I was thinking about names the other day, because it is something I tend to think about every so often. I went to school with twin girls named Misty and Summer. Their last name? Weathers. True Story. Names are fun.
Shakespeare, through the voice of Juliet, asked us to consider: "What's in a name?" Well, what is?
How many of you were named for other people, specifically, family members?
Does being named after a beloved relative heap unfair pressure on you to be a certain way--act a certain way--love certain things--just because the person you're named after did?
What about those of you who were named for favorite actors or actresses, literary characters or anything that your parents thought was cool at the time?
Do you love your name? Does it suit you? Would you change it if you could? To what?
Do you ever think you might be a different person if you were named something else?
Do you know the origin of your name? How did you come to be a Jazmine or a Trevor or a Keanu or a Gerson, Elvis or a Samiyah?
For example, my name is Cassandra, which comes from Greek Tragedy, Agamemmnon by Aeschylus, but my mother and father didn't know that. So, I have no idea really, where they got it from, but I often wonder if I would be a completely different person if my name was something simple like Lisa or Diane or something like that. When other people shorten your name does it make you angry? What about when people mispronounce it?
There are a lot of questions here--make sure you hit all of them. (400 words/40 pts)
ReplyDeleteMy name, Jamie Lynn, was given to me based off of loved ones in my family. Jamie comes from my Poppy’s name James and Lynn comes from my Nan’s name Linda. I don’t feel the pressure of being named after them because mine is not exactly like theirs. I’m thankful that my parents put their own little unique twist on it and didn’t actually name me James Linda. I actually feel special and honored to be named after two of the most influential people in my life. It makes me so happy and at times I feel like I have an even closer bond to them because of it.
I love my name and I feel like it suits me perfectly. However, the only thing that I don’t particularly love about it is the fact that quite a few other people have it. I wish it wasn’t so common and I wish that every other Jamie out there didn’t have the same middle name as I do. Because it feels like every time I meet another Jamie her middle name is Lynn.
I know that if I was named something different I would still be the same because as weird as it sounds sometimes I even forget that my name is Jamie. I don’t believe I became a Jamie. I believe I was also just myself and my name was just a title added to myself and personality. When people call me Jam it doesn’t bother me at all. I actually like it because I can tell that the person feels comfortable with me. No one ever really mispronounces my name. However, they do spell it wrong all the time. At this point in my life I’m pretty used to it. But it does kind of make me made. Like don’t just assume that it’s spelled Jaime or Jaimie or any other strange way of spelling my name. The only reason it really annoys me is because it happens all the time.
Sometimes I wish I had a different name. A name that wasn’t so short and simple and common. But then I realize that my name is me. So even if I had the opportunity to change it I wouldn’t. I couldn’t imagine being named anything other than Jamie. In the end, thinking about it names are kind of weird like how we call someone b one word for their whole life. But they make people who they are. So ultimately I love my name and wouldn’t change it for anything.
My first name is my father's first and I was named for St. Nicholas (not Santa), also my great grandfather who came here off the boat from Sicily. My middle name is for my grandfather on my mother’s side (Joseph), and my confirmation name if for my great-uncle Sylvester (Joseph’s brother). Being named after someone in my family doesn’t add any pressure, I am my own person and am naturally individualistic in my own right. But I chose the confirmation name Sylvester because of the impact my great uncle had on me. I take pride in my name. I see all the people throughout history who had such great influence on humankind who have had my name, or a variation thereof. Like the 6 Saint Nicholas’, Tzar Nicholas Romanov II, Nicolaus Copernicus, all 5 Popes, and so on. My name is who I am and it's the name people think of when they see me, and when they hear my name, I'm (usually) who they think of, especially with those who are incredibly close like my sisters and my girlfriend. I wouldn't change my name. It’s been with me for so long and I’ve learned to embrace it and not dislike it. I feel like I definitely would be another person if I was named something else. A name has a psychological effect on you, or at least I believe that. We associate names with different people because their name fits their character. That's why most names have meanings in history because they are words to depict a person. My first name is a derivative of the name of the Greek God Nike (God of Victory) and the “lus” sound at the end of my name means “of the people”, my middle is Biblical Hebrew and it means "May Jehovah add/give increase" and from a few well known characters of scripture, Sylvester comes from Latin and means "of the woods" and Signorello is a Sicilian surname which means "Little Sir". My names just came from relatives past. It’s very common in italian culture to name your first born son after the father. And that holds true for many Romance and European cultures. I want to name my kids something different and unique but not too strange. I want to give their name meaning so when they are old enough to understand the concept of their name, they can find inspiration from it. I believe we can all do that. I don't mind when people shorten my name. And no one has ever mispronounced Nicholas before. It's a pretty common name. Signorello on the other hand is understandable.
