What is YOUR name?

Sunshine is mine · April 2011

Tell me about your name? Do you Love it? hate it? Do you think it's just ok? Do you not particularly like it, but can see why your parents gave you that name? any unwanted NN's?

My name is Anna Catherine, although when I was a little girl I actually wanted to be named Brittany or Ashley because I thought it would be fun to have the same name as my friends

Now I am soooo happy that my parents gave me a classic, timeless name!

Tigger9662 · April 2011

Rebecca Ann NN Becky or Beck

I am happy with it. I hated Rebecca growing up, but now I like it. At work I am Rebecca and casually I am Becky (mostly Beck though)......

And no one ever calls me Rebecca Ann (except my mom when she is outraged by something I did or said)

PeridotEyes · April 2011

My name is very "she was born in the late 70's - early 80's" sort of name.

I don't have a "filler" mn - which I'm happy about, and my nn is common for my first name but spelled a bit different which is also nice. The nn spelling hardly matters (I don't use it except with family) and its one way to stand out with such a common formal name. The other two on my mom's list were Raven & Season - I ended up with a fn so common there were 5 of us in a class of 80 students.

Thanks dad! Big Smile

lcn1074 · April 2011

Lisa. I was born in 1974, so it was very popular then. I think my name is ok. Could be better, but could definitely be worse. I like the sound of it, just not the popularity in my age group. People sometimes call me "Lee". I don't mind that nickname.

monona9 · April 2011

Monica Isabel

I like it. Isabel is after my mom's sister who passed away when they were in their 20's. NN is mostly Moni.

joanithegreat · April 2011

Joani Lynn

I hated Joani growing up because people would mispronounce it or miss-spell it.

By high school I liked it again, but I always figured that when I got older I would go as Joan, because Joan is more grown up. I still go as Joani, I don't think I will ever go as Joan. I am not a Joan, I am a Joani I like my name, it is unique with out being you-neek, at least that is my opinion.

Woodstock2 · April 2011

My name is Randi, which makes my thread below hilarious.

I really didn't like it when I was younger. I got called Rambo a lot. i wished that my parents had at least named me Miranda so I could fall back on that.

I don't mind it now that I'm older except everyone either spells it Randy or thinks I'm saying Brandi.

Daisharain · April 2011

Jill Marie, which I have met so many women with Marie as their middle name. I find my name boring and it rhymes with way to many things!!! Something I keep in mind when I pick names out for my kids :-)

jgengo0 · April 2011

Jocelyn Kate

I love my name. I didn't meet another Jocelyn until college. However, now it is getting popular.

krissyh21 · April 2011

Kristine Lee - I was originally going to be Michelle, but there were 3 other babies in the nursery named Michelle, so she changed it last minute. Umm, there were about 35 other Kristine/Christine/Christina's and Kristen's in my high school graduating class of 200 students and only 1 Michelle LOL

Lee is a family name, passed down from 3 generations of women. I like that part of it.

Clerk9 · April 2011

Jamie Leigh.

Maybe this explains why I have an attraction to more unisex/masculine names for girls. I used to think it was sooooo boring as a kid, but now I like it a lot more & actually think it's kind of spunky for a girl. It also seems to be on the upswing of popularity again (especially for boys!).

I also always thought I was named after a grandfather (James). But just in the past few weeks, my mother told me it was a last-second decision AFTER I was born & that she thought of it because an acquaintance had just named her daughter the same thing! My parents had decided to name me Skye, which no one liked but them, & the point was nailed down when they told the original name to the doctors & nurses after I was born (apparently they got the side-eye, big time). So Jamie Leigh it became!

COMomma81 · April 2011

Allison. I have always really really liked my name a lot. It's sort of a "contemporary" classic. It was ranked in the top 50 something when I was born ('81) and has continued to be in the top 50 since. Yet, I never had more than just me in my class and no more than one or two others in school growing up.

ames71 · April 2011

Amy Grace. When I was younger I didn't like how "ordinary" my first name seemed so I jazzed it up with a ridiculous spelling (Ammi) in 8th grade. I thankfully came to my senses the following summer.

