Speaking of names.... Am I the only one?

mands1125

Since we've been talking about/suggesting/vetoing baby names a lot lately. Please tell me I am not the only one that is dying to know what some regular posters' first name is? I know a lot of people want to be anonymous and all which I get but for some reason, I'd love to know what @sugahcookie01 first name is!

Share if you don't care!

jennjilljo

I think my first name is pretty obvious

(It's really Jenn)

mands1125

haha well some people are really obvious, truth.

Mine is Mandi

HailsMom

I'm Shelly

AF9211

I'm Amy  :-h 

MrsTucker2011

Mine is a common name for my age, just spelled very differently. Gee thanks mom for making sure I can't find a cheesy name souvenir anywhere.

lizzybean

Hi I'm Liz!  :-h

kdhuling

Kadee, a weirdly spelled version of Katie my dad thought up. Also the reason I will never give my child a uniquely spelled name.

mands1125

ah ha! The mystery is solved. Thanks Sugah! (I was actually wondering about others too!)

kdhuling

@mrsthadababy‌, same here! As a kid I was really upset I could never get any name souvenirs. I really wanted a mug for some reason. Thankfully I've gotten over it. Though it's still annoying to have to constantly spell my very common name for people then listen to all their comments on the weird spelling. Half the time I just don't bother to correct them anymore.

mands1125

No souvenirs for this lady also. Which is also partially why we are giving our daughter a common nm spelling. My given name is generally the nm for Amanda so if a name souvenir does exist, it is under Mandy but never Mandi.

mirigirl

Miriam here

nohalo21

I'm Erika. Never could find anything with my name on it growing up. I was so excited this year when I found a "Share a Coke" with my name.

Both my girls will never find anything with their name. Thank goodness we live in a world now with personalization everywhere.

PeaceofKia

Obviously, I'm Kia. Like the car. And yes I'd love to own one for the sole purpose of having my name all over it.

elephantsonpatrol

sugahcookie01 said:

Ha! I feel so special lol. I'm Kasey.

You'll always be Sugah to me!

cinnamonsugar

I'm Erica!
I was always frustrated growing up because people tried to make it into a unique spelling. I was like, nope, just the plain old spelling.

jennjilljo

I'm all of the sudden so glad that the hospital corrected/spell checked my birth certificate. My mom tried to spell it Jenyffer. My mom swears she was not using drugs or alcohol at the time of that brilliant idea but I have my doubts. It sound like being too unique is just as bad as being 1 of 4 in the class. I had to take a nn and I had to differentiate from the other Jen just to get my work back which is why I spell it with 2 n's. My last name didn't work because it was very common so either the other Jennifer got my grade or Jefferey did.

dacora

I'm Corrine.

beagee413

Good idea! I'm Marianna (but I go by Mia )

RedGiant

Hello, I'm Samarina, typically go by Rina. 

My parents made it up (Samantha and Sabrina compromise, sounded like a name they had heard while in India). No vacation souvenirs/collectibles for me!

umbcpt

I'm Brigid, and yes, also never could find the correct spelling of my name.  I don't bother correcting people either, but I do notice when people spell it and/or pronounce it correctly.  It doesn't bother me when it doesn't happen.   I've never been to Ireland, and I'm sure I could find it spelled there correctly

mrsclark731

I'm Valerie ;;)

My Mom is really good at names. My sister is Nadine and her girls are Claire and Maya. My daughter will be Alanna--all 'Mom' approved!

Edit: Mom

chickyclg

I'm Courtney!!

Funny story, I was an Ashley throughout my moms pregnancy and for the first day of my life.  When it came time to put it on the birth certificate she said I looked more like a Courtney than an Ashley and thats how it happened.  Does that mean I have an impulse name, or could that be the reason I can never make up my mind?  She still laughs and says she won't get anything embroidered for the kids until after the birth certificate is done lol.

