Do you like your name?

Blondie86Star

Just wondering if people actually like the name their parents picked out for them!

I wish I was called something different!

Tiriel

good post.. I used to hate my name, now I'm not so sure, it's grown on me!! I think if you are named after someone as opposed to just a random name it's kind of nice, I was named after my grandmother, which I appreciate more now..

TerrorFirmer

Yes

Royale with Cheese

I used to hate it when i was a child, now I love it. I wouldn't want to be called anything else. My dad's Welsh so he gave me a Welsh name.

Rb

Don't like it but don't hate it either, it's just boring

Gazza22

No i don't mind my name at all...happy with it!
More people tend to call me by a nickname instead though.

BlitzKrieg

i love my name because its so damn rare...i only met one other person with my name (and i was named after them) and it feels good to put your name into google and have only webpages linked to yourself come back.

Endurance Man

MobileInfantry wrote:

Yes

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NoDayBut2Day

I like my name; it's ok. It's spelled differently than what most people are used to so I like that. A lot of people tend to call me by my nickname though, but that's cool too...

BlitzKrieg

everyone loves their names...but wont say them...heehee.

NoDayBut2Day

BlitzKrieg wrote:

everyone loves their names...but wont say them...heehee.

I was just wondering, "Are we not allowed to post our names or something?" Because I will, if we are.

Illegal Alien

I love my name, It's suprisingly rare, it's cool and I love it when g/fs call me by the long version.

My name is Nick.

(will everyone else starting including their names now too? :rolleyes:)

Ps. Do you like my name??

Endurance Man

You can look in my profile, i aint hiding anything.

NoDayBut2Day

Hi Nick Yes, I like your name.. haha.

My name is Chelsee (most people spell it 'Chelsea' or 'Chelsey' or even 'Chelsie' so I like the spelling on mine).

You can also call me 'Cho.' That's my nickname.

MrJoeSoap

Chelsee is a cool name. I like mine too.

BlitzKrieg

ahh but i have said my name many a time in after hours (even had a thread dedicated to it once)


so you will just have to look for it


or post numerous posts making whimpering dog noises...

Endurance Man

Off topic but why do people feel the need to fill out there profile like they are kids .

nesf

Eh, I like my name, Pádraig, but it's a family tradition thingy. Father to son type of thing. I like the idea of the tradition etc.

It's unusual for people to call me Pádraig very often though. Everyone calls me Podge. Even though I've never encouraged it. But it's followed me wherever I've gone....

I can't escape it. Damn that show! Damn it to hell!

Illegal Alien

NoDayBut2Day wrote:

Hi Nick Yes, I like your name.. haha.

My name is Chelsee (most people spell it 'Chelsea' or 'Chelsey' or even 'Chelsie' so I like the spelling on mine).

You can also call me 'Cho.' That's my nickname.

You know, if you were going to be really cool there, you would have said "Hi Nicholas" but you didn't!!

Hehe, ya Chelsee is a cool name....or at least it was before everyone starting hating chelsea! Bet your folks didn't see that one coming eh?

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nesf wrote:

Eh, I like my name, Pádraig, but it's a family tradition thingy. Father to son type of thing. I like the idea of the tradition etc.

It's unusual for people to call me Pádraig very often though. Everyone calls me Podge. Even though I've never encouraged it. But it's followed me wherever I've gone....

I can't escape it. Damn that show! Damn it to hell!

My family name (traditional passed down name) is Peter...dodged a bullet on that one tbh...
:O

RuggieBear

i like my name....

tis reasonably rare as it's irish but it shouldn't be really

Our man in Havana

I hated the name I was given, So I went to the High court and changed it!

BlitzKrieg

haha two of my middle names have been mentioned already

Padraig and Peter (but spoken in irish so Peadhar)

funk-you

i actually like my name but it's very rare i'll actually be called by it which i hate. note kids- never call your children Patrick. He'll definitely be called one of these:
Paddy-Pato-Pat-Rick-Ricky-Paki(sp? as in bonner)-Padraig. when someone actually calls me Patrick people look at them as if why are they being so formal. Then of course the oh so witty people with the paddy irish man/paddy's day etc......swe swe. Or even just the way some people pronounce it (american/australian accents) Seriously people dont do it to your poor children.

NoDayBut2Day

Illegal Alien wrote:

You know, if you were going to be really cool there, you would have said "Hi Nicholas" but you didn't!!
:O

lol.. in that case, "Hi Nicholas"? Hehe.. That's interesting that you prefer the long version of your name to the shortened version. Most people I know who have long names want to be called a shorter version...(David - Dave, Michael - Mike, etc, etc). It's cool though. :cool:

Oh.. and hating "chelsea"? You mean Chelsea Clinton?

Illegal Alien

Oh, I just noticed you're in Hawaii...so that one went over your head

No, I was talking about the soccer team.

I was only messing about calling me Nicholas I prefer Nick, but I like it when my Girlfriend calls me Nicholas...It's one of many weird things about me.

NoDayBut2Day

Illegal Alien wrote:

Oh, I just noticed you're in Hawaii...so that one went over your head

No, I was talking about the soccer team.

I was only messing about calling me Nicholas I prefer Nick, but I like it when my Girlfriend calls me Nicholas...It's one of many weird things about me.

Haha.. yeah, I'm kinda far away from Ireland.. hope to be there soon, though.

And it's not weird; it's just one of those things that make us unique.

atheist

Every Tom, Dick and Harry is called Joe!

cournioni

I like my name, its catchy.