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ReplyDeleteAs a person who was born into an immigrated Chinese family names were limited especially if I was needed to have an English name. I was surprised that I wasn’t named the exact name that my father was given, but it is my father after all, he, unlike most Asians, believed in individuality. I would think that if I was named as the same name as my parents I wouldn’t think much of it, but that probably my father had an ego that wanted to pass down his “divine” name. I never thought that because a person was named after their parents that they will want to emulate them because they want to live up to their given name. My name was definitely not named after a famous actor or person, Jonathan is a popular name, but I totally doubt that my father knew any Jonathans in Hollywood.
My name is pretty generic, even though I don’t think I’m that generic. I would change my name if I could, but it got to the point where I’m already so used to my name that if I was called by a different name of my choosing, I might never get used to the new name at all. For example, if I was inducted to procure a reward on stage, I would hear the name that I gave and just blindly ignore it, making myself look like a buffoon. If I had a different name to begin with, I will still be the person that I am today. Thinking back, I really didn’t care about my ubiquitous name at all, it was just a sound to represent me, when people try to address me. I was more confused about my non- vowel last name and how I’m basically called NG by most of my friends. Skeptically, I did inquire about the Origins of my name, to the person that gave it to me, my dad, and even to this day the answer that my father gave me was the funniest thing I ever heard. He said that it sounded like it would stand out compared to most names. I’ve never understood what that is supposed to even mean, but as an American born boy I will never understand how a Chinese born man will ever think. I think he read a book of names, and was like “well this sound pleasant, I’m just going to name my kid that.” Jonathan, in the bible, was the son of Saul, noted for his friendship with David and killed at the battle of Mount Gilboa. My dad at that time didn’t come from a Christian family, so I bet he was ignorant to that fact. I’ve never been worked up over someone shortening my name at all, it was another example how most people are just lazy even though there are only two other enunciations that they miss, and I kind of like Jon compared to Jonathan for the sheer simplicity towards it. People really can’t miss pronounce Jonathan unless they never heard of the English language before, the only thing that I hear is Jonathon or Johnathan.
