Do you like your name?

Helenahhandbasket

Let's do an open ended GTKY.

I will start and say that I don't like my name and I have never liked it.

It's super dated-- it was #6 the year I was born and is now in the high 800s.  You can guess my age within a few years either way just from hearing my name-- something I am appreciating less and less as I get older.

I think this is why I am highly favoring an uber traditional name for my phantom child.

liquidheart

my name is Cassandra - I distinctly remember DESPISING my name when I was little because it was too long (I have a very long last name too, which made learning to write in first grade torture for me) and it was extremely rare - I've only ever met one other Cassandra in my life. Now, as an adult I like it alot...making my choice for my LO even tougher for me

 p.s. I just found this board yesterday and I absolutely LOVE it!  

michelle7482

I love my name.  Yes it was super popular and there were always 3-5 Michelle's in my class, but I didn't mind that at all.  It's gone way down in popularity now, so people can def guess my age but I don't mind.  I think I have a great name!

leahmary82

My name is Leah. I didn't like it much as a kid. Rather uncommon I wanted to be a Jessica so bad and one unfortunate nickname Leahtard. I embraced it in high school and have loved it ever since. I frequently get compliments on it and although it isn't common, it is not unheard of either.

Keri Marie

My name is Keri and I love it. I do wish it was spelled Carrie. It would save a lot of confusion, I'm always spelling it for people.

CeCe8579

My name is Carly and I love it. I was the only Carly around growing up and still the only Carly in my group of friends. It fits my personality totally because I am definitely one of a kind, hehe! My MN is Bree which I also love.

ETA: I'm a 70's baby.

NerdyLucy

My real name (not Lucy) is one of those really-popular-in-the-80s/90s names, but when my parent's named me that, it wasn't popular in our town...yet. 

I'm from a really small town and I'm one of the first [females] there with my name, but then after me, the name blew up.  Not because my parents started a trend, of course, just because it was on rise in popularity already.

Growing up, I didn't always like it (the way it sounded), but I did like the way it looked when written on paper.

My real appreciation of it came from a professor in college.  He was in his 70s and had seemed to be unaware of the fact that there were tons of other girls/women with my name.  He would always compliment it and say that it was a lovely, strong English name that you rarely hear on women. He was wrong about the last part, but I did begin to see it as a lovely, strong English name instead of a trendy 80s/90s thing.

ETA:  I was lucky enough to not share my name with anyone within one or two grades above or below me. 

Helenahhandbasket

NerdyLucy:

My real name (not Lucy) is one of those really-popular-in-the-80s/90s names, but when my parent's named me that, it wasn't popular in our town...yet. 

I'm from a really small town and I'm one of the first [females] there with my name, but then after me, the name blew up.  Not because my parents started a trend, of course, just because it was on rise in popularity already.

Growing up, I didn't always like it (the way it sounded), but I did like the way it looked when written on paper.

My real appreciation of it came from a professor in college.  He was in his 70s and had seemed to be unaware of the fact that there were tons of other girls/women with my name.  He would always compliment it and say that it was a lovely, strong English name that you rarely hear on women. He was wrong about the last part, but I did begin to see it as a lovely, strong English name instead of a trendy 80s/90s thing.

ETA:  I was lucky enough to not share my name with anyone within one or two grades above or below me. 

I am sort of dying to know what your name is.

Helenahhandbasket

liquidheart:

my name is Cassandra - I distinctly remember DESPISING my name when I was little because it was too long (I have a very long last name too, which made learning to write in first grade torture for me) and it was extremely rare - I've only ever met one other Cassandra in my life. Now, as an adult I like it alot...making my choice for my LO even tougher for me

 p.s. I just found this board yesterday and I absolutely LOVE it!  

Cassandra is so pretty.  When I was pregnant with DD it was on my long list.

NerdyLucy

Helenahhandbasket:

I am sort of dying to know what your name is.

I'm an ever-common Ashley.

I'm just one of the first female ones from my teeny, tiny hometown. There were several boys with that name that were older than me, but it hadn't quite caught on with the girls there yet.  I'm sure it was already getting popular on girls everywhere else though.

ETA:  I think my professor really loved Ash trees, hence his feelings of it being a good English name (regarding the meaning).

