Do you like YOUR name? Poll!

Dobermonster · March 2010

DId your parents do well in naming you? What do you like and not like about your name?

My name is Katherine and I love it because it is elegant, feminine, and there are many short forms I can pick from (was Katie as a child, now am Kate).

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pinchu · March 2010

I like my name but don't like the fact that I am only known by my nickname. So when we named our DD we gave her a name that doesn't have a nickname.

schnappycat · March 2010

Yes, I love my name (Laura). I like that it really doesn't have a normal nickname, it's classic and feminine, and especially the fact that I was named after my grandma, who was awesome.

klafle3 · March 2010

Yes. My favorite thing about my name is that it's pretty uncommon; I have met only a few others named Kara.

Daisy41459 · March 2010

My name's Veronica and I love it. I hated it as a kid because I could never find anything personalized (and when I did find something, I bought it no matter what it was), but I absolutely love it now. I love how formal it sounds and how it's different but not too out there.

Koala77 · March 2010

I like my name Rebecca, but dislike the nickname I've grown up with and still have Becky.

peagirl828 · March 2010

I love my name. The first reason is that I have both of my grandmother's names: Gina Vincenza. Second is it is very Italian...which shows my heritage (married last name, not so much!). Third is it wasn't very common where and when I grew up so I was the only Gina...there were a Regina but I was the only just Gina and that was always nice! The only thing that was kind of annoying is that my older sister's name was Deana (pronounced Dee-na) so we were rhymers! "Deana with a D or Gina with a G" was a phrase often heard when someone called one of us on the phone!

brideofscowboy · March 2010

I have an uncommon name and for the longest time I hated it. I like having a different name now.

gridlock48 · March 2010

I don't like my name (Carolyn). I always got Caroline. People would say it that way and spell it that way. And there is no real short form, except for Carol, and I don't friggin think so! I can't really explain why I don't like it. It's just... Meh.

Domi6300 · March 2010

I like my name better now than I did as a youngster. My name is Samantha, and in kindergarten I couldn't spell the whole thing, so I had to always write "Sam". The nn stuck and I'm still a Sam to all my friends, which gets confusing b/c we have a few male Sams in the group as well.

leah1615 · March 2010

I like my name better now that I'm older (Leah), but I always hated it growing up. It was literally ALWAYS mispronounced as Lee and I hated that. I always wanted a more common name like Katie. Now that I'm grown up, I can appreciate that it isn't very common (although gaining popularity nowadays), but it's still always mispronounced.

Quizzle · March 2010

I'm a Stacy and I've never liked my name. It's never really suited me.

My middle name (Claire) is much better -- and amusingly enough, my dad was telling me the other day that he wished they'd gone ahead and named me that.

krissyh21 · March 2010

I like my middle name as it is a family middle name and I feel honored to have it. My first name was too popular and I hated being called anything but my first name so people knew who they were talking about. I do however like that there are options for my name, many nn possibilities.

Dobie_Mama · March 2010

My name is Jennifer. As one of 539158190310, I hate it. I really wish my parents had picked something more unique for me.

robinsokj · March 2010

My name is Kristine. Not too difficult right?

I am still called Kristin, Christina, and any other version of the name you can think of.

Even though its very annoying I still like my name

wife1014 · March 2010

I love my name, Christina. Aside from getting Christine(which isn't as pretty and isn't my name) I have never not liked my name. I love the fact that is is different than all the Christine's and Kristen's.

Jessicamz · March 2010

I like my name, but I don't like that it's SO common. There were always a ton of other Jessicas in school. That's why we are not going to use any names on the Top 50 list.

J+R · March 2010

Yes, it is unique without being "you-neek"

KentuckyKate · March 2010

My name is Katherine Elizabeth, and I have always loved it.

LadyXaverian · March 2010

I voted yes.

My name is Sarah Jane (fn/mn), and when I was younger, I didn't like it. I thought it was old-fashioned because I read a book that was set in the 1800s and the main characters' names were Mabel and Sarah Jane.

Now I love it. I think it's a classic, feminine name, and if it wasn't MY name, I would definitely use it on a LO.

Even though it's a "common" name, I've never been surrounded by other Sarah's, and the other annoying thing about it is when people sing Starship's "Sara" at me. Oh well, at least I like the song.

natles11 · March 2010

I like my name (Natalie) but I hate it when people shorten it to Nat! That is not a nice nn!!

skyblonde · March 2010

I think my name suits me and I like both of my names individiually, but not together. Do you know how many Jamie Lynns are out there?

plainjanie1 · March 2010

I voted 'no'. My reasons: there were too many of us in school, it can be spelled at least 4 different normal ways and is thus, always misspelled, and I had a very bad experience with another girl with my name back in high school, which put an additional sour touch to it. I've always prefered to be called by my nicknames.

stcroixbride · April 2010

I have had a love/hate relationship with my first name.

For some reason, it was more popular than even Jennifer in my little sector of the world growing up. There was always more than one anywhere I went, and this even followed me through 4 states for 20 years ;P I HATED being one of many (when there are 5 Shannons on a cheerleading squad of 14, it makes you a little crazy) and very nearly officially changed my name to my much less common middle name (Hope).

Once I was past the age of 24 or so, the craziness ended and I stopped having to ask "which one?" so much. I have grown to appreciate the reasons behind my name (my parents wanted a nice Irish name, part of my heritage) and I like the meaning and always felt it fit me.

It has totally affected my naming style for my kids, though. I refuse to use any name above #500 on the SSA list so that my kid will likely never have to deal with the one-of-many thing. However, I also looked for a name that had a meaning that might somehow fit or define my child - my DD's name means "cheerful" and it fits her perfectly.

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