I was named both after the song "Amazing Grace" and for my grandmother, Grace. As popular as Grace is now, it wasn't at all when I was growing up. I love having part of this woman's name as mine. She seriously was the coolest.

ara_cale · April 2011

My name is Sarah Elise.

I dislike that my first name is kind of bland, there were quite a few Sarah's born in the 80s.

However, overall I like my name. I like the way it flows and I like that it's classic and can't necessarily be attached to a specific time period.

I was always sad that I didn't have any nicknames that came from my name directly though and I did go by my mn in middle school because I thought it was prettier and more unique.

JaysonandKristin · April 2011

Kristin Marie. Was I born in the early 80s or WHAT!?!

I've never really thought about my name. I am rarely called by it. My DH calls me Boo or Babe. My parents call me Kris. My friends call me a derivative of my maiden name.

I love my MN. It was the inspiration behind our girl name this pregnancy -- Anne Marie.

RedCardinal · April 2011

Jacklyn Rochelle.

I loved it because I was the only one in HS with the name. I've met some Jaclyn's but it just looks like it's missing a letter to me. Also I am named after my dad Jackie Ray (Jr.) so I liked that meaning. Other names my mom liked for me:: Tiffany and Jeri for girl names! So glad she didn't pick those.

My brother's names are Joshua Daniel(nn Josh) and Jeffrey Ray (nn Jeff)=) I think my parents did good.

HannahO28 · April 2011

My name is Hannah Marie. When I was born, Hannah wasn't crazy popular yet. I only knew one or two my age growing up. My MN was after a dear friend of my parents, so I don't see it as a "filler".

I like my name. If it weren't mine, I think it is one that would be on my own baby name list.

baloneydisc · April 2011

My name is Elaine Leigh.

I like my name, I was named after my mom & my dad's favorite cousin. I've only ever met a couple of people with my name. I've never wanted to change it to something "more popular". I've never gone by any nicknames, although sometimes people call me Ellen or Eileen by mistake.

schnappycat · April 2011

My name is Laura, which I love. It's classic, but you don't hear it too often. Plus, I was named after my super cool grandmother.

However, I don't like my mn, Michelle very much. My dad, Michael, insisted on it so I would be named after him. It screams 70s to me. But it's not like I use it often.

anotheramy · April 2011

I'm Amy Elizabeth. I feel kind of meh about Amy, but love Elizabeth.

We're moving to the North soon and I'm thinking about telling people my name is Elizabeth. Would that be weird? Amy just feels like a kiddie name.

theballandchain · April 2011

Nina Marie

I like it together but usually I'm just Nina. Growing up I got called a lot of things: Neener, Neener Weener, Nina Beana etc. Then there was always the Chtistopher Colombus assosiation. So I didn't really like it when I was younger. I wanted a more common name.

Now it's not so bad but it wouldn't have been one I would have picked.

jencastorri · April 2011

Jennifer Allison....can you tell I was born in 1985? Haha. My sister is named April and I always felt like I would have been a better April since Im the flower child and shes the "square" of the family. I hated being Jennifer H (first letter of maiden name) growing up. I remember how excited I was in highschool when an older Jennifer graduated so I could then use Jen on my soccer jersey instead of Jenn. Sad thing is, In 2005 when my first daughter was born, I wasnt into using the computer. I picked the Emma! I had no clue it was so popular since I didnt use the internet back then. Funny thing is...we have lived in several different states and towns since she has been born and she has yet to be in the same class with another Emma. Thank God. I hated myself for naming her that for a long time. We only call her Em, so its not the end of the world.

SpruceGrouse · April 2011

My name is Sheena Marie. My parents gave me this name because it is Scottish. It is the english pronounciation of Jane in Gaelic. They thought that spelling my name the Gaelic way as S?ne would be hard for some to read and pronounce correctly. They went with Sheena because that is the spelling that looks the way it is pronounced.

