# What's your name? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698 "2004-10-17T19:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/201 "2004-10-20T12:40:12Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Me too. And my last name is used by two different Dopers in their usernames. It’s kind of freaky whenever I see them post. The sad thing is, I immediately thought, “Could he be talking about me?” And then I kinda realized how unlikely that is… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/202 "2004-10-20T13:52:21Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > The sad thing is, I immediately thought, “Could he be talking about me?” Um, no. > [@](#): > > And then I kinda realized how unlikely that is… Yes, quite. ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/203 "2004-10-20T14:36:22Z")
First ‘Niamh’ chiming in. - pronounced ‘neev’. [Read all about it](http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-n-z.html) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/204 "2004-10-20T14:41:51Z")
> [@noname](#): > > Rajesh. > > Raju/ Raju Bhai (Raju Brother) to friends. > > I really like my name, cos it means ‘King of the kings’ 🆒 > Well that was before my colleagues got to know that. Now they insisting on calling me KOK instead of Rajesh. > > How bout someone who was ragged by his friends by that name in school?? No offense to you, but… > > I HATE THAT NAME!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Huh? I was talking about \*my \* name, Meena. Unless your friends ragged n you by a girl’s name??? ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/205 "2004-10-20T16:33:34Z")
Valerie I like my name and always have. I just dislike people who spell it Valarie and/or call me Val when I just introduced myself as Valerie. Only friends and family may call me Val. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/206 "2004-10-20T16:57:38Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > That’s one reason why my middle name _isn’t_ Ann, the other being that it was my mom’s middle name already. My mom’s middle name is Ann, too. 🙂 My middle name is Marie (“Jennifer Marie” is extremely common, at least among women my age), but my confirmation name is Anne – deliberately with an _e_ on the end, so that it’s not the same as Mom’s middle name. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/207 "2004-10-20T17:20:43Z")
I am fairly certain that I am the only **Joan** on the boards. ---
**Author:** ![noname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@noname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noname)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/208 "2004-10-20T21:16:09Z")
> [@Elenia28](#): > > Huh? I was talking about \*my \* name, Meena. Unless your friends ragged n you by a girl’s name??? Yes they did. Meena/Meenakshi/Meenu. Your name just brought back some memories. ---
**Author:** ![noname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@noname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noname)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/209 "2004-10-20T21:35:36Z")
So I guess that makes me the second Meena on this board 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/210 "2004-10-20T21:50:35Z")
The name’s Laine. Chat E. Laine. 🆒 Now that the obligatory Bond reference is out of the way, I’m Elizabeth. Eliza and Lillibet in the past, Liz to everyone else [I’m going to change to Liz legally at some point]. Not Beth and **never** Lizzie. ---
**Author:** ![NoPretentiousCodename](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NoPretentiousCodename](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoPretentiousCodename)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/211 "2004-10-21T03:25:41Z")
Well, I wasn’t going to participate, but (unless I am mistaken) I haven’t noticed any other **Daniel** here. I’m Dan usually, except when one friend answers the phone (having seen me on Caller ID) he says “D-D-D-DD-Daaaaan!” Don’t have too many hang-ups over my name, the exception being Danny. Meh. I always wanted to be named Mike, so in elementery school when we would write stories, I would always name the hero Mike. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/212 "2004-10-21T03:33:20Z")
> [@Peter Morris](#): > > I’ll give you three guesses. Morris? ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/213 "2004-10-21T03:34:49Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > Morris? Maurice? ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/214 "2004-10-21T05:00:53Z")
> [@NoPretentiousCodename](#): > > Well, I wasn’t going to participate, but (unless I am mistaken) I haven’t noticed any other **Daniel** here. **Left Hand of Dorkness** signs his posts “Daniel.” He apparently hasn’t posted in this thread yet, though. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/215 "2004-10-21T11:23:06Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > **Left Hand of Dorkness** signs his posts “Daniel.” He apparently hasn’t posted in this thread yet, though. There’s also **Dantheman** and another poster with “Dan” in their name, although I’m drawing a blank on that one right now. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/216 "2004-10-21T17:14:59Z")
Dominic ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/217 "2004-10-21T21:39:43Z")
Wendy ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/218 "2004-10-21T21:47:36Z")
> [@moonstarssun](#): > > I’m Charlotte, named after my great-grandmother. My grandpa called me Charlie, so I’ll go by either name. My mom is a Charlene (for her father, Charles), and has always gone by Charlie. She’s lately taken to spelling it Charlee. Did folks plague you with Charlie perfume, whether you liked it or not? Mom probably still has unused bottles tucked away from the 70’s! ---
**Author:** ![MsPrufrock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MsPrufrock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsPrufrock)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/219 "2004-10-21T22:26:39Z")
Only McKenzie! _dances around_ My mother claims she named me a deliberate unisex/boys name (more so in 1980 than now) so that on job applications and other forms that were not allowed to ask you gender that I would not be discriminated against. Who knows if that was the ultimate reason but it’s pretty cool! Go Mom! 🙂 And **Elenia28** - a good friend of mine in college was Meenakshi! I hadn’t ever encountered it before. I really like it! ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-name/269698/220 "2004-10-21T22:27:20Z")
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