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

I would either go with Anubis or Zaphnath Paanea. I say that because they are awesome names. I mean could you imagine going in for an interview and being like, "Hi, I am Anubis" I'm sure any intelligent employer would be like wtf.

I've two options here. I'll only detail the first one, as it's the most unconventional.

Ragnara the Awesome.

First, middle, and last name. It'd help if I had laser eyes to prove the point, but you know, they're difficult to get.

It's not like you can't change your name, you know. I did.

And it was the name I changed away from that was taken from Greek mythology, not the new one :)

I've two options here. I'll only detail the first one, as it's the most unconventional.

Ragnara the Awesome.

First, middle, and last name. It'd help if I had laser eyes to prove the point, but you know, they're difficult to get.

Oh, please, call me "the"!

[/Monthy Python reference]

Rock Strongo.

51467.23 followed by a string of meaningless symbols. The whole thing would be pronounced "Joe".

i wouldn't change my name. i could give reasons but i can't be bothered (and in a thread about changing names it'd border on flamebait tbh)
hmm my SOH has left me this afternoon

Lillianna Pussycat

I dont think I'd change it. Maybe keep it at three letters and try "Max" for a while.

Lillianna Pussycat


Now that would be a hott name ;)

i wouldn't change my name. i could give reasons but i can't be bothered (and in a thread about changing names it'd border on flamebait tbh)
hmm my SOH has left me this afternoon
Pretty please? With caramel on top?
[you better get it back ASAP.]

nah, I like my name... but maybe change the last one to what it was before those retards at ellis island effed it up

Oh I'd have to change my last name mos def. I mean do you know how hard it is to get to respect you with teh last name of Pigg? (yes grade school was HELL)

Oh I'd have to change my last name mos def. I mean do you know how hard it is to get to respect you with teh last name of Pigg? (yes grade school was HELL)

lol.....you poor thing

Oh I'd have to change my last name mos def. I mean do you know how hard it is to get to respect you with teh last name of Pigg? (yes grade school was HELL)
So we have a candidate for early marriage?

lol.....you poor thing


yeah. it followed me all the way up until high school. heck even last yr in my senior yr, i had people calling me "oinker" or "bacon"....terrible terrible people...so if i become a serial killer, thats why :p

Lillianna Pussycat

You could be in a new James Bond...or Austin Powers -movie with that name.

Pretty please? With caramel on top?
[you better get it back ASAP.]
meh... just strikes me as vain and pretentious if you actually change your name. its not like it'll change who you are. i suppose it can change how you see yourself, but in a sense, you're not yourself any more. i was born with this name and while i might not like it at times, its who i am, and changing it would be superficial in the extreme in my view.
that is, of course, assuming one doesn't suffer trouble because of your name... like, getting bullied about it or whatever - then i suppose changing it wouldn't be vain.... but still don't like the idea. *shrugs*

however, if i try to gather my defunct SOH back up, i suppose i'd change my name to Lance Lancelot if i could ;)

So we have a candidate for early marriage?


What are you saying i should get married and take the females last name? Oh thats just not right:p

You could be in a new James Bond...or Austin Powers -movie with that name.

and with those smokin' boots I showed you in the hair thread, I'd be sure to get the part!

Huge McAwesome.

meh... just strikes me as vain and pretentious if you actually change your name. its not like it'll change who you are. i suppose it can change how you see yourself, but in a sense, you're not yourself any more. i was born with this name and while i might not like it at times, its who i am, and changing it would be superficial in the extreme in my view.
that is, of course, assuming one doesn't suffer trouble because of your name... like, getting bullied about it or whatever - then i suppose changing it wouldn't be vain.... but still don't like the idea. *shrugs*

however, if i try to gather my defunct SOH back up, i suppose i'd change my name to Lance Lancelot if i could ;)



*note* i really don't wanna change my name btw..i see it as being superficial as well..but this is a what if type of question*end note*

and with those smokin' boots I showed you in the hair thread, I'd be sure to get the part!


here kitty,kitty,kitty...*lick*

Glen, Martbell and the Killer Dynamo. Not one of them, all of them together.

ok, not really...

My stepmom changed her first name so that it was spelled the way her anscestors would have spelled it, and not the way the dude at the doctor's office did

that makes sense right?

*note* i really don't wanna change my name btw..i see it as being superficial as well..but this is a what if type of question*end note*
i know... as i said my sense of humour seems to have abandoned ship this afternoon for some reason :(

apologies for being all serious... :P

What are you saying i should get married and take the females last name? Oh thats just not right:p

Why not? If she has a sweet ass last name? Hell, I'd consider it...

Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo

i know... as i said my sense of humour seems to have abandoned ship this afternoon for some reason :(

apologies for being all serious... :P


*throws life vests into the water*

MAN OVERBOARD

*starts lowering the emergency dhingy*

Don't worry, we'll get 'im back

i know... as i said my sense of humour seems to have abandoned ship this afternoon for some reason :(

apologies for being all serious... :P


its all good mate. But i was just thinking about renaming you Oscar the grouch :p

Rodriguez Montenegro. I have no idea why I just love that name.

meh... just strikes me as vain and pretentious if you actually change your name. its not like it'll change who you are. i suppose it can change how you see yourself, but in a sense, you're not yourself any more. i was born with this name and while i might not like it at times, its who i am, and changing it would be superficial in the extreme in my view.
Hmm... an interesting viewpoint. I'd argue the other way, saying that as your name is part of who you are it should be something you choose, once you're mature enough to pick something you'd stick with. I'm perfectly happy for people to call me Safalra in real life (in fact, I probably prefer it). That said, I wouldn't change by name by deed poll, as my anarchist tendencies give me an aversion to legal documents...

You know, you legally can...change your name...

You know, you legally can...change your name...


But who really wants to go pay all the expensive court fees to have it done?

