Do you like your first name?
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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.
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.
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.
Kedryn. It's just kind of annoying because a lot of people assume it's a girl's name.
Or pronounce it Kendryn.
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.
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.
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.
To be fair, there were a lot of Brandons in Game of Thrones' House Stark. Buck up there, lad!Solaire of Astora said:
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
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.
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.
isn't that derived from the greek word Andros, wich just means 'dude'?Andy Shandy said:
My first name is allright. It's not all too common without being forcedly creative.
I don't really have anything against my name but sometimes when people say it it feels like it's a kids name. I know that sounds a bit weird but that's just how it feels. I don't go by something else and I have no plans on changing it. Filip is who I am and whom I always will be, even if I sometimes don't like it that much.
Alistair. I really like my name. It's uncommon, but it's an actual name. It's a gaelic name. (despite being a bastardized version of the Greek Alexander)(and I just learned from Wikipedia that the way I spell it the anglican way.) And it means 'protector' which is also cool.
But despite really liking it, people mostly call me by an abbriviated version. Which is fair enough, besides I like the abbrieviated version as well.
But despite really liking it, people mostly call me by an abbriviated version. Which is fair enough, besides I like the abbrieviated version as well.
I hate my name. Detest it.
Catriona-Sian.
Never met anyone else with a double barrelled first name. -.- Not to mention no one pronounces the first part right (It's said Katrina.). It's a mix of Gaelic and Welsh because my mum's Scottish and my dad's Welsh and they couldn't pick a name so they went with both. It means God's pure thoughts.
Catriona-Sian.
Never met anyone else with a double barrelled first name. -.- Not to mention no one pronounces the first part right (It's said Katrina.). It's a mix of Gaelic and Welsh because my mum's Scottish and my dad's Welsh and they couldn't pick a name so they went with both. It means God's pure thoughts.
Yah, I know... Walpole was basically de facto PM from about 1730 onwards when Townshend retired. I was just being facetious in the extreme! -_-El Dwarfio said:
You're welcome! Plenty more where that came from!
[sub][sub][sub]And next time I'll try not to sound so up myself... ¬_¬[/sub][/sub][/sub]
OT: As an aside, I've never really had my middle name picked up on even though it's very rare (think a physicist and a WWII Luftwaffe general)...
My first name is Dillon, even worse is that I spell it like Dillon not Dylan, so when people figure out that my name isn't spelled the normal way they try to bullshit in whatever they think it is.
I've gotten, Dilan, Diilon, Dillion, Dylon, ect.
It just doesn't sound cool either.
I've gotten, Dilan, Diilon, Dillion, Dylon, ect.
It just doesn't sound cool either.
hard to say in loud places , and people never spell it right but i like it
Well, I don't have a problem with my name, but the world seems to. My first name is Dominick but I am not even Italian (I'm Irish). Plus the spelling is always problematic with other people. I can never find anything with my name on it with the right spelling. [sarcasm mode] Come on, people, what the hell is an "e" doing in there? And only 1 "i", how preposterous?[/sarcasm] And as a bonus (I count it as a pro or a con depending on my mood), I have a Christmas song that I must despise on principle.
So I have a love-hate relationship with my name. I'd have no problem with it if I lived in a vacuum (so to speak) but in the real world it gets annoying.
So I have a love-hate relationship with my name. I'd have no problem with it if I lived in a vacuum (so to speak) but in the real world it gets annoying.
Congratulations! I entered you in my "Coolest Name" contest and you won! Your prize is nothing except you get to go through life with a badass name.BrotherSurplice said:
Ashley (the boy's name) wins runner-up. It's true here in the US it's almost exclusively a girl's name, but I always thought it sounded cooler for a guy.