Do you like your first name?

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  • renehallen
    renehallen Posts: 49 Member
    My name is Rene (pronounced Renay) and I have always hated it and still do. It's even spelled wrong ... my parents didn't know that the French female version is supposed to be Renee. Anyway, I still hate it, and one of the reasons I hate it is that stupid Left Banke song from back in the 60's called Walk Away Renee and I can still remember back in high school mean kids singing it to me as if to say I should go away. Okay, that's a look at one of the skeletons in my closet :)
  • mdsjmom98
    mdsjmom98 Posts: 333 Member
    Nope, never liked my first name or middle name for that matter. While it isn't rocket science to pronounce my name, apparently it is to spell it. I have spent years having people ask me "Is that with two R's?" No, it's one R and an I. So it's Shari? No, E-R-I. Sherry? Sigh, I give up. So now when someone asks me, is that two R's? I say, yep close enough. It's just not worth the fight.
  • slackerwoman
    slackerwoman Posts: 261 Member
    I'm a Jennifer. One of 8 trillion born in the early '70s.

    Enough said.

    I'm a Melissa, also born in the early 70's. Besides Jennifer, the only name bigger back then was probably Michelle. And I get called Michelle all the time. LOL
  • StarIsMoving
    StarIsMoving Posts: 437
    Making this simple: Hate my first name. Hard as heck over the phone for people to understand it since it's not a common name, EVERYONE messes it up
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    yes
  • Seriousmom3
    Seriousmom3 Posts: 164
    My name is Marci...mar-cee. I like it. I don't know any other Marci's. Lot's of people mispronounce it, spell it wrong or if the see it somewhere and assume it is Marky! Really Marky?!
  • kit8806
    kit8806 Posts: 222 Member
    Mine is Ashley... love it and hate it.. I like the name, but I grew up with soo many people named Ashley. In 1 of my classes in middle school, there were 3 other girls named Ashley, 2 spelled differently, but it was always annoying to have so many people with the same name! But I do like it. :)

    I named my daughter Kylie, hoping for a not so popular name only to hear that every third person knows a Kylie.. oh well, it really suits her, and at 4, she loves her name! :)
  • allifantastical
    allifantastical Posts: 946 Member
    My name is Allison and I hated it when I was little because my uncles used to call me Big Al.

    Now I love it. It was my great grandma's name and Allison isn't that common of a name. People call me Alli for short.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
    Not really.
  • juicy011
    juicy011 Posts: 200 Member
    My name's Veda
    I like it, it's different... not too many people with my name

    I have an aunt named Veda

    haha, so much for originality :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • foleyshirley
    foleyshirley Posts: 1,043 Member
    Shirley.....I can't stand it!!!!
  • mhouston2011
    mhouston2011 Posts: 155
    I'm a Jennifer. One of 8 trillion born in the early '70s.

    Enough said.

    I'm a Melissa, also born in the early 70's. Besides Jennifer, the only name bigger back then was probably Michelle. And I get called Michelle all the time. LOL


    I'm a Melissa too and am called Michelle all of the time!! I've always wondered why people mistake the two for each other....I hated my name growing up because my brother started the nickname Mel
  • PhiliciousCurves
    PhiliciousCurves Posts: 395 Member
    My name is Phyllis and I actually love my name. Of course, like many of you, I wasn't so crazy about it when I was in elementary school, simply because boys would tease me by calling me "Felix the cat!" Stupid boys, Felix wasn't my name and it wasn't even pronounced that way!

    Nonetheless, I'm happier when my name is properly pronounce, especially when I'm good :bigsmile:
  • loserbaby84
    loserbaby84 Posts: 241 Member
    I don't actually go by my legal first name - haven't since I was a youngster. It was common and dull - so I switched it to my middle name. My parents and family still refer to me as my legal name but in a social setting they know it's my middle :)

    Cheers - awesome thread!

