Do you like your REAL name?

I always have really liked my name. It is remembered by others because it's fairly rare, although it has gained in popularity in the last decade, or so. One weird thing: Only one other person in the US had my first and last name. His mother had an even rarer name, the exact name of my dad's second wife! When he died, at 52, my phone rang off the hook, as people were sure I was gone. Strange
 

Before my son was born we decided we would just give him (or her) a family name and he could choose his ow when older.

He fully supported this and when he was 13 chose Tristan, which he still uses to this day. He was 55 last month.
 
Good enough,Laurie...after all, he could have chosen 'Adolph'...

...you got off lightly and very well-so congratulations are in order, m'dear.
 

Okay, it was after WWII, was the 3rd little fella in a row, and my mother thought Kay would be a great middle name for me. Sigh. I have, however, forgiven my mother.
 
Hoot N Annie said:
Okay, it was after WWII, was the 3rd little fella in a row, and my mother thought Kay would be a great middle name for me. Sigh. I have, however, forgiven my mother.
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Before my time, but I understand that the band leader, Kay Kyser, was quite popular in the day. And that wasn't even his given name ... he chose it! :)
 
No, but as others have already mentioned, too late to change it now. So, since about 12 years of age, I just go by "Don." That works and the only ones that don't know this are those trying to sell me stuff or get me to make a donation, etc..
 
I hate my middle name. It's a crummy name. It's one of those names that most people find it funny or "stupid". I've often thought of changing it. I was named for an uncle, who beat the hell out of my aunt in drunken rages. My mom had the hots for him, and was unable to see the abuse, he showered on my aunt.
 
Olivia said:
I don't hate my name, but I would have chosen something else. The worst part is the way it's pronounced in American English where a consonant in the middle of two vowels is pronounced as a hard consonant. I grew up hearing my name with the soft consonant. Just about everywhere in the world it's pronounced the way my family says it. Just for the heck of it I looked up on google how to pronounce my name, and sure enough the British and the Sweden version is the way that I feel right with, and the American version, does not. I know it sounds petty, but one's name is almost one's identity.
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That is interesting that you say that Olivia because I like how my granddaughter's name is pronounced in Sweden, but not so much in the U.S. The way I describe it is a hard d here and a soft d in Sweden.

As far as my own name goes. Linda is my real name and I like it ok. I love my last name and have told my husband if something happens to him and I ever remarry I'll keep this last name. I'm too old to get used to a new name.
 

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