Karl Hungus

Yes, I rather like my name. It's Kenneth by the way.

Karl Hungus

PORNAPSTER wrote:

I like my name, its catchy.

Yeah, you're right, I can't say I've ever met anyone called Grotmeister before.

Femelade

my name is grand, its grown on me. named after my aunt. its about as irish as you get i'd say. spelling is different from most, i've got a silent letter in my name.

cournioni

Karl Hungus wrote:

Yeah, you're right, I can't say I've ever met anyone called Grotmeister before.

That's why its so catchy...

Karl Hungus

PORNAPSTER wrote:

That's why its so catchy...

Aye, Grotmeister Dungerhole - Rolls off the tongue, that does.

Pighead

Everybody at some point hates their name. I used to hate mine with a passion. I'm still not overly fond of it. It's common and overly-used. I've got 3 buddies with the same name.

But Miss Piggy recently said something really sweet that made me think a little differently about my name. Shee said, "I love your name. Think about the way your mouth shapes to say it. It starts with a kiss and ends with a smile."

So, while I'm still not crazy about my name, I can look at it a little differently now, and I'll always remember, "it starts with a kiss and ends with a smile!"God bless you Miss Piggy.

I also kind of like my name because my Dad picked it out. He named me after a horse he won 75 pounds on the day I was born.For my birthday one year he gave me a betting slip with my name on it. I nearly wept.To this day that betting slip sits near my bedside locker where I can see it every day.

Now,c'mon boardsters let's hear some good things about your own names!

Rhyme

Mine isnt so rare but ive grown accustomed to it over the years... makes me smile when i hear someone saying it for some reason *Shrug*

Nightwish

mine is fairly plain and Irish, but I've no issues with it

joejoem

I fcuking love my name, its cool.

Cutie18Ireland

i like my name!! its Pamela... my nanny was supposed to be called pamela because she was born on palm sunday but some relative died so she was called eileen and then my great granny made my mam promise to call me pamela... i never particularly liked or disliked my name.... but it means alot to me now as my nanny died a little over a month ago at the young (old) age of 66!!

Sleepy

I quite like my name (Eoin) but it's far too common. Most of my friends would call me by my nickname almost by necessity as there are two Eoin's and an Owen in my main circle of friends and I also live with another Eoin. See? Far too common!

Feenikusu

I like my name. It's Mareike. But I wish it were a bit more international, because in Ireland nobody could pronounce it, even it I told them how it is pronounced, they couldn't. But with an english 'r' it sounds pretty cool.

Dizzyblabla

Mine's Eileen.. I like it, but it can get annoying when you meet people out and they start with the "Come on Eileen" like I've never heard that one before!
named after my grandmother (Ellen) and now my new niece is called Ellie! it's like 3 different versions of the same name!

Kingp35

funk-you wrote:

i actually like my name but it's very rare i'll actually be called by it which i hate. note kids- never call your children Patrick. He'll definitely be called one of these:
Paddy-Pato-Pat-Rick-Ricky-Paki(sp? as in bonner)-Padraig. when someone actually calls me Patrick people look at them as if why are they being so formal. Then of course the oh so witty people with the paddy irish man/paddy's day etc......swe swe. Or even just the way some people pronounce it (american/australian accents) Seriously people dont do it to your poor children.

Its true that people insist an calling you by a nickname. if you havent guessed my name is Patrick and I really like that name but only my parents and my best friend call me by it. not even my girlfriend will use my proper name. I try and make people use it but it never works. here is a list of the names im called by different people: Paddy, Pat, Pa, Padge and Whack.

Why wont people use my real name?

Jonny Arson

I f**king love my name! It's not too common and not too rare either and it isn't a boring traditional Irish name.

I absolutely detest my surname tho'! :mad:

Tobias Greeshman

I share my first name with a Rock Star, I fail to see how that could be a bad thing... Yep I do like my name!

Pighead

silas wrote:

I share my first name with a Rock Star, I fail to see how that could be a bad thing... Yep I do like my name!

And so you should silas,Marilyn is a lovely name.Don't let the jocks put you down.Stand tall buddy

I hate both my first name and last name (Ciarán Kenny btw), just because it's Irish and very common. I've always planned to change my name when I'm 18.

My sister is called Chelsea, and she was named after Clinton's daughter. I've never understood why though.

Mossy Monk

would have preferred Luscious or Brock but what i was given will make do

Tar.Aldarion

I love my names to varying decrees,Paul my first one is quite good,even if common, i like it.I love my middle names and sirname though.My sirname is my favourite.

monkeyfudge

I don't like my name... and I'm not overly fond of people abbreviating it.

I want to change my name to something cool like 'Hugo DeSelby' I reckon I'd make a good Hugo.

My middle name is pretty good though... it's Cosmos.

Dutchboy

My name is Hans!

I always catch people out when Im out in town. They think im foreign, hear my name and speak to me slowly '''vverrre are You FROM''..........I declare Im from Wexford in my best bogger accent!
I look very German/Dutch aswell , they just cant come to terms with it!

Other people refuse to believe me when i introduce myself! "Hi, Im Hans"
"No You're not!" :rolleyes:
Love my Name now, hated it in 1st year secondary school for obvious reasons tho!

Keyzer

Names are mad, I like mine though...

I think if i have kids I'll call the first Kimberly Mikado and the second Coconut Cream. Imagine introducing them the the neighbours with a spliff hanging outta yer gob.... priceless, for everything else there is mastercard....