# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/141 "2014-02-26T03:41:02Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Don’t worry, if I ever move to Denmark, I know what to call myself. > > And the number of that account is …? [I don’t know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BkdARYNAE). ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/142 "2014-02-26T04:13:42Z")
Amy. It was one of the most popular girls’ names the year I was born, despite my parents’ claim that they wanted to be creative with my name. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/143 "2014-02-26T04:35:05Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > I am disappointed it is not actually Sam. ☹ So am I. I work with a woman from Thailand whose western name is Sam (I can’t pronounce her Thai name) and I call her Siam Sam all the time. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/144 "2014-02-26T04:45:19Z")
Rob(yn) ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/145 "2014-02-26T04:55:25Z")
Translating my user name from Polish to English makes it Miss Dawn. Anyway, the question? Oh yeah! It’s Ralph. Yeah, that’s it. Ralph. ahem. ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/146 "2014-02-26T13:52:53Z")
My first name is Gus. My last name is not Gusterson. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/147 "2014-02-26T15:21:41Z")
ok. My name is Frank. Named for two war heroes (one on each side, one buried in Arlington). ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/148 "2014-02-26T16:47:36Z")
I’ll give you three guesses, and the first two don’t count. ---
**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 26, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/149 "2014-02-26T17:08:44Z")
> [@Learjeff](#): > > I’ll give you three guesses, and the first two don’t count. You were named after a king? Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/150 "2014-02-26T17:20:48Z")
Chris ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/151 "2014-02-26T20:38:01Z")
George ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/152 "2014-02-26T22:21:23Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > I’m Grant. I’m Grant as well ! ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/153 "2014-02-26T22:28:01Z")
What’s the guy’s name on first base? No, Whats on second. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/154 "2014-02-27T02:38:20Z")
Mommy. At least that’s what it feels like half the time. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/155 "2014-02-27T06:20:33Z")
Another Doug for the list. ---
**Author:** ![Hollow\_mask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hollow\_mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hollow_mask)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/156 "2014-02-27T06:44:19Z")
I had noticed a dis-inclination to do this, so this is a nice surprise. Nicholas ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/157 "2014-02-27T13:26:31Z")
Renee , with the accent on the middle e. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/158 "2014-02-27T13:42:57Z")
Huh. I actually find it kind of weird that I’m the first Jessica in the thread–it’s one of the two most popular names for women my age (the other being Jennifer, which I will also answer to because it’s easier than explaining _again_ that my name is not Jennifer). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/159 "2014-02-27T20:39:33Z")
William ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994/160 "2014-02-27T23:14:11Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > What a coincidence! It is astonishing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-whats-your-first-name/681994.md?page=9)