Do you like your name?
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Jonathan Alastair, my first and middle names.
I think it's fairly common, but I've known of only two or three people actually called Jonathan instead of John etc. I think it suits me anyway. My friends call me Jonny and close family tend to just use J.
The name Alastair came with some personality quirks inherited from an uncle I know only from photographs. Examples including how I eat every individual thing in a meal by itself in the same order every time and that despite being right handed I use tools as though I was left handed. Again: wouldn't change it.
I think it's fairly common, but I've known of only two or three people actually called Jonathan instead of John etc. I think it suits me anyway. My friends call me Jonny and close family tend to just use J.
The name Alastair came with some personality quirks inherited from an uncle I know only from photographs. Examples including how I eat every individual thing in a meal by itself in the same order every time and that despite being right handed I use tools as though I was left handed. Again: wouldn't change it.
I wont disclose my name here because i have only met one other person with the same name.
But I like it because it is unique but not sci-fi wierd...
Also not too fancy that when someone hears my name they wont imagine super pretty hot girls.
I wouldnt want anyone to get their hopes up from just a name.
But I like it because it is unique but not sci-fi wierd...
Also not too fancy that when someone hears my name they wont imagine super pretty hot girls.
I wouldnt want anyone to get their hopes up from just a name.
Dominic. I go by Dom.
I'm kind of ambivalent towards it, and it's better than what my parents were originally going to call me, which is Kim. I wouldn't have survived primary school...
Dom is a pretty inconvenient name though, because whenever I introduce myself to someone they immediately say "Nice to meet you Tom." to which is say "No, Dom" "Oh, sorry Don""No, DOM " "Oh my god, I'm so sorry John!"
IT'S NOT THAT FUCKING HARD PEOPLE.
Seriously, some people honestly must be faking it, because I have no idea how they could get "Tim" or "Joel" from that...
I'm kind of ambivalent towards it, and it's better than what my parents were originally going to call me, which is Kim. I wouldn't have survived primary school...
Dom is a pretty inconvenient name though, because whenever I introduce myself to someone they immediately say "Nice to meet you Tom." to which is say "No, Dom" "Oh, sorry Don""No, DOM " "Oh my god, I'm so sorry John!"
IT'S NOT THAT FUCKING HARD PEOPLE.
Seriously, some people honestly must be faking it, because I have no idea how they could get "Tim" or "Joel" from that...
I'm John David, two of the most common names in the whole freaking world...but I like them both. I was named after both of my grandfathers, so it feels like an added connection to them both. Especially since my one grandfather died a few months before I was born, so I never got to meet him.
At work, I'm John, and hate being called otherwise. Sure, if someone jokingly calls me "Johnny", I won't mind it too much, but my nickname is off-limits. To my friends, I'm J.D.: a simple nickname, had it since I was a wee li'l tike. According to Meaning-of-Names(dot)com, John is defined as "Jehovah has been kind; has shown favor", and David (as a Scottish name) means "Beloved or friend". Meh; I'm alright with any of the meanings.
Just...don't call me by my middle name. There's so many Davids in the world, I doubt I'll acknowledge you if you did. Actually.....just thinking about it sorta...irks me. Don't know why, though...
John: http://tinyurl.com/6wmz772
David: http://tinyurl.com/7ajqyfg
At work, I'm John, and hate being called otherwise. Sure, if someone jokingly calls me "Johnny", I won't mind it too much, but my nickname is off-limits. To my friends, I'm J.D.: a simple nickname, had it since I was a wee li'l tike. According to Meaning-of-Names(dot)com, John is defined as "Jehovah has been kind; has shown favor", and David (as a Scottish name) means "Beloved or friend". Meh; I'm alright with any of the meanings.
Just...don't call me by my middle name. There's so many Davids in the world, I doubt I'll acknowledge you if you did. Actually.....just thinking about it sorta...irks me. Don't know why, though...
John: http://tinyurl.com/6wmz772
David: http://tinyurl.com/7ajqyfg
T.T Th-There's nothing wrong with having a common name! *snf snf* Sh-Shut up! T.TEclpsedragon said:
You won't want to hear this but my boyfriend's dog is called Lucy.Phasmal said:
OP: Leanne, s'alright. It's not my favourite name in the world but it's pretty inoffensive. My only problem with it is that everyone seems to spell it differently.
Everyone I meet realises how you can shorten my name, it's totally uncool. Otherwise I kind of like it.
I like me name, I was named after my grandfather who I was never able to meet, nor my mother because he passed on when she was very young. But my nan would always say how much I reminded her of my grandfather, which made me feel proud to have taken up his name.
It also means king...or "great ruler" in German...so go me I guess.
It also means king...or "great ruler" in German...so go me I guess.
Emmet
Is'nt too bad uncommon enough with an excellent meaning.
Strength of the Ants or many Ants.
Overall I like it pretty well.
Is'nt too bad uncommon enough with an excellent meaning.
Strength of the Ants or many Ants.
Overall I like it pretty well.
No I do not, I hate both my first and last names.
Christian, too long and for some reason really hard for some people to say, I sometimes abbrieviate it to Chris but that is extremely common where I live.
It also means "follower of God" in Latin which is just.. Ugh.
My last name litterally means "stone-less" in my language, so that's also.. Yeah.
Gonna change them very soon.
Christian, too long and for some reason really hard for some people to say, I sometimes abbrieviate it to Chris but that is extremely common where I live.
It also means "follower of God" in Latin which is just.. Ugh.
My last name litterally means "stone-less" in my language, so that's also.. Yeah.
Gonna change them very soon.
Allan
Damn straight I like it. I'm the only Allan in my immediate area, and I don't know anyone also named Allan. It makes me feel unique in that regard.
Damn straight I like it. I'm the only Allan in my immediate area, and I don't know anyone also named Allan. It makes me feel unique in that regard.
My first name is fairly rare and I get a lot of compliments, though sometimes I wish I had a more common name if only because I feel my name is more memorable when I meet people and I am usually at a disadvantage trying to remember the bland names of you plebians ;P.
My last name on the other hand I despise... it is very ethnic sounding which is not a bad thing in itself but I am not of the ethnicity that my name suggests and whenever I have to explain that to people who make the assumption, they always give me a disappointed look.
My last name on the other hand I despise... it is very ethnic sounding which is not a bad thing in itself but I am not of the ethnicity that my name suggests and whenever I have to explain that to people who make the assumption, they always give me a disappointed look.
Nathan: I'm fairly indifferent about it.
While it isn't super common (globally) it also isn't exactly rare. It just so happened to be the most popular name in my high school class with a total of 5 Nathans. Our class size was about 80 people. My last name also happened to be the most common last name in my class with 3 people sharing it, but is actually a rare name except for the high concentration in my home town. Huzza for statistical abnormalities.
It is also somewhat ironic as Nathan means something to the effect of "God will give/Gift of God" and I am ignosostic towards the concept of God. Still I like it better than Scott which was what my name was originally going to be. Fortunately a cousin of mine took that bullet.
While it isn't super common (globally) it also isn't exactly rare. It just so happened to be the most popular name in my high school class with a total of 5 Nathans. Our class size was about 80 people. My last name also happened to be the most common last name in my class with 3 people sharing it, but is actually a rare name except for the high concentration in my home town. Huzza for statistical abnormalities.
It is also somewhat ironic as Nathan means something to the effect of "God will give/Gift of God" and I am ignosostic towards the concept of God. Still I like it better than Scott which was what my name was originally going to be. Fortunately a cousin of mine took that bullet.