Tell me the meaning behind your name, being a senior in high school I feel like I've done this assignment at least once a year since fifth grade. So here it goes again for the umpteenth time, my name is samiyah amirah, my mom got my name from a Muslim name book because she wanted my name to be something different. She would never have named me Lisa or Ashley, no she made sure that my name would never be on one of those key chains in those souvenir shops you go to on vacation. Nope she was going to give me a name worthy of more than a overpriced key chained, and so she settled on samiyah amirah. Samiyah - exalted one, elevated Amirah- princess, leader. It is because of these definitions that no matter how many times I tell this story I never really get tired of telling it. I love my name and I would never dare change it, it is as much a part of me as my eyes and my smile. Removing them would leave me unrecognizable to those who know me in the same way that changing my name would make me a stranger in my own life. my name is a defining part of my character, it is the foundation upon which I molded my identity. If my name had been Ashely or Lisa I do think my life would be different, I would be different. I always felt unique because of my name, i felt special being the only samiyah in my class, most of the time in the whole school, it gave me a sense of pride and dignity which was never in abundance for me. However that pride and dignity was often short lived when my name was so frequently and willingly mispronounced. The blatant disrespect I get when people butcher my name adding letters that are not there and subtracting ones that are , shortening it because saying samiyah is simply “too much” or my favorite just reading my last name and skipping my first all together. How could a name that I find so beautiful , the same name my mother handpicked for me, become something so ugly. However having a name such as samiyah is more of a joy than a burden, my name is beautiful to me even if others fail to see the beauty in it. my name is like a work of art, to be admired but not touched because once people get their hands on it it looses its value and the appreciation it deserves. my name is Samiyah Amirah Rhodes, and i would not have it any other way.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Jennie Lynn Chalakee and that is the whitest name ever. I was named after my great grand mother, I've never met her and I don’t even know what she looks like but I hope she was pretty cool because her name sure was. I was named after her because my mom wanted me to be named after someone in the family and I'm glad she decided to name me after someone on my dads side because my mom is Hispanic so I would've had a Hispanic name. Im not saying there's anything wrong with Spanish names but can you imagine me with one? Ewh. I'm the whitest girl ever and my name matches me so well, I literally wouldn’t want any other name because I really do love my name. Jennie Lynn, it rolls so nicely off the tongue. I don’t feel as though I should ever have to act a certain way just to be like the family member I was named after. I am my own person and I would hope that my family never expected me to be like my great grand mother because if they did then I can only imagine that they are incredibly disappointed in me. I literally know nothing about her but I don’t think she was anything like me because I'd like to think im pretty unique. But, if she was like me I sure wish I could've got to meet her, we'd probably would've got along beautifully.
ReplyDeleteDo you love your name? Does it suit you? Would you change it if you could? Yes, yes, and no. I think my name is very pretty and I love the way that it is spelled and I love that it suits me as well as it does. I wouldn’t want any other name, I probably wouldn’t be as happy with some other lame name. The "American meaning" of my name is fair and yielding and id like to think im pretty fair and yielding. It also means "White Wave," and I am Native American so I think it'd be pretty awesome to be referred to as "White Wave" by my Native people.
I do think that I would be a different person if I had a different name. I have no good reasoning behind that so im not exactly sure why I think that but I do. It doesn’t bother me when people call me "Jen" but I only like it when certain people do it. I just think Jen sounds weird but I don’t mind it when Roach, Sam, or you say it, it sounds fine when you guys call me Jen but it sounds weird when other people do. I guess it just sounds nice with your voices. I do however get very annoyed when people mispronounce my name, its literally not hard to say and its spelled exactly how its pronounced. There's no g in it so I don’t see why every substitute I have says "Genie," that really rubs me the wrong way. But the one thing I really hate is when people that have known me my whole life spell my name "Jenny." I'll let it slid if you don’t know me that well but damn if you've known me for at least three years you should know that my damn name is spelled with an "ie" and not a "y."
Sarah Marie Meyers. THE whitest, most basic, name, ever. I always used to ask my mom why she named me Sarah and her only reasoning was that she likes the name. (Later to find out that Sara Smile by Hall & Oates played a factor in that) Marie, however, comes from my grandmother, Marie Meyers! I still hate my middle name though because about 1080947530 other people in the world have the same one. I just kind of act like I don’t have one most of the time. Why couldn’t I have been named Sarah Jane and then nicknamed SJ for short? Like how freaking cute is that? My best friends step-dad actually called me Sarah Jane for a while and I loved it. Anyway, in Hebrew my name means Princess. And I hate it. I don’t think of myself as a princess, I don’t expect people to treat me like one, and I never will. Within my family, I’m known as Sarah Meyers. First and last name, no middle. (Unless I’m in some serious shit) I don’t know how or why this started, but I’m rarely ever just called “Sarah”. Fun Fact: I never only write my first name on a test or paper in school, always first and last. And this might sound a little weird but I feel like my name isn’t my name. I don’t know why, but I just don’t. “Sarah” could be replaced with any other name in the world and I’d still feel like me, but if “Meyers” were replaced, I’d probably feel like I lost my identity. I’m more of a Meyers than I am a Sarah, and I’ll always feel that way. Which probably has to do with the fact that my family loves to tell me how much of a Meyers I am. Quick Summary: I love my last name, and I could take or leave my first.
