Topic: The name you wish you had (Read 3993 times)

circegirl · « **on:** August 29, 2007, 10:47:31 PM »

I have always hated my name (too common). What about you? Love it? Hate it? If you could have named yourself what name would you have picked?

I would have loved something more exotic or representative of my background. Genoveva (hen-o-vev-a) was my grandma's name and I always loved how it sounds. My Dutch grandparents called me Jentje (yen-cha) and I loved that too.

How about you?

danaXXanachronism · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2007, 10:48:28 PM »

naomi.
or ezra.

Max · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2007, 11:05:20 PM »

I have a list of about 80 aliases, the majority of which are faintly ridiculous.

I've resisted from calling myself Orlando Furioso for many moons now.

I have a thing for alliteration (my real name is very alliterative), and also for M names. Max, Mungo, Matthias, Mordecai...

But I wouldn't have minded being named after one of my favourite poets, Frances Featherstone.
Or the painter Simeon Solomon.

I also have a very soft spot for the name Jack. For me, at least, it causes such vibrations.

Oh, and Raphael and Gabriel.

And a handful of Nordic names.

I'll stop now.

murmur · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2007, 11:12:07 PM »

I used to hate my name because no one had it oddly or they spelled it different. Now I am okay with it. =]

Spleeney · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2007, 11:12:39 PM »

My first name is Judith. When I was younger I wished that my parents had given me a more feminine, common name. The names Jennifer and Jessica were big at the time: I had wanted something like that. Something that other people and, more importantly, my peers were more familiar with - and preferably something that ended in a vowel. Women on television with those names were pretty and feminine; televison Judiths are nerdy or sharp-tempered, usually in glasses, and are quite often lesbians. Ever notice that? When I was about fifteen or sixteen, however, I grew into my name and I've liked it ever since. Thank god my parents did not name me Jennifer or Jessica - no offense to those with those names, but I'm a Judith.

fairytalevegas · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2007, 11:20:58 PM »

Monroe. I love that name. I just don't like Lauren much. (Sorry nametwin.) It doesn't suit me.

SeeAnne · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2007, 12:11:52 AM »

I love my name, especially because not a lot of people can spell it properly. But if i could change it. Maybe to Brian or Jeffrey.

muckymuck · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2007, 12:12:18 AM »

I am a Monica. I've always loved that name. I was to be a Theresa, but after a long and near-fatal childbirth, for both my mother and myself, I was named after her, Monica.

imaginary friend · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2007, 01:29:19 AM »

Quote from: Spleeney on August 29, 2007, 11:12:39 PM

My first name is Judith. When I was younger I wished that my parents had given me a more feminine, common name. The names Jennifer and Jessica were big at the time: I had wanted something like that. Something that other people and, more importantly, my peers were more familiar with - and preferably something that ended in a vowel. Women on television with those names were pretty and feminine; televison Judiths are nerdy or sharp-tempered, usually in glasses, and are quite often lesbians. Ever notice that?

Well, it's not like you killed someone...

On topic: my siblings and I got our names the same way: my dad would come up with a list of about 6 or so names for each of us, and my mom would pick one. No middle names, and no naming us boys after my dad. I don't remember all of the alternate names for me, but 2 of them were Sergio and Omar. Sergio kinda got ruined in the late '70s, but Omar would've been awesome. Hugo has definitely gotten the job done, however.

plur

The Great Ma Chao · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2007, 08:43:54 AM »

Matthew Joseph Jewel becomes Matt Jewel becomes Matt.

I love my name too much to want for changing it.

SisterDesire · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2007, 09:07:41 AM »

I always liked my name, Hayley........ because no one else had it....now, everyone does !!!!!

Spleeney · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2007, 09:59:45 AM »

Quote from: hurricane hugo on August 30, 2007, 01:29:19 AM

Well, it's not like you killed someone...

Well, I haven't heard that one for a couple of years, at least.

jeslynne · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2007, 01:01:26 PM »

i graduated in a class of about 100 kids. i believe there were 6 other jessica's in my class. i've always wanted a different name, to be honest. when i was in middle school, i begged my mom to let me go by my middle name, lynne. she wouldn't let me. jessica is so common, it drives me nuts. it's not necessarily because all of these girls have "my name," but it honestly gets confusing.

Amber · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2007, 01:23:57 PM »

I've always loved my name, and I can't imagine going by anything else. I mean, I can because people rarely get my name right, but I can't actually consider myself to be an Amanda or an Amy or a Vallery. I would never go by anything else.
Amber is nice because it is an uncommon enough name that I have only met five in my life -and I've never had another Amber in my class- but it is still common enough that it doesn't seem odd.

