some blasted horrid last name, noone can pronounce it when seeing it, and my husband (although I may love him to pieces, I detest this!) insists on making my web domain based on my entire name... Rebecca Ann Wright S....... And, he won't support me if I go with making an easier-to-pronounce last name to publish in.

The backstory behind my mother giving me this ordinary name, I think, is that she expected a boy up til I was literally born and came out a girl. Her planned name for me was John (yes, yes, exciting AND original). For lack of imagination, and I'm entirely sure out of disappointment, she picked a name out of the Bible instead of putting some real thought behind it.

[graveflower]

I hate my given name. I am 31 years old and my name is Helen. I have NEVER (and i am not exaggerating) met another Helen even near my age. In college i worked at an ice cream Parlor and more than twice a week i would get a little old lady telling me "oh my name is helen too!" They were all 60+ 13 years ago!!

But then my mom did want to name me Hazel but my aunt Janice talked her out of it!

[Kim L.]

My mom had no boys' names picked out, so sure was she that I'd be a girl. My dad didn't like my name at 1st but he seems to have gotten over it. :smile2:

[MadamMack]

MadamMack, you are quite right about that. My great grandfather was named Tracy Fay, imagine that. :eek2:

What's with the Fay? :eek2:

I'm happy with my name which is Charlotte; my friends call me Char.

In King speak Char means death. Yeah, I'm that bad!

[MadamMack]

WHAT!? LOL What is it in Spanish? Pls tell me!


Poon-tang! :oo:

[MadamMack]

I hate my given name. I am 31 years old and my name is Helen. I have NEVER (and i am not exaggerating) met another Helen even near my age. In college i worked at an ice cream Parlor and more than twice a week i would get a little old lady telling me "oh my name is helen too!" They were all 60+ 13 years ago!!

But then my mom did want to name me Hazel but my aunt Janice talked her out of it!


There's Helen Hunt, she's younger than 60+, I think it's a handsome name.

[Todash]

I hate my given name. I am 31 years old and my name is Helen. I have NEVER (and i am not exaggerating) met another Helen even near my age. In college i worked at an ice cream Parlor and more than twice a week i would get a little old lady telling me "oh my name is helen too!" They were all 60+ 13 years ago!!

But then my mom did want to name me Hazel but my aunt Janice talked her out of it!Haha ... I hated my name (Evelyn) when I was a kid for the exact same reason. Eventually I got over it. A "current" name is like a flower, dewy and fresh. A classic name is like an antique that has been lovingly handed down from generation to generation, gaining a patina along the way that only adds to its value.

I think Helen is a graceful name, with a lot of elegance and presence. It's almost regal. You may not have any friends named Helen, but what about Helen Keller, Helen Mirren, and Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman ever? Helen is a name with a powerful heritage. You should wear it like a crown.

Just my opinion, of course. :)

[BlackEye]

In King speak Char means death. Yeah, I'm that bad!

You wouldn't be nearly as brave if you didn't wield that 2x4. :biggrin2: One of these days you will forget to bring it, and the gremlins will hold you down and tickle your ribs until you pee. :biggrin2:

[dragafari]

WHAT!? LOL What is it in Spanish? Pls tell me!

Mons pubis and/or vulva in colloquial Spain's Spanish.

[amandacolene]

My screen name is my given name and I've always hated it together. Amanda is Okay, and Colene is Okay, but they just sound weird together. My dad's middle name is Conrad, so I guess it could have been worse.

[hipmamajen]

Boy am I in trouble, I named my daughter Jennifer. It was my best friends name in grade school, and I always wanted this to be my name. lol :bat:

As long as she's OK with it, it's not a problem :)

When I was one of the many Jennifers, there was a girl in my class named Glossy. I used to LOVE that name, and wish my parents had named me something cool like that. I didn't end up using it for my kids, but I think there's something special about a name you love when you're a kid, and I'm glad you passed yours on :)

[hipmamajen]

Hmm. "Owen Zane" has a really nice ring to it. I love the name Zane. Might have to steal that someday.

Zane is my son Tiernan's middle name. It has a nice ring to it, Tiernan Zane, don't you think? It's a good thing, since we're always yelling it...

:grr: TIERNAN ZANE!!!! :grr:

Like that. He's a good hearted kid, but he seems to go from "idea" to "action" with very little time in between to weigh the pros and cons of the thing. He's making me prematurely old, and keeping me young at the same time. :biggrin2:

[psj77]

I HATE MY NAME! It's one of the most common names in the world, Paul Smith Jr. I was named after my dad (who I don't get along with), but my mom's the one who named me, and it's way better than what my dad wanted to name me, Yansy Edward Smith.:barf:

[timmers]

Well the first week of school three teachers some how mis-pronounced Wolfe.:eek2:

[JohnDalglish]

Well the first week of school three teachers some how mis-pronounced Wolfe.:eek2:

Hi,

Here and now, timmers, here and now!

Doesn't augur all that well though, does it?

