# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/41 "2003-12-17T00:21:37Z")
Nazirah. My parents chose the unusual spelling. There’s not normally an “h” at the end. So, I’m doomed to a life of misspellings also (Nazira, Nazeera, etc) ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/42 "2003-12-17T00:27:45Z")
Sally. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/43 "2003-12-17T00:38:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BellaDellaItalia \* > \*\*I was on my very own “Predict the Death…” thread \*\* Shameless plug. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/44 "2003-12-17T00:45:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angua \* > \*\*Nazirah. My parents chose the unusual spelling. There’s not normally an “h” at the end. So, I’m doomed to a life of misspellings also (Nazira, Nazeera, etc) \*\* There’s a “usual spelling” of Nazira(h)? I’ve never encountered this name before. ---
**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/45 "2003-12-17T00:56:17Z")
> [@](#): > > ## quote: > > ## Originally posted by BellaDellaItalia I was on my very own “Predict the Death…” thread > > Shameless plug. “Shameless” happens to be my MIDDLE name… but that’s another thread entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/46 "2003-12-17T01:01:46Z")
If the NZ government want me, it’s Elisabeth. Otherwise, my friends call me Lisa. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/47 "2003-12-17T01:04:30Z")
I am the first Mitch to check in. I lack the gray at the temples so I am thinking of slowly migrating to my given Mitchell on a professional basis. I will respond to either though. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/48 "2003-12-17T01:08:08Z")
That would be… Francesca. But you can call me Miss Fran. ---
**Author:** ![Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/49 "2003-12-17T01:15:25Z")
What, no other Anns? Now there’s a bland name. ---
**Author:** ![Theios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@Theios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theios)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/50 "2003-12-17T01:21:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Larry Mudd \* > \*\*My first name is Dale, but nobody has ever called me that. > > It’s a shame, really, because I think it’s a lot less dorky than “Larry.” \*\* Another Dale checking in. My dad’s a Dale too. Why they wanted to name their daughter ‘Dale’ is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/51 "2003-12-17T01:24:01Z")
Niki. NIKI. NOT NIKKI. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/52 "2003-12-17T01:26:22Z")
Niki. One k. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/53 "2003-12-17T01:26:46Z")
Sorry, my keyboard doesn’t have the right characters to render my first name properly. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/54 "2003-12-17T01:29:45Z")
Christopher ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/55 "2003-12-17T01:31:58Z")
Scott ---
**Author:** ![Myxlpltt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myxlpltt/32/6543_2.png) [@Myxlpltt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myxlpltt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/56 "2003-12-17T01:38:54Z")
Alicia …pleased to acquaint all of you ---
**Author:** ![Frankenbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frankenbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenbear)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/57 "2003-12-17T01:41:01Z")
Elethia. My parents not only doomed me to misspellings but also mispronounciations. But I love my name. ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/58 "2003-12-17T01:42:11Z")
Wow! I’m the first Mike. Greetings, it’s a pleasure to meet you. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/59 "2003-12-17T01:52:40Z")
What CSN & Y and Bing have in common. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/60 "2003-12-17T01:59:29Z")
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