    That's right,,,,I think Petunia is a nice name... ;)

    Yep, and sunshine does you no justice <3
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    I'm alright with Sam.


    There are sooo many nicknames for it. When I was little, teachers would ask me if I liked green eggs & ham. That still happens sometimes. "Sam-I-Am". Then my classmates would call me "Spam". All of this food related stuff... No wonder I have problems with food. ;D
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    if you love and appreciate your name as an adult, then your parent(s) did a good job.

    you're not just naming a baby, you're naming a future adult.
  • NettyIOM
    NettyIOM Posts: 44 Member
    I'm Janette. Have never liked it. Most people call me Netty (which I do like). I only get called Janette by my work colleagues. If my family or friends use it, I know i'm in trouble ;)
  • misslindseylou
    misslindseylou Posts: 141 Member
    I don't really like my first name, mainly because growing up it was so common! I graduated with 4 other Lindsay/Lindsey/Lyndseys and nobody could ever get mine right! I even have family that can't remember that it's simply Lindsey and I'm 23.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    Alyssa.

    I've always hated it. A lot.
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    Mine is alright :)

    After reading a lot of these....i sure hope my kids like what i chose for them.

    However, once I tell them what their FATHER wanted to name them, i'm sure they will feel like I'm their saving grace, and thank the lucky stars that I had the ending say.
  • dodihere
    dodihere Posts: 490
    Franci.

    Not Francine, not Francis. Franci. I like it now, but not as a kid when people would say Francis. It sounded too old. Now that I have grown into it, I like it.
  • _CowgirlUp_
    _CowgirlUp_ Posts: 585 Member
    I'm a Phyllis and hated it as a kid but I'm comfortable with it now, in fact I love it because there's not too many Phyllis' out there. :drinker: I too was dubbed "Felix the Cat" or Phyllis Diller, but more commonly and affectionately referred to as "Philly" which I love. It would be sad to hate your name...but if I did, I'd simply just go by something I like better.
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    I like my first name, but it does confuse a lot of people. . Car81307 get's a bit hard for people to say too, so I just shorten it. Feel free to call me Car8130. .
  • candctaber
    candctaber Posts: 274
    I've never had a problem with my name other than the many ways to spell it. However, my daughters HATE their names! Breaks my heart!!! Oh well, maybe one day they will like it!
  • stephalvarez5
    stephalvarez5 Posts: 154 Member
    my first name is Stephanie. Just like every other damn girl that was born in the 80's. I don't like my name because it's far too common and i'm not the "common type". In school i was always called Stephanie A. (A's my last Name Initial) because there would be 3 Stephanie's in the class. At lot of people call me Rocky instead, cuz 1. it differentiates me from the rest of the world of Stephanie's 2. Rocky Balboa's my hero 3. I'm a boxer.

    If i could change my name it would definitely be Samantha, Sam for short. I've always liked that name and think it would suite me very well. Especially the "sam" part.

    .s.
  • sug_plum
    sug_plum Posts: 34
    I'm Aldora. Yep, hated it as a kid. Wanted to be a Susan. But now that I'm older, it fits me perfect. (and it means "winged gift")
  • Muscles_Curves
    Muscles_Curves Posts: 385 Member
    NOPE!!! It is ghettofabulous!!! I have wanted to change it for YEARS, but I dont know the process to change it.
  • loliblullama
    loliblullama Posts: 140 Member
    Yeah, I love my name ^_^ It's a good name that also gets misspelt and mispronounced but it has a meaning and I love that :)
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Stephen is a good name. So I like it.
  • smily_001
    smily_001 Posts: 131 Member
    It depends. I like it because I don't know anyone that has it and never have to worry about if someone is yelling at me or someone with my name. But I don't like it because everyone either thinks I am Hispanic or African American, or always pronounces it wrong. My name is Jacquita, I'm a white girl from Oklahoma, I was called Chiquita banana all through school, and now I am often called Jackylinn. So I now mostly tell people to call me Jackie..

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