Long days and pleasant nights

[Narcissus]

When I was a kid I hated my name because it was always mispronounced if it was read, or spelled wrong if it was said..but now i like it because it's unusual and all me..
Dionna (dee-onna)

[Todash]

When I was a kid I hated my name because it was always mispronounced if it was read, or spelled wrong if it was said..but now i like it because it's unusual and all me..
Dionna (dee-onna)
Long O or short O?

[BlackEye]

Long O or short O?

Kind of a personal question isn't it? :biggrin2:

[Narcissus]

short o...like in Donna...except u pronounce it with a long D (deee-onna)

[Narcissus]

Kind of a personal question isn't it? :biggrin2:

:rofl:

[Todash]

Kind of a personal question isn't it? :biggrin2:
Hey, we're all friends here, right? :wink2:

[MrsSmeej]

ChiChi? are you sure? that in Spanish... mmm...

But, but... ? What about Chi Chi Rodriguez? :eek2:

[dragafari]

I HATE MY NAME! It's one of the most common names in the world, Paul Smith Jr. I was named after my dad (who I don't get along with), but my mom's the one who named me, and it's way better than what my dad wanted to name me, Yansy Edward Smith.:barf:

I like your name. If you travel to another country (specially to one with a different language) it won't be common anymore.

[brownmouse]

Kind of a personal question isn't it? :biggrin2:

Hee hee----I get it(!):eek2::biggrin2:

[Speedy2]

What's with the Fay? :eek2:

I'm happy with my name which is Charlotte; my friends call me Char.

In King speak Char means death. Yeah, I'm that bad!

Apparently, it is a family name. My father's middle name was Fay too. I guess if you slap an "e" on the end of it that makes it feminine. It could be worse I suppose. :eyebrow:

[dragafari]

I HATE MY NAME! It's one of the most common names in the world, Paul Smith Jr. I was named after my dad (who I don't get along with), but my mom's the one who named me, and it's way better than what my dad wanted to name me, Yansy Edward Smith.:barf:

And... at least you aren't a Joseph. Joseph Smith?! :eek2:

[BlackEye]

Hey, we're all friends here, right? :wink2:

That's right, what's a couple of O's between friends? :biggrin2:

[Kim L.]

But, but... ? What about Chi Chi Rodriguez? :eek2:

do you remember the "WKRP in Cincinnati" episode where Les Nesman (the reporter) pronounced "Chi Chi Rodriquez" as "Cheye Cheye Rod-dre-gueeze"?
:rofl:

I mean, I'm sure you only watched it reruns.

[@PM]

I'm Arnout. But it also can be spelled Arnoud, Arnaut, Arnaud or if you go in upper class mode start with Ae and/or end with dt. Once someone managed to make it Ernout. So I always have to spell it.

My familyname is quite rare (it derived from a German name 200 years ago) and also has to be spelled over and over again. But I'm used to it.

My second name is Paul (my parents thought let's give him two names so he can choose the other if he doesn't like one) but I never use it. Everyone knows me as Arnout so I don't really feel the need to change it.

I don't like the last name, though I like the fact that I can be pretty sure that there's noone else with the same name (my father is currently figuring out the family tree and hasn't come across another Arnout yet, let alone another Arnout Paul).

[henrythomasgirl]

My first name is Corey and my middle name is Lyn. Corey is too boy-ish for my taste so, being a girl, I prefer the more feminine sound of my middle name.

[Anni M]

Poon-tang! :oo:
REALLY??? :eek2:
Then I want to be called Chi-Chi Galore` That's Pussy Galore (just like the Bond girl from Goldfinger) es Spaniol :biggrin2:



:wink2:

[Carrie Anne]

I love my given name. I was named after the baby in Little House on the Prairie. The Anne part came from a great aunt.

[BlackEye]

My first name is Corey and my middle name is Lyn. Corey is too boy-ish for my taste so, being a girl, I prefer the more feminine sound of my middle name.

It is a nice first name. :)

[henrythomasgirl]

It is a nice first name. :)

Awww thanks. :)

[HalfBlood]

It's funny, I was actually thinking about how I didn't like my name the other day, So I gave myself a new one, which I use almost everywhere new I go, and on the Web. It makes things safer, and it's a cooler name.:smile2:

[dragafari]

But, but... ? What about Chi Chi Rodriguez? :eek2:

Well, name yourself as you want since it has that meaning only in Spain, in Chile it's a shortening of the name Cecilia. But if you travel to Spain say you're Ceci or Cecilia. :wink2:

[BlackEye]

Awww thanks. :)

I was patting myself on the back too. :rofl:

[dragafari]

REALLY??? :eek2:
Then I want to be called Chi-Chi Galore` That's Pussy Galore (just like the Bond girl from Goldfinger) es Spaniol :biggrin2:



:wink2:

Then I'll start to call you Chi-Chi Galore from now on... And I don't know what happened if you were friend of my mother (Baby Condon) here in Spain. People would say: there come "pussy galore" and "little condom" :oh: :rofl:

[brownmouse]

do you remember the "WKRP in Cincinnati" episode where Les Nesman (the reporter) pronounced "Chi Chi Rodriquez" as "Cheye Cheye Rod-dre-gueeze"?
:rofl:

I mean, I'm sure you only watched it reruns.

