# Do You Like Your Name?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 14, 2000, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017 "2000-04-14T04:28:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/41 "2000-04-14T15:06:00Z")
I have an old-fashioned, hard-workin’, sunbonnet wearin’, chicken-feedin’, calico frock, ordinary, nothing sort of name. But the odd thing is, I have never ever in my whole life ever met another female with my name. There are loads of Jennifers and Jasons around, I don’t know what they do to differentiate themselves. But here I am with this unexceptional unexotic name, and apparently it is rare enough that two of us stuck with it have never crosssed paths! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/42 "2000-04-14T15:07:00Z")
**aschrott:** it was Gertrude Stein. I agree with you on “Rose”…it also has the advantage of fitting a woman at any stage of life. It’s cute on a toddler, sexy on a grown woman, and dignified for a crone. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/43 "2000-04-14T15:16:00Z")
Let’s see - First name - unisex Middle Name - not a name at all, but a movie genre Last Name - literally means “insignificant” ## I spent a great deal of my youth being embarassed by my name(s), but have since thankfully reached the point where it no longer bothers me. I yam who I yam and others can like it or not, at their discretion. I would no more change my name than cut off a body part. It’s me, and I accept me as I am. You are all invited to do the same. Or not. Sig! Sig a Sog! Sig it loud! Sig it Strog! – Karen Carpenter with a head cold ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Happy\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Dave)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/44 "2000-04-14T15:30:00Z")
## i was named after my great-grandmother, her name was Dunia (sp? english transliteration) when she came to the US they called her Dorothy . the name was picked out for me before i was born, so it was a bit of a surprise when i came out and there was a stem on the apple, so to speak. they still named me Dunia, but they called me David. but to answer the question, sure i like it just fine. HaVe a GreaTFuL DaY… ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/45 "2000-04-14T15:32:00Z")
“Lee” - named after my grandfather and father so I’m kind of proud of it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/46 "2000-04-14T15:42:00Z")
My name is Loretto. L-O-R-E-T-T-O. Not LorettA. LorettO. Get it straight. Learn to pronounce it. Lo-RET-o. As in Our Lady of Loretto, for you Catholics out there. I like my name. I’m proud of it. There is a trail of shallow graves on the road between South Bend and Las Vegas of people who called me Loretta. When I tell people my name, I always make it to pronounce the “o” at the end very distinctly. They still call me Loretta. Ok, no possibility for a friendship here, you obviously aren’t listening. What I really love is when customers at work who are sitting there with my name tag at eye level continuously call me Loretta. Illiterate goons… The printer that did the graduation invitations for my high school sent me a box of invitations for someone named Loretta. Apparently the person who looked at the order form didn’t think I knew how to spell my own name. Not the only one. I once had a grade school teacher hand me back a paper I had turned in with the spelling of my own name corrected. When I was taking job training classes back in Indiana, we all filled out a hand-written resume skeleton form. The secretary who typed them up returned a resume for someone named Loretta. And she had it written down right in front of her. When I’m on the game, and someone I’ve never seen before calls me Loretto without missing a beat, I always call a floorman over and ask if we can give them a prize for pronouncing my name correctly on the first try. Even more annoying than being called Loretta, is, since I’ve moved to Vegas, I’m getting a lot of people calling me Laredo. They insist on calling me Laredo no matter how many times I tell them the correct pronunciation of my name. My name is Loretto, dammit, and I’m sticking to it. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to vent my spleen. * * * “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no substitute for a good blaster at your side.” — Han Solo ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/47 "2000-04-14T15:49:00Z")
oops, I must learn to proofread before I post. I get so annoyed over this, I can’t complete my sentences. When I tell people my name, I always make it a point to pronounce the “o” at the end very distinctly. * * * “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no substitute for a good blaster at your side.” — Han Solo ---
**Author:** ![Zion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b5e925/32.png) [@Zion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zion)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/48 "2000-04-14T15:53:00Z")
I like my name. The only drawback is the ever popular “Hey Adam…huh huh…where’s Eve?” (I bet our very own Eve got asked the reverse question when she was younger) BTW, Shirly Ujest: I really like your name, and I always have. I mean, Joan. Your old AOL handle was one of my favorites. 🙂 * * * Not a newbie…formerly ARG220 ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/49 "2000-04-14T15:56:00Z")
My real name is Melania, but in Latvian it’s Melanija and in American society it’s Melanie. My mother waited until we were born before deciding what to name us. Hence, our names fit our personalities. I also love my sister’s name: Sonja. ---
**Author:** ![SkySlash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@SkySlash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkySlash)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/50 "2000-04-14T15:57:00Z")
I know the feeling agisofia… People call me Austin or Ashley all the time. I’ve even had the whole people correcting the spelling before. WTF is people’s problem?!? Ashton in now way even resembles Ashley or Austin!!! How could you mix the two up, spoken or written?!? Arggghhh!!! If I ever get a court summons I won’t go when they misspell my name, that way when the judge tries to chastise or fine me for not showing, I’ll just mention I didn’t no anyone naed Austin or Ashley…that and there is a fu\*king e at the end of Brooke, it’s very simple really!!! Very simple!!! **Ashton Brooke** -SS :eek: * * * Lazy bastards always make it easier for the lazier bastards to get special treatment for being useless…how else do you explain American law? ---
