Do you like your first name?

[BlazeRaider]

Herry, very uncommon first name, in fact as far as I know only me and my dad have it. Its alright, but I usually have difficulty getting people to know it the first time, I'm usually spoken to as Henry by strangers, which is also an alright name. I like my last name though, Rigoroso is pretty similar to rigorous, and thats pretty neat.

 

[itsausernamewhatofit]

I was just curious whether most people liked their first name as it was given to them. Are you happy with your name? Have you changed your name or do you go by something else?

My first name is Joshua. It's a biblical name although I don't put too much stock in religion. I'm more or less happy with it though I usually go by Josh as most people find it easier and less formal.

I too am Josh and I completely agree. I usually go by Josh, because Joshua makes me sound like a cult leader.

Hahahaha that just made my day

 

[itsausernamewhatofit]

I always wanted one of those unique last names that is so interesting that people call you by your last name instead of your first. I had a guy I went to high school with (he was a few years older) that everyone called Burgess and I just found out maybe a year or two ago that Burgess wasn't his first name, but Jeremy was.

I've got a last name like that however only about one in fifty people pronounce it right the first time. About half my friends like to address me by my last name, more used to but i guess it lost its novelty. I actually know the story of how it was given to my great grandfather when he immigrated so that's cool.

 

[Jedamethis]

Jesse. Preferred to be called Jess when I was younger, but I stopped caring lately.
Used to be mistaken for a girl, but then my face, voice, and hair got manlier and it stopped. Yay.
Funny thing, I've turned out tough, strong, hairy, and manly as balls. Boy Named Sue I guess?

 

[AgentLampshade]

My name's cool, if not overused. Ryan - Means "little king" in Gaelic (I think.) Good name and all, but I can't go anywhere without meeting another Ryan.

EDIT: A quick Ctrl F revealed I'm the first Ryan in this thread (aside from one midlle name). Really?

 

[Xenowolf]

Antony (or Tony/Anton, if you insist)

I don't really mind my name, but I'm annoyed with everyone spelling my name with an H. Seriously, Antony was actually how was it normally spelt historically, until an H was added in for no apparent reason. It isn't even phonetic. What annoys me more is people pronouncing "Anthony" phonetically (like "Anfony"), which is one of the most horrible sounding things ever.

 

[PotluckBrigand]

My first name was the most common name for a boy in the United States in 1984 (when I was born), but it has slipped to number three. Jacob? Ethan? My ass. I will lead a black army of Mikes into glorious battle and see our usurpers dashed against our shields.

Jacob - Hebrew - Supplanter (indeed?), held by the heel.
Ethan - Hebrew - Strong, firm, impetuous.

Michael - Hebrew - WHO IS LIKE GOD?

My name is both the question and the answer... and Jacobs and Ethans shall all be made keenly aware of that answer in due time.

...

Actually it's pretty boring, but my last name has an apostrophe, which is actually not technically allowed in the state I live in anymore, so that's kinda badass.

 

[El Dwarfio]

My first thought was against the last person you mentioned: Henry... but then, Robert (for Walpole) even though he was never named as 'Prime Minister' (and at the time when he was First Lord of the Treasury, 'PM' was a derisory term used by the opposition to illustrate the incompetence of the rest of the cabinet, but never mind). The first de jure Prime Minister was Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

As for King of Italy... depends what you mean. But I don't recall any King of Italy being called 'Robert'. And it depends on the definition of 'Italy', because there were Kings of the Sicilies, Lombards, Naples, Savoy, Kings in Italy and Kings of HRE Italy, but the only proper Kings of Italy who could claim Kingship of the entire peninsular were Victor Immanuels II & III and Umbertos I & II.

The more you know...

Anyway, OT: s'OK... I prefer my nickname: Fatso... *shrug*

True Robert Walpole was never called Prime Minister, but he was the first man to hold the position and powers that the Prime Minister holds and is therefore known unanimously throughout history, as the first Prime Minister of great Britain. The distinction is quite petty.

I guess I can sort of give you the Italy remark, King Robert was a King of Naples, Naples was however the largest Italian state at the time and so rather than make things too easy for you, I'd let you go and figure it out yourself, after all there has only been one King Robert in Italy, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out the state for yourself.

But anyway, thanks for your infinite arrogance and uh... wisdom.

 

[hutchy27]

I quite like mine but mainly referred to by my nickname which is based on my last name.

 

[The Last Nomad]

I don't mind it anymore, but I used to hate it.

 

[ipop@you]

I like it. Especially because it means my name practically means 'Fiery wolf' in Gaelic. Also it's not very common (at least where I live) and I get to call people fools a lot because pretty much everyone I know spells it wrong.

 

[CoL0sS]

Name's Marino. Derivative from Marin which is a pretty common name here (Or is it other way 'round?). Either way it means "of the sea".

It's okay I guess. Nice meaning, but always sounded a bit off to me.

 

[BrotherSurplice]

Alexei. Its pretty unusual where I come from (Britain). I have yet to meet any other Briton called Alexei and have only heard of one other; the Liverpudlian comedian Alexei Sayle, the man I am named after.

But in answer to the question, yeah I do like it. Its not massively wierd, and only seems unusual to most people I meet because of where I'm from, but it's unusual enough to be interesting to a lot of people.

However, if one more person tells me its a girl's name I will beat them to death with a portrait of Alexei Leonov.

 

[MrMixelPixel]

I enjoy my first name, it's pretty damn unique.

Kedryn. It's just kind of annoying because a lot of people assume it's a girl's name.

Or pronounce it Kendryn.

 

[Patrick Buck]

Patrick.
I like it. Not much else to say really.
Occasionally people wander up to me and ask me why I have an irish name, but i'm not irish. But it's not like you have to be, it's not a law or anything.

 

[Akytalusia]

I don't acknowledge my legal name, and i lose disposition towards anyone who says it, each time they say it. i hate it. i hate being stuck with it.

 

[kickyourass]

I like it just fine, William, it sounds just ever so slightly classy.

 

[The Funslinger]

Name's Brandon.

Not particularly good or bad to me. I actually don't like saying it out loud though for some reason.

To be fair, there were a lot of Brandons in Game of Thrones' House Stark. Buck up there, lad!

OT: Jack is a fairly common name and I don't mind it. But when I was little, my class had a supply teacher who'd never heard the name. She read out the register: "Ben... Jamie... Jah-kuh-kuh?"

/Five year old facepalm

 

[ultimateownage]

Aengus.
I responded to the question on Formspring, so I'll just paste that here:
"Yeah. Aengus is fairly unique over here, because most people use the Anglicised spelling of Angus rather than the modern Irish spelling. It's pretty funny seeing people mispronounce it, too. I would have liked to have had my mother's maiden name, so both my given name and my surname would be Irish."

As for my Surname, it's very plain and English but I don't mind it. And I like having two middle names, both of which are the names of my grandfathers.