Why do you have your name?

Samaris

I'm actually thinking in terms of your Boards username, but if anyone wants to say why they were given one of their real names, feel free!

Mine is a name I like from a series of books many years ago. It was only a once-off character, but I found it pretty. Two Sams at the Chalet School, if anyone's wondering!

My actual first name is a family name, I think I was named after a granny.

NachoBusiness

Samaris wrote: »

Why do you have your name?

It's.. not your business.

failinis

I was named after the nick name of a saint.

Brego888

LOTR

Pighead

This guy.
http://41.media.tumblr.com/b60f3a42b86d25820898ab9e6e61662e/tumblr_mimrqaJf2N1qc2g1mo1_1280.jpg

Sheep Lover

I live in Wicklow.

It's either this or Hill Walking Lover.

Free Hat

Who doesn't like a free hat?

Mr_Muffin

My real name is Jeremy. I never asked my parents why they gave it to me but i sometimes think it was because of Jeremy Beadle.

Mr_Muffin is because i like muffins and eat at least 2 every day.

donegaLroad

its my address

Mr.Goodman

I am a male and in my opinion I am good.

Xaracatz

I was stuck for inspiration and looked around and saw a Zara bag. But I didn't like Zara, so I changed it to Xara instead. Then I had to add a cat because, ya know, it's the Internet. And I had a spare z lying around, so I stuck it in at the end.

SimonTemplar

O
:rolleyes:

TheOtherBloke

I'm just that other bloke..

Brian?

I have no imagination.

mad muffin

It's my porn name.

CINCLANTFLT

I'm in charge of the US Atlantic Fleet so it kinda made sense...

NOS3

Its a combination of my initials and my lucky number.

I'm normally more creative I swear. :P

OneOfThem

It was inspired by this passage from Jingo by Terry Pratchett.

"It was much better to imagine men in some smokey room somewhere, made mad and cynical by privilege and power, plotting over brandy. You had to cling to this sort of image, because if you didn't then you might have to face the fact that bad things happened because ordinary people, the kind who brushed the dog and told the children bed time stories, were capable of then going out and doing horrible things to other ordinary people. It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was Us, then what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things."

degsie

eisged backwards

Just a little Samba

I like the hip hop group Ugly Duckling.

RayM

Boards username: my name.

My name: I was named after the lead singer of The Kinks. My dad was also a big fan of Blondie, so I reckon I got off quite lightly.

Mesrine65

My nom de plume is a tip of the hat to a French relative's mother who was the girlfriend of France's one time 'ennemi public #1'

One eyed Jack

I'm blind in one eye due to uveitis, and One eyed Jacks are a term in poker ('Jack' was a pseudonym I used a long time ago too), so I figured I'd go with that -

The phrase one-eyed royals is jargon referring to the three face cards showing only one eye: the Jack of Spades (J♠), Jack of Hearts (J♥) and King of Diamonds (K♦). The terminology results from the depiction of the face on the card as being shown in profile, so only one eye is visible (all other face cards show two eyes). The jacks are also referred to, separately, as one-eyed jacks: Jack of Spades (J♠), Jack of Hearts (J♥).

My real name, I was named after my old man, which caused the nurses fierce confusion when I was going in for a hip operation and the nurse thought I looked very young for my age...

Turned out she was looking at my old man's medical records, the only difference being our date of birth

Cold War Kid

Was a child in the '80s (fear of Cold War related nuclear strikes was quite prevalent, even in the schoolyard) and was fascinated when the Berlin Wall came down - my first time paying attention to the news. Have had an interest since then in the political/cultural mish-mash that was the Cold War era.

Mr Rhode Island Red

The first internet forum I joined was a chicken and poultry enthusiast forum. I keep Rhode Island Reds and I am male, so I decided on Mr Rhode Island Red. Decided to keep it going here.

Not that I'm married to a Rhode Island Red hen, or that I'd want to be or anything, I just chose the name because...well...it sounded kinda...at the time...it seemed...

<.< >.>

It was nearly 10 years ago. Things were different back then. :mad:

Menas

Mine is just a random word. Could not think of anything better. Had some previous user names on here buy grew out of them.

Links234

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q_GjTKqILA

Wang King

I've reregged a half dozen time now, I just like thinking up funny names is all. I've been umop episdn, Howard Juneau, Mollester Stallone and a few more, I'm probably overdue a change now

recyclops

Short segment in us office. Quite lame

The Dogs Bollix

I was eating a sweet called camel balls at the time. Camel balls sounded weird but the dogs bollix is better. There is a saying that if you call something the dog's bollocks, its the best and that's what I am, lol.