Dani_Love

Danielle, constantly spelled Daniel, every time I pick up an order they are expecting a guy :-\

mamabutt

Hello, I'm Kristen.....not with an "i," or a "y," or a "ch". Not pronounced "Christine" or "Christian"....just Kristen lol I never understand how my name gets so jacked up. In spelling and pronunciation!

maltwin1

Merideth here! That's right folks, another you-neek spelling. No personalized key chains or stationary for me either. I have known several other Meredith/Meredeth/Merideths over the years, but of course Meredith Grey is the most popular member of our club.

Angeldcf

Melody

CatLadyTX

I'm Kelly. The girl whose grandparents lived across the street from my grandparents had my same first and middle name, but reversed. Other than her, I never knew another Kelly until I worked at a hardware store the summer after high school. There was a big burly male coworker who was also Kelly. I always found it odd that despite having a common name, I was always the only one in school. In my adult life, I know a few and it still throws me for a loop.

jjm8604

:-h Jessi here. real name Jessica but i prefer just Jessi nice to meet everyone by real name

krispy83

I'm Kristina.  No mugs or keychains with my name either - everything is always Cr or Chr.  My mom wanted the Swedish spelling because my grandma is Swedish, but no one ever spells it right.  Combined with a German maiden name that no one could ever get right either, I was constantly spelling both first and last names for people.  

Luckily, DH has a very simple last name, so at least that part is easy now.  We agreed on traditional spellings for our kids long before we were even thinking about TTC.

Alygohome

My name is Aimee sounds like amy not ah-may. I won't give my kids a unique spelling because I hated spelling mine growing up. Mine is french ( I am french) but I use the English pronounciaton which caused issues in my french high school I was forever being called ah-may. I had a very very french maiden name and when I got married I got a really easy last name, I wanted to change the spelling to amy but my mom said she would be heartbroken.

MapleMomma

I'm Sara.

Growing up there were always several other Sara/Sarah's in my classes, but of course there is nothing you can shorten Sara to for a nm. That is the reason I am adamant about naming my kid something that has nm options. I've always wanted a nm for myself!

So interesting how we've each been influenced by our own name.

rosieo52

Anne pronounced Annie. My mom didn't feel the "i" was necessary. So I'm also in the camp of no unique spellings for babies. I sometimes spell my name with an "i" because I HATE being called Ann.

erobbins09

Elizabeth over here... My dad wanted it to just to be Beth but my mom thought Elizabeth would give me options ("and it would give you a prettier signature!")... Most people call me Beth which I always hated growing up but I don't mind it now.. My guy also hates the shortened version of his name (I do too).. So he and I call each other by our full first names because that's our personal preference.

kefttsc

You mean you are all real people???

I'm Kate nn for Catherine. My mom SWORE that I'd be called by no nn until the day I was born, and then Kate just suited me. I actually really like my name, but the K/C thing was annoying.

Wimcgrath

Willa here . As a kid, I hated that I had such a unique name (it wasn't nearly as popular then), but now I love it!

ems0523

Hi everyone, Beth here, short for Elizabeth!

Izzy0927

I'm Vienna. Never any souvenirs here either. It was actually a family name (named after my great grandmother) and my family is from Italy. I have no idea where my poor Italian farming family members got the name, but now I love it.

umbcpt

Love this, as I am getting lots of ideas for girl names!  We can't decide on one, so many good ones to choose from

HailsMom

Alygohome said:

My name is Aimee sounds like amy not ah-may. I won't give my kids a unique spelling because I hated spelling mine growing up. Mine is french ( I am french) but I use the English pronounciaton which caused issues in my french high school I was forever being called ah-may. I had a very very french maiden name and when I got married I got a really easy last name, I wanted to change the spelling to amy but my mom said she would be heartbroken.

I think we have discussed your name before.  My sister is also an Aimee also pronounced Amy.  I happen to love you name! I didn't realize there was another pronunciation for it.

mommaa1615

Amanda :-h