Yes, I do!!!:biggrin2:

[brownmouse]

I love my given name. I was named after the baby in Little House on the Prairie. The Anne part came from a great aunt.

I love it. Little House on the Prairie was one of my favorite shows!! I always wanted to live in Walnut Grove! :love:

[Anni M]

Kind of a personal question isn't it? :biggrin2:
clever, very clever :biggrin2:

[person of shadow]

I don't mind my first name. It is really funny when you get to hear some people that can't pronounce it(Or spell it). I've had people call me, Feiraha, Ferreh, Furrah, Something I don't even think I could even type out to sound like they said it.

My first Name is Farrah. And what I hate the most, is when people attach a certain actresses last name to it! I had a math teacher that would do that every time he called on me. And whenever I meet people, they usually say," OH, like Faucett?" Um, NO. Like ME. :eyebrow:
My middle name is alright. It's pretty sad that with as simple as it is, it took me until like 5th grade to realize I was spelling it wrong!

[Todash]

clever, very clever :biggrin2:
You realize that when you encourage him, we only get more of the same, right? :eyebrow:

[BlackEye]

You realize that when you encourage him, we only get more of the same, right? :eyebrow:

Sorraaaaay! I can dumb it down. ;)

[sedative]

I didn't like my name when I was a kid but now I don't mind it - it could be a lot worse. The good thing is that it is not so common.
My name is Miriama if anyone's interested :)

[Terry B]

My name is Teresa May. Teresa after my mother's grandmother and May after my father's sister. They were both middle names: Della Teresa and Carmen May. Funny thing is I always liked Della and Carmen better. :wink2:

[dragafari]

I didn't like my name when I was a kid but now I don't mind it - it could be a lot worse. The good thing is that it is not so common.
My name is Miriama if anyone's interested :)

I like your name! In Spanish it sounds like "look and love" :wink2:

[hipmamajen]

I think Miriama is pretty. How is it pronounced?

[babylove]

My name is Melonie,and i really like that my parents decided to spell it different.i've had people ask me if they spelled it wrong,lol!but no,they said they wanted it to be different,and i am,LOL!!:smile2::smile2::oo:

[the great kilted one]

My name is Brodie...my aunts named me while my mom was pregnant...it's an old Gaelic slang term for mistake....:oo:

Ah, I'm surprised my parents didn't name me that, if that's the case, hahaha.


My name is Heather - as in the flowering bush that grows in abundance on the hills of Scotland. Love my first name. Can't wait to get rid of my last one. Me and the folks had a falling out for most of my life, so it'll be nice not to share that common bond anymore.

[@PM]

It's funny, I was actually thinking about how I didn't like my name the other day, So I gave myself a new one, which I use almost everywhere new I go, and on the Web. It makes things safer, and it's a cooler name.:smile2:

I'm already picturing you when applying for a job or so. "Hi, I'm HalfBlood Smith." "Ehm, come again???" :biggrin2:

[idak88]

I think that I´ve always liked my name but I maybe been thinking when I was younger that it was to short...:smile2:

[Gwenivere]

Ah, I'm surprised my parents didn't name me that, if that's the case, hahaha.


My name is Heather - as in the flowering bush that grows in abundance on the hills of Scotland. Love my first name. Can't wait to get rid of my last one. Me and the folks had a falling out for most of my life, so it'll be nice not to share that common bond anymore.

Heather fits you perfectly! A surname is a foundation of who you are and where you came from, look for the rich history behind it. :biggrin2:

[Anni M]

Then I'll start to call you Chi-Chi Galore from now on... And I don't know what happened if you were friend of my mother (Baby Condon) here in Spain. People would say: there come "pussy galore" and "little condom" :oh: :rofl:

HAHAHEHEHEHEHHOHOHOHOHOHAHAHAHAHA :rofl:

lets stick to Anni maybe, eh? LOL

[Anni M]

I'll be Mavis May Bumstead, then.

:D

[Kim L.]

REALLY??? :eek2:
Then I want to be called Chi-Chi Galore` That's Pussy Galore (just like the Bond girl from Goldfinger) es Spaniol :biggrin2:



:wink2:

Anni...:rofl:

[sheba41]

My name is Angella Beatricina Vittoria Lucchini.......A bit over the top, but I like it

[hipmamajen]

That's beautiful, sheba!

I've decided that, should I have another child, I will name it "Sweet Fancy Moses!" With the exclamation point and everything. It's a bit much for every day use, but won't that sound great when I'm yelling? "Sweet Fancy Moses! Would you look at this mess!" or "Sweet Fancy Moses! How did you do so badly on your math test?"

Works for me...

[chimpanity]

As a kid, I always hated my name. My generation should receive a prize for finding new and inventive ways to make fun of the name Trevor. Part of the problem was that in the 80s, Trevor wasn't a popular name and second problem was if you say it just right you can make it rhyme with Webber. (as in the delicious Webber's Bread). shortly after this wonderful rhyme was discovered it became a racial slur too

As an adult (once all the jokes got old) I learned to appreciate my name.
I like that its a little rarer than most names. I dont have to look around that much when someone yells my name to another guy, less neck strain. and Who gives a flying monkey &*#@ that it sorta rhymes with webber. I just wish the red hair jokes would get old.

