Subject: Are you happy with your name?
Posted by: xbunny
Date: Mar 22 10
Do you like the choice your parents made when they named you?Do you have nick name that annoys you,that stuck with you at school/work..
If you could change your name now,what would you like it to be?
Posted by: xbunny
Date: Mar 22 10
Do you like the choice your parents made when they named you?Do you have nick name that annoys you,that stuck with you at school/work..
If you could change your name now,what would you like it to be?
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mikejamillon 
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A Filipino who went to the US had the birth name Casimiro Boquesa. Years later, he had his name changed to...Cashmere Bouquet. He surely must have hated his name before! Reply #41. May 06 10, 9:07 PM |
fado72
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Yes I am very happy with my name. Reply #42. Jun 05 10, 9:34 AM |
| mhenson400
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I am happy with my name. But if I were to change it I would make it either Max Powers, Alex deLarge or Atticus Caulfield. Reply #43. Jun 05 10, 9:44 AM |
astir
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I was the only Vanessa throughout my schooldays - I would have prefered a more 'normal' name. I've gotten used to it now so wouldn't change it. I sign with my second name. Reply #44. Jun 08 10, 4:55 PM |
AlexxSchneider
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I know a Vanessa :) Reply #45. Jun 13 10, 11:55 AM |
daver852
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OMG yes! Dave is a fine name; considering my hillbilly heritage, if the Bible had blown open to a different page, I might be a Joab, Urriah, or Lord-knows-what. I consider giving children strange names a form of child abuse. Reply #46. Jun 15 10, 8:14 PM |
| reeshy
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Daver, that mainly depends on if the child likes it! Also, what is considered a strange name in some places is perfectly normal in others. :) Reply #47. Jun 17 10, 8:10 AM |
Sizzileen
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I like my name but I would have liked Shoshanna Flanders better Reply #48. Jun 17 10, 9:12 AM |
dolly_llama
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I like my name. I even like my married name. :) Reply #49. Jun 17 10, 10:53 AM |
Hermit007
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Yes, I like my name, even though I threaten every now and then to 'change' to something easy like "Smith" because people usually pronounce or spell it wrong. Reply #50. Jun 18 10, 12:26 PM |
irishrusty
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My name is Mairead L'Estrange, I was born in Dublin but I now live in Toronto. I married a man with the name Davis, I always say that I married him for his name. When I came to Canada I got so tired of having to explain my name, but now that I'm older the name Mairead is like a conversation piece, It always give everyone something to talk about. By the way Mairead is galic for Margaret. Reply #51. Aug 06 10, 4:34 PM |
lesley153
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That's my family name, Davis - I was perfectly happy with it but why did everyone want to stick an 'e' in it? I don't understand why so few people can accept names like Clark, Ann, Vivien, and seem compelled to change them to Clarke, Anne and Vivienne. Reply #52. Aug 06 10, 4:54 PM |
Lochalsh
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So what's wrong with Davies, Lesleye? It's Scottish, is it not? :) Yours aye, Lochalshe Reply #53. Aug 06 10, 4:59 PM |
| Lochalsh
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(It's Welsh.) Reply #54. Aug 06 10, 6:48 PM |
Emma058
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My last name was Kaufmann. You can guess the rest, being born in Germany; the name mean merchant not in English speaking Canada; it was massacred. Reply #55. Aug 06 10, 7:34 PM |
C30
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More or less happy enough, named "Raymond Charles"...........ok that gives me initials of RC. So lost count the number of times some "comedian", comes up with "Not THE Ray Charles is it"?, or "Are you"? (meaning am I Roman Catholic - RC). No to both questions! Lol My surname is Old French, so I get more variations in pronouncement and/or spelling than Heinz varieties. Reply #56. Aug 07 10, 2:00 AM |
klavierstueck
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I really like my own name. It's common, but not the most common. Reply #57. Aug 13 10, 12:49 AM |
naerulinnupesa
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I love my name Mare. It means "sea" in Latin - that one I've known for years. Also, that it's a short form of Margarethe. What I've only just found out via FunTrivia is that it comes from Greek "margarites" meaning "pearl". Yay, now I'm double as happy for having such a beautiful name :) But in spite of my name, I'm a landrat. :) Reply #58. Mar 24 11, 9:54 AM |
MotherGoose
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I was christened Carole Lesley. Carole - I can take it or leave it. I would have preferred Caroline. Carol/Carole means "song of joy". I have no idea where my mother got Carole from but I know it was her intention to call me Debra/Deborah. However, my mother and my aunt (her sister) were pregnant at the same time. My aunt had her baby first and called her Debra, beating Mum to the punch, much to her chagrin. I don't think Debbie would have suited me anyway. When I was younger, my mother said she wanted to call me Marigold or Magnolia, Maggie for short. I think she was pulling my leg, but I was never sure. I like Carole spelled with the "e" on the end. Carol without the "e" looks like something is missing. In the past there have been occasions when I spelled out my name over the phone and said "It's Carole with an 'e'" and then received mail addressed to Carol Withaney (which, needless to say, is not my last name). I got my middle name, Lesley, from my godmother and my mum's brother, Leslie. It amazes me how many people don't realise it is spelled differently according to gender (Lesley is female, Leslie is male). It means "from the grey fort" and is Celtic. Names and their meanings have always fascinated me. I am surprised at the number of people who don't know what their names mean or where they come from. Reply #59. Mar 28 11, 11:52 AM |
| Lochalsh
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My mother told me several times that she'd intended to name me "Wolfgang," regardless of my sex. I don't know what stopped her from doing so, but I'm glad it did. (I'm female, and I was born into a very English surname, by the way.) Reply #60. Mar 28 11, 12:09 PM |
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