# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/181 "2014-03-05T13:16:07Z")
> [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](#): > > Another Doug for the list. A list would be nice. Maybe we could sticky this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/182 "2014-03-07T00:14:54Z")
Kaileen. Pronounced like Eileen with a K at the start. Too many people pronounce it Kay-leen which drives me bonkers. ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/183 "2014-03-07T01:17:32Z")
Paul ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/184 "2014-03-07T02:32:02Z")
> [@Ann\_Onimous](#): > > Kaileen. Pronounced like Eileen with a K at the start. Too many people pronounce it Kay-leen which drives me bonkers. Given your user name, I find it a little ironic that you posted your real name. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/185 "2014-03-07T03:34:13Z")
Rumpelstiltskin ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/186 "2014-03-07T04:15:35Z")
Whereas I certainly understand the wisdom of keeping oneā€™s internet self as anonymous as is reasonable, I have posted links to my work which has my full name, face and voice plastered all over it, so writing it here wonā€™t hurt. Kurt As I used to introduce myself: ā€œKurt, as in short, and to the point.ā€ For that my coworker Ratso, who met me for the first time on South Mountain as we watched police swoop in to capture the [DC Snipers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_snipers), to this day refers to me as Curt Kurt. Yet looking above I see no trace of it. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/187 "2014-03-07T05:23:40Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Rumpelstiltskin So itā€™s really [Robert](http://onceuponatime.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Carlyle)? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/188 "2014-03-09T02:30:44Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Kevin. God damn you. I waded through 4 pages of this thread, getting more and more excited that I was going to be the first Kevin to post here. And you had to fuck it up. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/189 "2014-03-09T03:05:54Z")
Robin I feel so liberatedā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/190 "2014-03-09T03:17:31Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > God damn you. I waded through 4 pages of this thread, getting more and more excited that I was going to be the first Kevin to post here. And you had to fuck it up. So far I seem to be unique. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/191 "2014-03-09T03:22:34Z")
4 pages an no ā€œI am Spartacusā€ joke? Iā€™m ashamed for the state of the internet. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/192 "2014-03-09T13:45:07Z")
Sarah. Yes, _with_ an H, thankyouverymuch! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/193 "2014-03-09T13:48:13Z")
And apparently Iā€™m the only one so far. Much like Jennifer, thereā€™s almost always another Sarah. I spent much of my youth being known as Sarah W, to distinguish me (verbally, anyway) from Sara Y, Sarah H, and Sara C. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/194 "2014-03-10T00:29:04Z")
I ainā€™t telling what the C stands for. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/195 "2014-03-10T00:43:29Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > I ainā€™t telling what the C stands for. Cynthia. Itā€™s OK, we already know. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/196 "2014-03-10T00:50:14Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Stephen You are well-named, sir. I drop the ā€œphā€ in favor if a ā€œvā€, but stillā€¦ I loved the Facebook meme going around a bit ago about ā€œDo you spell your name with a V or a ph?ā€ ā€œPhā€ Phteven [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994.md?page=9)