[scotts_girl]

my mum was good at picking names thx god:smile2:i like mine its unusual and no one can say it lol of course it Gaelic:biggrin2:

[Gwenivere]

My name is Angella Beatricina Vittoria Lucchini.......A bit over the top, but I like it


I once knew an Angelina Maria De Luca La Rocca. Both are beautiful names that play like poetry.

[scotts_girl]

I once knew an Angelina Maria De Luca La Rocca. Both are beautiful names that play like poetry.

i like it too :biggrin2:

[Susan Delgado]

no i dont, i never did. its plain and boring

[Trina1of2]

Hello everyone,

Yes, I love mine, being the namesake of my Grandmother Trina. (T = in my mind, my identical twin who didn't survive birth).

Hugs to All.:smile2:

[n8v_outlaw]

Brandan To'totch Claplanhoo McCarty, try saying that three times fast. I couldn't even say it when I was drunk, good thing sister was driving because I would have been hauled in for a dui. That is about 31 letters, so I started to sign and it is my pen name as well; B. T. C. McCarty. Easier on my hand. So yes and no, I am the first born so I have to carry my mom's last name and my father's last name. I thought of just dropping everything and go by Wolf. Nothing else, just Wolf, but then life would be boring. It is fun to confuse people with my name. To'totch is Makah Nation for Thunder Bird, rumor is that it is over seven generations old. *shrugs*

Laters and Thank you,
Wolf

[CallerIQ223]

I wouldnt change my name for anything. After all, my first name is Stephen ( like king yes, one reason why i love it ) and my middle name is Tyler.
Stephen Tyler from areosmith... LOVE ALL OF IT!!!

[King Jacob]

I realize that this is an old thread, but I'd just thought I'd put my $0.02 in just to feel useful. The name Jacob is very common. I've never thought about whether I really liked it or not. I guess I like my name. It's something simple and no one ever has to ask me how to pronounce it.

Now if I was named something like Josephus Gamothorp McClanster Gorganite MacDoogal III, I'd probably be ticked.

[DashboardLogic]

I don't really like it but I like the way my parents picked it. My grandmothers name was Gwendoline Rose. She lived in Wales until WWII. My grandfather was in the air force and they met and fell in love. Then he brought her back to Georgia and the rest is history. It's like one of those epic love stories. :smile2:

My middle name is a story as well. My youngest aunt Catherine Marie was killed in a car crash when she was 5. She wasn't wearing her seatbelt and was thrown through the windshield.

I don't like "Rose Marie" but my parents put a lot of thought into it so I think I'll keep it.

[ally88]

I love my name as i honestly do not know anyone else called Alison.

Most of my friends have names which would be considered quite common (that sounds awful, sorry) or just plain silly names which were popular at the time of their birth. My aunty is called Alice and i was going to be called that but then it was adapted to Alison...i would have been happy with both names either way so it's all good:cool2:.

[Roseasharn]

Well, I pretty much hated my frist name for the first 23 years of my life. My first name is Brandi. It would have been Brandy, just like the song by looking glass, has my mother not previously had a cockerspaniel that she gave that spelling to. She really loved that song. So, I was named after it (like tons of girls about 5 years prior to my being born) and my mother seemed to think it was the coolest thing ever. Actually, she still does.
I always thought there was something very cheerleader/sorority-y about that name and I really don't think I look or act like any other Brandy I've ever met. Not that there's anything wrong with being that way, but it ain't me, babe. No no no.
Anyway, I grew to like it. It's simple, and sounds sweet. And the song isn't the worst song ever, even if everytime I hear it I want to scream "Of course he left, IDIOT! That's what sailors DO!"
My second name is Michele. With one L. So here's the tally. Brandy with an I and Michelle with one L. Nobody ever spells it right. I love my middle name and have gone by it occasionally. I was given it after a very beautiful, loving and caring woman. She was my favorite aunt and my godmother. She's been dead for 16 years now. I'm her legacy, eh? Poor lady. No, I'm just kidding. I know she'd be proud of me.
My last name is a gift. It's a precious gift that I take very seriously. And that is part of the reason I didn't change my name when I got married. (the rest being that the combination of my name and my husband's name is ick) My dad, though there before I was born and married to my mother 3 months after I was born, is not my biological father. But I have never known that other man and honestly, no girl could have asked for a better father than the one who chose me. He didn't just raise me as a duty to my mother because he loved her, he loved me from the moment I was born and has never given me reason to doubt it. He is a very special man. I'm proud and honored to carry his family name.
And so, I'm a Brandi Michele Carson
A sweet after dinner drink
Who is like god?
Who dwells in a marsh.
Yep, that's me.

[JRLauer]

It's okay I guess. I get a little tired of people asking me if I'm related to Matt Lauer though.

[hipmamajen]

Oh fun, I'm so glad to see this thread back! I'd forgotten about it, and I've had a great time reading through it again :)

[Kim L.]

I love my name as i honestly do not know anyone else called Alison.