I don't know it my parents ever considered anything but Gladys (after my great-grandmother) for a middle name, but I have always known that they considered Rebecca-Lynn (I'm an Amber-Lynn, technically) and Amanda for first names.
That's okay with me; I've never liked the name Rebecca, and Amanda isn't on my Top Ten List either. However, I was discussing my name choices with my mother the other day and after talking me out of using the name Lillian (because that's the only reletive's name I stuck in those), she told me she considered naming me Lily-Anne.
This gave me a very odd feeling, because Lily and Anna have been two of my favourite names for much of my life.
I would still never change my name. I am an Amber, and that's working just fine.

SisterDesire · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2007, 08:18:35 PM »

Actually, I did refer to myself as "Charlotte" when I was little............

mangosta · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2007, 09:23:55 PM »

Layla.

Short and simple, but so pretty.

Molotovna · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2007, 10:56:25 PM »

I like my name already, because it's not oh-so-common, and it's spelled a little differently, but I would like to be a Sophia or Cecelia.

Mandolin Rain · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2007, 11:06:04 PM »

My name is Amanda Jane.
It has sort of a ring to it,
and i couldn't imagine having
any other name.
My mother's other name for me
was Emmalee Sue.
THANK GOD she didn't name me that.
The name emily is even more
annoying and common than
Amanda. Amanda's a family name.
I've always liked the name Minna, though,
the sister of my Great-great Aunt Amanda.

SeeAnne · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2007, 01:45:37 AM »

today I want to be Ian

angryinch · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2007, 01:57:34 AM »

Amanda.

...

Just kidding. Hold your flamings.

Probably something like Astra Staar Arsehole or something.

Holmes · « **Reply #20 on:** September 03, 2007, 05:25:18 AM »

Ever since I saw Grey's Anatomy, i've wanted to be called Meredith.

My name is far too common.

scarletdulcinea · « **Reply #21 on:** September 03, 2007, 09:05:39 AM »

Katherine Rose is perfect.

Quote from: SisterDesire on August 30, 2007, 08:18:35 PM

Actually, I did refer to myself as "Charlotte" when I was little............

When I was little I went through a phase where I literally would not respond to any name except Tiger Lily.

Mary Martin stylee, muthafackers.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XpKcSllexag" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/XpKcSllexag</a>

Adam X · « **Reply #22 on:** September 03, 2007, 10:34:13 AM »

Steve or Dave.

If we're going way out there than Raven or Seven(if only this name hadn't been ruined by the throw in kid on Married With Children)

largebadgers · « **Reply #23 on:** September 03, 2007, 11:35:32 AM »

Either Charlie, Tyler, or Timothy, I think. The first because I like the names, the last because it's the name of an uncle who died years before I met him while he was still in high school.

JennieJ · « **Reply #24 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:06:10 PM »

In spite of the fact that I knew at least a DOZEN other Jennifers, I like my name. I can't imagine being called something else. My close friends and family call me Jennie, and my grandmother calls me Jennie Jean... my mother didn't want our initials to spell anything, so it was Jennifer Jean and Laura Lee... you would thing we were southern girls, but my family is all in New England, so so much for that. If I HAD to chose another name, it would be Catherine. Not sure why, but I've always liked the name.

scarletdulcinea · « **Reply #25 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:11:11 PM »

I used to have an instinctive dislike of all Catherines. Then I made the acquaintance of one Catherine Earnshaw, and that abruptly ceased.

My friend Wendy is synaesthetic, and says that Catherine and Katherine are two very different colors. Catherine a bright white, Katherine rich red.

Jarboe · « **Reply #26 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:18:19 PM »

Audrey. Or Olivia.

Molotovna · « **Reply #27 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:19:50 PM »

Quote from: scarletdulcinea on September 03, 2007, 08:11:11 PM

My friend Wendy is synaesthetic, and says that Catherine and Katherine are two very different colors. Catherine a bright white, Katherine rich red.

I always saw Catherine as being a sort of corn flower blue, and Katherine and being a corally-pink.

Jarboe · « **Reply #28 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:23:22 PM »

Quote from: freakystyley on September 03, 2007, 08:19:50 PM

Quote from: scarletdulcinea on September 03, 2007, 08:11:11 PM
My friend Wendy is synaesthetic, and says that Catherine and Katherine are two very different colors. Catherine a bright white, Katherine rich red.

I always saw Catherine as being a sort of corn flower blue, and Katherine and being a corally-pink.

Catherine seems kind of yellow to me, and Katherine was always sort of... red wine?

Drizz · « **Reply #29 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:27:23 PM »

Quote from: Jarboe on September 03, 2007, 08:18:19 PM

Audrey. Or Olivia.

My name fuckin' rocks.

My mom always favored Olivia, also. She tried to convince me to name Angelina that.

I'm pleased with my name, and I don't wish it was any different. I think it suits me well.

