Poll: Are you happy with your real name?
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Yes. It's a name that you hear a fair bit - I've known at least three other people with the same name but with varied spelling - but I like it. I like all of my names. I did consider using my middle name (Alastair) as my first name since everyone comments on how many things I do that he used to do.
I do wish people would pronounce my last name properly though. For a word in the dictionary they sure come up with some strange interpretations.
I do wish people would pronounce my last name properly though. For a word in the dictionary they sure come up with some strange interpretations.
Two sides to the coin. On one hand I like having a unique first name. I'm not just another John or Kyle. There are hundreds of those surnames here. On the other hand it makes me very paranoid as it is too unique and makes me incredibly easy to stalk...
They're both meh. Very generic (again, both). I have the most common last name in this country, and my first name is probably in the top 20 or 30. Plus I hate the meaning of my first name. It pisses me off.
About my middle name, "Carolus": I never got why people crack up why I tell them what it is.
That's probably the part of my name I like the most.
About my middle name, "Carolus": I never got why people crack up why I tell them what it is.
That's probably the part of my name I like the most.
I hate mine, its greek meaning "honoring god" that and the fact that my parents baptized be without my consent as a kid really irritates me. I reject their religion and by extension, this stupid name.
Gonna get it changed as soon as I can.
Gonna get it changed as soon as I can.
Yeah, my first name is common as hell among American females but I'm happy with my full name.
Wouldn't change it.
Wouldn't change it.
No it's not exciting enough, I sound like I'm in a Bronte novel :<
And I despise my last name it's really ugly.
And I despise my last name it's really ugly.
My real name is Henry (named after my great-grandfather), but I prefer to the diminutive "Hank". Hnery is far too formal for my taste.
Yeah I'm happy with it.It's a nice name and not very common.In fact after 34 years on this planet I only met someone who shared my first name for the first time a couple of months ago.The only drawback is that people,particularly non-Irish people,have trouble pronouncing it
I'm personally very happy my parents didn't decide to get creative. I have a very boring, very common name, which means it doesn't give people any preconceptions about me. (They're likely to know at least five people with my name already!)4RM3D said:
A very neutral name gives me the freedom to be whoever I want, rather than the person I sound like I should be. *serious nod*
It could be worse, but its quite ordinary, common, and has 2 of the apostles in it for some reason.
I'd rather have something else, but meh it doesn't bother me enough to change it.
I'd rather have something else, but meh it doesn't bother me enough to change it.
I'm ambivalent about my first name, "Jack". On one hand, it means God's gracious gift, which irks me as an atheist. On the other hand, it means rogue or knave, which is kind of awesome.Mortai Gravesend said:
My last name being "Binns" has led to many obvious jokes, but it's an old family and if the old lordships still existed, as the most direct descendant (and I still reside in the actual area) I'd be the heir to our seat of power.
Meh.
Could be worse, I guess. My name is only one syllable, and nickname-free, so I can imagine worse. But there are lots of cooler names out there, so all I can do is admire those from a distance...
Could be worse, I guess. My name is only one syllable, and nickname-free, so I can imagine worse. But there are lots of cooler names out there, so all I can do is admire those from a distance...