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If you could change your name, what would it be?

While some people are happy with the name they were given, others have a clear preference for a different name. It's fair to say that most people wind up giving their children the names they would have given themselves at the time of their own birth.

Though I don't have any issue with my name, Jeffrey, I think Jeremy would have been more to my liking. Not surprisingly, it's the name I've decided to give my son -- should my wife and I end up having one.

Personally, I think most nicknames sound better than their respective full names. I like Jeff more than Jeffrey, Tim more than Timothy, Becky more than Rebecca, and so on. They're just snappier -- much less of a mouthful.

We tend to assess how much we like our names by how it sounds when others utter it. We also reason that certain names don't fit certain people. Ever heard someone say, "She doesn't look like a Meagan. She's more like a Christine."

Are you happy with your name? If not, what name would you change it to if you had the opportunity to do so?
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Karen V Poe said…
Actually, I have always liked my name, Karen. Plus I find it deliciously ironic that it means "Pure" in Scandinavian. Poe on the other hand is a totaly different different story. I have never cared for my last name at all. And, snce moving to Maryland more than thirty years ago, I have come to dislike it even more. First, believe it or not, the majority ot people simply cannot spell a one syllable word with three letters. Shocking! Second, I am not nor have I ever been related to a renowned Poet who happeed to die in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland. Third, on the same note, E.A. Poe was not from Baltimore, Maryland no matter how much Y'all want to believe that in your hearts.(The same applies to Billie Hollidaym folks.) Ergo, in light of all of these factors, I originally intended to change my last name to my Mother's maiden name but cannot afford it now. I have come up with a very satisfactory compromise. I have started a new Proofreading/Editing Business and I have adopted the following as my official Editor Identity to incorporate my Mother's name (and I might add I am damned proud of myself, too): KV Vandervall, Editor.I love my Family name - it is a good strong, Dutch name. Besides it is good revenge on people who just cannot seem to not spell Poe. Now they have a lot of consonants and only three little vowels to contend with. Yes, I am quite proud to finally have the chance to unoficially "carry" my Mother's name publically. So I have now "changed" my name on my own.
October 24, 2015 at 12:01 AM
Jeff Martinez, Writer & Proud Introvert said…
Great story! Thanks for sharing. And best of luck on your business :) I write, edit, and proofread for a living as well. Wouldn't be happy doing anything else!
October 24, 2015 at 1:12 AM
Unknown said…
I am happy with my name Tammy Lynn Wade. The only problem I have is that my dad picked the name because he was watching Tammy Lynn Wynette in a movie on television. It so happens that I share her BIRTHDAY.
The name is pretty awesome. So, I like it. It's just there seems to be a lot of us.
October 24, 2015 at 8:19 AM
Unknown said…
Good job Karen! Keep up the amazing work!! I wish I knew how to write. A couple of my doctors want me to put together a novel or book about my life. I don't know how or where to begin. So ,I'm proud of you!!
October 24, 2015 at 8:24 AM
Jeff Martinez, Writer & Proud Introvert said…
Tammy, thanks for sharing that cool fact with us! :)
October 24, 2015 at 9:24 AM
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