Helenahhandbasket

NerdyLucy:

Helenahhandbasket:

I am sort of dying to know what your name is.

I'm an ever-common Ashley.

I'm just one of the first female ones from my teeny, tiny hometown. There were several boys with that name that were older than me, but it hadn't quite caught on with the girls there yet.  I'm sure it was already getting popular on girls everywhere else though.

ETA:  I think my professor really loved Ash trees, hence his feelings of it being a good English name (regarding the meaning).

Oh wow-- I would never have guessed that!

ksuRN09

My name is Kathryn Elizabeth but I go by Kate. I hated my name when I was little but now I love it! Kathryn is after my dad's grandmother who also went by Kate and Elizabeth is after my dad's mother and also my mom's grandmother. I love the story behind it and I feel honored to be named after my grandmothers, who were/are exceptional women.

NerdyLucy

Helenahhandbasket:

NerdyLucy:

Helenahhandbasket:

I am sort of dying to know what your name is.

I'm an ever-common Ashley.

I'm just one of the first female ones from my teeny, tiny hometown. There were several boys with that name that were older than me, but it hadn't quite caught on with the girls there yet.  I'm sure it was already getting popular on girls everywhere else though.

ETA:  I think my professor really loved Ash trees, hence his feelings of it being a good English name (regarding the meaning).

Oh wow-- I would never have guessed that!

I'm sure the whole professor-that-thought-it-was-rare-on-girls thing probably threw it off.  Yeah.  There were tons of other Ashleys at my univerisity, so I don't know what that was about.

catahoulatte

I do now. I think it was a 'grass is greener on the other side' thing as a kid, when I didn't really care for it. It is #30 on the SSA in the year I was born, and there was usually maybe two or three others in my school. None in my graduating class.

 

NerdyLucy

Helenahhandbasket:

I am sort of dying to know what your name is.

I've been trying to guess yours, but then I thought that maybe it really is Helena or Helen, but that seems too easy.

Helenahhandbasket

NerdyLucy:

Helenahhandbasket:

I am sort of dying to know what your name is.

I've been trying to guess yours, but then I thought that maybe it really is Helena or Helen, but that seems too easy.

I wish it was either Helen or Helena.  It's Heather.

Helenahhandbasket

Joy2611:

Keri Marie:

My name is Keri and I love it. I do wish it was spelled Carrie. It would save a lot of confusion, I'm always spelling it for people.

To go back to an earlier thread, I say Keri and Carrie differently..... 

Samesies. 

ashcody2

I don't love or hate my name: Ashley. I was born in the peak year for the name Ashley, '86. I went to a small highschool (graduating class 150) and there were at least 4 or 5 Ashley's in my class - so annoying to have to go by 'Ashley D.' etc.

plunderb

I'm an early-'80s Caitlin.

Growing up, I liked it just fine. Now, I find the multiple, ever-more-cutesy spellings annoying. I think it will be a long time before it starts sounding less juvenile.

TheWop

Not really.  It's boring.  People try to call me Nikki (obviously my name is Nicole). Barf. 

katags

MelRC117:

Yes I do...now.nbsp; I used to hate it.nbsp; My name is Melanie and although I know alot of people see it as dated, I have only had one other Melanie in high school and she was a grade below me.nbsp; I work indirectly with only one other Melanie and my employer is pretty decent sized.

Out of curiosity, what did you not like about your name? It alternates between number 1 and 2 on my list for girls so I'm curious!

gnomemom

I like my name okay, but I hate it when people shorten it to a common nickname for it. Hate. Loathe.

I wouldn't trade my name for a random girl's name. So I guess I more than 50% like it? If that makes sense.

katags

I love my name. I really always have. That being said, as a Kathryn in a world full of Katherines, it's super obnoxious having to spell it for people. Multiple times. And don't get me started on people just assuming it's ok to shorten it. I didn't introduce myself as Kathy or Katie.

I ended up deciding to go by Kate as an adult because I got tired of telling people that I'm not Kathy.

BlindysWife

I'm an Abby (not Abigail) born in the early 80's, so before the big Abigail/Abby boom that came in the early 2000's. 

