If you had to legally change your real given name (not your Hatrack alias), what would you change it to? Beyond the inevitable jokes ("Max Power" "Buck Naked"), what would you really chose?
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent. I don't want to wear glasses so I'd probably go with Bruce Wayne.
Posted by Dread Pendragon (Member # 7239) on :
I would have guess "Uncle Rico," Rico Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Jane.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Erik The Destroyer of All Evil Novak.
Represent.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
If I changed my name it would be pronounced the same but spelled as something particularly obscene. That way when telemarketters call me and pronounce it the way it's spelled I can yell "WHAT did you just call me?!"
--Enigmatic
Posted by CStroman (Member # 6872) on :
Nonoya Bisnes.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Reynolds Cahoon. I’ve always thought that was a cool name.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I would change my middle name (Hall) to Halleluia. Or maybe to "Jay."
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I knew a guy in college named Bivins Calhoun.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:If you had to legally change your real given name (not your Hatrack alias), what would you change it to?
It depends on why I had to legally change my name.
Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
Wendy.
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Brenda Taylor. It was my pen name in High school. Though I might get stuck with whatever last name the man chooses. He knew some people who changed their last name to Freeman. For the sake of their privacy I won't say what it used to be. But it sounded like something one might say in response to a bad smell. And it wasn't Hewlett-Wan.
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
Do we have to change all of it? Because if it's just first name, I'd just take my middle name as my first name, since my middle name is good as well.
EDIT: I editted to say that my middle name is Jacob for the record. I think it's a decent name with some possible nicknames.
[ August 24, 2005, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: pfresh85 ]
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Esther. It is my Hebrew name, and the name that I go by socially. It is on my credit cards, bank account, work paychecks, diploma, nursing license.
But my birth certificate says "Laura", and so does my Social Security Card, Driver's License, Passport.
Sometimes the different names cause a bit of bureaucratic headaches.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Nobody laugh at me, I'm totally serious. If I ever have a little girl, I am giving her this name. (No, I'm not a hippie)
Winter Rain
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Do I have to change my name? I like my given name (Rebecca).
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Winter Rain!!??
But, that's a miserable thing that everyone hates. Nasty nasty winter rain.
Why would you do that to your little girl?
If it's a boy would you name him "Icy Road Conditions"?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Originally posted by Treason: Nobody laugh at me, I'm totally serious. If I ever have a little girl, I am giving her this name. (No, I'm not a hippie)
Winter Rain
Yes, yes you are. Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
(@ Tante)
Posted by ThatGuyfromFreshmanYear (Member # 8533) on :
Dylan O'Flannigan. Gots to love thos Irish names.
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dread Pendragon: I would have guess "Uncle Rico," Rico
See what you've done now, MPH?
*creates new mushroom-related user handle*
*plots*
Posted by Dread Pendragon (Member # 7239) on :
If I was going to change my last name I would change it to Pendragon. A bit over the top, perhaps, but in a good way.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Bleh to all of you!
I think it's really pretty. Wait-I'll tell you the rest of the names I want for my kids. (this will give you lots of new ammo)
Vanyel Blade / Raven Swan
River Sebastian / Kira Ayn
You like? Of course not. What-ever!
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
I think I'd change mine to Tiernan O'Rourke. In fact, if I have a son, that's likely what his name will be.
Or I could screw with him and make it Tighernain, to be more Gaelic. Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Sebastian is a cool name!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Oddly, I would have changed my name to Eliza.
Since my name is Elizabeth, I could do that right now if I wanted to.
But it is too late. I am Liz.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
"Sebastian is a cool name!" - kojabu
It's the only "normal" one on there! But thank you.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
I think Eliza is really pretty.
Why do I keep hearing it with "Jane" though? Must have been in some movie. Eliza Jane. Hmmmmm.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
It may be normal, but it's not common.
Would you pronounce Ayn like Ann or like Ayn Rand does (Ein)?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:It's the only "normal" one on there!
Kira is a nice name for a girl.
But "Raven Swan"? That's a good name for a bird-brain.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Tante that last line made me laugh so much my housemates asked me what was so funny. And they didn't believe me when I said I wasn't really talking to anyone.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
I'd probably change my name to Steven Feyd, and just go by Feyd. That way, when someone calls and asks for Steven, I could just hang up on them without saying anything.