What are you saying i should get married and take the females last name? Oh thats just not right
I was saying that you could take the last name of whomever you end up marrying, yes. I agree I wouldn't consider it all that great, either, but that's because I'm somewhat averted to people taking their spouse's names upon marriage, no matter who takes whom's.

just strikes me as vain and pretentious if you actually change your name. its not like it'll change who you are.
Vain and pretentious? Hmm, you lost me right on the first sentence. I suppose you'd say this for people who change their names in order to make them "prettier"?
i suppose it can change how you see yourself, but in a sense, you're not yourself any more. i was born with this name and while i might not like it at times, its who i am, and changing it would be superficial in the extreme in my view.
I don't agree that your name is who you are, and that you aren't yourself anymore if you change it. Infact, you say so yourself in the last sentence of that first quoted part..
I've already said that I've gone there, and it didn't affect how I saw myself, or who I am.
Superficial? No, it is superficial if you say that who and what you are depends on your name, and that a name change would affect that. Sorry, that wasn't meant to say "you are superficial for saying that", but as in "it is a seeing your personality as something rather superficial if it is changed by that". Gah, the English language hates me.

oh, and: thanks. where do I deliver the caramel to? (this is hoping you won't go "bah, I'll never explain anything again if all she's gonna do is criticize")

But who really wants to go pay all the expensive court fees to have it done?
There are no court fees. As there is no court. Though there are fees for the paperwork, sure (which you have to do for things like marriage-induced name change as well, btw).

But something you are confronted with every damn day of your life is worth that, no?

I have actually thought a lot about changing my name. It's not that I dislike my first name, but it causes me problems. It seems to upset just about everyone when I talk about doing it though, so I doubt I will.

But who really wants to go pay all the expensive court fees to have it done?
You have to pay court fees in the US to change your name?

In the UK you just fill out a Deed Poll (Deed of Change of Name), which you can download from the 'net for free, sign it with a witness present, and that's your name changed. Best to send a copy of the poll and a covering letter to people though, so they know about it.

Hierophant Lumanis Nexus

You have to pay court fees in the US to change your name?

In the UK you just fill out a Deed Poll (Deed of Change of Name), which you can download from the 'net for free, sign it, and that's your name changed. Best to send a copy of the poll and a covering letter to people though, so they know about it.
I didn't have to when I changed my last name, I just went down to the SS office and changed it.

I know that if you don't have a marriage or adoption or something you have to go to court to do it though because they want to make sure you aren't running from the cops or something, if you change it on your own it's like fraud or something (at least that's what I hear from a tax client I have named James T. Kirk)

Ok maybe i was misinformed about the court process to change the name.. I could of sworn thats the way it was done..Oh well..Ya learn something new everyday :)

Ok maybe i was misinformed about the court process to change the name.. I could of sworn thats the way it was done..Oh well..Ya learn something new everyday :)
it depends on why you are changing your name, there are reasons you can out of court like marriage, divorce, adoption, ect.

I think if your name is like John Smith and you wanted to change it to Jim-Bob Rielly, you might have to go to court.

Generalissimo J.L. the Great

it depends on why you are changing your name, there are reasons you can out of court like marriage, divorce, adoption, ect.
And on where you live, I assume.

ETA: I'm too lazy to find English transcripts of the German procedure, but here's (http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/changename/changenameFULL.html)a nice (though rather informal) summary of how things work in the USA.
I think if your name is like John Smith and you wanted to change it to Jim-Bob Rielly, you might have to go to court.
I think your first priority should be going to see a shrink in that case.

I wouldn't change my name.

I like it, both first and last name. And it already bugs me that I'll actually be the last one in the family to have that last name, so it's either keep my name when marrying or never marry in the first place. :p

I like my name, even though its a pretty common name, not too many people here (where i live) have it... although the last job i had i replaced someone with the exact same name (easy for my employers:D they didn't need to change the schedules they set up for us)

I wouldn't change my name.

I like it, both first and last name. And it already bugs me that I'll actually be the last one in the family to have that last name, so it's either keep my name when marrying or never marry in the first place. :p
Well, keep it, or convince your spouse to take it, even. My parents kept their respective names as well, and I now bear my mother's last name.
(And I like your first name too :P )

Sabre.... Dirk Sabre...

Vain and pretentious? Hmm, you lost me right on the first sentence. I suppose you'd say this for people who change their names in order to make them "prettier"?
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I don't agree that your name is who you are, and that you aren't yourself anymore if you change it. Infact, you say so yourself in the last sentence of that first quoted part..
I've already said that I've gone there, and it didn't affect how I saw myself, or who I am.
Superficial? No, it is superficial if you say that who and what you are depends on your name, and that a name change would affect that. Sorry, that wasn't meant to say "you are superficial for saying that", but as in "it is a seeing your personality as something rather superficial if it is changed by that". Gah, the English language hates me.

oh, and: thanks. where do I deliver the caramel to? (this is hoping you won't go "bah, I'll never explain anything again if all she's gonna do is criticize")
hehe well i'm now fairly confused... it seems i contradicted myself. i had a suspicion i was doing that when i wrote it but didn't check :P

i think the long of the short of it is: i agree with you. if you see your personality - or just yourself 'as a person' - as something that can be bettered by simply changing your name, then that is superficial and vain (especially if its done to make your name "more pretty" and nothing else, as you say)

basically, what i meant was if you change your name for a good reason, then i have no point to complain. if one does it to get a prettier name, or - as some people might say - you've 'grown bored with your old name' for example, then i don't like it one bit. your name both defines you and is a part of you, and i think changing it won't do much to change who you are unless you are superficial enough to think that it will. hope that makes more sense this time :P

hehe well i'm now fairly confused...
Good job, SoWiBi. *pats own back*
i think the long of the short of it is: i agree with you.
Good boy :P *pats your back*
if you see your personality - or just yourself 'as a person' - as something that can be bettered by simply changing your name, then that is superficial and vain (especially if its done to make your name "more pretty" and nothing else, as you say)
If you think your personality is affected/bettered by a name change, I'd more suggested a drug change than a name change.

I think the danger of people changing their name "for fun" is rather low. It's one hell of a paperwork hassle, it's weird to become used to, it's a huge struggle for those around you (it's been nearly a year, I correct everyone whenever they use my old name and wear a necklace spelling my new name at all times, and many still ahve trouble), and never underestimate the annoyance power of fending off the "oh, so you changed your name? [insert a gazillion stupid questions, repeated every time and again by different people]".

