# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Never\_to\_be\_Queen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Never\_to\_be\_Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_to_be_Queen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/61 "2003-12-17T02:03:53Z")
Stephanie ---
**Author:** ![peritrochoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peritrochoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peritrochoid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/62 "2003-12-17T02:07:51Z")
Pleased to kill … err … meet you, Julia. 😃 My name’s Dave. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/63 "2003-12-17T02:13:48Z")
Another Robert here. Everyone calls me Robby. **Not** Robbie! ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/64 "2003-12-17T02:37:36Z")
Meaghan Pronounced MEE-gan Mispronounced by everyone:) ---
**Author:** ![Sqwerticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Sqwerticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqwerticus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/65 "2003-12-17T02:52:58Z")
Siobhan and I have spent most of my life having to spell it for people and then explain why it’s spelled that way, or correcting the pronunciation and explaining why it’s pronounced that way…Just one of the joys of being born of Irish parents. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/66 "2003-12-17T03:09:12Z")
Janelle. But if any of you call me that, I’ll stab your eye out. Call me Irish. It’s my last name, and I prefer it. My hair is blue and purple. I have 8 piercings and 4 tattoos. I have 7 snakes, 2 cats, too many rats, and 5 fish. I’m starting up a snake-breeding business. I’m 20. I’m engaged to Cody, but also like the ladies. I read anthropology, sociology, and non-crappy fiction. I fight quarterstaff professionally at Ren Faires. I like dragons. There. Now you know me. Hehe. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/67 "2003-12-17T03:38:50Z")
James here. Not too many of us around anymore, that recent listing of first names notwithstanding. ---
**Author:** ![constantpeace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@constantpeace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantpeace)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/68 "2003-12-17T03:49:14Z")
Agatha - a great name now that I’m middle aged, but I hated it as a child. Hello and goodbye - back to lurking. ---
**Author:** ![cankerist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@cankerist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cankerist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/69 "2003-12-17T03:57:48Z")
Timmy. I’ve learned to live with it. yes, I AM a little boy (30 something). yes, I AM lame (figuratively speaking). ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/70 "2003-12-17T04:34:01Z")
Mary. Bleah. Such an old lady name. And I’m not contrary, so don’t you **dare** even start with that crap. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/71 "2003-12-17T04:43:25Z")
Hi. My name is Jay. I’m a 53 year old man, living in a small town on I-90 in North Idaho. Pleased to meet you. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/72 "2003-12-17T04:47:43Z")
Well, this takes all the mystery out of the boards!!! No, not really… I’m just being dramatic. I was named for the flower, call me Heather. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/73 "2003-12-17T04:53:23Z")
Juli. Not Julie, Julia or July. ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/74 "2003-12-17T04:57:40Z")
My name is Salvador. Yes like the country, no my first name is not El. I’m waiting for marvel to show up here, I know his first name ain’t captain, but what is it? Also, I figured out why we don’t use our given names, everyone is scared of being the butt of someone else’s jokes. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/75 "2003-12-17T04:58:39Z")
Torie (suprise!!!) Short for Victoria Zoe ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/76 "2003-12-17T05:19:06Z")
Lindsay. It’s a good name. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/77 "2003-12-17T05:45:47Z")
Misty Yeah, I know I am creative. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/78 "2003-12-17T05:57:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Theios \* > \*\*Another Dale checking in. My dad’s a Dale too. Why they wanted to name their daughter ‘Dale’ is beyond me. \*\* I have the same name as my dad did too - Lesley - (his was Leslie) but I get called by my second name… Ann. (hi Bren\_Cameron!:D) ---
**Author:** ![thumbupmybum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@thumbupmybum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbupmybum)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/79 "2003-12-17T06:06:48Z")
Kristopher, Kristopher Meen (of course, everyone calls me Kris, except my mom and dad and chicks who dig me). ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391/80 "2003-12-17T06:07:11Z")
Yadhira- my name also normally does not have an “h”. My mom thought she was being creative. I was named for some psychic horoscope woman. I have endured all types of hell from dr.s appts, first day of school, substitute teachers doing roll call, and job interviews. I have started to like my name enough to use it on official documents. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-first-name/219391.md?page=5)