MistyCheese

I honestly put very little thought into my username. I wanted a two word name, an adjective and a noun. Misty Cheese was the first thing that popped into my head so I went with it. There is absolutely no meaning behind it at all. The two words are not really supposed to 'go' with each other necessarily. I could just as easily been StormyApple or OrangeSoup or GiantElbow.

My real name is actually a nickname that I kinda gave myself when I was a teenager but I really liked it and so I stuck with it. It's officially my name and is on my passport and driving licence (well, learners permit).

Samaris

..I kinda like StormyApple.

cloud493

cloud493. Cloud from final fantasy, 493 was the number of pokemon at the time.

As for my real name, Benedict was something catholic related, matthew was one of the disciples.

mckildare

I'm aiming to start a restaurant franchise

Rubberlegs

My username is the year of my birth, and some letters from my names. Ironic, since I'm not a fan of cats
My real name was a rash decision, as I was originally Claire after the Gilbert O' Sullivan song. My mother says she looked at me when I was a few days old, and decided I didn't look like a Claire after all. My name popped into her head, and was one she had never considered before.

Buona Fortuna

Its from the Sopranos (obviously) ~ with the underlying meaning that we talk, agree, disagree or whatever and either way good luck/fortune on your way.

A guy did ask me a few months back "are you Italian too" - sadly no, though I do absolutely love the place.

Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker

They're a band I like

For Forks Sake

I dislike cutlery.

OneArt

There was a girl in my school called India.

Someone asked her, "Oh, that's such a cool name."

She goes, "Thanks! My parents got it from a book."

Someone else, "What book? A f*cking atlas?"

the evasion_kid

Named after the anonymous author of the book "evasion" who became known simply as "mack" or "the evasion kid"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evasion_(book)

Ave Sodalis

To confuse everybody... I somewhat regret it and would probably change it if it wasn't for the fact it's known in certain forums which would just add even more confusion if changed.

Samaris

Mine is a Simpsons reference.
The Kwik-e-Mart won't accept cheques from me.

My actual name is just one my parents liked. I'm not named for or after anybody as far as I know.

Samaris wrote: »

Mine is a name I like from a series of books many years ago. It was only a once-off character, but I found it pretty. Two Sams at the Chalet School, if anyone's wondering!

It's also the name of a really good Icelandic band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEvxsq3y-bc

Cee-Jay-Cee

It's the phonetical spelling of my initials.

Wellyd

My boards name came from a nickname I got as a child from my granddad. Most of my family call me it and one of my younger relatives didn't actually know my real name until my last birthday when he learned to read and could read the message on the cake!

Mister Vain

I'm always looking in the mirror.

My name here is a misspelling of my dads nickname for me as a little 'un, because I'm sweet. Or he thinks so anyway.

My real name is a result of my mum getting delusions of grandeur after a night out in the West End. I'm named after a theatrical character.

foggy_lad

Samaris wrote: »

I'm actually thinking in terms of your Boards username, but if anyone wants to say why they were given one of their real names, feel free!

Mine is a name I like from a series of books many years ago. It was only a once-off character, but I found it pretty. Two Sams at the Chalet School, if anyone's wondering!

My actual first name is a family name, I think I was named after a granny.

because people said they couldn't keep saying Oi! bollix! when referring or calling me.




edit: oh my boardsie name, hmmmm thats a bit of a brain cloud

Wang King

Candie wrote: »

My name here is a misspelling of my dads nickname for me as a little 'un, because I'm sweet. Or he thinks so anyway.

My real name is a result of my mum getting delusions of grandeur after a night out in the West End. I'm named after a theatrical character.

Now begins the guessing game.....Cosette or Ophelia

Samaris

Samaris wrote: »

I'm actually thinking in terms of your Boards username

We had this thread not too long ago so I apologize for repeating myself but I am in a relationship where one of my partners is free lance and her living with us means she can declare a surprising amount of things as expenses.

And the day I joined Boards.ie we were filling out one of these LONG and COMPLICATED and HORRIFIC forms.

And the day I signed up and was looking for a username my eyes fell upon a "Tax Accrual" form and the cruelty of the tax system fell upon me emotionally. And hence "Tax" AHHHHHHHH CRUEL! came upon me.

And that was that

Gooners

I am one

Wang King

Wang King wrote: »

Now begins the guessing game.....Cosette or Ophelia

Neither