I think the danger of people changing their name "for fun" is rather low. It's one hell of a paperwork hassle, it's weird to become used to, it's a huge struggle for those around you (it's been nearly a year, I correct everyone whenever they use my old name and wear a necklace spelling my new name at all times, and many still ahve trouble), and never underestimate the annoyance power of fending off the "oh, so you changed your name? [insert a gazillion stupid questions, repeated every time and again by different people]".
Okay, seeing how I just popped in, is there a thread that started all this where you explain why you changed it? Or don't you want to explain it at all? (In which case, just ignore me.)

basically, what i meant was if you change your name for a good reason, then i have no point to complain. if one does it to get a prettier name, or - as some people might say - you've 'grown bored with your old name' for example, then i don't like it one bit. your name both defines you and is a part of you, and i think changing it won't do much to change who you are unless you are superficial enough to think that it will. hope that makes more sense this time :P

yeah, I think that's why my family gets mad when I talk about changing my first name. They feel like I am trying to "be someone else" or something. It's not that I don't like my name, it's that it's annoying. My mom gets all offended that my name (the name she gave me) annoys me in my daily life, like it's my fault that other people are idiots. :rolleyes:

I suppose though that it would cause more trouble with the people I see everyday to change my name than it would to keep it the same and have to call companies to change my account information, prove to the doctor's office that I am female, and answer the same 4 questions every single time I introduce myself...........:(

Okay, seeing how I just popped in, is there a thread that started all this where you explain why you changed it? Or don't you want to explain it at all? (In which case, just ignore me.)
*duly hands this post in to PM as back-up evidence for my gazillion question part of the last post*

I don't make threads, so no, no such thing in existence.
And as it'd be super-hyprocritical of me to refuse thread-hijacking now: My former name was taken from Greek mythology and ended in "o" (albeit being a female one, but that's the way it is with Greek), and I don't need to elaborate on German language habits to make you understand that I fought a constant struggle with people either doubting my sex/gender, and especially with everything official (letters, IDs, etc) having to be re-issued nearly everytime because they made me a male on them..(I had my driver's licence issued three fucking times).
Yeah. Plus my hating it. Plus it being so foreign, and nobody could spell it / pronounce it on roll calls.
By the by, will you ever come join us now?

My mom gets all offended that my name (the name she gave me) annoys me in my daily life, like it's my fault that other people are idiots.
Ditto. That's why mine doesn't know (yet).

..and have to call companies to change my account information, prove to the doctor's office that I am female, and answer the same 4 questions every single time I introduce myself..:(
I hear you.

*duly hands this post in to PM as back-up evidence for my gazillion question part of the last post*
especially with everything official (letters, IDs, etc) having to be re-issued nearly everytime because they made me a male on them..(I had my driver's licence issued three fucking times).



ah, so you know my pain........

I have a name that is not only traditionally male, but it's traditionally short for another name, so in addition to having to change all my ID's, accounts, ect. (once they put my checks as Mr. <my name> and more than once I have had things addressed to me that way)

I have to answer everytime I meet someone

"Is that your real name?"
"what's it short for?"
"why did your parent's name you that?"
"you know that's a guy's name?"

and less common
"are you like a lesbian then?"
:headbang:

I have a name that is not only traditionally male, but it's traditionally short for another name, so in addition to having to change all my ID's, accounts, ect. (once they put my checks as Mr. <my name> and more than once I have had things addressed to me that way)
I remember you talking about it in another thread. I fondly remember that passage where you told us about some random friend of your kids' and your little exchange about your name :)

I have to answer everytime I meet someone

"Is that your real name?"
"where's it from? what does it mean?"
"It's...a male name, no?"
"why did your parent's name you that?"

and less common
"umm, like, I don't want to, you know, like, intrude in your personal life, like, and you don't have to answer, but, you know, like, are you..you know, not born a female?" (me actually being a lesbian seems, for some reason, to make this really plausible to people.)

Plus it being so foreign, and nobody could spell it / pronounce it on roll calls.
How hard can it be for a native German speaker to correctly pronounce a Greek name? You just read the damn thing. :confused:

Also (some more evidence for PM, but hey - this is a name change thread and you posted voluntarily, so there) you said you had four first names, IIRC, so did you keep your original name as one of the middle names? And did you pick a whole brand-new first name or just one out of your middle names? If the latter, then why go through the hassle of officially changing it & re-training yourself and your friends? I know several people who always go by their middle name, be it because they simply don't like their first name or because it's a weird name.


and less common
"are you like a lesbian then?"
OMG :p

How hard can it be for a native German speaker to correctly pronounce a Greek name? You just read the damn thing. :confused:
..like it's my fault that other people are idiots.
Dämlichkeit kennt keine Grenzen?

Also ..you said you had four first names, IIRC, so did you keep your original name as one of the middle names?
I remember. I threw them all in one bunch to make it sound über-impressive :P.

No, my parents named me my Greek name, then had to add your name in order to make it gender-specific (hah!), but my parents conveniently forgot to tell me or the authorities about it, so it never appeared on any IDs etc..

My new chosen name would be #3, but as it isn't gender-specific in Germany (DON't. ASK. DON'T.) there's #4 for you..

No, my parents named me my Greek name, then had to add your name in order to make it gender-specific (hah!), but my parents conveniently forgot to tell me or the authorities about it, so it never appeared on any IDs etc..
But that doesn't even make sense - if they had to add it to make it gender-specific, then it stands to reason that the authorities had it on record (since they were the ones who obviously deemed the Greek name as not sufficient)?!

My new chosen name would be #3, but as it isn't gender-specific in Germany (DON't. ASK. DON'T.) there's #4 for you..
LOL. Okay, I won't ask, I'll just very softly point out that the wisdom in chosing a non-gender specific name to replace a non-gender specific name that was the reason for the name change in the first place escapes me.

But who really wants to go pay all the expensive court fees to have it done?
It wasn't that expensive.
In Snohomish County, Washington, where I changed my name, it required two legal documents (blanks of which can usually be purchased at stores that sell stationery) and a total of $82 ($80 for the judge and $2 for the clerk's filing fee). That was 1989, so I dare say it's gone up a bit (knowing my home county, doubled is more likely).

The first form is a Petition for Name Change, on which you get your signature notarized to the statement that you wish to change your name, to what, why, and affirm that you're not doing it to avoid legitimate legal claims (contracts, debt, selective service, etc.).

You take that to the judge along with an Order Changing Name, which goes to the judge before whom you affirm your reasons and confirm your change. He signs the order (complete with final-sounding gavel-bang) and it gets filed with the county clerk. You then get a dozen or so certified copies and send them to...well...everyone official. Social Security, Driver's & Vehicle Licensing, insurance agencies, and so on, ad-seemingly-infinitum.