ReplyDeleteI don’t care if people shorten my name or make other nicknames out of it, Sar and Rah-Rah are my personal favorites. The only thing that bothers me is when people spell it wrong.
Like I said in my second sentence, it’s the most basic name ever. Sara has an H on the end. And Myers has an extra E right after the M. Sarah Meyers. Simple. (And it looks nicer too) When people leave those two letters out of my name it makes it look empty, and I just don’t like it. So there’s 400 words about the crazy emotions I have towards my name.
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ReplyDeleteSebastian Mothafuckin’ Race is my name. Hahaha you thought! I’m only kidding, my name is Sebastian Luick Race. No, not “Lew-ick” but more so “Lew-eek.” I fucking love my name and hate sharing it with any other Sebastian’s. I wasn’t named after any specific family members but, my one specific family member did assign my middle name to me. He was about three years old at the time and his name is Kyle Nicholas Race. A.K.A my brother “Nicky.” Yung Copper Nick thought it’d be a great idea to name me after his beanie baby panda bear. Like, I’m not sure who lets their child take responsibility for naming a second child but all I know is that I’m happy to carry the name given by him. It’s a funny story when I tell it and no one tends to believe me. Nerds.
ReplyDeleteI do love my name. I always catch myself thinking about it and how it sounds when I say it. It suits me well because I find myself to be pretty unique and I don’t think many other kids were named after a fucking stuffed animal. I wouldn’t change my name but I think about what my kids names are gonna be all of the time. There’s not really much to say about my name. It doesn’t have any Hispanic background like some would think. “Luick? Is that like Ecuadorian cause your mom?” Nope, it isn’t. And your question didn’t make sense. That’s pretty much how that goes. I also like when people call me “Seb” or “Sebby” “Sebbyrace” “Race” they all sound good to me. If you can’t pronounce those variations or the name “Sebastian” in itself, you should go home and take a nap and when you wake up, google the pronunciation for the name “SEBASTIAN.”
Other than all of that, my name didn’t come from anywhere more specific than my lovely parents’ brains. I greatly appreciate what I’m named and “RACE” will look great, stitched on my ACU coat while serve the country. Thanks to those who spent the time reading this because chances are, I read yours as well.
Jessica Saintel. No middle name. "A black girl named Jessica? that's a first", I hear it ALL the time but I honestly don't mind because I like my name because its 7 letters just like my last name (that I LOVE even more than my first name) and 7 is my favorite number. I was named by my Godfather but I have no idea where he got the name Jessica from. Although Jessica is considered to be a "white girl name" it suits me because I grew up in a predominatly white town(Ventnor) so when I moved to mays landing all I heard was "you sound white" (rolls eyes) anyway. I love when people shorten my name to Jess, Jessie, JJ, but Jess is my favorite. Jessica means Gracious gift from God and I'm religious so it just gives me more of a reason to love my name. I can't imagine my name being anything else besides Jessica and I wouldn't change it even if I could. Sure it's a common name but I give the name, personality. I'm not like every other Jessica, not only because I'm not white (lol) but because I'm my own person. Not entirely sure what was going on all 3 times my mom gave birth because none of my siblings have middle names either and my brothers name is Junior. Just junior. And my sister's name is Felineda, the second "e" is completely silent (poor girl gets her name butchered every day, at least its not me lol). I want to be an orthodonist and Dr. Jess Saintel just sounds so good to me. I love my last name because it's not common and the only people with the last name are in my family. Also we hyped up our last name so as soon as someone sees the name Saintel, they immediately ask about my cousin Jimmy or my brother, etc. I wouldn't change anything about my name and when I get married I'm probably going to hyphen my last name with my husband's because I just don't want to get rid of it. Jessica Saintel is who I am.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Valaniece Martin. Which is funny because I have a unique first name and a basic last name. But how did I get this name you might ask. Well, my dad picked it. Funny how that came about. According to him, prior to my birth, he read a book where the main characters name was "Valenice" (Its pronounced the way my name is). She was this Greek princess supposedly. He changed the spelling because he knew people would mispronounce it constantly if he didn't. And thus, the Valaniece you have all come to know and love was born. Growing up with this name I didn't love it nor hate it. Today I'm still indifferent about it, but sometimes I wish it wasn't so different. I'm self conscious sometimes that people might think its so different that its weird or made up, like my parents pulled the name out of their assholes. But for the most part I just don't care at all. That's why it doesn't bother me when people give me nicknames. It keeps my name interesting. I like the fact that I can mess around with my name so much. "Valanephew", "Valacheese", "Valasleaze", "Valaplease", "Valabitch" is my favorite one.
