How do you like your OWN name?
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How do you like your OWN name?
| Tue, 01-31-2006 - 3:46pm |
As I'm stressing about names, I'm wondering how my child will like his/her name as he/she gets older. I think it'd be interesting to hear from everyone - how did your parents do in naming YOU?
I'll start - My name is Heidi LeAnn, and while I liked the fact that there were no other "Heidi's" in my class, I got tired of references to a swiss girl skipping through the alps crying for her grandfather. :) I also think that Heidi Ann would have been better than with the extra syllable "Le" - it just seems to flow a little better.
How about you ladies?

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I am also named after a Johanna, my great aunt Johanna, I have her nick name Hanna.
In Sweden we pronounce Johanna
Thanks, ladies - these were all very interesting to read!! It sounds like I don't have a whole lot to worry about...if we all end up comfortable with our names at least, I don't think I can go wrong. Thanks so much for sharing, and keep 'em coming if you haven't posted already! :)
Heidi
My Little Man. His name is Kaleb Pershing - we call him KP.
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I am Casey Jean and When I was little like under 5 I loved my name, and I loved being called C.J. which was always something I loved to be called. When I got a little older I didn't like it b/c I had a boy in my school with that name and I thought it was a boys name. Now I love my name b/c I really don't know anyone else, over 5, with that name and It is different...also everyone seems to think b/c of my name I am from the south, but I am not. It never bothered me that they thought I was from the south but I guess it sounds like I was...idk...Anyway now I like my name and I would never change for anything...My Husband calls me Cass, which I know isn't really a nickname for Casey, but he does and It has always been our thing...my brothers and sister call me C.J. and my parents call me Casey or my full name Casey Jean...So I guess all in all, god job mom and dad!!!
Casey Jean
Wife to Sean Ryan
Mommy to Brennan Hunter, Braidyn Gunnar, and Riorden Shaynne
I hate my first name, but then again I have went through 20 years of having to spell it out, and also having to deal with the "You have got to be kidding, that's your name?" thing for most of my life.
My middle name is soo common that I swore I wouldn't never give it to any of my own children, and thus far I have kept that promise..
My name is Latosha Marie..
I was named after a woman that my aunt knew back in the 70's..
Uncommon, yes..
Nice, well depends on who you are.
Latosha
Mommy to
Khassendra Keeliey-Morgan (the E has an I sound)
Malachi Elzer
Steven Jerald II
Kegan Andrew
and
Michael Paul Jr
My name is Elaine Bernadene, and I love my name. Both names were names my father loved; Elaine also happens to be the middle name of my mother and grandmother (though I was not intentionally named after them) and I love the association.
I can remember, though, when I was a little girl I battled to spell my middle name. I also had a teacher at about that time who insisted my name was Eliane (not a good thing when you're still learning to spell it!). As many others have complained about, I too could never find my name on any personalised items. :)
Positives about my name are that I hardly ever have to spell it and it is rarely pronounced wrong (which is good considering the opposite is true of my lastname). Also, growing up I was the only Elaine in my school and at varsity, which I loved. I have met a few Elaine's over the years (all older than me), so I love that my name is rare but not unknown.
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