I changed my name because I was disenchanted with my father along with being sick to the teeth of spelling it on the phone and correcting mispronunciations. The original name was Von Montekopfske and it's Prussian. Ellis Island in 1856 said it was too long for the form and changed it to Mantikoski, which sounds exactly like it looks (3rd syllable accented). Problem is, people are morons and I'd get all kinds of spellings no matter how clearly I spoke. Then there was the desire to not be conflated as a person or personality with any of the rest of my family.

I was inspired to change my name after my parents' divorce and my mother reaching into her family's name history to pull out a grandparent's surname. My sister then shortened Mantikoski to Mantee. I chose Lansing because it was the city I was born in -- which, upon the announcement, prompted the more waggish among my friends to quip: "Good thing you weren't born in Kalamazoo, Waukesha, or Humptulips" (that last one's an actual town on the Olympic Peninsula back hime in Washington).

So there's nothing pretentious or flighty about my change. It's been going on 17 years now and I don't regret it.

But that doesn't even make sense - if they had to add it to make it gender-specific, then it stands to reason that the authorities had it on record (since they were the ones who obviously deemed the Greek name as not sufficient)?!
not really. I have to change my car insurance cards every single time I get new ones because the person always assumes that the gender is wrong on them, so every 6 months I have to call the company and explain that yes my name is Joey, no it's not short for anything, and yes I am FEMALE!

But that doesn't even make sense - if they had to add it to make it gender-specific, then it stands to reason that the authorities had it on record (since they were the ones who obviously deemed the Greek name as not sufficient)?!
It starts making sense when you realize I inherited my slyness from my parents.
So the gender-specific name appeared on my birth certificate. And no-fucking-where else. You apparently don't need to present the birth certificate in order to get the Kinderausweis but merely need to tell them the name/fill out the form, for the Perso you'll just need to present your Kinderausweis, etc pp.
I'll just very softly point out that the wisdom in chosing a non-gender specific name to replace a non-gender specific name that was the reason for the name change in the first place escapes me
Not that I heard you, but allow me to tell that lamp post over there that a) my new name is commonly associated with females (in this country) and b) it ends on a damn "a".

so every 6 months I have to call the company and explain that yes my name is Joey, no it's not short for anything, and yes I am FEMALE!
Just be glad that there is no different premium for lesbians, or that might be yet another call.

not really. I have to change my car insurance cards every single time I get new ones because the person always assumes that the gender is wrong on them, so every 6 months I have to call the company and explain that yes my name is Joey, no it's not short for anything, and yes I am FEMALE!
I wasn't entirely sure, but it seems I remembered your name correctly - yay for my memory, for once :). I love it, btw. And I hope this is not the stupidest question ever, but I'd have thought that whole Dawson's Creek thing would have made your life easier??

I wasn't entirely sure, but it seems I remembered your name correctly - yay for my memory, for once :). I love it, btw. And I hope this is not the stupidest question ever, but I'd have thought that whole Dawson's Creek thing would have made your life easier??
:headbang:
sorry.

no, her name was short for Josephine (so, I hear, I didn't watch the show)
but, it didn't help it was just like everything else annoying......

"what's your name?"
"Joey"
"Jodie?"
"no Joey, like a baby kangaroo"
"oh Joey.......like on Dawson's Creek (or from New Kids on the Block, or Blossom, ect. depending on the year)
"yeah, I guess"
"is that your real name?"
"yes"
"is it short for anything?"
"no"
"why are you named that?"
"because that's what my parent's named me"
"why?"
"because my mom is insane"
"really?"
"no"
"can I call you Josie?"
"no"
"Jody?"
"no"
"Jo? like on Facts of life?"
"no"
"I don't like Joey, it's like a boy's name.......is your dad's name Joseph?"
"no"
"can I call you Jo-Jo, like on that Disney show about the clown?"
"you can call me smunkee"
"what?"
"SMUNKEE S-M-U-N-K-E-E"
"what's that mean?"
"smunkee"
"that's stupid, I will call you Jody okay?"
:headbang:

yes, I have the same conversation about 4 times a day (small variations of course)

there are people in my family that call me Jody..........:rolleyes: and one person calls me Josephina :mad:

so....you can call me Smunkee.;)

Lillianna Pussycat

If you want a name like that, all you have to do is go into the porn industry.

:headbang:
- snip horrible stupidity -
Oh-kay. I didn't think it would be that bad. And I totally take back my Dawsons Creek remark. How insensitive of me! :p

But yeah, I think it's okay for people to do a mental double take when encountering an unusual name, but hello, after it's been explained, leave it be. Gah.

Oh-kay. I didn't think it would be that bad. And I totally take back my Dawsons Creek remark. How insensitive of me! :p
but how could you have possibly know?;)

But yeah, I think it's okay for people to do a mental double take when encountering an unusual name, but hello, after it's been explained, leave it be. Gah.
yeah. I joke that the reason I married my husband was when we very first met the conversation was like

"Hey, what's your name?"
"Joey"
"Joey? that's an awesome name"

and then he went on talking about other things.;)

Every single other person I have ever met has to ask questions about it, then they end up calling me something stupid like Jody, or Josie, or Jo, because they "don't like my name". :rolleyes:

I didn't have to when I changed my last name, I just went down to the SS office and changed it.

I know that if you don't have a marriage or adoption or something you have to go to court to do it though because they want to make sure you aren't running from the cops or something, if you change it on your own it's like fraud or something (at least that's what I hear from a tax client I have named James T. Kirk)

Yeah, you can change your name for free when you get married - actually, as far as I recall, there wasn't even a name change form - there was just a slot on the marriage lisence for your new name. Then you had to tell everyone and their little brother, and really it's your social security name which is legally your name.

I'd keep my name the same... but I'm always on the hunt for unique-but-normal names for kids. My only daughter is Carina - which at least in this country is unusual.

I wouldn't change my name. It may be 3 miles long but it fits me and my country.

Yeah, you can change your name for free when you get married - actually, as far as I recall, there wasn't even a name change form - there was just a slot on the marriage lisence for your new name. Then you had to tell everyone and their little brother, and really it's your social security name which is legally your name.
oh, I changed my last name when I got married, no big deal. It would cause too many problems with my family if I changed my first name, I have no clue why they are so upset about even the idea of it.