I like my name but I do prefer the spelling S?ne but I am glad I don't always have to correct people.

So I like my first name Sheena but Marie is ok, I don't dislike it. It is so common as a mn but not a bad name. They just randomly chose it because it sounded good with Sheena, no real meaning behind it.

LemonBlush · April 2011

Laura Johanna. I like my first name, it's classic. My mn is after my grandmother and I love that. I hated it growing up bc I didn't have the same mn as anyone else haha!

erincon8 · April 2011

Erin Colleen. I hated it growing up b/c I wanted one of the names everyone had - Ashley, Kelly, Kimberly, Jennifer. Now I love it. It's a name that is not unusual yet you are not going to run into someone named Erin everywhere you go.

lelekay · April 2011

Leah Christine.

I love my name. It was never too popular, but not too weird, either. I don't love when people mispronounce it, but that is happening less and less these days as it's becoming more popular. My MN is my mother's FN, which I like, too. I like family MNs.

In college I was Lele (lee-lee), thus my screen name. I like that NN, but I don't like just Lee. When I was a little kid in gymnastics I got called Leah-Tard a few times, which made me cry. But kids will find something wrong with every name out there, won't they?

Pookie's_Girl · April 2011

Tawny Elizabeth. I hated it when I was growing up, and I still don't totally love it. It constantly gets misspelled and mispronounced. Even people who read my name tag at work would butcher it. Hmm

The only person who has never had trouble with it is my DH; this is one of the reasons I am convinced he is my soulmate. As for NN's, I've answered to many variations of my name because I've learned that it's easier then always correcting people. The most common are: Tanya, Tammy, and Tony. Although I've also gotten Connie and Twany, which isn't even a real name. My mom named me after that chick from the White Snake video. Which also goes a long way to explain why she spent most of my life trying to push me into modeling and beauty pageants. Although, she swears she found my name in that Little Golden Book, The Tawny Scrawny Lion, everyone else in my family says that's not true, she got it from that model chick.

shellybird101 · April 2011

Sunshine is mine:

Tell me about your name?Michelle Jessica Do you Love it? hate it? Do you think it's just ok?I think it is fine expect I was 1 out of 10 or so Michelle's in high school and 1 out of 3 @work.Do you not particularly like it, but can see why your parents gave you that name?MN and FN were popular then any unwanted NN's?Shelly Belly, Shellabell

My name is Anna Catherine, although when I was a little girl I actually wanted to be named Brittany or Ashley because I thought it would be fun to have the same name as my friends

Now I am soooo happy that my parents gave me a classic, timeless name!

Skibunny07 · April 2011

My name is Shannon Elizabeth. I hated it growing up but I love it now. The only nickname I've gotten from it that I hate (usually from aunts or this one annoying co-worker I had) was Shanny... ugh seriously... the other nicknames I got were because of my last name. My maiden name was Creamer so I was S.Creamer... screamer... yea i got call that all the time and every variation you can think of with creamer.. cream, creampuff, ice cream, etc. I didn't mind it though, it was never people making fun of it me it was all by my friends haha

Keri Marie · April 2011

Keri Michael Marie Ren?

born in 1976. The name was popular, the spelling was not. My parents wanted to spell my name so that it was short and looked American (French people) My mom loved Kari but thought the K-A part sounded horrible to spell out loud. Plus people might call me CAR-e instead on CARE-e. Michael is my dad's name, Marie is my moms MN.

I like my name, the spelling is odd but it fits me. I usually got called Ren?. I guess I looked more like my maiden name. C'est la vie

Draba123 · April 2011

Caroline Ann. I love my first name. I was named after my maternal grandmother who died a few months before I was born. Ann is ok. I don't mind it, but I don't really love it. I do think it sounds good with my first name though.

gingermom2 · April 2011

Tell me about your name? Meleah Lee B. (pronounced muh-lay-ah)

Do you Love it? hate it? For the most part I really love my name, but it does get annoying when people mispronounce it all the time.

