How did you decide on your computer or email name?
By dloveli
@dloveli (4366)
United States
August 25, 2008 6:28am CST
I have received emails from so many friends. I am always wondering what's the meaning of their name. I chose dloveli because my grandfather used to sing a song and it used to say" It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delovely. I am starting a business designing and selling jewelry. I decided to call it Designs by Dloveli. It was only natural I could use it online. I love it!! How about you? What's the story behind your name?
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25 responses
@melanie652 (2524)
• United States
26 Aug 08
Mine is my first name with some numbers added after it so I could use my name. That's not nearly as interesting as your story!
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@Raymo23 (463)
• Uganda
25 Aug 08
Reading through the replies I realised how creative some of the respondents are. Well, mine is rather simple; Raymond is my first name and I was born on a 23rd. Easy to remember since I have subscribed to hundreds of sites. Nice tyme-your is lovely.
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@dloveli (4366)
• United States
25 Aug 08
You have to remember that sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. I love your name its catchy. I think it would be a great penname. Thanks for your compliment regarding mine. Sometimes I think its silly. Then I remember why it's there. Plus I want my jewelry to be looked at as sophisticated yet fun. Dloveli represents that. At least I think so. My business is jewelry and it seemed like a good idea. We'll see.... Thanks for sharing FRiend! dl
@fleur_petal (883)
• India
25 Aug 08
well i have used my name only and added 22 number as thats my birthday date and since i am a cancer sun sign i have used can after the number 22... so my id goes on to become sheetal_22can.
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@dloveli (4366)
• United States
25 Aug 08
You definitely put some thought into that one! I like your myLot name as well. It sounds pretty. I hate it when we think we have a name that no one else will have when you submit it you have to pick another because someone already has it. I hate that. I dont think anyone will have those. You never know. Thanks dl
@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
26 Aug 08
Well I just decided on it randomly when I was actually book cutting on the dictionary. Well it sounded unique and I have been using it for a long time. 
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
26 Aug 08
I use my first name followed by a number people can remember, like 123 or 987 or 555. No one will remember a number like 738, but 123 is easy.
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
26 Aug 08
I get afraid people will become confused if I use a lot of numbers. I do however, think that as long as you remember the reasons you chose the numbers it is a good idea. Especially security wise. I also like the CatLady. I take it you like cats. I hope so!!! lol dl
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
27 Aug 08
Numbers are hard to remember. But sequential or repeating ones are easy.
My real name is a common one in my country, but I wanted to use it to make it easy for friends. After they remember if I spell it with an "i" or without an "i", when using the Latin alphabet they just need to remember 987 and which internet company I use.
Of course I'm a cat lover. I have 2 new ones I found next to a garbage dumpster last night. Why did I go into town to visit friends last night????? It could have been someone else's problem!
Grrrrrrr More bottle feeding. Never ends.
@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
26 Aug 08
Garden Gerty was the name of a clown character I used to portray. She was gentle and kind, maybe a little naive, and I really liked her. So I use her name as my online ID.
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
26 Aug 08
I would have love to have been a clown. I have the perfect personality and feet. lol My sister used to say I had clown feet. You are truly a wonderful soul. TO have the gift to be able to bring happiness into the lives of others is a truly a blessing. You are blessed my friend. I thank you so much for sharing that with me. I thought you may like to garden and your name was Gertrude. Talk about assumptions. lol dl
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
26 Aug 08
I find it so interesting to see how people come to things. It will make certain that no one else will have the same name. that's for sure. I think that being unique in character in this day and age is a plus. Dont change for anyone. thanks for sharing friend. dl
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
26 Aug 08
I remember the song you are referring to, that is a neat idea that you would use that as your screen name. Mine actually came from two sources. I moved to PA 3 years ago from Austin, Tx. So after I moved here the guys that work with my s/o started calling me 'the longhorn', so palonghorn shows both my PA roots and my Texas roots. I used to use the screen name txwildblaze.....I was with a volunteer fire dept as a wildland firefighter, so it fit lol. My very first email, which I haven't used in years was funnyfarm, at the time I was raising show goats, had a horse, 4 dogs, a cat, chickens and ducks, and rabbits lol and 2 kids and a husband lol
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
25 Aug 08
See that's what Im talking about. I think its interesting to see how people chose names. It tells me alot about you. YOu are a good friend, popular, and you have a crazy side. I think you have seleted the perfect name. I sound like a mind reader or some weird psychic. Sorry. lol dl
@reshadar (112)
• United States
26 Aug 08
I used to use jayenx2 for all of my emails and user names. jayen stands for my initials sounded out (JN) and x2 stands for times 2 because my son has the same initials (JN) so JN times 2.