I never hated or loved my name, I guess. I was and am pretty neutral on it. But it does make me care less about having a full "formal" name, which I know other's feel really strongly about. It's never been a problem for me to be "just" Abby. 

evaazalea

I love my name and see it getting mentioned on here more and more. I do have to spell it for people and correct some on pronounciation but it's nbd to me. Cara (Care-ah). 

Oh and I guessed Ashley's name, go me lol 

Pepper6

liquidheart:

my name is Cassandra - I distinctly remember DESPISING my name when I was little because it was too long (I have a very long last name too, which made learning to write in first grade torture for me) and it was extremely rare - I've only ever met one other Cassandra in my life. Now, as an adult I like it alot...making my choice for my LO even tougher for me

 p.s. I just found this board yesterday and I absolutely LOVE it!  

 

My name is the shortened form of yours.  I've always hated it because I wished my 'legal' name was Cassandra so I could go by that instead.  

mmb248

I love my name.  I'm named after my dad's favorite song, Sweet Melissa by the Allman Brothers Band. I didn't always love it because of the nicknames.  My parents nicknamed me Missy, and a few classmates tried to shorten my name to Mel.  I still go by Missy with my family, but I'm Melissa to everyone else because I refuse to answer to anything else.  The Missy nn was truly unfortunate because from 3-6, I had a horrible lisp and introduced myself as Mithy.  Also, I was a girlie girl, so I got Prissy Missy a lot.

However, my dad would always call me his Sweet Melissa, and on 12/31/99, we went to the ABB concert.  Right after midnight, the band played Sweet Melissa, my dad and I were invited on stage to sing along.  I can say that the first thing I did in 2000 was sing the song I was named for on stage with the man who wrote it and the man who named me.

PnkBride

I like my name. It is Ren?. It is the male version for spelling, but I like that it is a bit different.

shortstuff15

I like my first name, even though it is dated, but growing up I hated my middle name.  I don't mind it now and it is even on our name list for middle names for another daughter, but still, growing up I hated it.

Mochadoodle

My name (Robyn) isn't something that I'd choose for my child, but it suits me. I cannot imagine being called anything else, I guess.

NerdyLucy

TysMomPlusOne:

Oh and I guessed Ashley's name, go me lol 

Mine?  Woot woot! 

SuperMom17

I am Emily, I have a twin named Grace.  When I was younger I always liked my sisters name better but now I like my own fine. 

catahoulatte

packerfan4life:

My name is Leah. I love my name and always have. The only thing that sucked growing up is that my sister's both had super common names and so I was always the only one who couldn't find my name on those name souvenirs. Also, despite the fact that it's not an uncommon name people mispronounce it frequently.

 

How do they mispronounce it?? That's suprising, I always figured that was a very easy name to pronounce.

Noethola

My name is Jeannette, named after my grandmother. I always loved being the only person with that name within a 100 mile radius (or so it felt). I have had a lifetime of spelling it for people, but it has never really bothered me. I felt honored to carry on her name.

BlindysWife

People! Say what your name is when you post whether or not you like it! You're killin' me here. :-D

NerdyLucy

CatahoulaMom:

packerfan4life:

My name is Leah. I love my name and always have. The only thing that sucked growing up is that my sister's both had super common names and so I was always the only one who couldn't find my name on those name souvenirs. Also, despite the fact that it's not an uncommon name people mispronounce it frequently.

How do they mispronounce it?? That's suprising, I always figured that was a very easy name to pronounce.

The Hebrew Leah is Lay-uh, I think. 

Bebuh

I never liked my name growing up. My parents specifically picked a name that couldn't be shortened into any real nn, and it has always seemed boring and frumpy to me. I'm an Amber from the 80's. Bleh.

kt1992

I'm a Kaitlin. My last name also starts with a K, and I feel like it makes me sound like a perpetual 5 year old. I go by Kate with most people now.

CNJ4EVA

My name is Jillian, but I go by Jill. It's okay, but people on the phone always think I'm saying Jo, which is annoying.

Zimger

Yes, I like my name.

Sam Buttons

I really like my name, Samantha, but I go by Sam most of the time. There were always 4 or 5 other Sams in my grade, but it didn't bother me growing up.