Posted on 03/28/2014 12:08:12 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
It took me years to like my weird name, which - now that I'm 35 - isn't all that weird anymore. But growing up in a sea of Stephanies, Lauras, Lisas, Jennifers, and Jessicas, I longed for a normal name.
Life with a weird name was rough as a kid. (It's not that much easier as an adult; I've just gotten used to it.)
And while I appreciate the diversity of names, a little part of me cringes inside when I hear a parent call to their daughter, Anais. Her life is going to be tough.
Don't people know this by now? Don't parents know that their desire for uniqueness is going to make their kid's life annoying?
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Or I.P. Daily. That’s a real old one.
Did you read the thread? Did you read my whole sentence? Just about every has a complaint about their name at some point in their life. If only because of how it gets misapplied by jerk kids. As we move to the age where we don’t have to deal with jerk kids we still have potential problems with people who can’t spell it, can’t pronounce it, ask you stupid questions about it. Most of us adjust, but there’s always going to be times when your name (and how the world interacts with it) causes a little bit of nose bridge pinching.
Me, too. Yearned to tell someone my name and have them say it was a pretty name. - Don’t recall it ever happening. It’s “Wanda”; and I’ve had more than a few people tell me that it’s a “whore’s name”. - Well, whoopdedoo! Maybe one day the Lord will give me a new name. - On the bright side, no one has had the nerve to make that nasty remark to me now, at least not to my face. Husband’s always had the hots for the name “Linda”; so for the lack of a “Li” instead of a “Wa”, I’ve experienced my share of rejection. - Oh, and my middle name’s a bit iffy, too. “Vernell” - I guess not too much of a better choice than “Wanda”. Oh well; it is what it is.
Friends joke that my real first name is KarlwithaK because I try to say to fast enough so that I get it in before someone types or writes Carl.
When I got married I thought those days were over. But there are two ways to spell our last name. It is a German name, we live in an area with lots of Germans. One of the wealthiest families in the area spells their name like we do and it is plastered all over the place. But every time when someone has to look up our name they spell it wrong.
I give up.
Yes, I read the thread. You said, and I quote, EVERYBODY at some point doesn’t like their name. How in the h... do you know that?
I just met a 13 year old kid yesterday who’s first and middle name are, Freedom America, ___.
Geron is my middle name
You put the emphasis on the wrong part of the sentence. The meat of it is “at some point” and I know that for reasons I’ve outlined in this thread twice already both posts you’ve replied to. Not really a reason to explain it again.
so no daughter named Fort Marcy?
Not to be confused with Karla With A K
For those who didn’t read to the end of the article, the author’s first name is “Aela”.
I had a relative who worked at a muffler shop. She told us about 2 names that she had to try not to laugh at when the unfortunately named person was in the shop. The bad name was the last name this time.
Name 1 : Sarah Massengill
Name 2 : Lois Willfardt
My first name has several variations of spelling in our country, including what the first letter can be, and 2 choices of guessing what the 2nd to last letter is.
My mother-in-law spelled it wrong for nearly 20 years.
I got an engraved wedding present that had my name spelled wrong.
A Freeper once posted that she worked at a hospital and overheard 2 of Holder’s People saying they heard 2 beautiful names while they were at the hospital and intended to use them as baby names...Clamydia and Syphylis. I have no doubt spelled them wrong, and so will everyone else those poor girls meet. LOL.
In San Diego there is the perennial Libertarian mayoral candidate Dick Ryder. For some unknown reason his yard signs get stolen by college students (been out of the area 8 years, not sure he even runs anymore).
With an unique name, people are more likely to remember you. You stand out more. Your information will come up much quicker in a Google Search - for example, search on River Phoenix and then search on Dick Smith. Only one River Phoenix but over a hundred thousand Dick Smiths.
That’s because you’re male. Boys like having common names. A survey was taken once, and men said the name they most wished they had was “John.” Girls, especially young girls, are different. They like cute, romantic, or exotic names. Not TOO weird, but not too ordinary, either.
"Tarquin Fim Bim Lim Bim Wim Bim Bus Stop F'tang-F'tang Ole Biscuit Barrel"
I am #7, not because of my first name, but my last name, four simple letters.
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