Most of my friends have names which would be considered quite common (that sounds awful, sorry) or just plain silly names which were popular at the time of their birth. My aunty is called Alice and i was going to be called that but then it was adapted to Alison...i would have been happy with both names either way so it's all good:cool2:.

I like your name too--my sister is named Alison. :smile2: (We call her Al).

[jenboxer77]

I like my name in general. It is a very common name, so in school distinctions often had to be made as to which "Jennifer" I was. Thank goodness I was the only Jennifer L.

My middle name has been handed down for 5 generations and I feel it is quite an honor to have the name and the spelling "Mae". Most people spell it incorrectly with a -y.

I have always preferred my married last name to my maiden name. Simply because it is "Jackson". Oh yes, "Sorry Mrs. Jackson OOOOOO, I am for reeeeal!" Just like the Outkast song! :)

I also like to be called Jen for short, NEVER Jenny! Unless it is my nephews calling me 'Aunt-Jennay' (They are from Alabama so they sound just like Forest Gump and it melts my heart to pieces!) :love:

[Girl87]

My name is Johanna. But actually I was christed Riikka Johanna. But my parents decided to change my middle name to my first name. And I like my middle name Johanna better than my first name Riikka.

[Jax]

I never really thought much about it I guess. It's okay. My parents were kinda hippie-ish and I was named after the song Jackie Blue. Apparently I almost ended up with Blue as a middle name too. That I don't think I'd be to happy with.

[Damaris]

Now if I was named something like Josephus Gamothorp McClanster Gorganite MacDoogal III, I'd probably be ticked.

At last, I have found the perfect name for my firstborn heir.

[EXISTESS]

I wanted to be called Little Egypt.


x

[aussiewonder]

I'm ok with my name, it just wouldn't have been my choice. Jacquline is my name, but I have always went by Jacquie, middle name Dell, after an aunt, just kind of a bland name IMO, but my parents didn't ask for my opinion!:laugh:

[Ri The Lousy Translator]

Well, I accepted my names. My first name is not too common here, and mom got it from a famous Italian singer in her days. :down: Oh my… And the second name was a promise to Saint Elena. I rather would be Helena, but with my Italian family name… Elena was. The 2 names together remind me those Latin soap opera :blush: (argggggggggggggggggghhhhh). And if you add the surname, oh my God, could it be less Italian? :glare: But I’m cool.
Of course everybody use only my first name. At my age I’ve made peace with the names issue.
How many of you think the name helps in part to form your personality? Have you ever read a book on names meaning? They are interesting.

[Perse Jr.]

My first name is common and plain, but I don't really mind it. There are 1,000 of "me" out there. There were at least 3 or 4 other people with same name in every class growing up (well, at least when I got to jr. high and beyond). My mom spruced my name up for me by saying it "smiled at you" when you wrote it. My last name is Sicilian, long, and mispronounced by everyone. My married name is short, Greek, and again, mispronounced by everyone.

But alas, I can not share any of my names because then I will cease to be "Perse Jr.," and I prefer that name for the time being.

[SusanNorton]

I have an uncommon first name, which I hated as a child (I could never find my name on personalized pencils). As I get older, I like it.

The problem, however, is my married name. It is a Cajun french last name, full of vowels, and difficult to pronounce even for the locals. Together with my unusual first name, it has a sing-song quality that usually amuses everyone but me.

[Natjen24]

My name is Nathalie. I like it because I'm named after my grandmother, who through circumstances ended up taking care of me until I was 15.
I'm proud of having her name.

My mother also told me what name she wanted to give me if I would have been a boy. Rory. I Like that also. Maybe an idea for my alter ego. :grinning:

[Theregulator]

Funnily enough I always wanted to be a Jennifer when younger. Now I have learned to like my name because my father named me just before he died shortly after my birth, it is a kind of connection to him. Its a good celtic name common in Scotland but when growing up in England I wanted a more usual name.

My name became a bit more problematic when I got married. The potential problem was brought to my attention by my step daughter. We used to encourage her to see who the mail was for to help with reading. Think about how young children say their letters. She came for the letter box declaring loudly that there was 2 letters for Su King and one letter for Fu King:eek2:

[Q'smum]

I love my names, always have. My last name seemed to give people difficulty, but I really enjoyed correcting them. When I got older and found the meaning of my names I loved them even more. While I don't feel comfortable sharing my full real name, I will share some of the meanings. Even though I am a girl, the meaning of my first name is taken from the male form of the name and it means virile; my second name means divine woman; and finally my last name means keeper of the watch. Of course the meaning had nothing to do with my receipt of the names. Last name I got because it's my daddy's sir name. My first name is a girls version of my daddy's first name. And I got my middle name from my older sister who insisted on my mother having a sister (when she was told a baby was on the way - I was actually threatened to be put back if i was a boy by her speaking into my mom's mouth while mommy was pregnant with me) and the name had to be the same as her best friend's older sister who always took care of my sister in the neighborhood.

[King Jacob]

At last, I have found the perfect name for my firstborn heir.