I havent really gotten any nicknames from it, although my grandfather has called me Miss M since I was a baby.

ikissedthecook · April 2011

Angela - I don't hate it, but I definitely don't love it. I feel like my mom could have been a little more creative. Its just very boring to me. Granted, she thought she was having a boy up until I was born, so I'm sure she was caught a bit off gaurd, but still. I was named after my mom's favorite song at the time, though, which makes up for the lacy of originality. I've always hated the nickname Angie, but I tell people that as soon as they start to use it, and its never been an issue. An ex BF in high school called me his angel, and my corny, gushy high-school self loved that. I think its gag-worthy now.

718gemini · April 2011

Dyanna Marie. I like my name, it's uncommon but hardly unheard of. But of course it is a total PITA having to always spell it out, and deal with the butchered mispronunciations. My NN was always just Dy, then my husband gave me the pet name Dee and now all of his friends call me that (which kind of annoys us both). The only really bad one I can remember started after the Michael Jackson song came out- Dirty Diana.

Oh, and I see there are a ton of us with Marie as a MN, lol. I share it with my Mom. I always thought I'd give it to my own daughter as well, before I realized how common it was.

tetedefromage · April 2011

Kimberly Jean. I never liked the name Kimberly much...seems like the name of a ditzy blonde bimbo type. And "Kim" is just so...bleh.

laurakaz13 · April 2011

I am Laura Jean. I love it. Laura is classic, and Jean was my grandma's name.

zaramarie81 · April 2011

Sarah Marie.

I am actually glad that my parents gave me the mn Marie because altho it is a common mn for my generation, I've yet to meet another Sarah Marie (usually it's Sarah Anne or Sarah Elizabeth). I also like that I am named after my mom.

Growing up, I was sort of indifferent to my name and especially hated that I always had to share it with fellow Sarah classmates. But... now I like how classic it is. I feel like it will age well, and I like the sound of it, common or not!

ETA: Regarding nn's: Sarah-Bear and Sari. Occasionally my mom calls me Sar. But everyone really knows me as Sarah. It's one of those great names that doesn't nn easily.

PenelopeLaneMorrisey · April 2011

Holland Millie Julia. I am in love with my name. Partly because I'm named after my late aunt who I was very close with (Millie). My friends call my Holly for short, which I like too, but I really like being able to write "Holland" on official documents. It is kind of manly (actually when my dad found out it was primarily a male name he apologized to me). But I get a lot of compliments.

P.S. Penelope Lane is a "pseudonym" that my friends and I came up with in high school for ourselves. It's for the Beatles Song Penny Lane

Temp782982187506089 · April 2011

Susan Nell. I hated my name growing up and I still don't like my FN, I dropped my MN and took my maiden when I got married. I just feel like Susan is a middle aged woman name. Nell was a family name, and it's grown on me as I have gotten older. I HATE the nn's Sue and Suzy.

kim1989 · April 2011

My name is Kimberley Jane, born 1989

When I was younger I made everyone call me Kimberley (no idea why) but gave on that when I went to high school and everyone just called me Kim anyway. I don?t like my name, I prefer both of my sisters names. Leanne (Elizabeth) and Dana (May)

msmerymac · April 2011

Meredith Mae.

When I was little, I wanted something more feminine, like Amanda or Katie. I'm also alliterative (all 3 initials are M), which I've grown to embrace. (I might use 2 initials the same for my kids, but not all 3). That said, I like that I have a name which is not overtly feminine and not crazy-popular (and never has been). My parents and brother all have really popular names and it's not something any of them ever loved.

ETA: Mae is after my great-great grandmother. My mom also liked Jillian (but I have a cousin with that name), Maura or Shauna Milene (Muh-lane). My dad liked Penelope. I think I got the best one.

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