# What is the origin of your SDMB name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810 "2020-09-04T14:08:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![cytop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@cytop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cytop)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/282 "2021-01-13T13:10:50Z")
Another one of those “That name has already been chosen” frustrations years ago. I just looked at the ceiling, and pecked out random letters (Was not a touch typist - still not a touch typist) and when I looked again I had typed ‘cytopiu’. A quick edit to delete the last 2 letters, and I’ve got something short, memorable and never had a problem when registering since… ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/283 "2021-01-13T13:12:00Z")
Not boasting, but I used to own a second home in Southern Italy, and SanVito was the first part of the name of the nearest town. The house was expensive to run and a pain to upkeep, and became a noose around my neck, so I sold it, but I still miss it. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/284 "2021-01-13T18:33:33Z")
Laziness. I had recently written my one-and-only-ever review for the Internet Movie Database, and for my user name I chose to play on “Pauline Kael”. I think I rendered it slightly differently there, with a couple of apostrophes to more closely match her name. ---
**Author:** ![Honoria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Honoria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honoria)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/285 "2021-01-13T22:43:32Z")
Honoria is a small twig on a distant branch of my family tree. It’s easy for me to remember and almost always available in instances where I need to come up with an online user name - perhaps due to the historical connection with Attila the Hun. > **[Justa Grata Honoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justa_Grata_Honoria)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Justa Grata Honoria, commonly referred to during her lifetime as Honoria, (born c. 418 – died c. 455) was the older sister of the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III. She is famous for her plea of love and help to Attila the Hun, which led to his proclamation of his claim to rule the Western Roman Empire. > Coins attest that she was granted the title of Augusta not long after the accession of her brother in 426. > Honoria was the only daughter of ... That might also explain why the name stayed a twig on a distant branch rather than making its way to successive branches as the tree grew over the decades even as other family names showed up repeatedly through the generations. 🤨😄 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/286 "2024-08-04T23:18:49Z")
How did I end up in this thread? Ah I see. [Link in this post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-screen-name/1005131/152) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/287 "2024-08-06T12:08:11Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [What is the origin of your SDMB screen name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-screen-name/1005131/170) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810/289 "2024-08-06T00:31:15Z")
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