ReplyDeleteI like everyone else, took to the time to research the meaning of my name hoping to find some type of meaning but failed to find any information. I didn't care. I was kinda happy I didn't find anything on my name. It makes me even more unique. I used my own intuition to pick apart the meaning. Valaniece sounds kinda like "Valence". Like valance electron. A valence electron is this powerful atom thingy that pulls the atoms together. So I'm powerful in other words. Valaniece also sounds like the word "Valiant" which means brave or courageous. All things that I'd like to think sound like me.
I like my name. I don't hate it and I don't love it but I'm glad I have it. If I could change it I honestly wouldn't. My name is so unique and so undefined that I literally get to make up my own definition based on who I am and that's pretty cool. Urban Dictionary apparently has definitions for names and they provide character traits that someone with that name holds and I'm glad my name isnt defined. I'd hate to be reduced to a definition. People read these definitions and get excited when Urban dictionary gets it right. "Yeah! I'm unoriginal and my name is nothing more than a stereotype!". Not me though, I'm much more than a stereotype.
I'll admit that there are names that I think would be really cool to have. I'm really into gender neutral names for specifically girls. So these are the names I have picked out for the daughter I may or may not have. Remy, Rooney, Taylor, Sam. And a couple other ones I like, Darcy, Winnie, Zuzu. But my favorite name picked out is Scout. I love the name Scout for a girl. What I love is that it isn't even an actual name but it works so well. Why Scout? Well, if you haven't already figured it out, I stole the name from To Kill A Mockingbird. The narrators real name is Jean Louise Finch but I hate the name Jean and instead fell in love with the characters nickname, "Scout". I assume that my daughter will be like me, outspoken, opinionated, adventurous, smart, a potty mouth, bitchy. I think the name Scout will be perfect. And its so unique she'll get a chance to define the name herself just like I defined the name Valaniece. Honestly, if my name wasn't Valaniece, I'd be exactly the same. Why would my name change that? It's just, its kinda hard to make a portmanteau with other names, so using the word "bitch" in my nickname would be more difficult.
In conclusion, you should start referring to me as Scout because if a Jean Louse Finch can be nicknamed Scout, why can't a Valaniece Christina Martin be nicknamed Scout. I think I totally look like a Scout.
