# So, what's your first name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391 "2003-12-16T20:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/181 "2003-12-20T07:41:04Z")
Mike. Hi! ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/182 "2003-12-20T10:51:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Honey \* > \*\*My first name is Jill. Not abbreviated from Jillian, just plain Jill. \*\* Same here! Also not short for anything. I absolutely hate when people think it is. ---
**Author:** ![lynxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lynxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynxie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/183 "2003-12-20T11:34:23Z")
debi… debra if you’re annoyed with me… debra lynne if you’re sending me to my room. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/184 "2003-12-20T15:19:45Z")
Sue, but Susan if I’m in trouble for something. ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/185 "2003-12-20T16:13:18Z")
Lil. I’ll answer to Lillian or Lilly, but I’ve gone by Lil since I was a little kid. My little niece is Lillian now, so we’ll have to see which one she decides to claim. In other news, NEVER spell my version of Lilly with one L in the middle. I like Lillie(like Langtry) or Lilly(Like Pulitizer), but not Lily(like the flower). Thank you. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![Kepi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kepi/32/7251_2.png) [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/186 "2003-12-20T16:34:37Z")
**Jeff.** **Jeffrey** , actually. But only my mother is allowed to call me that. She is, afterall, the one who chose it. I sometimes regret that I didn’t go by **Jeffy** when I was a child. I don’t think it would work for a 39-year-old man. ---
**Author:** ![Infectious\_Lass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Infectious\_Lass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infectious_Lass)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/187 "2003-12-20T22:35:07Z")
Jacqueline, Jackie for short. Actually I am Jacqueline Anne Victoria Stella. My mum chose the Jacqueline, my three brothers got to choose a middle name each. Dad didn’t have any say at all! I think my brother Robert chose Anne 'cause he couldn’t think of anything else! Mum chose Jacqueline because she liked it. No deeper reason than that. Dad wanted Maria. But I don’t like that name at all so it’s just as well he had no say! My bf thinks the name ‘stella’ is weird. He thinks it sounds like a beer! (stella artois). I like it, myself. Also, Antares means ‘rival of mars’ (the last bit, Ares being the Greek name for Mars of course!) this is because the Star Antares has a strong red colour and can be confused with Mars in the night sky. -Jackie, who has read books about astronomy and remembers stuff (sometimes!) (I think Antares is a really super cool name btw!) ---
**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/188 "2003-12-20T23:02:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ivylass \* > \*\*Wendy. > > I’ve always hated that name. So boring and mundane. \*\* Wendy is not a boring name. [http://straightdope.com/mailbag/mpeterpanwendy.html](http://straightdope.com/mailbag/mpeterpanwendy.html) My name’s Brian. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/189 "2003-12-20T23:13:30Z")
Kathryn. “Kit” to family, close friends, and a handful of online communities. ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/190 "2003-12-20T23:40:57Z")
horse loving cellarer Sounds a bit like a pervert lurking in the dark. ---
**Author:** ![Paradoxical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Paradoxical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paradoxical)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/191 "2003-12-21T00:12:29Z")
Duncan ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/192 "2003-12-21T00:43:54Z")
sorry, wrong name-related thread. Phillip. ---
**Author:** ![Finnie\_the\_Pooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@Finnie\_the\_Pooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finnie_the_Pooh)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/193 "2003-12-21T01:42:44Z")
Greetings! My name is Lauri. I am a male of Finnish descent. My wife is Robin. I love the confusion created when people try to decide which name to use when we are introduced as Robin and Lauri. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/194 "2003-12-21T01:48:03Z")
I’m Tom. _I think._ ---
**Author:** ![chicksdigscars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@chicksdigscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicksdigscars)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/195 "2003-12-21T02:56:56Z")
Gosh, no other women named Melissa here? Well, I guess it isn’t a popular name. I hate to be called Missy, Missi or Mis, although my family has used all three. As a kid, I got called some pretty mean names that rhyme with “Missy” so I really hate that name. I like Melissa now, but didn’t like it as a kid. I guess it seemed too “grown up.” Now, “Missy” sounds too juvenile. ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/196 "2003-12-21T03:45:30Z")
I’m Bailie. Not Bailey. Never Bailey. Nice to meet y’all. ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/197 "2003-12-21T15:26:45Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Alias_ > > My name is Esther. > > I love my name, but I’m aware that I share it with many women who are MUCH older than I. (I’m 24) Here’s a tip: if you meet me, don’t tell me that I have your mother’s name, or worse, your grandmother’s name. I feel your pain; I really do. My name is Evelyn. But I’m not 80, I’m 32. I hated my first name for a long time because of that. BTW, Esther is a lovely name. Oh, and **Flowerchild** , you’re thinking about your name all wrong. It’s not a little kid’s name at all. Think [Lauren Bacall](http://themave.com/Bacall/LBgal11.htm). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/198 "2003-12-21T15:30:13Z")
Esther is my absolute FAVORITE Bible story. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/199 "2003-12-21T20:51:35Z")
My name is Brynda, but you already knew that, didn’t you? It is pronounced Brenda, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/200 "2003-12-21T21:20:48Z")
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