If you could choose any name, who would you be right now?

[Daverson]

Torvin Luft.

Dave's the kind of guy who tells you tall stories down the pub (which, admittedly, is the sort of thing that I do). But Torvin Luft is a man's man! He fights dragons! Controls the most arcane majicks! Leads humanity's first and last line of defence against the alien threat! Owns an expensive sports car! Has an appropriate level of personal hygiene!

 

[CloudAtlas]

Torvin Luft.

Dave's the kind of guy who tells you tall stories down the pub (which, admittedly, is the sort of thing that I do). But Torvin Luft is a man's man! He fights dragons! Controls the most arcane majicks! Leads humanity's first and last line of defence against the alien threat! Owns an expensive sports car! Has an appropriate level of personal hygiene!

Or an immigrant from Norway.

 

[Daverson]

Torvin Luft.

Dave's the kind of guy who tells you tall stories down the pub (which, admittedly, is the sort of thing that I do). But Torvin Luft is a man's man! He fights dragons! Controls the most arcane majicks! Leads humanity's first and last line of defence against the alien threat! Owns an expensive sports car! Has an appropriate level of personal hygiene!

Or an immigrant from Norway.

Which would make it a Led Zeppelin reference! Literally the best name ever.

 

[EHKOS]

I've always liked the name Roger. But also the name Gabriel. I'd probably go with Roger Gabriel Smith. Roger Smith, not only being an awesome anime character voiced by Steve Blum, also sounds like a good ship captain name. A name that could potentially be feared on the high seas. Yet in different context, is very non-threatening, laid back, and normal. Smith is such a common surname, it would blend in a bit if I wanted.

 

[Storm Dragon]

I'm perfectly happy being Nicholas.

EDIT:

Why would I want any other name than my own? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas

Dude, fist bump.

EDIT 2:

My actual name is Lucien. I hate it, because it's french and i'm black. My parents gave me that name so it would be easier for me to intergrate in Quebec . My parents immigrated here years ago. Thing is, it's a french name even french people don't use, and whrn pronounced in english, it sounds like a girls name. So my nickname ( with the few english folk in Quebec) is Luchin, or Lucifer. If i could change my name i'm definately choosing Lucifer.

http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/lucian/

 

[Someone Depressing]

Fun fact: emma is an ancient German and Tudor name. I think it means something like "elegance". I know this because my sister is called Emma.

She's a *****.

If I could pick a name for myself, it'd be something weird for foreign. Like Fujimoto.

 

[Angelowl]

Already fixed it and got mine, you kind of need to when you are transgender and your "other-gendered" name from your parents was given to your sister.

Angelica Alianore Uggla. The last is my family name on my mother's side, a noble line about 350 years old. Mostly engineers, soldiers, artists/writers and scientists throughout all of the generations. My mother is a scientist, I am having trouble studying due to my anxiety disorder and is more leaning on a creative path. Eccentric writer and hobby historian.

The first name just felt right. I saw it and I got an impulse telling me, that is the one. The middle one, was chosen after long consideration. The conclusion was "screw it, I go with my gut feeling". Found it in Tactics Ogre: We Cling Together and have gotten remarkably fond of it. Appears that it is an alternative spelling of Elinore, quite rare as I am the only one in the country with it.

So one simple common yet elegant one (that at least four people have mispronounced), an unique one that fits in style and lastly a family name with meaning behind it. I am quite content. On a side-note, I have a list of about 60 or so feminine names after my research.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

My first name came out as a compromise between two grandmothers and I've at best been neutral towards it, worse still when I could have really used its translation someone else in the class was already called it.

So during 4th form camp after hearing my mangled and mispronounced name again (fun fact: I'm no longer too sure of the correct pronunciation myself) I asked to be called 'Ed' as a nickname, as it was simple and I rather enjoyed Ed, Edd n Eddy.

And it stuck.

These days nearly everyone calls me Ed or Edward, heck most of my internet monikers have it somewhere. Some people thought it was my legal name for years and were shocked when I pulled my licence out.

So if/when I change my name, it'll be to:

Edward (Duh)
Joseph (my fathers middle name and my grandfathers first)
My mothers maiden name here
Clarke (why my father kept his last name while the children got new ones is a mystery to me)

It may sound boring and depressingly common (until I use my middle names) but it's what I would use.

 

[waj9876]

I'd probably just change my last name to something like "Frost."

 

[Yuno Gasai]

If I could choose any name, I'd probably be Luna. It's a name I've adored since I was younger.

It's certainly much easier to spell and pronounce than my real name (which is a bastardization of 'Amy').

 

[Hebby]

"Hotgar The Hung". Would probably cause an argument within and outside the family, but there is no denying it is a name of note.
It has a certain... "weight".

