What do people think when they hear your first name?

[Flip Flop Forever]

Although I have been a "reader" of TOTV since 2007 (and a TV resident since 2008), this is my first attempt at posting a new thread. So here goes. . . . .

While reading an AOL news story yesterday, I found an interesting site for those of you who would like to learn more about your first name. Let me know what you think.

www.BabyNameWizard.com


Flip Flop Forever

[graciegirl]

Although I have been a "reader" of TOTV since 2007 (and a TV resident since 2008), this is my first attempt at posting a new thread. So here goes. . . . .

While reading an AOL news story yesterday, I found an interesting site for those of you who would like to learn more about your first name. Let me know what you think.

www.BabyNameWizard.com


Flip Flop Forever

AND, can I add another question on the subject of first names? Do you like it? AND what was your nickname as a kid?

I love my name, and I am gonna share something with you, I haven't been called Gracie since I was a kid and Graciegirl is what my beloved grandmother called me. I decided to use my very young name on here because when I hear it, it reminds me of my dear, wonderful grandmother and it makes me feel like a kid.

Welcome to you Flip Flop. Sit down and enjoy, and come to the next Crispers luncheon so we can MEET you in person!!

I hope I have not hijacked your thread.

[K9-Lovers]

This was fun. I learned that the most popular year for my first name was 1954 -- pretty accurate since that was the year I was born!

[Schaumburger]

Interesting web site...my name was popular in the 1880's, then lost popularity until the 1960's. Since I was born in 1960, that is about right. My mom thought Laura was such a unique name. There were 5 other Laura's in my high school graduating class. I share my first name with my favorite author from childhood, Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved the "Little House" series of books as a child, and "Little House on the Prairie" TV show of the 1970's.

Laura

[bkcunningham1]

Nice website and links. Thanks for posting.

All of my friends and family call me B.K. Most people end up calling me just B. My Christian name is Brenda Kay. My oldest sister (I'm sixth out of eight children) tried to help the other siblings say "Brenda" when my Mom brought me home from the hospital.

My sister, who was ten-years-old at the time, said she tried and tried and finally decided to get the little ones to say my initiials because they all knew how to say the alphabet. It stuck. Brenda means sword, or to mark by burning.

I love the name Grace. I always dreamed of having a daughter named Grace. It didn't work out that way. But now I'm blessed to have a friend named Grace. Perfect.

[kentucky blue]

Since we are both from Lexington, Kentucky and tall, dark, handsome,Everybody always thought my first name was George, instead of Jeffrey. But i'm a much better basketball player than Clooney could ever be, and he really thinks he's pretty gooooooooooood.But he probably does a few things better than me..............you think !!!!;):agree::beer3:

[Bosoxfan]

Cool site!! My name is Mark and I was born in the 50's right when the name reached it's peak of popularity.Although today it was pretty popular being the villager of the day in the sun..

[Bill-n-Brillo]

I've always liked having a "normal" name - Bill. Easy to pronounce, everyone knows how to spell it. It kinda has a negative connotation to some people - makes them think about the "bills they owe" or something, I think! Nicknames (that are fit for public consumption): My mom always called me "Billy Lewis" to distinguish me from my dad who was also Bill. Consequently, everyone on her side of the family still calls me Billy Lewis to this day! Such is life! The in-laws all call me Willie/Willy, again to distinguish me from my late father-in-law who went by Bill as well. Brother-in-law is Bill as was his father. Always got rather confusing at family gatherings!!

The wifey, on the other hand, loves her first name - Sondra. But over the years, as a result of general misspellings when telling people what it is (Sandra, Saundra, etc.), she'll generally just go by Sandy. At work, she's Sam. Her dad found it easier to call her that - less to pronounce. He called her sister Bob instead of Barb!!! Funny to explain to people.

Finally, funnier yet - the wife's name to me has always been Brillo. Everyone always jumps to the conclusion that it's intended to be derogatory and it's not. It's just a reflection of her very naturally curly hair which I've always been very fond of. I still call her Brillo to this day - she likes it!