And Steven, while a good name, is so terribly overused.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Lucy, my last name is fine as is, and really Sarah isn't too bad, but I associate more with Lucy.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
kojabu, I like the name Rebecca also. Do you go by that or do you have a Rebecca-type nickname.
I call the Rebecca's in my life "Rivka", which is the Hebrew version.
And I know one little Rebecca-girl who gets called "Beccelah" a lot.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
kojabu- I love you for knowing that. She would be named for Ayn Rand. Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Tante-
You're a brat! And you cracked me up. Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Tante - I go by Rebecca or Becca depending on the person. When I was little I abhored being called Becky, but the hatred seems to have waned. And my mom has variations of what she calls me, one of which I'm pretty sure is Beccelah.
Posted by Sister Annie (Member # 8480) on :
I go by my first name sometimes and my middle name sometimes and it confuses everyone. So I toyed with the idea of dropping my last name and just being Anneke Morgan.
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Treason: Bleh to all of you!
I think it's really pretty. Wait-I'll tell you the rest of the names I want for my kids. (this will give you lots of new ammo)
Vanyel Blade / Raven Swan
River Sebastian / Kira Ayn
You like? Of course not. What-ever!
Kira Ayn... very nice. <smile> I don't think Dagny would go over very well, though.
How about Ragnar Howard for a boy?
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
I like Kira as a name. It seems kind of nice. The rest of Treason's I find kind of uninteresting (trying too hard in my opinion).
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by kojabu: It may be normal, but it's not common.
Would you pronounce Ayn like Ann or like Ayn Rand does (Ein)?
She actually pronounced it to rhyme with "pine". And despite her later claims that she got the name from a Finnish novelist, someone who knew her well once told her that her father used to call her Aynele when she was little, and Rand said that her father did the same with her.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Hi Lisa Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Treason: kojabu- I love you for knowing that. She would be named for Ayn Rand.
I think that between Kira, Dominique and Dagny, I empathized with Kira the most.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
starLisa-
I think I'd prefer ....John Galt
(what's funny is...I really never liked Dagny. Love Kira though.)
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Hi Lisa
Hi back atcha, Esta.
Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :
To StarLisa-
I think most people probably would. The other two were very unbelievable- that's just not how people act. I think Kira's experiences were based more on Rand's own experiences, making her much more real.
Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :
To Treason- I could never relate to John Galt. It seemed so dumb and random the way that she went for him over Francisco or Reardon (sp?). He was so poorly developed. Once I learned more about her life and relationship with Nathaniel Brandon, it made way more sense.
Posted by Sister Annie (Member # 8480) on :
I'm naming my children Robot and Sugar.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I useda go by my middle name. I like my first name a lot better and it took my friends/family a while to adjust.
Hypocritically I still have a hard time refering to a friend who did the same by her first name.
But if I were to choose a name that wasn't mine from birth... Probably Sarah. I've always liked that name.
Pix
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Amanecer: To Treason- I could never relate to John Galt. It seemed so dumb and random the way that she went for him over Francisco or Reardon (sp?). He was so poorly developed. Once I learned more about her life and relationship with Nathaniel Brandon, it made way more sense.
Maybe I'm a loser, but my favorite character in her last two books was Dagny's sister-in-law. I found her much more heroic than Dagny.
Second favorite, of course, is Howard Roark.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
I think we should make an Ayn Rand thread... I don't want to hijack this one.
Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :
Dagny's sister-in-law was a good, although very minor, character. I'm a Roark fan as well.
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Treason: I think we should make an Ayn Rand thread... I don't want to hijack this one.
Oops. You're right; my bad.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Kamila Tannini
Posted by Swede (Member # 7560) on :
eeh..I suppose treason doesn't know that galt is swedish for boar?
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I like the man's name "Cameron," with "Cam" for short. And we really need more guys named "Pete."
I'd like to go by "Tess," but I never have. Probably because my real name isn't "Therese."
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I legally changed my name. In real life. I like my newish name. Well, I kept the first name, but ditched the rest. The first suited me. The others . . . sucked.
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by quidscribis: I legally changed my name. In real life. I like my newish name. Well, I kept the first name, but ditched the rest. The first suited me. The others . . . sucked.