**Author:** ![Prose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Prose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prose)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/51 "2000-04-14T15:58:00Z")
Meredith: Irish, has to do with being the guardian of the sea, and strength, and great leader. I was named after Meredith Baxter(the actress) Rose: An elderly lady that my mother knew growing up. Pech: A southern city in Hungary(my father is Hungarian)(proper spelling for the city Pecs) Yes I like my name, very few Meredith’s any where. There was only 3 in the history of my elementry school, 1 older than me by 5 yrs and the other is a year younger(she’s a horrid creature). I don’t think I’ll change my name when I get married, it doesn’t really go with anything else. 🙂 * * * When he was ready, it was already far too late, to go back. There will never be another. He is lost to me, as surely as if he had died. Standing alone, I stare into the flames trying to remember what went wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/52 "2000-04-14T16:02:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Ukulele Ike: > That said, I find it to be an appellation sunk in relentless tedium. At the Chicago Doperfest last November, all the male attendees were Bills and Bobs and Chrises and Joes, and after calling each other by the wrong and totally interchangable names for a coupla hours I think we all went back to “Uke” and “UncleBeer” and “Omniscient” and “Jophiel.” Uh oh. Looks like we may have the same problem at the NYC doperfest. I sorta like my name, though. It’s fairly impossible to screw up. ## Bill You don’t have a thing to worry about. I’ll have the jury eating out of my hand. Meanwhile, try to escape. _Sig by Wally M7, master signature architect to the SDMB_ ---
**Author:** ![GuyShyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@GuyShyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyShyGirl)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/53 "2000-04-14T16:08:00Z")
I used to hate my name, Deborah Anne (I was almost named Katherine Marie). Now that I’m older, I think it’s a nice name. When I was younger I hated it. It was the most unpopular name. NOBODY can spell it right. People either spell it wrong (Debra Ann) and pronounce it right, or they spell it right and pronounce it wrong (Deb-or-ah Ann-E). I’m also called Debbie or Deb for short. I was really annoyed at that HIP commercial. I’m also grateful my mother took charge and didn’t let my father name me. He would’ve named me Maria, which rhymes with my last name. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/54 "2000-04-14T16:12:00Z")
When I was in elementary school, the other kids used to call me Ben-Gay. I leave it as an exercise for the reader to figure out why. * * * **TMR** _If you believed in yourself, and tore enough holes in your pants, there was always a mist-filled alley right around the corner._ ---
**Author:** ![SkySlash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@SkySlash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkySlash)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/55 "2000-04-14T16:17:00Z")
Oooh Oooh pick me, pick me!!! It’s because your name is gay?!? -SS 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/56 "2000-04-14T16:29:00Z")
I hate my name–Kristen. It’s just so dated. Every Kristen in the world was born between 1976 and 1982. We’re all going to be like the Agneses and Beatrices of the 2060s. * * * “I need the biggest seed bell you have. . . no, that’s too big.”–Hans Moleman ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/57 "2000-04-14T16:31:00Z")
I’m half convinced my parents gave me a joke name. My first and middle names are John Daniel. One of the nicknames for John is Jack. I’m Jack Daniel. Anyone thirsty? * * * I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/58 "2000-04-14T16:40:00Z")
I like my first and middle name - Jeffrey Thomas. I also like how they can be arranged - J. T., Jeffrey T., J. Thomas (OK, so I never used “J. Thomas” before, but if I become an attorney…). Though, a lot of my friends just call me “Jeffy.” Doctor Jackson, I like your name. It connotes an intelligent, respectable, Southern, family man, capable of good conversation. It fits you well. (Now, about that VP job at the bank…) Mullinator, now that I have a hint about who your name, I’m going to have to pull out my Ga Tech yearbook and see if I can find you in the basketball team pictures. I’ll look for something like “Chris Zyuhaknwkrd.” ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/59 "2000-04-14T16:55:00Z")
I was christened Nora, after Nora Helmer in _A Doll’s House_. (Mom was a drama professor.) Hated it as a kid, started to warm up to it just around the time when I was finally old enough to change it legally. (Don’t you hate it when that happens?) By now I’ve decided it’s a decent name. The only drawback is that people insist on hearing it as Norma, Laura, Moira, Dora, Nancy, Noah, or (no kidding) _Norm_. My middle name is Layne, which invariably gets converted to Lynn or Elaine. My last name just gets spelled wrong. And of course, everybody reads the screen name as “Fearful Porcupine.” Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![smilingjaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@smilingjaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilingjaws)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017/60 "2000-04-15T05:36:00Z")
GunShyGirl I am a Deborah Anne as well, but I do pronounce it Deh’-bo-rah. I don’t like it when people pronounce it Deh-bra Mostly I go by Debbie. I like my name. I gave my daughter my middle name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-name/16017.md?page=4)