My name is Eric Richard Tkacz, i wasnt named after any person in my family or any one else in the world, my mom just liked the name. I think a name kinda does shape you could you imagine if my name was daquan people would look at me like i had ten heads. I do love my name i never really though of having a diffrent name, it suits me perfectly, me initals are e.t so clearly im
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ReplyDeleteI am named after two of my cousin, Shawn and Ev'aa. Being named after them doesn't change the way I like or love certain things or the way I act. Even if you are name after famous people you should be yourself but people would treat you different because the name is popular. Yes I do love my name and in my eyes it fit me I wouldn't change it because I'm named after my cousin that got killed two years before I was born. The day I was born my family was shocked because of how much I looked like my cousin Ev'aa. His mom couldn't look at me because we looked exactly a liked and she was heart broken because of the tragedy. Yes I think I would be a different person because I feel like my cousin is living inside of me because his life was taken at the age of 18 and he barely got to witness life. It's the product of my parents imagination. When I was born my dad just wanted all his kids to have a La in front of their name, and my mom wanted me to be name Shawn and they agreed to combine the two and that's how I got my name . No I don't get mad when people shorten my name I tell them they can call me La'Shawn or Shawn. I do get mad when people mispronounce my name though it's not hard to say.
ReplyDeleteNames are just unique words given to us to immediately identify us in a room or area full of people. I wouldn’t change my name for the soul reason that it would just confuse the crap out of everyone, including myself. I don’t think names make you a specific kind of way, like I said before names are unique words used for identification. Yes, you can have a popular name like John Smith. But you would ask what makes names popular, to that I say either lack of creativity or simply following suit. Naming your son after yourself (as a man) is not unfair, however a little odd to me. It seems lik3e you couldn’t come up with anything else or you firm believe in a family made tradition that wants everyone to eventually be named Tom so you can start some super cult (like the KKK but against everyone not named Tom and inbred). That being said, I don’t know the TRUE origin of my name (when it was made, meaning, etc…) however upon a quick search to my surprise (insert sarcasm) it is, or was rather, a small village. Just like every other name that has no significance in ancient writing. My parents teeter- tottered between Trevor, and Trent for a while (Trent being the first name of Trent Reznor, the singer of the music group Nine Inch Nails). If this happened I would have had a name that belongs to a famous person, but this is not the case. My parents chose the name Trevor because it sounded nice to them, and at the time of my birth wasn’t really that popular, which was important to them because they didn’t want me to fall in line with the Joes and Johns of the world. Basically they wanted a “cool” sounding name. I don’t think they had some deeper meaning about it. Trevor simply sounds cool, and different. As you can probably assume, I don’t have a problem with names, being called names other than Trevor either. Having my whole name shortened, or simply being called “T”, if you think Trevor is too long, or you are trying to get closer to me by calling me “Trev” or “T”, is fine, go for it. And my last name has been proven to apparently be one of the hardest things to say in the English language. Holak, pronounced Hole-AK, has been pronounced “Hole-auk”, “hallock”, “Hall-lock”, and probably a lot more I can’t think of, but I just go with it. It isn’t offensive it’s an honest mistake that, frankly, doesn’t mean enough to me to speak up and rebuttal with an aggressive tone like most of the “Shaniquas” that get their named pronounced wrong by the substitute teacher as “Shaneeka”. Names or over glorified, unique words used for identification nothing more.
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*chicka chicka* Fernand Marrero! So my dads name is Fernando & my older brother's name is Fernando jr. You'd think I'd be named Fernando or something like that, nah instead all my mom did was drop the O. Not the most clever parents. I grew up disliking my name, people constantly mispronounced it. "Ferdidnand" "Ferdnand" some people even called me "Fernando" I'd get frustrated when a teacher would read my name on the attendance and ask is my name "Fernando?" like no you dumb bimbo. There's clearly not an O at the end of my name you illiterate asshole. As I've gotten older I've matured and have become unique in my own way. It's cool now, i like my name. I'm the only Fernand most people know and when they think of my name I honestly feel like there's no other me. Whether people love me or hate me I stand out. I'm not cocky i'm just having some confidence as I type. My name fits me now. & I'm glad I wasn't named after some famous person or whatever. That's all I have to say.