I'd keep my name the same... but I'm always on the hunt for unique-but-normal names for kids. My only daughter is Carina - which at least in this country is unusual.
I had three in my class of 76. Send her to Germany if ever she feels like it's too unique :)

I wouldn't change my name. It may be 3 miles long but it fits me and my country.
As long as it also fits the slots for your name on applications and cheques and such..

I had three in my class of 76. Send her to Germany if ever she feels like it's too unique :)
I have a feeling my youngest might be more comfortable abroad too. Her name is Annika.....it already annoys her, I feel so bad. :(

"what's your name?"
"Annika"
"Anakin?"
"A-N-N-I-K-A"
"yeah, Anakin"
"NO, NOT STAR WARS! STAR TREK!"

she is only 2.....poor kid........

I have a feeling my youngest might be more comfortable abroad too. Her name is Annika.....it already annoys her, I feel so bad. :(

-snipping proof that humanity is indeed beyond redemption-
I only had two of those in my class..:)

I only had two of those in my class..:)
we actually met another Annika not too long ago, but she was named after her great grandmother who was from Russia or something. ;)

but how could you have possibly know?;)


yeah. I joke that the reason I married my husband was when we very first met the conversation was like

"Hey, what's your name?"
"Joey"
"Joey? that's an awesome name"

and then he went on talking about other things.;)

Every single other person I have ever met has to ask questions about it, then they end up calling me something stupid like Jody, or Josie, or Jo, because they "don't like my name". :rolleyes:

Wow... you should check if they're putting any funny chemicals in the water where you live...

I have a feeling my youngest might be more comfortable abroad too. Her name is Annika.....it already annoys her, I feel so bad. :(

"what's your name?"
"Annika"
"Anakin?"
"A-N-N-I-K-A"
"yeah, Anakin"
"NO, NOT STAR WARS! STAR TREK!"

she is only 2.....poor kid........

You feel bad? It's not your fault some retards can't cope with hearing an unfamiliar name! Bloody hell... it never even occurs to me that a name should be something I've heard before.

So, having been there yourself, I assume you made sure your daughters have some "commmon name from the street" as a middle name so that they shall be free to choose to use that one should they once prefer that to the stupidity?

*stern gaze*

So, having been there yourself, I assume you made sure your daughters have some "commmon name from the street" as a middle name so that they shall be free to choose to use that one should they once prefer that to the stupidity?

*stern gaze*
I am sure that they will not like thier middle names any more than I like mine, but they do have a classic feel, so they could choose to use them and get by without much trouble.

I would not be offended at all if they came up to me one day and said "my name sucks, I want to go change it", in fact I would probably pay for the whole thing. ;)

I am sure that they will not like thier middle names any more than I like mine, but they do have a classic feel, so they could choose to use them and get by without much trouble.

I would not be offended at all if they came up to me one day and said "my name sucks, I want to go change it", in fact I would probably pay for the whole thing. ;)

Why don't you like your middle name?

I shall hope so. I'd severly question your sanity if it were different.

i like my name, [hannah]
i wish, though, that you were able to form a nickname out of it
"hazzaaaaaa!" in extrordinarily ocker accent just never caught on

i hereby issue a challenge to the great minds of ns to invent me a nickname

[imho joey's an awesome name]

In real life, I would never change my name.

But since that matters not on the Internet, I would definitely want to be Supreme Executive Lieutenant General Johan Craigenhanz of the Ninth Dimenision Nuestro Señor y Amo Eterno Caepio.

i like my name, [hannah]
i wish, though, that you were able to form a nickname out of it
..
i hereby issue a challenge to the great minds of ns to invent me a nickname

I like it, though I think I'd prefer the English over the German version.

Nicknames don't have to do anything with your real name. Try to make a connection between some damn Greek muse and "n'oeck" and you'll fail (and understand).

i could sit here and list names all day long... lol

i'll use "Smith" as my last name

let see...

Medieval:
Clovis Curtmantle Smith
Wihtgils "The Hammer" Smith
....if i were a girl: Bertrada Bluetooth Smith


English name:
Geoffrey (pronounced "Joffrey") Lloyd Westerfordshire-Smith

Spanish name:
Rodrigo Jorge Asier de Castile de Aragon de Leon de Catalonia Smith

Southern (US) name:
Ronnie Jeff Smith (AKA R. Jeff Smith)
....if i were a girl: Bessie Dean Smith

Italian name:
Alessandro Fabio Smith

Mexican name:
Paco Diego Smith

Argentinian name:
Hernan Roman Smith

German name:
Fulker Bastian Smith

Dutch name:
Dirk Arjen van Smith

New age names (oh, these are fun... parents are really doing it right!)
Boy names:
Astro Zenyth Smith
Skyler Wayne Smith
Wyatt Keanu Smith
Austin Atticus Smith
Drake Jade Smith
Logan Connor Smith

Girl names (even better... such classical names, all spelled correctly!):
Beyonce Alexia Smith
Merryn Liadan Smith
Bayne Wadyne Smith
Cherith Sharmonica Smith


ROFL

if you want a good site with tons of GREAT ideas for naming your newborn babies, go here:

http://notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/index.html

lol, i'm sorry, but these are hilarious!

http://notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/1.html

any brits in the hizee?

check this out:

Q: I've suggested to my sister that she name her little girl to be - Manchester. She's not sure about it but she's considering. What do you think?

A: Clever. Like being named Pittsburg or Schenectady. Kid'll grow up to be beaten to death by Liverpool fans.

Flame Thrower.

has anyone yet mentioned the greatest name for any english-speaking man on earth?


Michael Hunt


...just call him "Mike"!

Spanish name:
Rodrigo Jorge Asier de Castile de Aragon de Leon de Catalonia Smith

This is just a random innocent question, but: If, umm, a friend of mine were to marry you, what would be the name they could get?

I had three in my class of 76. Send her to Germany if ever she feels like it's too unique :)

Heh, cool. I wasn't going for unique, I was just going for something she wouldn't have five of them in her class... and in this country, she doesn't. I'm surprised there are so many in Germany though - I thought it was more an Italian name?

I don't go in for extra Y's and K's and Carina worked for me. I get annoyed when people spell it Karyna. It's NOT intended to be a trendy-idiot name. Although I supposed by the time she's in school, the Y and K trend will be the norm, and her C and I will be the unusual ones!

As long as it also fits the slots for your name on applications and cheques and such..

My name doesn't fit into the slots for anything by, oh half a first name, 4 middle names, and the first part of my last name.