Now I use reshadar. Resha is my Hebrew name and Adar is my middle name, so combined, it is Resha + Adar = ReshAdar
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
27 Aug 08
mine has the story of i was just changing over to becoming wiccan and i love celestial things and i have a tattoo on my back thats a moon (blue moon actually like the song) so i guess works out like this
moon = tat, celestial and astrology
lit = star light since im a night owl
magik = getting into magic
child = child of the earth/earth child
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
27 Aug 08
That is soo interesting. I dont think you have to worry about someone picking the same name. Its beautiful sounding. It represents everything you have mentioned. You should open up a business helping people decide on names that best represent a person as an individual. Just a thought. I do love your name! thanks for sharing my friend. dl
@Shermanator (22)
• Australia
26 Aug 08
Well i got my nickname "Shermanator" from my family and friends because i resembled the "Shermanator" from American Pie."I'm a sophisticated s.e.x robot sent back through time to change the future, for one lucky lady."-shermanator
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
25 Aug 08
The one here I did because it describes me being a writer and what my personality is being a writer. The one for my family and friend's is my name as it is gmail and the one for my writing email is my name initialed plus my last name. The one for my singing and language email is a reflection on what is around me.
Oh my computer name is a reflection on my personality.
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
25 Aug 08
I was wondering when someone would respond that they had more than one. I tried that but I always ended up favoring one over the other. Then I tried to specifically use one for business but I forgot to check it on a regular basis. Its better if I have just one. I am amazed at how organized you must be to maintain several email addresses on several different email sites. I think suspenseful is a great name! Especially for someone who's talented in so many different things. I am jealous! Thanks for sharing... DL
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
25 Aug 08
I choose this for the very simple reason, for me to remember right away! che from the frist syllable of my name and capricorn for my zodiac sign!
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
25 Aug 08
Good choice friend! That's why I tell my friends who are just starting out. Make sure it's something you can remember. That's the best way I think. If I didnt create a name that I could easily think of if I forgot. I would be creating new names everyday.lol. The best thing ever invented was the security questions that relate to your name. SO if you forget the computer will ask you one of the questions to help you remember. I used to use those questions daily. lol Now that I chose something that's familiar to me, I never forget. Such problems I make out of nothing. lool
@positiveminded1977 (7072)
• India
25 Aug 08
Well, I was trying to develop a positive attitude toward life; so I decided to call myself positiveminded1977 to remind me of my little goal. :) 1977 is the year in which I was born.
Cheers and happy mylotting
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
25 Aug 08
Everything really does happen for a reason. So, there is a story behind the nickname. Me, for example, I would like to be invisible. However, just as the saying goes, I can fly, I can tough the sky.
Thus, I am called hiddenwing.
Maybe, it is not so reasonable.
Any, if I like it.
Take care!
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
25 Aug 08
Well its all up to you. You have to do what makes you feel comfortable. What annoys me is the fact that people dont realize that the name you use is the first thing people see when they open and email or view your page. Women that go by Hot mama 4U or something like that should realize that its not very good for a job to have to email u something or give your email address to a client using this. Its improper or unprofessional. Oh well.. Just my opinion. Thanks for sharing dl