My last name used to be Aaronson. Now it's Liel (pronounced lee-EHL) The second time I moved to Israel, I changed it. I got tired of it being misspelled.
Choosing your own name is very empowering.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Exactly.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
quote:Originally posted by starLisa:
quote:Originally posted by kojabu: It may be normal, but it's not common.
Would you pronounce Ayn like Ann or like Ayn Rand does (Ein)?
She actually pronounced it to rhyme with "pine". And despite her later claims that she got the name from a Finnish novelist, someone who knew her well once told her that her father used to call her Aynele when she was little, and Rand said that her father did the same with her.
Oh yea, that's what I meant. I was thinking of the German pronunciation of the Ein.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
I'd probably change my name to Katarina, and people could call me Kat. Some people already do.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Not that I don't like my first name, but I think Corwin would be nice! Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I knew a woman in college named Dagny, although I think she spelled it Dagney. Not sure. Yes, it was after the character, and she was fabulous. Posted by Vána (Member # 6593) on :
I'm not sure about actually changing my name, though I suppose I wouldn't mind Marlena, which is my middle name. However, I also think it would be nice if more people called me Jules. It's such a pleasant nickname, but hardly ever gets used.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Swede said "eeh..I suppose treason doesn't know that galt is swedish for boar?"
That's pretty funny since I am part swedish, but who else but you is really going to know that?
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Actually, I'm been seriously thinking about changing my name for several months. there are a couple of names that I'm looking at, but my current favorite would be either"Adam" or "Elvis". And I'm dead serious about the Elvis bit. Maybe.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
I like the name Elvis.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I don't. Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
I like my last name the way it is. It has a really cool history to it (it deals with persecution from Arabs, moving to Israel, then to America). My first name I'm not so crazy about, though. Jaime is my English nickname. I think I'd steal my little brother's name, Arik, if he didn't have it. He was named that for my cousin who literally sacrificed his life to save others when fighting in a Israel-Lebanon battle.
There's a small history lesson for you of my family which you probably didn't need to know Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
I think it be cool to have a kid whos name is just a sound.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
I would change it to "Tinros Dagorfea", my nickname.
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hamson: I think it be cool to have a kid whos name is just a sound.
If you name your child "knock" or "vroooom!" don't be surprised if they grow up to hate you Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hamson: I think it be cool to have a kid whos name is just a sound.
What, like an armpit fart?
Although it would be amusing when they called his name at graduation exercises.
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
My parents almost named me Colleen,so I think Colleen would be nice.
I also like Lydia. One Christmas when I worked retail and there were two Jessicas (Jessica is my given name), I changed my name to Lydia and developed an Irish accent to answer the phone with. It worked almost too well. For months after my little trick, there were people calling the store asking for that nice Irish salesclerk named "Lydia."
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Whenever I hear the name "Lydia", I either think of the Marx Brothers or I think of the girl from the hygiene poster, "Lydia, who has Clamydia".
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
My parents considered naming me Solveig (Norwegian; pronounced Sool-vay). Decided against it for the obvious pronunciation problems. But I kinda like it, maybe I'd choose that.
Posted by Dread Pendragon (Member # 7239) on :
I told my wife that if we every have a boy, we'll have to name him "Randy," after his father (my name is Mike )
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I used to pretend my name was "Heather" because it was pretty and not as unusual as "Olivia" was at the time. When I got to college there was this girl in choir named Heather whose eyes didn't look the same direction. We were about the same size, height and hair style/color, but I had much better hygene. She had a solo in the Christmas performance, and she blew it.
People kept telling me how good my solo was, and I kept telling them it was Heather. I would never have gone for a solo. But, from a great distance in the choir loft, she looked like me. I was a bit more visible in campus life than she was, so I guess it was an understandable mistake.
By then, I was glad my name wasn't actually Heather, and I'm happy with my name.
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Solveig is on of the names in a trilogy of the dragonlance books. I think one of them is called "Dragonlord of Mystara." It's a cool name.
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
![[ROFL]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
![[Grumble]](graemlins/grumble.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
![[Wave]](graemlins/wave.gif)
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[Dont Know]](graemlins/dontknow.gif)
![[Blushing]](graemlins/blushing.gif)
)