A Name Question?

Canada
November 15, 2010 2:52pm CST
If you could change your first name would you; if so why would you change your name? If you wouldn't change your name why wouldn't you?
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
17 Nov 10
I was adopted as a baby and my original birth name was changed. My orginal first name was Georgia so am glad my adopted parents had it legally changed. I'm content with my first name now. When in school, the name was so popular that some of the teachers called us by our last names. My maiden name was long and difficult to pronounce so I was called several names! If I had to choose another first name for myself it would be Hailey. I think it's such a pretty name.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
23 Nov 10
You mean Hailey Mills? She was a good actress.
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• Canada
25 Nov 10
That is exactly who I mean. I just can't think of the movie that I first saw her in. I think I remember her being in a boat but that is about it.
• Canada
21 Nov 10
Hailey is such a nice name it reminds me a an old movie years ago. The girl in the movie was called Hailey and she had so much personality I wanted to be like her.
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• United States
16 Nov 10
I guess I'm content with my name, although I added an i at the end to make it Ruthi instead of Ruth, taking away the "formal feeling". I wish that when I was younger I'd have been called Ruth Anne, using my middle name, too. A few have for some reason called me that naturally and I love it. But I've been Ruth or Ruthi for so long now I doubt I could make everyone switch to Ruth Anne. Besides, it's not what's in my name that defines me, it's what's in my heart.
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• Canada
21 Nov 10
Very good point Abitosunshine; I am glad you made it!
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• Canada
21 Nov 10
I wish I had said, " Very good point Ruth-Anne; I am glad you made it"!
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• Canada
23 Nov 10
I am perfectly happy with my first name, but I did change my last name, and not because of marriage. I refuse to ever change my name because of marriage. I took my mother's maiden name, because it's Danish, and because I did not want to be handed from my father to my husband upon marriage. When I got married I kept my name.
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• Canada
25 Nov 10
Was your father upset he couldn't give you away?
• Canada
16 Nov 10
I would change my name to something more original than Rebecca. It's not that I know a ton of people with my name, but it sounds so boring and plain and old-fashioned and doesn't suit my personality AT ALL lol. Maybe something more dramatic, like Cassandra. Or a unique twist on a common name, like Ananda instead of Amanda. Or a name that sounds like a pretty girl instead of a plain one!
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• Canada
21 Nov 10
Will for one all the Rebecca's I ever new were not plain or boring. Unique maybe but not boring and also all have been smart. Okay sure I have not met to many Rebecca's but still? Oh my goodness do I ever love that name Ananda. Did you think of it yourself?
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• Canada
23 Nov 10
There is a series of young adult books by Madeline L'Engel; the "Wrinkle In Time" series. In one of the books, they have a dog named Ananda, it means something majestic and important but I forget what.
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15 Nov 10
I would change my name to Rose because I think it is a beautiful name and the flower is also my favourite type of flower. Also, people always have problems pronouncing my name because my mum got my name, Helena, from Spain where they do not pronounce h's. As a result, I got brought up as my name pronounced as Elena. I do try and correct people when they first meet me but I don't want to sound rude and a lot of people just forget and always call me many variations of Helena which I find a bit annoying.
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• Canada
17 Nov 10
My friends daughter is name Helena and I have to admit I find it hard to say, They are Finish so I am not sure it is pronounced the same way as you would pronounce yours. Do you know if the Finland pronounces the name the same way?
17 Nov 10
Well I pronounce my name E-le-na but I've heard many variations like E-lay-na, He-le-na and He-lay-na.
@Wink30 (12)
• United States
22 Nov 10
If I could change my first name I would change it to something that sounds beautiful and that is deserving of a unique individual like myself. I would do this because I am not fond of my own name as I feel that it is a much to common, and therefore, boring, name.
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• Canada
25 Nov 10
I bet your personality brings its own uniquiness to that oh so common name. Keep being yourself.
@GardenGerty (158154)
• United States
16 Nov 10
I would not change my name. It is a nice combination, neither too rare nor too overused. It is a gift from my parents. I like it.
• Canada
21 Nov 10
How nice to have a name you like so much. Do you have any favorite names you like to hear?
• United States
16 Nov 10
I wouldn't change my name. It wasn't very popular while I was growing up and it's spelt differently. It's a part of who I am and my personality now.
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• Canada
21 Nov 10
Nice you feel that way. Do you know any people that you think their name doesn't suit them?
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@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
16 Nov 10
I love my name..i think i better stick to it. BUt it would most probably suit me more if my mom add a second name that is a bit more unique so that i would only be the only one with that name from all over the world..ehehe
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• India
16 Nov 10
Oh! ya ... I would change my name to slash-The junior. Coz I'm such a fan of THE NO1 GUITARIST on the earth - SLASH. Been dreaming about giving a solo performance on the upcoming fest in my college. Guess what I've been practicing sweet child 'o mine solo for months. Hope everything would go as my plans.. Guys wish me good luck! I am in need of it..Like hell lots of them.
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• Canada
21 Nov 10
You mean Slash is the name you like? Slash - if so I can't say that is appealing to me but then again it doesn't have to be does it? If it is the name of the guitarist I wonder if the letters S L A S H actually stand for something and that is how he came up with the name? Wish you the best with your Guitar playing.
@anNiTa (126)
• United States
15 Nov 10
nahh, i wouldnt change it. its pretty much me. i like other names but not to the point of changing mine permanently. my name is o'right. now if i had one of those funky names,perhaps i would consider it.
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• Canada
17 Nov 10
Nice that you like your name. I like that.