what's in a name????

[CathyBogart]

Originally posted by Soledad

Instead of creating a "unique" spelling, why not find a name that is unique without being humiliating?

Exactly!

Even though I will always be childfree, I would rather name a daughter Seriah (Which I think is a very pretty, unique name with a *fairly* straightforward spelling) Than Vychtoriyeh. *chuckles*

[Soledad]

Originally posted by Kfamr
But who's to say that this name has to be this way and that name has to be spelled that way?

It's a name. Not a correct English/Whatever language word.

Obviously there is no law against it and no main authority to say it can't be done. But there is also nothing stopping me from saying it's completely freaking ridiculous and mangling the English language. Nor does it stop the majority of people from realising just how dumb it is to complicate someone's life in this way for such frivolous reasons and supposed "uniqueness."

Though it's hard for me to see how a trend can be unique.

[RICHARD]

now for a little twist on the thread....


Thanks for putting a hyphen in your name....

you came in as 'suzy smith' to see us once and because you can't take 5 minutes to call us when you hypenate your name we CANNOT find you in our database because you are now 'suzy smith-jones'.

and after you get married, please pull out all , identification -credit cards, insurance cards etc.
and let us know your name has changed...

we did not get the invitation and do not know what your new name is - don't call us under the assumption that we know WHO you are- obviously we did before you got married....now we aren't so sure.....

lol, one reason i've heard for hypenating a name is to 'keep in touch with your family name...'

trust me, the only people that care are the people sending you junk mail, voter pamphlets and the
telemarketer who wants to sell you health club memberships.....

[captain]

Yessss!!!

But the icing on the cake is when their new name is ....

Shelby-Jade Hobson-Jones ............. YUP?

[Soledad]

Dear Lord!!

I didn't change my name after I married. I figure you either do or you don't, but the hyphen thing just seems like such an ordeal.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by captain
Yessss!!!

But the icing on the cake is when their new name is ....

Shelby-Jade Hobson-Jones ............. YUP?

and she'll call saying, "This is Shelby Jones, can you pull up my account????"

"Ma'am, I don't see your account in our database, can i have an account number????"

" I don't have my card with me.....i called last week and was able to get some info......"

She doesn't remember that she was Shelby H-O-B-S-O-N-HYPHEN-J-O-N-E-S when she called last week....

[carole]

My married surname is the same as a girl's first name, so you can imagine I always get called that instead of carole, even my doctor who had known me for ten yrs called me by my surname, and yes it bothers me, but I am getting used to it, maybe I should have hung on to my good old scottish maiden name.

[Fox-Gal]

Originally posted by Twisterdog

The whole cutesy name thing loses appeal shortly after high school graduation. I feel sorry for people saddled with their parent's lack of vision for a lifetime.

SO true......My Mother had the bright idea of giving me the name of Liberty. Try living with that name. Plus she had to add 2 middle names to it...to keep the family happy. I'm sure it was cute as a child.....but not as an adult.

It's been shorten sense College to Libby....don't ask me how they got Libby from Liberty.....but i'm keeping it. It's better then some of the nick-names I use to be called.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Fox-Gal
SO true......My Mother had the bright idea of giving me the name of Liberty.

don't feel bad- i was watching the news one day and a witness to a crime is being interviewed...

i started to laugh when i saw her name flash on the screen.....

AQUANETTE.....you mean like the HAIR SPRAY???



you COULD fudge a little and tell people that-"due to the patriotic fever that has taken over the country I have changed my name to help the cause.."

[Lerah021399]

Originally posted by RICHARD


lol, one reason i've heard for hypenating a name is to 'keep in touch with your family name...'

My grandmother was writing a check to me after I got married as a wedding present and asked me what my full name was. When I told her that my name was Gwendolyn Lerah "Married Name" she got very upset that I didn't keep my Maiden name as my middle name or hypenate it. She said, and I quote, "It's like you are abandoning your family!"

[lbaker]

yeah Fox-Gal, tell people your name used to be "Frenchie"

[harpmom]

I just found this thread, so I would like to go back to the first names thing.

We have two daughters: Mary Selena and Ruth Beatrice. Mary goes by Lena. It usually is not a problem except for the first few days of school when she has to train all the teachers, and at the doctor/dentist/pharmacy. Its up to me (and her) to remember which name is on her chart and offer all possibilities.

Ruth goes by RuBea (she does not capitalize the "b", but I do) which is pronounced like "Ruby". (Bea is a common nickname for Beatrice and actually was used by her great-grandmother for whom she was named). She also has to train teachers every year and finds it a little more tiresome. I can see her going back to Ruth as she gets older which would be fine with me. Ruth as a name was a bit much for an infant, but I think quite appropriate for a grown woman.

I have a little trouble with fancy name spellings - its just too cutesy, but I also have to be very careful what I say as I've done much the same thing.

[Fox-Gal]

Originally posted by RICHARD

you COULD fudge a little and tell people that-"due to the patriotic fever that has taken over the country I have changed my name to help the cause.."

LOL yeah thats what I'll do. It will bring me back to those days when people use to sing "give my Liberty or give me death" behind my back...... Yep I want to go through that again.


Years ago I worked for the health dept. of N.Y.C. (very short time) and there was this woman, spoke very little english, so when I asked her the child's name, she looked around and gave me the name off one of our posters of sexually transmitted disease. It went in the book as that, her child was now a sexually transmitted disease.

[tikeyas_mom]

omg my name is a perfect example of this, everyone I know with my name spells it a different way. their is no true way to spell my name .

[wolfsoul]

I think unique spellings are neat -- Or moreso, unique names. But it's hard when you can never remember how to spell it.

I for one, wish my dad would have named me Jordyn. More feminine, and easy to remember. But nope. I got stuck with Jordan. Either way, people still spell my name Jordin, Jordon, Jorden, and so on.