I'm not changing my name, but my first kid will hopefully be Death-Ray McLionkiller *MYLASTNAME* XVII

I'm not changing my name, but my first kid will hopefully be Death-Ray McLionkiller *MYLASTNAME* XVII
LOL. My family used to say "don't name your kids something stupid off Star Wars" so when I got pregnant with my first I told them I was going to name her

Jawa Jawa Wookie Wookie Chewbacca Skywalker Vader *my last name*







I actually did name my kids after Star Trek characters, so that's almost as bad though.

I actually did name my kids after Star Trek characters, so that's almost as bad though.

They are real names though, so its not really a problem, especially since most people won't get the reference.

I will extend my name to be Heathercliff. My last name could also be de Rossignol. I don't know if that's a real name, but, if it's not, I will make it one.

They are real names though, so its not really a problem, especially since most people won't get the reference.
true. It's very funny when people do get the reference. I introduce my first kid and they are fine.......then the second and they get this look on thier face of disgust (half of them because they realized that I named my kids after a "TV show" and the other half because they think that "TNG is better than Voyager"):p

true. It's very funny when people do get the reference. I introduce my first kid and they are fine.......then the second and they get this look on thier face of disgust (half of them because they realized that I named my kids after a "TV show" and the other half because they think that "TNG is better than Voyager"):p
If I met somebody called Annika, I would think they were named after a TV show.

But not Star Trek...Challenge Annika, a cheesy British TV show from the early 90s.

If I met somebody called Annika, I would think they were named after a TV show.

But not Star Trek...Challenge Annika, a cheesy British TV show from the early 90s.

Aw, no, Annika is obviously from Pippi Longstocking! Timmi and Annika, remember? :p

Aw, no, Annika is obviously from Pippi Longstocking! Timmi and Annika, remember? :p
No :p

Either King Crow, Cubis, Dick Glasscock, or The FunkMasta.

Nicknames don't have to do anything with your real name. Try to make a connection between some damn Greek muse and "n'oeck" and you'll fail (and understand).
Oh my, a muse? Poor SoWiBi. Auf -o? Oje, Clio oder Erato? Naja, Clio war ja damals wenigstens noch nicht von Renault belegt, wenigstens da kann man Deinen Eltern keinen Vorwurf machen...

true. It's very funny when people do get the reference. I introduce my first kid and they are fine.......then the second and they get this look on thier face of disgust (half of them because they realized that I named my kids after a "TV show" and the other half because they think that "TNG is better than Voyager"):p

Yes, people react in disgust to the tiniest things. I've been told that I "can't" mop things off the carpet using toilet paper when there's no kitchen paper...

No :p
:eek:
Well, here you go: Annika, Pippi, and Tommy (yeah, seems he changed his name from Timmi, the little bugger *shifty eyes*)


http://i.tvspielfilm.de/img/gen/V/B/HBVBAZHaWRE_Pxgen_r_360x240.jpg

Aw, no, Annika is obviously from Pippi Longstocking! Timmi and Annika, remember?
Most obviously, you are right. Stupid people, for thinking otherwise.

Oh my, a muse? Poor SoWiBi.
'xactly. *sobs* Erato. Info als Belohnung für (vorgetäuschte?) Bildung.

'xactly. *sobs* Erato. Info als Belohnung für (vorgetäuschte?) Bildung.
I had a girl in one of my university classes once whose name was Nike, like the Greek goddess of victory. In German, it actually sounds nice enough, and girlish, and it kind of fit her. But man, as soon as she sets foot in an English speaking country, she'll be screwed.Total vorgetäuscht: gegoogled... Jaja, mein Allgemeinwissen ist auch nicht das, was es mal war. Gut, dass Jauch noch nie angerufen hat...

LOL. My family used to say "don't name your kids something stupid off Star Wars" so when I got pregnant with my first I told them I was going to name her

Jawa Jawa Wookie Wookie Chewbacca Skywalker Vader *my last name*

I actually did name my kids after Star Trek characters, so that's almost as bad though.

Well, if he people make fun of him for Death-Ray, he can just shorten it to Ray. Problem solved. And everyone has a crappy middle name, so he wins in that department.

I had a girl in one of my university classes once whose name was Nike, like the Greek goddess of victory. In German, it actually sounds nice enough, and girlish, and it kind of fit her. But man, as soon as she sets foot in an English speaking country, she'll be screwed.Total vorgetäuscht: gegoogled... Jaja, mein Allgemeinwissen ist auch nicht das, was es mal war. Gut, dass Jauch noch nie angerufen hat...
Yeh, a friend of mine's called Ike..German, of course..short for Hendrike..don't want her to be in an English-speaking environment either, eh?
Dacht ich mir. Und: *Telefon klingelt*

I had a girl in one of my university classes once whose name was Nike, like the Greek goddess of victory. In German, it actually sounds nice enough, and girlish, and it kind of fit her. But man, as soon as she sets foot in an English speaking country, she'll be screwed.Total vorgetäuscht: gegoogled... Jaja, mein Allgemeinwissen ist auch nicht das, was es mal war. Gut, dass Jauch noch nie angerufen hat...
http://www.nikeshoesbusiness.com/nike-shoes-buniess-products/shox-de/nike-shox-de008.jpg

i had a friend who was a shoe once...
alles diese weiss-text aus deutch ist echt gruselig fur mich... ich verstehe sweet fuck all... well thats 5 years of studying the language down the drain then :P
off to bed methinks...

I must out you, I'm sorry:

PM has a grasp of my language?! My fucking ass! Why do I know only now?

I must out you, I'm sorry:

PM has a grasp of my language?! My fucking ass! Why do I know only now?
OMG, that's so cute :p. I can't even imagine PM speaking German, in my head he sounds all adorably funny trying. :D Lieber PM, wie geht es Dir? Mir geht es gut. Hehe...

