I knew a girl in high school named Nelly Rising–first time I had heard that last name.
Adding to someone’s earlier comment about names that people
ask the spelling of, but shouldn’t have to:
Neal LaVaughn Smith II
… yes, people ask how to spell “Smith”. Some of them seem to be serious, too! (And yes, Smith is my real name, and I’m tired of that joke.)
Ringo Did she or y’all grow up in Southern California? That would be incredible if my mom babysat for your sister…
Mary Kathryn Cookie Monster?
Finally! Somebody asked.
No, not Cookie Monster.
It was Bert.
In H.S. I had a friend named Ernie. Joyous fun was had by all. :rolleyes:
Tiffany Nicole Taylor-Zell
Its used to be Tiffany-Nicole, but when I got married I switched the hyphens around 
The first name comes from the fact that my mom and both of her brothers have “K” names. Mom and dad went through all of the Ks in the baby name book and didn’t really like them, but one afternoon at a stoplight, dad said “Katrina’s a pretty name. We didn’t think of that yet.” And that was that. I was not named after either Katerina Witt (note that my name doesn’t have an “e” in it, assclowns. :rolleyes:) or a 1980-vintage soap opera villainess named Katrina. You are not to call me “Katie,” “Kat” or “Trina” under pain of death.
My middle name is Marie because dad had a crush on Marie Osmond while mom was pregnant with me. No, really. That’s how it happened.
For a month, the doctors suspected mom was carrying triplets. If that had been the case, the other two of me would have been called Kyla Rose Ohlemacher and Kendra Mercedes Ohlemacher.
::sigh:: The best laid smiley plans…
Here is our family crest:
andre simon tertsch
Kiah. KAI-ah, KYE-ah, however you wanna show the pronunciation… please don’t tell me my name is “interesting”. I’m so sick of hearing that. Distinctive, unusual, weird, lovely, nice, all those I can deal with. “Interesting” I’ve heard so many times it’s lost all meaning.
Anybody who calls me KEE-ah is begging for swift retribution, as Jessie Rae (sorry, Jessamalicious Jessica! Rae ;)) can confirm.
That’s right, folks, no middle name. And my (vaguely Scandanavian-sounding) surname is omitted 'cause Google actually returns something for me, much to my surprise.
With a screen name like this, it oughta be something more along the lines of Tassadar… 
I have a cat named Kaia, pronounced the same way 
I wonder how Opal’s Cat would suit me as a screen name.
Wendy Jane Aitken nee’ Duffy, boring I know.
Did you know Kiah was Zulu for house? Isn’t that interesting?
::D&R::
sigh that should have been D&R
Jennie Elizabeth.
Everybody spells my first name wrong and most everyone assumes my name is short for Jennifer.
Well, it’s not, dammit! I was named after my great grandmother who was born in 1888 and apparently Jennie was a very common name back then.
Ashley Davis Sons
First name: My mom liked it, and I guess it’s okay, I just wish it was more original.
Middle name: My mom’s maiden name.
Last name: My dad’s last name and it’s pronounced as in “My mother has no sons.” You’d be amazed at how many people pronounce it with a long “o”. Maybe the name just looks too simple, so people think it has to be something else. I suppose it’s understandable, although a few people can never get it right no matter how many corrections I make. My family has been in the US so long (specifically Kentucky) that I’m not quite sure where that name comes from. I’ve seen where it was Irish or English, but even my dad’s family doesn’t seem to know.
I usually end up getting called “Ash” which is fine with me. I personally think my name looks fine in writing, but when said it just sounds awkward.
hannahw, ooh, close, but not quite; we lived in Berkeley, California.