Your real name - do you use it?

I gained a nickname when I was in 9th grade. Raychill. Which is also my username for many online things or other variations. So many people call me "Raychill" or "Chill" but it honestly is my real name if you really think about it. I just don't think many people actually realize it. Say it out loud..."Ray Chill" It sounds like "Rachel" right? That's my real name. I don't really mind whether people call me Raychill, chill or Rachel, but since my user name is usually a form of "raychill" or "chill" most people online call me that and if they ask my real name and prefer to use that I'm ok with that too.

I very rarely use my real name, I have a pseudonym for online conversations. Maybe it's a bit of a paranoia thing, but it makes me uncomfortable when people know my real name and I hardly know anything about them. A pseudonym that sounds like a real name is good enough for me.

I am Garden Gerty in a few places, but if I am not Garden Gerty, then I use my real name, at least the first name. I would get very confused. I also would have a hard time using something like a descriptive for myself. That is just me, though. Why are you maildumpster?

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I love my name, its unique and i have not met a person who has the same real name as I do. But sometimes, probably for the sake of excitement and mystery and me not wanting people to know what my real name is, I use another name, a name which I have always wanted but was never really given to me by my parents. :)

will actually thats yours if you use your real name.. for me i will use it if important.in this site i use it because you can sendind a dollars if you earned more referrals and response.

I use my real name sometimes just depends on what it is at the time.

Online, I usually use one of my nicknames - like Silver (a nickname my brother gave me). I feel like I still have some privacy (unless I'm talking to someone I know in real life - then I use my real name). In the real world I use my real name. Except for when I went to work. I worked as a waitress/dancer - and for safety reasons (some guys are stalkers) NONE of the girls used their real name.

My real name is John but I much prefer to go by the name Jigglypuff...LOL. That seems like a very strange practice to me. I find that to be a little pretentious to be honest. I actually just ran across it recently when I took the kids on a ghost tour. The guides name was Ryan but he said he preferred to be called Pony Boy but at least he said we could call him by his real name if we weren't comfotable uding his monicker.

Yes, in real life I use my real name. I prefer to use my middle name and not my first name. I think it is very common for people to use nicknames in real life.

I don't want to use my real name, it's very long. I just use my nickname since it is shorter and sweeter to the ear.

ya i always use it but where i want to hide my identity i use a different name

HA! As soon as I saw this post it reminded me of this kid, Jason from 10th Grade in Highschool. He was new, and on his first day, he introduced himself: "Hi, I'm Jason, but you can all call me Boots". Nobody, and I mean: not a single soul, called him boots. You just can't give yourself a nickname, it has to be someone else knighting you with it. And likewise, a nickname that one person gives you (such as a partner's pet-name around the house) is not something that all your friends should use as well. Personally, I love my name: Gemila (it feels naughty saying that online, as I have the whole online paranoia thing also), but many people have difficulty pronouncing or remembering it (gem-illa, difficult, eh? =P) So I tell them to come up with something to call me, as I don't like "Gem" or "Millie". But aren't pseudonyms fun! =P

I only use my real name in real life. Some of my nicknames are way too hilarious or downright mind boggling that I only use it online..

Well many people do that. I kind of like people calling me Jaik though my name is jacob. And at home everyone calls me Anish. Sothats like a different name 4 different groups

My real full name is Tomas Semeros Sedaya and I am from the Philippines. My nickname is Tom. In official transactions I always use my true name but in casual events I just use my shortened name Tom. This baptized name Tomas, was actually not supposed to be the name selected by my parents. They had selected Tommy as my first name because it would just relect my condition at that time: cute and cuddly. Unfortunately, the strict baptizing Catholic priest never allowed the same to be affixed unto me. I think this is still the time when the priest had this good amount of influence over the faithful. My parents just obliged. Actually, my name Tomas is not considered an attractive name here in my country. It connotes antiquity and /or extinct idea or people. I really hate thinking about that priest who had the nerve to influenced into my life even up to now.

I think it is a bit odd to insist on being called by a specific name. I know in our circle of friends we have had a couple of instances where we had two (or more) people with the same first name, so we would ask them what they preferred to be called to differentiate between them. So when we had a Robert already, the second Robert became "Bobert." And then when we had two Nates running around, I told the one who was newer to the group that he had to choose a new name. He asked to be called "Dog Boy." :)

Well, I usually use a nickname, and only use my real name online when using MSN to work or something like that. I've started in the internet just because of fun, talking using mirc with some friends, so I really got used to have nicknames. Today I'd to confess that I fell a little strange when I have to use my real name on some chatting.

I real life I use my real name, or maybe a nickname of it. I only use "fake names" on internet.

I usually use my nickname from childhood. Its punky people call me that now my friends family and co-workers. I dont use my real name fro security reasons and privacy issues.