Do you like your name? Are you named for someone? Living or deceased at the time? Do you like your middle name? Do you know what either name means?

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Bonus Questions:

FOR YOU:Were you the kid who could never find their name on the keychain?

FOR YOU: How upsetting would it be to be the last of your name?

Ladies, were you counting the days until you could get rid of your maiden name?

Ladies, did you keep your maiden name for professional or business purposes?

Ladies, was it a big conflict with your fiance/husband about what you wanted to do about names?

FOR PARENTS: What struggles did you go through trying to find a name? Were male or female names easier to agree upon?

Dnice1 · Accepted Answer

Yes I do as it's one you don't hear too often these days. My first name is actually mom's middle name. She always wanted a little girl with that name. As for my middle name it's much more common but I don't anyone else that has it spelled the way mine is. First name means follower of Dionysus which is the Goddess of wine. My middle name means delicate or meadow. I could easily find mine on a keychain.

StudyingAuthor · Accepted Answer

Yes. I was named after an aunt that died before I was born. Her name was Juliah. Mom took off the "H" and named me Julia. In elementary school from 1st to 3rd grade I hated it, and literally decided it should be regina. I got all of my friends and teachers calling me that until covid hit. SMH.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

My family has a few naming traditions on my mother’s side. All of the girls need to share a name with their great grandmother, which ended up being my middle name. My first name is also a family name, coming from my Great Aunt. My mom liked it because it was a gender neutral name and gave me a bit of wiggle room in how I could present myself.
The boys in the family are a little different, at least for my cousins and the “main line” we have. My great grandfather was a very patriarchal man, so he wanted to pass on his name to his sons, which is a tradition they have continued. My great grandpa was the first Rufus (not his real name by the way), my grandfather is Rufus the 2nd, my uncle is Rufus the 3rd, and my cousin is Rufus the 4th. He’s expected to also name his son Rufus the 5th whenever he gets here.
On my father’s side of the family there’s no strict naming traditions, but he did want his son to have a biblical name. He and my mom couldn’t pick between two options so they just gave him both.
My name wasn’t spelled like other versions so I could never find any keychains anywhere. I also fully plan to keep my maiden name because I like my initials as they are.

Skinhead-1979 · Answer

"I will haunt my parent FOREVER for their name crime"

I'll start off by telling I am going as much as I can by an unofficial name; I do not want to be found and bothered by a number of people whom I once upon a time classed as 'Family'. Some day that name will be my official name, but I will need to change my nationality first which is a little bit too expensive for me

(it is neigh impossible to change my name in the country of birth due to the strict rules surrounding it; I cannot choose whichever name I want)

It's not that I hate my real name... my surname is quite interesting and has led me to find out the origins of my surname, and I could explain to my 'family' why the assumption that our ancestors were Armenian is correct.
My first name; it's not a bad name... It was a very common name to be given to a boy in the year and country I was born.

The name I go by now I have picked myself. The first name I picked because it was supposed to be my son's name; but the mother got doubts and we settled on a different name. If that name is good enough for my son, it is certainly good enough for me. The surname is an acronym for something I stand for, it's what I am.

My official name is... challenging... for some British people; my unofficial name consists of English an English name and word... so people will have no longer any issues pronouncing my name.

4ngelic · Answer

i dont like my names. my first names is clementine, like the fruit :/. my dad called me that cos he used to be obsessed with westerns especially the one with the oh my darling clementine thing. for the name meaning, i think it means merciful. and no usually couldnt find my name on a keychain

my middle name is mathilde. was the name of my paternal great grandmother. it means might or strength in battle.

for my last name not gonna say it cos people could actually find me online. i lowkey hope my future husband has a better last name so i can switch to something better. for the name origin it means bright pledge.

DishLady · Answer

That’s a lot of questions rolled into one, @DrPepper12 !

Yeah, love my name, though there’s a minor immigrant-translation quirk to it, so there’s the shortened nickname that I also like.

No not named for anyone and mom always said they broke the mold after me, so I’m the only one in my family with that name. Two women with the same first name married into the family… so out of the 500+ living relatives there’s three of us. Not bad….

Yes, middle name is meaningful and named for the two people I’ve cherished most in the world.

The maiden name, yes I changed for marriage and fought tooth and nail to get back during the divorce to avoid an Ike-and-Tina situation. (Ladies, NEVER change your name on professional stuff.)

(Did I miss anything?)

Caroline91 · Answer

My first name means "strong" and "free" and my middle name translates to "enduring beauty". My middle name is a feminine form of my father's name. And I was named after my Great Aunt Caroline who, ironically, really hated children! But that's ok, because I like the name she left me with! lol

NathanDavis · Answer

I like both of my names, yes...

not after someone, they're just the typical biblical names

I've been around since 1114 B. C...

I do have two first names, and I like them both

they're both biblical names, so they mean something about god... lol

my names are popular enough... I don't really have an issue with being the last of my name, I'm not a parent yet but I already thought of some names, and not the same as mine

Starrrboy · Answer

I hate it... my father was an old man who was born in 1946 ( he had me in his 50s ) and he decided to name me after his deceased brother awww ffs! ... now thanks to him I'm stuck with a freaking old name that's super irrelevant and nobody use it anymore.. and yes, I was literally the kid who could never find their name on the keychain lol..

AviatorTom · Answer

Basic answers: I like my name. It's just a common name for when I was born. My middle name is the name of my grandfather. I know what my name means.

Bonus answers: No, my name is very common, eady find my name on key chain, license plate, etc. My name is a name, I don't own it; no problem if it's the last or one of thousands.

Parents: My then-wife and I had little problem naming our 2 sons and 1 daughter.

MisterWack · Answer

First, “I will haunt my parents FOREVER for their name crime” is the best thing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Second, I love my name. It is influenced vaguely from a family member (that is all I’ll share because I don’t like to overshare)

TrueConfection · Answer

Meh. I always wanted to change my name, but never could think of a name that seemed right. My kids like it because it's the name of a character in a popular kids movie.

exitseven · Answer

it is okay. It was a very popular name back in the 70s.

dustybiker2 · Answer

I was named after a really old Scottish novel one of my parents liked. Yes, I like it. Though the word has several other meanings since, too.

avery58 · Answer

No but what can I do? My mom and I have completely different tastes in just about everything lol

itsannalee · Answer

My last name is Marco who actually that is my dad’s name. And a lot people think that i’m filipino, kinda hate it.

_lexiesplanet_ · Answer

my first name is lexie-anise for the greek in the family and my middle name is Priscilla named after Priscilla presley lol

Anonymous · Answer

I don't like my name, I was named after my grandma's deceased child. That name brought me nothing good.

Twalli · Answer

I was named after my great uncle, but took his last name.

Iron_Man · Answer

Yes I like my first middle and last name

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