Glad I could help! :wink2:

[Cowboy]

Not so crazy about it. Therefore, I feel like it is time to by my porn name. Does everyone know how to come up with your porn name?
First pet? (this will be your first name)
Mom's Maiden name? (this will be your last name)
Put these together and you have your "Porn Name"
That would make me Smokey Capps!
Cowboy Smokey Capps....(can I get a bow chicka wow wow???)

[boogerb53]

My real first name is Deanna (pronounced Dee Anna) but no one can seem to say it. Even when I say if for them, they call me Diana, Deana, Donna, anything but Dee Anna. So years ago, my boss shortend it to Dee. Everyone calls me Dee but MY immediate family and they tried to start calling me Dee. I stopped them really quickly. But my nephew calls me Neena so thats what they call me now. *sigh* I guess I'll never hear my real name called!

[SKfan2006]

i like my name since it's not common as a first name. sadly i was named after my mom's old boyfriend. usually i'll go by Doug or Douggie depending on if there is already someone with the same name or nickname. i don't really like my middle name since that name to me is associated with idiotic oafs so i don't really use it unless i have to. my last name is unique too. it pretty much means one who frees. if i use an alias i'm going to combine my father's name with my grandma's name.
my sister was named after this nun my mom knew when she was a kid. people would ask her where denephew was because of her name. weirldly she doesn't have the same last name as me. she's not married or adopted, or a half-sister. her last name is gumenburg.

[Medeann]

I used to hate it when I was younger. But I was named after my Grandmother, (whom I never met), so now I have come to love. It could have always been worse, lol.

[smooth operator]

I have always been different from my peers. I was always taller that almost all of them. I had blazing red, curly hair - most of them had straight hair, and most were blonde or brunette. I loved to read - they did not. And then there was my name. I have never liked my name. It is not a common name, but most English speaking folks have heard it before, and may even have a friend, or know someone who has a friend, with my name.
Phyllis means foliage. The story is that a young woman stood on the shore as her lover sailed off to the Trojan war. When he did not return, she cried herself to death (or something like that) and the gods felt sorry for her, so they turned her into willow tree.
Isn't it ironic - I was also born on a Wednesday (child of woe) and I am a diagnosed depressive.

[aneaglesangel]

I didn't like my real name as I was growing up. I got used to it as I got older and grew to like it. When I was around 30 I was reading a friend's book on the meanings of names, and found my name. I'd tried looking it up before but never found it, just like I can never find it on those little silly things like key chains with names on them. I found that my name was ancient and meant a graceful, female warrior. I realized all I had to do was grow into it. Little did I know, I was named well. :cool2:

[Zgirlie]

*sigh* I hate my first name. I hated it in conjunction with my maiden name, which was not the last name I was born with, and I hate it still for its "valley girl" connotation. My first name is Heather. (ugh. Mental picture of blond hair-flipping, gum-chomping ditz.) I was born Heather Catherine Burkhart, which was fine, but my mom got divorced and re-married and I ended up with the alliteration "Heather Horton" all through my growing-up years. (stop laughing...I can hear you) :oo:
I have taken my middle name and re-spelled it "Cathryn" and now that's what I go by. Or in its more familiar form, "Cat". Meow, baby.

[Queen Judia]

hi,

yeah, sure, i like my name so much, JUDY seems to be a very cute name and sounds fab. i just don't know if anyone agrees. but i find it short, and simple. :grinning: just as Judy Garland. but hey, i don't know why i'd rather use the name Judia here, i guess it's just that i find it more woman and mature--just as what im trying to be right now. haha!

nonetheless, my second name is MARIE, which i don't usually make known to other people--it sounds so kind, and i don't like to be known as someone who is much like that. haha. :laugh: because you know, your name is sometimes the first thing people know about you and what's next, they'll judge you through that--as simple as that. :grinning: agree?

-your Queen

[morefutility]

Am thinking my names (all three, four counting the maiden) could not be more homogeneous sounding if they were Vitamin D. This doesn't really bother me, a rose by any other name and all. I am sure if my name was Harry Cox or something I would have a much larger cross to bear.

[Erich127]

I have always liked my first name Erich, even though it is miss pronounced. and as for my last name, it is never spell right and always butchered.

[scotts_girl]

i luv my name its Gaelic:biggrin2: although noone here can say it lol and a lot back home cant either hee,hee u have to have the highland accent i guess

[mudpuppy]

I've never minded my given name, which I guess is kinda boring but it seems to suit me. I'm Laura. I know there are tons of Laura's around, but it still seems like a moderately cool name. Apparently I was almost named Page, and that would have been cool. Middle name is Marie, which I only heard when in trouble. I like my grandmothers names, both of them. One was Grace and the other is Trecia. My mom is Gretchen and thats a cool name. My sister is Melanie and I hardly ever meet any other Melanie's. Of course I used to wish I was named Roxanne or Jasmine, something really powerful like that.

[tiger67]

I dont mind my first name (angela) but god help anyone who shortens it to Angie. I am most definately *not* an Angie.

I've always had this kind of vague feeling however that i've got the wrong name. Like it doesn't quite suit me. i don think i'm an angela. i dont know what my name should be but when i look in the mirror and i say Angela...it doesn't seem to fit somehow.