Jarboe · « **Reply #30 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:31:12 PM »

Quote from: Innocence on September 03, 2007, 08:25:53 PM

Anything but what it is.
I used to love the name Nicole. Then I met someone unpleasant with that name.
I love Hayley as a first name, but that wouldn't go well with my surname being Haley. Hah.

I would fancy something unusual though, like Cady or Heather. Or even something like Echo.

It's been said I look like a Naomi.

Hayley Haley could either be the lamest name ever, or the most badass mothafucka name ever, depending on how you would pull it off and introduce yourself.

Amber · « **Reply #31 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:34:04 PM »

I once tried to explain to someone that when I see a name spelled twice in different ways, I see it as a whole new name. We were talking about the spellings of Katherine or Kaitlin; I forget now. She thought I was completely off my rocker. Since then I have not mentioned this, and have said little to express how important a task I feel naming something is. It's nice to know I've found some other loonies.

Jarboe · « **Reply #32 on:** September 03, 2007, 08:41:03 PM »

Quote from: Drizz on September 03, 2007, 08:27:23 PM

Quote from: Jarboe on September 03, 2007, 08:18:19 PM
Audrey. Or Olivia.

My name fuckin' rocks.

Ricc
My mom always favored Olivia, also. She tried to convince me to name Angelina that.

I'm pleased with my name, and I don't wish it was any different. I think it suits me well.

My brother and his fiance are already picking out baby names (...), and they want their first daughter (they want many, many little Riccobene-Jarboe spawn) to be an Olivia. I hope by some divine power Olivia is as awesome as I'd want anyone with such an awesome name to be. Then I can be the mad auntie who inspires in her a love of learning and helps her to see the magic in the world and the creativity to contribute to it.

Oh hell. I don't care who she is. I'm just excited to (someday) be a mad auntie.

<unrelated to thread but sort of related to above rant>

... I kind of want to be Miss Frizzle when I grow up.

Yes.

</unrelated to thread but sort of related to above rant>

lentower · « **Reply #33 on:** September 03, 2007, 09:19:03 PM »

Quote from: JennieJ on September 03, 2007, 08:06:10 PM

In spite of the fact that I knew at least a DOZEN other Jennifers, I like my name. I can't imagine being called something else. My close friends and family call me Jennie, and my grandmother calls me Jennie Jean... my mother didn't want our initials to spell anything, so it was Jennifer Jean and Laura Lee... you would thing we were southern girls, but my family is all in New England, so so much for that. If I HAD to chose another name, it would be Catherine. Not sure why, but I've always liked the name.

what middle name?
catherine casey?
catherine celeste?
catherine cinderella?
catherine collette?
catherine cullen?
catherine cynthia?

wise mother.

my mom's maiden initials were DAC, married was DAT
my sister's maiden initials were BAT, married was BAD

lunazuga · « **Reply #34 on:** September 03, 2007, 11:31:27 PM »

i would be luna ^^ haha as if that wasn't obvious.

current name: katilyn. i hate it. i always think people are talking to me, and they never are. and everyone spells it differently. including me. so i have to spell it out every time. and at the "t...i..." people always go..."wait..." and then i have to say "yes, k...a...t...I...l.." and i really don't like it.

i particularly enjoy my middle name, eileen zagaria. it is my full grandmother's name. and if i had it my initials would be KEZ. and that would be freakin cool. but instead they're KEZB. i'd like to drop my last name all together and be luna eileen zagaria. that'd be fun.

i'm not even irish, but my last name's buckley. well, i was irish, or my family was, about 400 years ago. other than that, they've just stayed in new jersey. i really have more italian blood than irish seeing as all of my mother's side still lives in either italy or cicily.

so that's my rant. and it's pretty late. and i got shit to do tomorrow. goodnight shadowbox :'(

toyplasticcello · « **Reply #35 on:** September 04, 2007, 12:37:21 AM »

Shithead

Max · « **Reply #36 on:** September 04, 2007, 12:46:33 AM »

Rebus Kraven.

kelliebean · « **Reply #37 on:** September 04, 2007, 02:12:21 AM »

I am Kelly Anne legally; Kellie Anne by choice so when I email people I don't get replies addressed to Mr K Broadbent (Kelly is a pretty common guys name in NZ). Kellie is more definitively female. I was almost Marianne, but there was an arguement over whether to spell it Marion or Marianne. Thank fucking god. I hate that shit. Marianne would have been better, but Marion? Barf. Neither name would have suited me at ALL.

I don't love my name, but I can't imagine being called anything else. If I was, I'd want a hippie love-fest name like Celeste, or Rose, or Saphron. Something that smacks of pot and daisys.

lunazuga · « **Reply #38 on:** September 04, 2007, 03:02:19 PM »

i also really like names that begin with a's. like aristea, astrid, ava...
i don't think i would ever rename myself an a name though. i love them too much, they're reserved for something that's way more beautiful.

danaXXanachronism · « **Reply #39 on:** September 04, 2007, 03:06:06 PM »

i always loved emily and deseree[sp?]

