My name is Tim. I don’t like it because it’s really, really bland. I would prefer Max. Or Ethan.
I have a first name that’s not very common, but 98% of the time is a girls name. I have never once used the name for anything but an official document. It’s a real pain in the ass sometimes, especially in the internet days, as most forms are first name middle initial. :rolleyes:
At work, my official name is middle name last name. It’s been okay with the IRS but still a pain.
My middle name is quite common as well. But it’s alright.
If I had a boy, I’d think about naming him Porter. Not sure if I’d want that name for myself. No worries, I’ve got 3 girls and no more kids on the horizon.
I like my name, because it’s the kind that doesn’t go out of style. When I was small, they called me Sally as a nick name, and that I did NOT like. I don’t think it suits me. They dropped it when I was maybe about 5.
I’m also kind of glad my parents spelled Sarah with the H…I think it looks more finished that way.
I ended up with the same name and never liked it because I didn’t think I was an ‘y’ or ‘ie’ sort of person and still don’t. When I was 11 I asked my mom if I could change my name. When asked me what I wanted instead, I said, “Mustang.” I was ragged mercilessly for years after that and my mom still wonders why we aren’t close. :rolleyes:
But look at it this way Alice, you didn’t get the middle name ‘Sunnybrook’.
I always felt that way about my first name (Julie), and I was such a quiet, bookwormish kid. However, now that I’ve become a staid little old lady, I’m very comfortable with Julia. I still go by Julie with family and friends, however.
I’ve always loved my name. I think it’s pretty, and it suits me very well. My parents did good.
My first name (Susan) is nice but a little too 50s for my taste. My father wanted to name me Deirdre (which I love), but my mother vetoed that since she didn’t want people calling me DeeDee.
That would be an interesting experiment.
Some times it strikes me that people will have last names that in some loose sense seems to connect with what they become known for. For example, I knew this guy named Snyder, and he in fact would often, VERY often, make snide remarks to people. There are lots of well-known people where this sort of thing applies, too, though at the moment I can’t think of any. :smack:
“Ron, my name is DOROTHY. It’s not Tootsie, or Toots, or sweetie, or honey, or doll.”
“Oh Christ.”
“No, just Dorothy. Now Alan is always Alan, and Tom is always Tom, and John is always John, well I have a name too, it’s Dorothy, capital D-o-r-o-t-h-y. DOROTHY!” :mad:
Nah… I like my first name.
The nicknames for my first name are something I can do without.
I love my first name, it is very unusual and results in no nicknames ever. No, Lanzy isn’t it, that’s my other name.
I hate my first name (Amy). If I had my choice, I would either be Molly or Miranda.
I would prefer a different first name.
I was named for both of my Grandmothers, but I have always gone by my middle name. My first name definitely sounds Grandmotherish (it’s also biblical), while my middle name is not uncommon but not very common either (though it seems to be enjoying a resurgence lately, it’s gone up in the name stats since I was born).
I would rather have rearranged my name, but it doesn’t flow. Even better would’ve been if I was given my middle name as my first and my Grandma’s first name as my middle (instead of her middle, which she goes by, as my first). That flows better, and I’m still named after both Grandmothers while keeping my prefered name first.
I could change it, but I probably won’t. I’m content with it now.
I abhor my first name. So much so that I will not utter it – even when I have to give it to the doctor’s office. I will only spell it. Only my father was still allowed to speak the name allowed – he gave it to me. It was his choice, he loved the name, but didn’t have to be female and live with it. There is a (very well known) song with the name in it that becomes quite a vulgar joke when sung to someone with the name. Every. Single. Boy I ever knew sang that song to me when they discovered the name. I always swore I would just have the name legally dropped as soon as I could, but have kept it out of respect for my dad.
I am not going to get started on the godawful nickname my sister came up with for my first name! I started going by my middle name in 4th grade. Joanna suits me (it means “god’s gracious gift” – of course it suits me!) It is much more normal.
As far as the name Troy is concerned – I like the name, even if it is my drug-addict brother’s name 
It is a very uncommon name and has a nice, classical feel to it.
About 4 years ago or so I changed my first and last name, and dropped my middle name. My first name that was given to me drove me crazy, I hated how people said it, and it reminded me of the person who gave it to me.
So I broke down, went to the courthouse, and changed it. I turned my middlname of alexander (which I dont like, too long and I dont feel like an alexander) to alex (which I do like, go figure), and then added my dads last name. So I have just a first and last name.
Course, then people like to call me axle (and other variations) at my last job, oh well…
I am very happy I made the change, it was like a weight lifting off of me. Now that I have moved, there are maybe two people I know here that knew what my old name was(and they knew me prior to my moving), and I dont share with anyone else new I meet(its not my name anymore, I didnt change it for legal reasons, so no one has a need to know, and no, I dont feel like I am being dishonest). Luckily for me Oregon doesnt list your AKA names on your license.
Fry
I love my first name. It’s my middle name I would change, to the name my mom wanted to use as my first name.
-gigi, aka Gwendolen
I go by Elizabeth, which I don’t like, but I don’t hate either. But sometimes I wish people would call me Betty or Betsy (not sure which) because they seem like fun names for a fun girl and that would be cool. Elizabeth seems so cold, but maybe it does suit me better. A couple people have called me Beth, which I like, but it seems like the name of a quiet sweet girl, which I’m not. And Liz is waaay too abrasive; I hate it. Elizabeth has a ton of nicknames, but I really just go by Elizabeth.
I’ve always wished my name was Jane or Jill. Sigh. Oh well.
My name is okay, I guess. For some reason it strikes me as the name of a not very classy woman. It’s also the title of a very famous song so people sing it to me pretty often (but I like that!).
My biological mother named me Andrea, which I think is beautiful and I would prefer that, but when my parents adopted me, they obviously wanted / needed to give me a name of their own. One Jewish tradition is to select a name with the same first letter of a deceased loved one’s name. I came very close to being named Solange, but at the last minute my mom decided that no one would be able to pronounce it. So now I have the same name as the woman with the sheep puppet.
I have some idea how you feel, WOOKINPANUB. My wife has the same name as you, and she hated it, not only because people sang it to her everywhere she went. I am forbidden from playing that song at home. She started going by her middle name at around 10. When we married, she got rid of the hated first name altogether, and now goes by Middle Name - Family Last Name - My Last Name. Everybody seems to have got on board with it, except the utilities company, who refuse to change it, and have consistently refused for the last nine years, despite the three times we’ve taken in documentation to prove it, the boneheads. Incidentally, her chosen first name is also a very-well-known song title, but it’s not often sung to her. I’ve never done it!
I like it. It’s relatively uncommon, so I don’t know a bajillion people with it, but common enough that no one gives it a second thought, has problems spelling it, etc.