8. A girl I work with gives her name and then automatically spells it when asked for her name. Its routine for her. She has to do it or they’ll just ask again and again.
When we named our daughter, I wanted a name where there wouldn’t be half a dozen others in her school, but that you could still find on those gift shop racks with all the “personalized” key chains, license plates, etc.. My name you always find on the gift shop racks, my wife’s never.
Two rules when we named our children, Elliott and Olivia: 1) Must look good on a College App. 2) Must look presentable on a Resume. ;)
Geron is my middle name
I have a weird real name. Half the time, when asked for my name, I don’t even bother to say it. I just go right into the spelling.
I hated it. It’s a stripper’s name. Now I’m middle aged and it *really* doesn’t fit. I use the shortened version and have considered getting a legal name change just to simplify my life. (My name is spelled wrong on my original social security card, now it’s considered an alias when I get a background check.)
I’ve begged my kids not to give their kids ‘unique’ names. It’s such a pain.