Musings · « **Reply #40 on:** September 04, 2007, 10:32:01 PM »

I like my name just fine, although it makes me way too easily identifiable/mispronounceable. But then again, that's my whole family (my dad gives his name as Tom when we make reservations though, it's hilarious).

For others: Shiloh, Shyla, Lexie, Jordan... I was in Sweden for a semester and fell in love with Frida, Anne-Sofie

Although I might just end up naming my child Fruit Basket or Rainbow Child.

C-May · « **Reply #41 on:** September 05, 2007, 12:01:05 AM »

i used to hate my name when i was younger. kids used to make fun of it and teachers could NEVER pronounce it...
now i love it. i'ts completely unique and i think it fits me well

oh by the way my name is Cascadia Wild

i tend to lean towards T names and unique ones for boys like trent, trevor, tyler, and jade (was a friend's name. his full name was jaden, just called him jade)

i like leona, meridian, mari (not pronounced mary) for girls

caddy · « **Reply #42 on:** September 05, 2007, 12:20:35 AM »

Cocky Bastard.

it was a running joke and handle i had on another forum many, many....a fuck long time ago. damn. i was mean. and it fit better than a pussy mitten. >_>'

but at this time, i'm very sure my name should have been Arian. it's deliciously androgynous. i really, really like "A" names for some reason. hmmmmmmm. i'd wish for my name to have been Arian St. Clair. it's just so perfect and lovely. Carmen is another nice choice. if i have a child, it's name will be Arian, i suppose.

and Catherine is cornflower blue, and Katherine is a deep, rich auburn, ftw.

Amyanodyne · « **Reply #43 on:** September 05, 2007, 09:20:36 AM »

I almost got named America (I'm sure I would have ended up as an anarchist,) am an Amy, and can't think of anything else that would work except maybe Adrien.

Malyss · « **Reply #44 on:** September 05, 2007, 10:42:07 AM »

I was named Heather, which seems boring to me. At least I was neither a Carrie nor a Jennifer. These names were over popular in my grade level.

When I was younger, I used to fancy the name Bianca. It sounded rich and different.

Niels · « **Reply #45 on:** September 05, 2007, 01:31:08 PM »

I have no clue why, but for some reason I love (almost) every name that ends in -an (for males)

CottonCandy · « **Reply #46 on:** September 05, 2007, 01:37:24 PM »

Hah, right now I wish I wouldn't have such a finnish name. Applying for a job in England, with a surname like Ylitalo. Get your tongue around that. Two middle names are as horrid.

I am happy of my first name, Aino, though. It's not english, but easy enough to pronounce for english, it has history in finnish literature (check out Kalevala, http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/kveng/index.htm, in english there) and it means "only one" in old finnish.

malcontent · « **Reply #47 on:** September 06, 2007, 01:07:33 PM »

I've always loved the name Eve. Full name Evelyn. So instead my "model" name or alter ego if you will is Evilyn.

smudge · « **Reply #48 on:** September 06, 2007, 01:32:34 PM »

i allways liked names that could be shortened to sound like boys names (this probably says alot about me

)
like:
Lianne-Lee
Nicola-Nic/Nicky
Johanna-Jo
Olivia-Ollie

i like Amanda and Eloise to! also there is a girl called Molly in my year, i know its oldfashioned but i kinda like it.

lunazuga · « **Reply #49 on:** September 06, 2007, 05:31:46 PM »

ahh since everyone is posting general favorite names, i might as well post my favorite guy's name: amadeo. it's so awesomee

i also have a general thing for overly italian guy's names: giovanni, giuseppe..

Paul · « **Reply #50 on:** September 06, 2007, 08:28:06 PM »

Aurelien

C-May · « **Reply #51 on:** September 07, 2007, 12:01:44 AM »

Quote from: lunazuga on September 06, 2007, 05:31:46 PM

ahh since everyone is posting general favorite names, i might as well post my favorite guy's name: amadeo. it's so awesomee

i also have a general thing for overly italian guy's names: giovanni, giuseppe..

my bestfriend's husband is named amadeo, his younger sister is amalinda.
i had never heard those names before but i agree.... pure awesomeness.

imaginary friend · « **Reply #52 on:** September 07, 2007, 12:12:11 AM »

Quote from: Paul on September 06, 2007, 08:28:06 PM

Aurelien

I know a woman named Aurelia. Damn cool person with one of the most wicked senses of humor in existence.

plur

Chickabiddybex · « **Reply #53 on:** September 07, 2007, 09:53:12 AM »

I wish I was called Tegan cos it's such a cool name. I guess I'll jusat have to buy a cat/dog/child/goldfish and call it Tegan instead

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