That's weird - cos I'm an Angie and most definitely not an Angela. i don't mind my name, although I always wanted a middle name when I was younger, cos all my friends had them - I have a vague recollection of being asked once what my middle name was (think I was about 9 at the time) and I grasped around in my mind desperately trying to think of a name, I looked around and saw a box of Lyon's cakes on a shelf and told them my middle name was Lyon! ha, what an idiot!
I like nice, traditional names - I named my daughters Hannah and Rebecca and I think they like their names too, although Rebecca is known as 'Bex' to her friends and some even shorten Hannah's to 'H' - tsk, such a lazy society!

[Shasta]

I hated my name growing up. People could really find ways to make fun of a chubby girled named after a mountain! I used to tell people that would make fun of me that my parents owned Shasta Cola and I was really rich. That typically shut them up. As I get older I love it more and more. Especially after marrying a Jason! Too many Jason's!!!!

I still get a lot of "like the soda" comments but sometimes I am pleasantly surprised with a "like the lake?" or a "like the mountain?" and even once a "like the daisy?" That was a good one.

And of course, at bars, while I am buying a drink and my husband's not on my arm because he's on stage I get a lot of "What flavor are you? Cherry?" But now, instead of hating my name I just hate those people.

[Shasta]

I never really thought much about it I guess. It's okay. My parents were kinda hippie-ish and I was named after the song Jackie Blue. Apparently I almost ended up with Blue as a middle name too. That I don't think I'd be to happy with.

My cat's middle name is Blue. She loves it. Her name is Stella Blue, which is apparently a Grateful Dead song. I had no idea.

[SusanNorton]

I went to school with a girl named Veronique. She hated her name, and had it changed in our junior year to "Wendy," because (she said) "All Wendys are pretty." Poor thing. I think she expected to become pretty and popular overnight, and when she didn't she decided that her nose was the problem. After getting her nose fixed in our senior year, and still not being popular, she made the decision to dress like a ho and sleep around. Bingo!

[AndyDufresne]

I like my first name. Brian means something like 'Hill' or 'Noble', I like that :). It's only too bad it forms an alliteration with my last name (which means something as well, but I'm not going to tell that :)).
The only problem with it is that nobody here seems to be able to spell it correctly. It becomes either Brain (and that happens a lot) or Bryan or something like that. Pronouncing it correctly is apparently difficult as well for the Dutch. It tends to be spoken with an American 'r', or phonetically. But I learned to live with it. At least I have the same name as one of the best comedies ever made: Monty Python's Life of Brian :D.

[hipmamajen]

Not so crazy about it. Therefore, I feel like it is time to by my porn name. Does everyone know how to come up with your porn name?
First pet? (this will be your first name)
Mom's Maiden name? (this will be your last name)
Put these together and you have your "Porn Name"
That would make me Smokey Capps!
Cowboy Smokey Capps....(can I get a bow chicka wow wow???)

Bow chicka wow wow to you!

That would make me Pepper Perry. It sounds more like a girl dating a comic book hero than a porn star. Like I'd hang out with Lois Lane or something... :)

[Emdee]

I'm not to happy about my first name Miriam, since it's often confused with "Marianne". Really glad about my surname though. Easy to spell, and I've heard people say that it's cool. :blush:

[boogerb53]

Not so crazy about it. Therefore, I feel like it is time to by my porn name. Does everyone know how to come up with your porn name?
First pet? (this will be your first name)
Mom's Maiden name? (this will be your last name)
Put these together and you have your "Porn Name"
That would make me Smokey Capps!
Cowboy Smokey Capps....(can I get a bow chicka wow wow???)

OMG! my porn name would be Trixie Ice!

[tillyn]

Well i was named Lucille, okay Lucille Ball , juicy Lucy (gross!) why did you leave me Lucille, i hate that Kenny Rogers song, name it i heard it. I get called by my family by my handle here. Friends call me Lucy, which is still crap but better than the original.

[Anni M]

Not so crazy about it. Therefore, I feel like it is time to by my porn name. Does everyone know how to come up with your porn name?
First pet? (this will be your first name)
Mom's Maiden name? (this will be your last name)
Put these together and you have your "Porn Name"
That would make me Smokey Capps!
Cowboy Smokey Capps....(can I get a bow chicka wow wow???)
This would make me Cindy Francis--not very stripper-y, is it? :laugh:

[Cowboy]

This would make me Cindy Francis--not very stripper-y, is it? :laugh:

Maybe not, but since we are talking Porn, you with all your movie making experience would be the director, therefore the Name Cindy Francis works and it saves your family from some embarrassment.

[October Rain]

I personally would have preferred the name December Snow. lol

My porn star name is Turbo Toney. :wow:

[spanishjoe74]

i used to get teased about my name when i was at school because it was quite an uncommon name, but as ive got older its become less of a problem. ive since found out that my name means 'the lord has remembered' which is kind of cool.

[Todash]

My porn star name is Turbo Toney. :wow:Wow, that's just wrong. :biggrin2:

[Anni M]

Maybe not, but since we are talking Porn, you with all your movie making experience would be the director, therefore the Name Cindy Francis works and it saves your family from some embarrassment.:laugh: Good point!!! :laugh:

[SusanNorton]

I'd actually heard your porn name is your first pet and the street you grew up on, which would make me: Sassy Kentucky.