My name is Shannon Russell. I was named Shannon because my mother wanted an Irish name for her daughter. She was deciding between the names Erin or Shannon and I was lucky enough to be named Shannon. I personally love my name. I feel as though there aren’t many Shannon’s in the world maybe compared to a common name like Emily or something like that. Urban Dictionary would define Shannon as “The coolest person in the world”, “someone who is beautiful, inside and out. She’s down to earth and crazy but you can't figure her out, which makes you love her all the more. She’s also fun and funny and someone you can defiantly trust.” That’s probably the best and most fair compliment I could ever ask for. When I was in sixth grade Demi Lovato did a video chat and she had mention that the name Caution sounded cool to her. At that moment I had asked my mother and father to rename me. Thankfully they just rolled their eyes and said no. I honestly don’t believe having a different name would change who I am as a person. Names are just a title, it gives other people to remember you by. The origin of my name comes from my mother who got the idea of naming me Shannon after the river in Ireland expanding 213 miles. The one thing I will say about my name is that I don’t really have a nickname to follow behind it. A Paul could be named “Pauly”, a Carly can be called “Car” and a Shannon…well not much. I could be called “Shan” but that’s not really that cute. My friends have me in their phones as “Shamango” but they don’t call me that. I guess one nickname that someone made up for me and actually calls me by is “Shananigans”. I personally love that Bunje calls me that and I feels it’s the coolest nickname I could ever ask for. Shenanigans can be defined as silly or high-spirited behavior with a hint of mischievous. I love having a nickname and when people shorten it but rarely does it happen. I will say the one thing that drives me a little crazy is when people call me “SH-AN-IN” it’s pronounced “SH- A-N-IN”. As I sit and write my best friend is laughing at me for being aggravated for the wrong pronation of my name. It’s the small things that drive me crazy.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Jazmine Mone' Blocker. There's not really much meaning behind the... It's just a name my parents both agreed on. I guess my name is cool. I've already grew onto it. I have a Z inStead of an s so that's cool too. So many people have spelled my name wrong in various ways. It really aggravates me. I kind of take it as a slight sign of disrespect. I understand if you mistake it for 'Jasmine' which is common ... but if you put 'jazemin' or something like that, please just reevaluate yourself. LOL I'd rather have a more unique name. Nothing near black and nothing white. When I grow up, I'll name my daughter something unique.
ReplyDeleteMy middle name comes from the end of my father's name, without the accent. He chose that for me because he didn't like my mother's pick. I forgot what the name he said I would've had, but I know I was glad my dad chose it.
My name is Amanda Nicole Camper. I wasn't named after anyone. My mom just liked the name Amanda. I love my name now. I used to want to change my name to Tiffany lol. I dont even know why, i was weird. But now i fit into my name. I love it. Amanda Nicole sounds popping. If i was named something else i probably would act different. Like if my name was more black i probably would be ghetto or something. Amanda means "deserving of Love" or something like that. I have a name card at home that tells me what my name means and it has a bible verse on it also lol. My mom tried her hardest to name us with nice names like "Andrew, Christopher, Darhyl, Josh, and Amanda. I think my name is cute. You rarely see a black girl named Amanda.
ReplyDeleteNames are kind of a sore subject in my family. My sister’s name is Brynne and my brother’s name is Ryne and if you have never heard me talk about them before you probably have no idea how to pronounce their names. They hate their names just because people never got them right but sometimes I feel left out in their mutual struggle. I got stuck with the only normal name in my family and in a way it kind of sucks. I have always loved uncommon names and I feel like they are so unique. I was named after the famous singer Carly Simon because my parents love her. When I was younger they used to play her song, “You’re So Vain”, in the car and sing it to me. For it being a fairly common name, I do love my name. Carly Ann Cordle just kind of rolls of the tongue. My middle name comes from my Nan, Ann Marie, and it kind of makes me feel like I will always have a piece of her with me. I think my name does suit me. It’s simple, sweet, and I couldn’t imagine having any other name. I love how my name has many different nicknames too. I’ve gotten, CC, Carl, Carls, Car, Carbar, Carly Fries, Gnarly Carly, Carzee (what my fam likes to call me), and yes even Carls Barkley. The spelling of my name is sometimes butchered but I love the way I spell it because it’s easy and looks the prettiest in my opinion. I don’t think I would be a different person if my name were changed but I just can’t imagine changing my name in any way. My name is of English origin and it means “little and strong”. I definitely feel like this represents me because I see myself as very strong, I don’t know about the little part though. I don’t mind when people shorten my name, mostly because it’s rare when people actually do call me Carly. I always get Car unless my parents are mad at me or if my Pop is calling me where he says CarlyAnn. People usually don’t mispronounce my name, they just misspell it. That gets on my last nerve because I pretty much have the simplest way of spelling Carly and they still continue to add a K, I, or E to the mix. My last name always gets mispronounced and I absolutely hate when people only call me by my last name. I always say something about it or help them pronounce it because it just pisses me off. Overall, I do love my name and I wouldn’t change it in any way.