OMG, that's so cute :p. I can't even imagine PM speaking German, in my head he sounds all adorably funny trying. :D Lieber PM, wie geht es Dir? Mir geht es gut. Hehe...
lol... hey my family is part german (me mum is all german!) so i don't sound that bad a'thank you... a half-believable accent :cool:
problem is i can't remember squat of the stuff i learned at school :p
ich bin gut danke - besser am gestern abend. ich hab deutsch gelernt fur fünf Jahre und ich vestehre nur ein kleine bischen. ich suck aus deutsch! :P



My fucking ass!
nein danke :p

lol... hey my family is part german (me mum is all german!) so i don't sound that bad a'thank you... a half-believable accent :cool:
problem is i can't remember squat of the stuff i learned at school :p
ich bin gut danke - besser am gestern abend. ich hab deutsch gelernt fur fünf Jahre und ich vestehre nur ein kleine bischen. ich suck aus deutsch! :P
I know, but in my head it's still cute. :D Nein, Dein Deutsch ist ganz toll! Hehe...

I know, but in my head it's still cute. :D Nein, Dein Deutsch ist ganz toll! Hehe...

i'd do a recording to prove i can speak it ok, but then i quite like the idea of sounding cute :p :fluffle:
danke!

Lillianna Pussycat

Hey... quit that you. That is your name....

They mean, if you changed it. :)

Hey... quit that you. That is your name....

They mean, if you changed it. :)


haha....the jig is up. I've been "outted"

What I wanna know is how you recently became "Uncle Gravy". *giggles*

well, my name is Tom, and my last name starts with an S.


so i'm thinking my first boy will be Thomas Timothy S


or

TT

hehe

poor kid

Voltron!

i'd do a recording to prove i can speak it ok, but then i quite like the idea of sounding cute :p :fluffle:
danke!
Ooooohh, yes, yes, please do! *jumps up and down all excitedly*

You're always bragging about that radio announcer's voice of yours, so let's see if there's any chance of an international career. :D
And I won't laugh, I promise! (Well, most probably I will laugh, but you won't know, so that doesn't matter, right?) :p

And I have to commend you for being reasonable and not endorsing the Kanabian definition of cute re. guys, which goes something like "crazy, disturbing, and utterly disgraceful". :p

well, my name is Tom, and my last name starts with an S.


so i'm thinking my first boy will be Thomas Timothy S


or

TT

hehe

poor kid
Well, at least you know which car to shell out for for his 18th (17th? 16th? When can you guys legally drive again?) birthday:
http://www.vivaolinux.com.br/imagens/album/Audi-tt.jpg

I have a feeling my youngest might be more comfortable abroad too. Her name is Annika.....it already annoys her, I feel so bad. :(

"what's your name?"
"Annika"
"Anakin?"
"A-N-N-I-K-A"
"yeah, Anakin"
"NO, NOT STAR WARS! STAR TREK!"

she is only 2.....poor kid........

My little boy is "Kai"... which for some reason, people keep trying to 'correct' when talking to me (blame my English accent) to either Carl or Kyle...

haha....the jig is up. I've been "outted"

What I wanna know is how you recently became "Uncle Gravy". *giggles*

Ah. Apparently, it's not that recent..

I acquired the nick last year, it seems. It's just 'come back out to play' now. :)

And, compared to SOME of the things I've been called on the forum (come back, Terminalia, we miss ya)... I don't mind at all.. :)

Ooooohh, yes, yes, please do! *jumps up and down all excitedly*

You're always bragging about that radio announcer's voice of yours, so let's see if there's any chance of an international career. :D
And I won't laugh, I promise! (Well, most probably I will laugh, but you won't know, so that doesn't matter, right?) :p

And I have to commend you for being reasonable and not endorsing the Kanabian definition of cute re. guys, which goes something like "crazy, disturbing, and utterly disgraceful". :p
*cough* (http://www.hlj.me.uk/pure%20metal/huw%20german.mp3) (just don't laugh too much, ok? ;))

though i am crazy, disturbing and utterly disgraceful... just at different times of the day... cute in so many different ways :D

'xactly. *sobs*

Thanks. I had enough clues to tie it to one of two... and I thought I was going to have to ask for an initial or something. :)

My little boy is "Kai"... which for some reason, people keep trying to 'correct' when talking to me (blame my English accent) to either Carl or Kyle...
oooh, I had twins, Kim and Kai, in my elemenatry class..they were awesome.

iSecond the motion of wanting to hear PM. I'll start a petition and ask everyone to chant along for the time being: PM! PM! PM!

*cough* (http://www.hlj.me.uk/pure%20metal/huw%20german.mp3) (just don't laugh too much, ok? ;))

though i am crazy, disturbing and utterly disgraceful... just at different times of the day... cute in so many different ways :D
Oh my God, I can't believe you actually did it!! Here's the world's biggest fluffle for you: :fluffle:

I can't stop laughing! You do have a pretty good accent! Although you totally sound like a Dutchman speaking German :eek:! Must be all that pot.:D


And of course the sex appeal is skyrocketing up the second you start in that lovely British English of yours. *swoon*

Oh my, I'm still laughing. Gotta go listen to it again.

oooh, I had twins, Kim and Kai, in my elemenatry class..they were awesome.

iSecond the motion of wanting to hear PM. I'll start a petition and ask everyone to chant along for the time being: PM! PM! PM!
Dummy, look upthread a few posts.

*cough* (http://www.hlj.me.uk/pure%20metal/huw%20german.mp3) (just don't laugh too much, ok? ;))

though i am crazy, disturbing and utterly disgraceful... just at different times of the day... cute in so many different ways :D
That's so damn adorable. I had a major ball right there. Your English had me in stitches. Well, still does, to be honest. Your German's rather cool, actually. Oh, I'll excuse myself from the forum for a few minutes to listen to it some more times.

Ah. Apparently, it's not that recent..
I acquired the nick last year, it seems. It's just 'come back out to play' now.
Yeah, I've been having the urge ever since that one bibly thread..but I never dared 'till now :)

Dummy, look upthread a few posts.
Jesus, it wasn't there when I hit reply, okay?

Jesus, it wasn't there when I hit reply, okay?
What did you expect, a fluffle? Eh, okay then, have one: :fluffle:.