[Natjen24]

I'd actually heard your porn name is your first pet and the street you grew up on, which would make me: Sassy Kentucky.

I would be Musty Singel. Has a nice ring to it, I think. :biggrin2:

[Kim L.]

This would make me Cindy Francis--not very stripper-y, is it? :laugh:

Mine would be Carol Broady. BORING...Sounds like someone in a business suit.

[Kim L.]

I'd actually heard your porn name is your first pet and the street you grew up on, which would make me: Sassy Kentucky.

Hmmm...Carol 97th Avenue. Not much better.

[Zgirlie]

Oh, I'm just not having much luck in the names department....given or otherwise!!!

Porn names:
Cowboy's way gave me "Charlie Rademacher" and SusanNorton's gave me "Charlie SW 10th Street"....

I like the one I got on Facebook using their name generator. I plugged my name in and it gave me my stripper name: "Princess Spanksunny".

That at least gives me the correct gender...:laugh:

[Autumnlyn]

Hate my given name...Lyn...one syllable...Lyn....boring, boring, boring.

Now Autumn, thats a name. Means something . Actually it was a nickname because I am clumsy and 'fall' alot. Hence, Autumnlyn. I would go by Autumn in a second!!! If I could change it easily without paying a fortune, I would.

[SKfan2006]

my porn name would be Seaking Dineen. how's that for sad.

[jussupoff]

I never liked my name, first name, middle name or last maiden name. I liked my last name as married, but when I got divorced earlier this year I didn't want to keep that. So now I have removed my middle name and taken a last name that is simple to say and very common. People find it strange that I don't want to take back my maiden name, it's almost like I am committing a crime in some people's eyes.:laugh:
I am not entirely used to my new name yet, but up until now I at least remember the right name when I introduce myself to someone new.

[Solar-Pavlova]

I would have to use my son's pet name as i never had one.

So it would be Findley as the pet and for the street it was Marine Crescent

So i would take Findley Crescent.

Welcome to jazz club, Nice! :biggrin2:

[cnic419]

My maiden name rhymes with "whore", so no I didn't care for it too much, especially in high school.

[O'Hara]

I don't mind my first name, but I changed my middle and last name. My last name was Smith =/ It gets tiring having people ask you your last name, and then your first name, and then your middle name, and then your birthday before they can find you in their computers or lists or whathaveyou. There was another girl with my same name just in my freshman class at college. That's ridiculous.

Actually, when I moved and had to change high schools, in my Physics class, I sat next to a Smith and in front of a girl with my same first and middle name. The poor instructor was so confused. I had enough. So when I turned 18 I changed my middle and last name. My last is now O'Hara :D

[Srbo]

Well, I do like my name, coz it`s the name my dad gave me and I would not want it any other way, but it gives me problems in my life like mothing else..

Srbo ( prounacend just like that, just read it, even though on this continet people assume that there should be a "e" or "i" between S and R...so Serbo or Sirbo ) is just the short verison of Serbian.
Like America Ferrera for American.

Ever since the war there started, and even before that, and even after that, even now, I have a hard time explaining to anyone from the Balkans that that is my real name.
So, so many times, I would meet somebody, he might be of muslem religion from Bosnia, or a Croat from Croatia, I would extend my hand, say my name and people would refuse to shake hands with me.
They think that I`m lying ( coz it really isn`t a common name ), that I`m a super ultra nacionalist ( which I`m not ) who`s lying about his name just to rub it into their faces.
Like I know if they are this or that when we first meet, I have no idea at all who they are and am not interested either...
And I have a hell of a lot of trouble explaining to people that i don`t give a rats a** what religion they are, what they believe in and so on, you get my drift, right ?
Sometimes it works out, most of the time it doesn`t, no matter what I say to them.
I wish with all my heart that that madness ends once...

And of course, living in Canada, having to spell it every single time to everybody...
Man, I like my name, but it`s really, really a big PITA.

[Srbo]

Just to try a better explanation:

If you guys meet somebody, anybody, and he tells you : "Hi, my name is Ossama ...or Saddam..."...you would feel at least a little bit akward.

Well, that`s the reaction I`m getting nine out of ten times when I say my name to people from the old country......

And that`s why I said in some other thread:

Call me The Dude. :biggrin2:

[SusanNorton]

Mine would be Carol Broady. BORING...Sounds like someone in a business suit.

Not at all, Kim - it sounds close to Carol Brady. Who wouldn't want to see her strip?

[BlueSmurf721]

I don't like my first name, or any of the multitude of nicknames that come from it, very much. "Patricia" just doesn't fit me very well for some reason. I go by "Pattie" most of the time, but eh...it still doesn't quite fit. I'll blame it on the fact that my dad picked it, lol.

Sometimes I forget my own middle name. Is that bad? Hehehe. No, I remember it...it just bothers me that I share it with so many other people!

I like my last name, though. Easy to spell, easy to pronounce...fantastic!