Bill

[Annabelle]

That I am “ultra feminine” and “romantic”.....which was my mother’s intention when she chose my name. Her inspiration came from two “romantic” ....albeit....”tragic” ladies of literature....Annabel Lee and Anna Karenina.

Glancing over the website, I found the following astute observation made by the "Name Lady":

“Names like Alexander, Anna and Lucas are popular in dozens of different countries. As an English speaker, you can probably feel their fashion energy. They are names of our moment, timeless yet distinctly youthful.”

Works for me!
Annabelle (aka "Anna")

[nONIE]

I dont know what they think but I sure know what they say!!!!

Everything from hu? Wat? tony? no NONIE! hu? Oh, doesnt that mean grandma in Italian? Yes but thats not why I am named that.:grumpy: So now I just tell them , no knees but just one! That seems to sink in.

[swrinfla]

Looked under my proper name - Stephen. Found exactly what I expected, except that there was no French version listed. A severe oversight! :oops:

Because: I was called Etienne by my prep school French teacher, and continued being occasionally known by the French version throughout my college years - where I majored in French. I still use it when communicating with friends who speak the language.

The name means "Crown." Which is why some of my closest friends call me "Sir!"

:jester:

SWR
:beer3:

[faithfulfrank]

I never liked Frank. It's really Francis. HATED that, and no one has ever called me that and lived.:icon_wink:

I got stuck with that name because my Dad, who was born in Italy wanted to name me Dante. My Mom said NO WAY, (Thank God!). I was born 2 maonths early, while they were still fighting about it. I layed in the hospital for 3 days with no name...until the hospital insisted they name me.

My mom was sneaky. My Dad's best friend was the Dr. who delivered me, so my Mom said right in front of both of them, "Honey, let's name our son after your best friend". My Dad could not say no, so I got stuck with Frank.

In school I heard Francis the talking mule, Frankenstein, Frankfurter, etc. My Mom had a small statue of St Francis of Assisi in my room. I hated it because the statue looked dumb, with birds all over it, and I thought it said St Francis WAS A SISSY.

Oh well...no wonder I'm so messed up. My wife loves me. And none of my kids were Frank Jr.......would not do that to them.

Sorry for the long post. I do not know what anyone thinks of the name Frank......nothing I can do about it regardless....

[otherbruddaDarrell]

After the Bob Newhart show was a hit my name became familiar.
Hi Darrell.....wheres your other brother Darrell? I then say he is out with Larry.
When I worked security at Harrahs for a while instead of saying Darrell most of the girls would call me Duh-rell.

So on TOTV I decided to go with otherbruddadarrell:a040:

[Bill-n-Brillo]

I never liked Frank. It's really Francis. HATED that, and no one has ever called me that and lived.:icon_wink:

I got stuck with that name because my Dad, who was born in Italy wanted to name me Dante. My Mom said NO WAY, (Thank God!). I was born 2 maonths early, while they were still fighting about it. I layed in the hospital for 3 days with no name...until the hospital insisted they name me.

My mom was sneaky. My Dad's best friend was the Dr. who delivered me, so my Mom said right in front of both of them, "Honey, let's name our son after your best friend". My Dad could not say no, so I got stuck with Frank.

In school I heard Francis the talking mule, Frankenstein, Frankfurter, etc. My Mom had a small statue of St Francis of Assisi in my room. I hated it because the statue looked dumb, with birds all over it, and I thought it said St Francis WAS A SISSY.

Oh well...no wonder I'm so messed up. My wife loves me. And none of my kids were Frank Jr.......would not do that to them.

Sorry for the long post. I do not know what anyone thinks of the name Frank......nothing I can do about it regardless....