:D


@PM: Saved for posterity! Love the BBC World Services sign-off. I'm still grinning. Ah, that was great. :D

Oh my God, I can't believe you actually did it!! Here's the world's biggest fluffle for you: :fluffle:

I can't stop laughing! You do have a pretty good accent! Although you totally sound like a Dutchman speaking German :eek:! Must be all that pot.:D


And of course the sex appeal is skyrocketing up the second you start in that lovely British English of yours. *swoon*

Oh my, I'm still laughing. Gotta go listen to it again.
lol! well just glad i can bring some laughter to the world today http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/extras/eusa_shifty.gif thanks! :D

(and of course i did it! you're looking at the guy who never refuses a challenge... especially not those "i bet you can't fit that whole sandwich in your mouth at once" sorts of challenges ;) *amy will get this at least :P*)

That's so damn adorable. I had a major ball right there. Your English had me in stitches. Well, still does, to be honest. Your German's rather cool, actually. Oh, I'll excuse myself from the forum for a few minutes to listen to it some more times.

adrorable... cute... i like either ;) :fluffle:


though you two have got me worried now... whats so funny about my voice :eek: :confused:

*cough* (http://www.hlj.me.uk/pure%20metal/huw%20german.mp3) (just don't laugh too much, ok? ;))

though i am crazy, disturbing and utterly disgraceful... just at different times of the day... cute in so many different ways :D

My wife says she thinks your voice is 'sexy', too... :)

would you refuse the "I bet you can't put a whole sandwich in your mouth and the re-record that thing" challenge? :P

oh, and: quit fluffling me. NOW.

what's so funny? I don't know. all I know is that my dessert is still standing untouched as I don't feel up to closing my mouth long enough to eat properly quite yet.

Fox Monkerfeller
Foxy Monkerfeller
Wolf Foxington
Pie
Foxy

any of those would do.

lol! well just glad i can bring some laughter to the world today http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/extras/eusa_shifty.gif
See, isn't selfless action the best anti-depressant? ;)

though you two have got me worried now... whats so funny about my voice :eek: :confused:
Nah, don't worry, there's nothing funny about it. It's very nice & sexy. My laughter was strictly of the "delighted" variety. :)

would you refuse the "I bet you can't put a whole sandwich in your mouth and the re-record that thing" challenge? :P

oh, and: quit fluffling me. NOW.

what's so funny? I don't know. all I know is that my dessert is still standing untouched as I don't feel up to closing my mouth long enough to eat properly quite yet.
i would not refuse that challenge... in fact i have taken up that challenge on numerous occasions! (and been victorious every time :D)

*stops fluffling* :( (not even a little fluffle?)




Nah, don't worry, there's nothing funny about it. It's very nice & sexy. My laughter was strictly of the "delighted" variety. :)
well thats alright then! :D :fluffle: :fluffle: (i can fluffle you, right? ;))

My wife says she thinks your voice is 'sexy', too... :)
hooray!! :D
*does the sexy voice dance*

i would not refuse that challenge...
Well, okay then *clears throat* here goes:

I bet you can't put a whole sandwich in your mouth and re-record that thing!




(i can fluffle you, right? ;))
Eh, sure, since they're all strictly platonic (is scared of the Wrath of Glitziness™) you may fluffle me all you like. :p

hooray!! :D
*does the sexy voice dance*

It's an American thing... especially here in Georgia... these Georgia girls FLIP for an English accent. :)

i would not refuse that challenge... in fact i have taken up that challenge on numerous occasions! (and been victorious every time :D)
*challenges*

*stops fluffling* :( (not even a little fluffle?)
Your effort is appreciated. And no, one cannot fluffle "a little". No such thing as "a little pregnant"..:eek:
And my laughter is strictly the amused one..(hey, somebody has to counter-balance this)

Eh, sure, since they're all strictly platonic (is scared of the Wrath of Glitziness™) you may fluffle me all you like. :p
Ooo, I don't know.... What with you also appreciating his ultra sexy voice....

Think I'm going to have to keep a watch on you... *looks suspiciously at wytyg*
*prepares wrath*
:P

Well, okay then *clears throat* here goes:

I bet you can't put a whole sandwich in your mouth and re-record that thing!


hahaha sounds like amy's marshmallow game :p

though if i had a sandwich, you know i would! :p (only have doritos and they're not quite the same....)

Ooo, I don't know.... What with you also appreciating his ultra sexy voice....

Think I'm going to have to keep a watch on you... *looks suspiciously at wytyg*
*prepares wrath*
:P

Oh, wait, you forgot to ™ your Wrath. :p

Eh, I only appreciate his ultra sexy voice from afar. Also, even sitting on his lap wouldn't succeed in prying his attention away from you, so I'd say you're safe. :p

though if i had a sandwich, you know i would! :p (only have doritos and they're not quite the same....)
I bet you can't stuff your mouth with doritos and record another message for us!
(What a pathetic, thinly veiled attempt to get more of that..thing.)

Oh, wait, you forgot to ™ your Wrath. :p

Eh, I only appreciate his ultra sexy voice from afar. Also, even sitting on his lap wouldn't succeed in prying his attention away from you, so I'd say you're safe. :p
I've never even been wrathful towards someone on here and now I have it trademarked?! I need an explanation or I may just unleash my Wrath™..... :p

True... I get to hear it in person ;) *teases* :p *and grins at your last sentence* :P

Hah, back when I was in highschool I did get to change my name (because the new name was cool), and I have been happy with it ever since. I couldnt imagine changing it to anything else.

Essentially, chaniging it from Christopher (too common), to either Christian or Raphael. I'll still retain all my Englishness then though.

I've never even been wrathful towards someone on here and now I have it trademarked?! I need an explanation or I may just unleash my Wrath™..... :p
Voilà! :p

Voilà! :p
But that's the first....!
Oh, I see...
You mysteriously called me wrathful specifically to bring out my wrathful side so you could justify your accusation.... ;) *looks even more suspiciously at wytyg* :p

But that's the first....!
Oh, I see...
You mysteriously called me wrathful specifically to bring out my wrathful side so you could justify your accusation.... ;) *looks even more suspiciously at wytyg* :p
Yeah, I've gotten pretty good at these self-fulfilling prophecy thingies :p. *grins smugly*

That was stolen from the Wrath of Czardas, wasn't it?

*looks suspiciously at everyone*

*realizes nobody knows what he is talking about*

*quietly backs out of thread*

Oh, and on topic, I like my name the way it is... even if nobody can pronounce it correctly (or remember the whole thing)!

That was stolen from the Wrath of Czardas, wasn't it?
Aw, sorry to disappoint, honey. I've never even heard of your Wrath.

Oh, and on topic, I like my name the way it is... even if nobody can pronounce it correctly (or remember the whole thing)!
As in Czardas (what's not to remember about it?) or as in..time to declare your name, dear!

I've never really cared about my name. I suppose it's fairly normal. If it's not broke, don't fix it...