ReplyDeleteIn my family, names are a pretty big deal. There is a story behind each of our names, some more serious than others. My sister Kasey was named after a family member persay, but a family members girlfriend had that name and my parents both sort of fell in love with it. Now for me, my name choice has a bit of a backstory. Originally, my name was supposed to be Charlee, named after my grandfather Charlie. When he signed his name, never looked like Charlie, with an I, but Charlee with two e’s. Then, my mom’s brother and his wife were having a baby girl at the same time and had decided they wanted to name her Charlee. It ended up that I would be Karlee, with the two e’s for my grandfather and the K to match my sister. But then, surprise, there was three. I was a triplet and our named would have been Karlee, for my grandfather, Kelly, for my Aunt, and Kylie to put Kelly and Charlie with the I together. Unfortunately, my sisters didn’t survive, and it was just me, and here I am, Karlee, with two e’s. I never met my grandfather, so I don’t really feel any pressure on how I live just because of the fact that I am named after him. I used to not like my name, just because no one every spelled it correctly and I could never find it on a keychain. Now, I love my name, the spelling is unique and I love that my best friend is my cousin Charlee and that our names are so similar My family always says that I look like a Karlee while my cousin looks more like a Charlee. So, no, I wouldn’t change my name. I feel like it’s totally possibly that I would be a different person if I wasn’t named Karlee, but I wasn’t, so I don’t know. I don’t know the origin of my name, but every time I look it up, the internet tells me that it means “manly” or something of that sort. Which pisses me off immediately and I stop looking. People don’t really shorten my name, unless they’re family or a really close friend. There’s honestly not much you can shorten my name to other than “Kar”, unless you’re my elven year old cousin who calls me “Kar-less” when I call him by his full name, Lukas. (He was named after Luke Skywalker, and my grandmother was livid. My parents and the majority of my family calls me “Kar” and my sister, if she addresses me, calls me “my sister Karlee”. But then there’s my poppop, who calls me “Kar-Kee” and laughs after each time he says it. People don’t typically mispronounce my name, unless you’re a substitute for Oakcrest High School. Substitutes, for some reason completely butcher my name, first and last. I get Kaylee, Kylie, and my person favorite, “Kor-leigh-ya”. Then for my last name, I ALWAYS get called “Cardigan” or “Corrigan”. Honestly, I’m not sure why, my name is really easy to pronounce. People always misspell my name, usually to Carly or if they know I start my name with a K, they spell it Karly. However, whenever I say “Karlee, with a K and two E’s”, people give me the biggest blank stare.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Carlos Quinones. I do have a middle name but I don't tell anyone lol. (Not you Bunje I'll tell you).Anyways I'm named exactly after my father. Now how do I feel about it. Just fine. I like the flow of my name. I also like that almost no one has my last name. As soon as someone says my name they probably have a good idea that I'm Hispanic. My nick names are Los,Loso,Carlito,Carlitos,and C-Los. Being a Junior I would say feels like a responsibility but it actually isn't. I will say that for a while now I have been saying that my first son will be named after me but I don't know……. Does the world really need another Carlos Quinones Jr.
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