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

My actual name is Lucien. I hate it, because it's french and i'm black. My parents gave me that name so it would be easier for me to intergrate in Quebec . My parents immigrated here years ago. Thing is, it's a french name even french people don't use, and whrn pronounced in english, it sounds like a girls name. So my nickname ( with the few english folk in Quebec) is Luchin, or Lucifer. If i could change my name i'm definately choosing Lucifer.

But Lucien's an awesome name!

 

[username sucks]

I'm definitely keeping my middle name Dante, but I would probably base my first and last names off of some characters I made up for a story I will probably never finish. I suck at coming up with names so there are only two names I made that I really like.

Of the two, I would probably pick Grant Kaldhart. Much simpler and easier to spell from sound than Jant Bekaar, which is pronounced more as "Zhaant Beck-are". I would also need to develop an accent for that name to sound right, and I just don't have time for that.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

If I could pick any name, I'd probably use the alternative of my username- SAI Among.

I would think, anyway, picking a name at this point in my life would be like how The Doctor described it: A promise you make, a pledge, what you strive to be.

So "SaneAmongInsane"... Long story short, it comes from the phrase "How can you be the only sane one amongst the insane?" and I always like that notion. The idea of always trying to be the person that sees everything as close to reality as possible.

admittedly, I do get taken in by ruses. My arrogance makes me naïve. But I try to be the guy with a level head.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

My actual name is Lucien. I hate it, because it's french and i'm black. My parents gave me that name so it would be easier for me to intergrate in Quebec . My parents immigrated here years ago. Thing is, it's a french name even french people don't use, and whrn pronounced in english, it sounds like a girls name. So my nickname ( with the few english folk in Quebec) is Luchin, or Lucifer. If i could change my name i'm definately choosing Lucifer.

Way off topic, but I have hopes and dreams of immigrating as well to Canada. How is Quebec for someone that doesn't speak fluent French?

 

[soren7550]

That's easy, I'd go with my decided upon pen name/internet name, Soren Alenko. When I came up with it, I wanted to combine my love of games with my love of books.

The first bit come from this:

Soren was (at the time of my joining the internet) my favorite book character, and I love owls (barn owls especially).

The second bit comes from this:

I just love Kaidan in more ways than one.


Damn, didn't I have a GIF of him wiggling his butt around somewhere? ... no? Damn, guess I have to settle.

 

[Jolly Co-operator]

My real name is "Noah", which I'm not terribly fond of. I don't know why, but I don't like the sound, or even the way it looks when written.

If I'm changing my name to a "real" name, then I'd choose "Roland". I like the way it sounds, the way it looks when written, and I honestly think that it fits the way I look better. I'll keep my original last name, since I really don't have an issue with it.

If we're talking about somewhat unusual, fantasy-esque names, then I'd go with "Anomander Kosk". "Anomander" happens to be the first name of a character that I happen to love a whole huggy-wuggy bunch, and "Kosk" is just a name I came up with to name my RPG characters. "Kosk" might not be the best name, true, but I'd at least like knowing that it's something I came up with.

If I'm picking an absolutely outrageous name, then I'll go with a username that The Escapist's very own Daystar Clarion once suggested to me: "Thundercock McDoomstrider". It's silly, yet somehow a little imposing, and "thunder / thunderous" happens to be one of my favorite adjectives (I really don't know why, either).

 

[nyankaty]

Coraline Elizabeth. Middle name isn't changing but while my first name is lovely, I've never been connected to it but I LOVE the way Coraline Elizabeth sounds together. I also love the name Alexandria and Sophie, very classic, beautiful names.

I also like the idea of a VERY simple name. I would like the name San (from Princess Mononoke) or Sen (Spirited Away) or Ness (Earthbound) and no middle name. Those names give no clues about me (except of course one movie or game I love) , no flowery sound, nothing. Just stark simplicity. I like that too.

And I love the name Arya because it sounds beautiful and because honestly, I so wish I was badass like Arya Stark. Though ASOIAF are not my favorite books of all time, I am not naming myself Moon Child after my favorite book ever.

Some hilarious names I wanted to give myself when I was younger and stupider:
Rinoa (still a pretty name but not naming myself after a video game character), Kairi (see Rinoa), Ambrosia, Ambrosiadextrious (that would be a surname, and the worst one ever).

 

[chinangel]

well i already actually changed my name once to my current name: Dianna, but if i could i'd have selected either 'Shana' or 'Nikki' for...personal reasons. Let's just say i've learned a few things since then.

 

[UniversalRonin]

The only thing I've ever really thought about changing is my middle name, from Killian to Cilian, de-anglicise it back to a more Celtic name. The rest of it, Mark Warburton, I like, though I being as most people call me Markus anyway, I'd probably make that official too. Markus Cilian Warburton from Mark Killian Warburton.