I used to work with a guy whose first name was the same as yours...........and he wasn't real fond of it either! :D He went by Skip, which in itself generated some interesting derivatives - Skippy, etc., etc. But he liked it better than Francis so all was good. I have a good friend who is named Cleveland, after his father's middle name. He goes by his middle name - Dale. For legal purposes, he only uses his first initial and his middle name. If anyone ever asks him what the first initial "C." stands for, he won't tell them!! He never has liked it.....and never will! I make it a point to never bring it up! :)

Bill

[taylor111947]

I was named after my two grandparents - Elizabeth Luella, but my family called me Betty Lou. When I started college, in my dorm there was a Betty Lou, Betty Lee, Betty Sue and Betty Anne - Needless to say it was a bit confusing. When I transferred to a large university I decided Betty Lou was not hip enough so I told people my name was Liz. That worked out pretty well since I married a man with the last name of Taylor. Of course the younger generation doesn't know who Liz Taylor is, but I do get comments on my initials - ET

[lightworker888]

I was named after the lady who raised my dad and whom I called Granny. Her name was Josephine and my parents added Anne after another friend of Granny's. However I was called JoAnne. At university I was called Jo and then after my first husband died, I married Joseph so we became Jo & Joe, which got very confusing.

In the early 90's a friend of ours was into numerology and we were playing with numbers and birthdates and names and none of the numbers matched up, so he asked if we had a nickname. My husband used Michael at his work place as there were so many Joes and my niece called me Aunty Joyanne as she couldn't pronounce JoAnne.

And when we worked out the numbers for those names, they worked perfectly, so we started using Michael & Joyanne which we still use to this day.

I never liked, Josephine or Joseph and apparently you hear your name so much and you identify with the sound, so it apparently is good to have a name that you enjoy hearing.

From the day we decided to use our new names, the business took off and we haven't looked back. I get lots of positive comments when asked my name and I smile everytime I hear it said. And my husband "looks" like a Michael if that is possible.

Anyway that's my story and I'm stick ing to it!

We will be in TV in a week and I can't wait. It is getting colder up here in Canada and the warmth of Florida sure is beckoning. We are planning to make it to Crisper's for lunch while we are down for Oct and Nov. Our schedule tends to move around the clogging and R& B linedancing!

Hope our paths cross.

Ciao for now,
Joyanne

[colleenj]

People assume I am Irish because of the first name (and my reddish hair) but I am half Scottish and half French-Canadian. Before I ws born, my mom and grandmother where disagreeing on what to name me if I was a girl so my dad looked at the list of baby names in the back of the dictionary and came to Colleen and everyone liked the name so Colleen it was!

[2BNTV]

I would like to think that people think, "good old Joe", as in a good person.

Never asked my parents who I was named after, but I think it might have been for my grandfather, Jose. Not pronounce "hose" because in Portugese, the J is said as a "j", ie Joe Se. Mother was Italian so it could have been Guisseppe. I do know they wanted it americanized, so my name is Joseph.

They are so many Joe's in my family and my two brothers middle name is Joseph, (not much for originalty). Their was also a lot of Joe's in my old neighborhood so I guess it was a very popular name for a while.

I won't say my childhood nickname because I did not like it.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

I won't say my childhood nickname because I did not like it.

C'mon Joe, you can tell us!!!! :smiley:

Bill

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV
I won't say my childhood nickname because I did not like it.

Posted by Bill-n-Brrillo:

C'mon Joe, you can tell us!!!!

Bill

It's not anything bad because my family still refers to it as they are too many Joe's but I think I'll refrain from giving that info out. I only refer to it out of habit in indentifying which Joe there are talking to when phoning them or when the family is together with several Joe's present.

Some people go through all their life being called their chilhood nickname and they don't mind.

I'm sorry to disappoint you but I'll control my impulse to blab it out. :lipsrsealed:

My family still thinks I work for the CIA as I don't let out any secrets. :smiley:

[Bill-n-Brillo]

My family still thinks I work for the CIA as I don't let out any secrets. :smiley:

"Bill, I could tell you.................but then I'd have to kill you!" :1rotfl:

No problem-o, Joe.

Bill