Do You Like Your Name?

sure i like my name; but i've never liked the way it sounds together with my last name. because it ends with an "m" and my last name starts with an "m" it always sounds like it runs together. i've always toyed with the idea of changing my name, but i also kinda feel like the name that is given you is kinda sacred.

Well, my name is Cheney. I have never really liked my name - still don't, actually. There were a rough eight years when I kept hearing things like "Ya like the dick, Cheney?" "Don't shoot me in the face, Cheney." "Are you Dick Cheney's granddaughter?"  Yeah. There was that. I guess I just always wanted to blend in, I never wanted anything to stand out, but I was saddled with something that is always a conversation starter.  Oh, well. 

This is such an interesting topic to me.  I loved the article and reading the comments!

Growing up, I wanted my middle name (Christina) to be my first name.  It sounded prettier to me than my first name, Jennifer.

Now, my name is me.  With my last name thrown in the mix too, Webb, I get lots of interesting nickname combinations.  All through high school, I think everyone including my teachers thought my first name was Jennifer Webb because no one said my first name without using my last name.  All of the nicknames are unique to different times in my life.  For my first year in college I was jcwebb and even now when I talk to someone from my freshman year they still call me that.

I've grown to love my name and my numerous nicknames.  It is a part of me.  It may not necessarily define me, but it's definitely a part of me.  I will never change my name, not even my last name if I get married.  My name has too much meaning to ever be changed.

I do like my name. I also have several friends who are pregnant, and deciding on a name seems so daunting!

I do like my name, but more heavily weighing on my mind is the fact that my four-year-old daughter has recently announced that SHE doesn't like HER name, Madeline.  Hoping it's just a phase, because, of course, I totally love her name!

I love my name "Julianna". I was always annoyed that, according to family legend, my father misspelled it on my birth certificate, adding an extra 'n'. I am over it. I also love my nick name "Jules". I don't even mind saying I love them, I made neither up, they were gifts I am grateful for. Thanks Mom, thanks friends. Now, for that middle name "Lee". Yuck. 

I am grateful that I was given a giant name to grow into. A queen's name, a beautiful name.

I like my name. What I used to really dislike was my middle name, Allyn. It sounded too much like a boys name when I was little. Now I love it and use it as part of my user name everywhere I sign up. I think it is unique and not a typical spelling. 

I do like my name (Samantha). My parents were hoping for a boy, and when I popped out, they came up with "Sam" as the closest thing they could get to a boy name Haha I'm glad they went that route instead of just going ahead and giving me a boy name! 

I don't mind my name, I wish it were less common for women my age. I was one of a zillion with the same name growing up -- oh thank you Days of Our Lives for my name. My mother wanted my middle name to be my first name, my dad said no way. 

I love my name. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It defines me and has no relation to anyone in our family. I'm an original. :)

I like my name. It is unique like me. I still have not met another person with my name although it is famous and social media is making the world smaller and flatter. My name is a blessing.

I like my name and I never really understood how someone could not like their name. I don't think it defines me in any way because that would mean my 10 extra pounds defines me in some way too (which I don't particularly like!).

I do like my name. I was named after my dad (I'm Jamie; he's Jimmy). At the time, my name was pretty unique, especially for a girl, but a few years later it grew in popularity. Does it define me, though? It's just part of who I am, like my eye color or hair, etc.

My name never seemed to have fit my personality. I'm bubbly and dramatic and Sandra just sounded so boring! However, I've grown to love it as I've gotten older. I use to want to be called Regan. Don't ask why!

When I was growing up, I wanted more than anything for my name to be Jennifer. I have no idea now why I picked Jennifer but it just sounded so beautiful to me. Much better than boring ole Julie. Now, I love my name. I thinks it's classic and simple. Though, I don't feel my name defines me, it is certainly part of my identity.

I did dislike being named Meredith growing up--it was always a name that people couldn't spell, or used to tell me wasn't spelled correctly. However, as I grew up, I realized that it means "keeper of the ocean", which actually describes me perfectly. I'm totally one of those people who feel like they've dried up if they haven't been in a lake or a river recently! 

My name is OK. I didn't like it much when I was a child--I wanted to be Elizabeth, or possibly Theresa, but mostly Elizabeth, which I thought was the most wonderful name in the world--but I've grown to accept that it is Julia. No room for cool nicknames. No changed of a mysterious or gender-anonymous nickname. No way to change my nickname to suit my mood. Just Julia. Always Julia. Staid, like me. But now I'm glad it isn't Elizabeth. I think. ;)

I don't dislike my name, but I have never felt it suited me very well.  It is more of a girls name than a woman's and I've always felt it had the ring of the cheerleader about it.  I don't think of it as defining me, although it is my name and a name is important.  I guess I like the fact that if you learn of my name before you meet me, you may imagine someone entirely different than the me who shows up.  A kind of a "don't judge a book by its cover" way of defining.

I always liked my name- Julie- because my grandfather named me after my grandmother (Julia). I always wished it was Julia, but his nickname for her was Julie, so that made it even more special. My sister wanted me to be named Donna. I do wonder if I'd have been different with a different name.

I have not liked my name in a long time. In fact, I have always wished that my middle name Anne was my given name rather than Karen. I think much of it has to do with my ex-husband telling me that my name sounded unfeminine and harsh. So I don't know--maybe one day I will like it again--my current husband just calls me sweetie and I like that!

I like my name, Rebeccah. I didn't use to because I grew up in the 80's when it seemed that everyone else was named Heather, Tiffany, Jennifer, etc. But now I really like it, especially the unusual spelling - makes me think of bookends, and since I love symmetry, that makes me happy. :-)

I love my name.  Always have.  I am pretty sure my mom named me after St. Monica.  St. Monica prayed unceasingly for her son, St. Augustine who has a pretty amazing story.  He was truly a man of questionable morals and ended up being transformed and giving his life over to good and servitude.  I am not deeply religious, but I do love this story and the uniqueness of the name.

I like my first name. I wasn't the biggest fan of my maiden name, due to the infinite ways it could be used to mock me. I always hear, "Kids will find something to mock you about, regardless of what name you choose!" But you know what? Some names just make it way too easy. I've gone by a nickname my whole life, like the Andreas sisters. Perhaps, it's defined me more than I think....I'm still not much of a grownup. 

I had no problems with my name until my teachers made a big deal about my not having a middle name. Others around me, however, took action. My sister and my cousin didn't like their names and for a while there had created entirely new names. It was the weirdest thing I'd ever seen. My sister has even gone so far as to have her alias tattooed on her chest. Funny, I just never knew it was an option. 

My first name was my grandmother's maiden name, and my middle name was her middle name, too. I LOVE my unique name and the family history behind it - I feel so connected to my full name that I couldn't bear to change it when I got married. My kids will definitely have names with deep personal significance to me and my husband.