# Seriously. What's Your First Name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 23, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994 "2014-02-23T02:46:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/1 "2014-02-23T02:46:15Z")
I’m Grant. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/2 "2014-02-23T02:50:31Z")
Stephen ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/3 "2014-02-23T03:28:27Z")
Bo ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/4 "2014-02-23T03:31:50Z")
Eth. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/5 "2014-02-23T03:37:48Z")
Doug Contrary to most people, I actually love my first name. It’s not too popular, yet it’s timeless and classic. I don’t even mind being called Dougie by some. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/6 "2014-02-23T03:39:05Z")
Nice try NSA… Oh well, they know already, I’m Ed. Short for… wait, someone is at the door… . 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/7 "2014-02-23T03:40:50Z")
Marty ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/8 "2014-02-23T03:55:52Z")
Mark ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/9 "2014-02-23T04:26:23Z")
Ned ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/10 "2014-02-23T04:27:32Z")
Raymond, but it’s pronounced “Throatwarbler.” ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/11 "2014-02-23T04:28:58Z")
Holy crap, what do I do? Holy crap, what do I do? (_You idiot, it’s already there!_) Jim ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/12 "2014-02-23T04:45:19Z")
George ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/13 "2014-02-23T04:48:55Z")
Nunny. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/14 "2014-02-23T05:26:06Z")
Guess. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/15 "2014-02-23T05:27:16Z")
If I told you, you’d know. And you wouldn’t want _that_ to happen! (What, me threadshitting? 🆒 ) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/16 "2014-02-23T05:27:33Z")
JJ ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/17 "2014-02-23T05:30:13Z")
Joel ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/18 "2014-02-23T05:35:23Z")
Joey. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/19 "2014-02-23T05:42:33Z")
Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/20 "2014-02-23T05:45:35Z")
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