Where Did You Get Your Username?

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Philippines
April 9, 2016 7:04pm CST
When I was in bubblews I used my real name as my username. I got a lot of friends and followers for more than 3,000. Well, I also got some haters. So I decided not to use my real name in other sites. I used different usernames then like snowqueen, winsomelady, etc. When I signed up on eBay, after submitting my personal data, a message appeared suggesting that my username is Macarrosel. A combination of my first and last name. I find it nice so I started using it there and decided to use it to all sites that I signed up including myLot. How about you?
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24 responses
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I did the same thing. Wanted to use a pen name and couldn't think of anything so grabbed an old country song I was thinking about. One of those snap decisions.
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Good to know that. You're username is nice. Thanks @Bluedoll..
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
@Macarrosel Can you imagine someone calling you by your username in life? By the way why do we call our pen name username? :-) Someone told us to I guess.
@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
10 Apr 16
I got mine because my old boss was into skulls and stuff. Pirates that sort of nature
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Nice username and I like it. Thanks crossbones27 for responding my discussion.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
allen0187 is my user name for the longest time that I can remember. 'allen' is part of my real first name. '187' is the number of ex-girlfriends that I have had in my life before I got uninterested in keeping count. '0' is the number of girls who knew that they were my girlfriend during that time.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Apr 16
@Macarrosel I've met ladies who are named 'Allen' as well. It was funny and awkward at the same time.
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• Philippines
14 Apr 16
Wow! 187 girlfriends, that's huge but sadly they didn't know about it . By the way, Allen was my mother's first choice for me but she decided to name me as Roselyn after thinking Allen was a name of a boy. Thanks @allen0187
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• Philippines
16 Apr 16
@allen0187 I think it's okay. There are so many girl's names given to boys and vice versa, and it's already the latest trend.
@Shavkat (140103)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
I got my best pal's name. He was so dearly and I cannot never see him again. So I used his name to remember him.
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• Philippines
13 Apr 16
That's a nice gesture to your best friend @Shavkat. Seems your best pal is so dearly to you.
@Tampa_girl7 (50607)
• United States
12 Apr 16
I was born in Tampa, i am. a girl and my favorite number is 7
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@Tampa_girl7 (50607)
• United States
13 Apr 16
@Macarrosel it is Tampa, Florida
• Philippines
13 Apr 16
Now I know. I thought Tampa is your family name. Thanks @Tampa_girl7 for responding.
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@rhymeblue (130)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
I love poetry so I chose rhyme and blue is my favorite color, I combined both words, that makes it rhymeblue. I am also a chatter in a dating site and funny, those people I became friends with call me rhyme instead of my real name. I'm loving it though.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Apr 16
I did write about my username on Bubblews and maybe i have here although I'm not sure and would need to go back and check what I've written lol. My username kevin1877uk I've used since I came to the internet back in 1996/97 Kevin is my name, 1877 is my old works number and I live in the UK.
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Then I am right in thinking that your real name is Kevin. Thanks @kevin1877uk
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
10 Apr 16
@Macarrosel You are welcome :)
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• United States
10 Apr 16
I just came up with my own username. I like the ocean so... But later on I found that it is also the name of a carrier ship. And now it is also the name of a royal tiara.
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• United States
10 Apr 16
@Macarrosel Thanks also to you my friend for explaining yours.
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
When I first saw your username here, I was really wondering where did you get it. Now I know. Thanks @TiarasOceanView for letting us know where you get your username.
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
10 Apr 16
I got my name in church. We were having a yard sale early in the morning so some of us ladies spent the night there. I was walking around dragging my blanket and trying to find a place to sleep. Someone called me Linus after the Peanuts character and it stuck. I put aka in front of Linus. Aka stands for also known as. I started using the name as my writing name. akalinus
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
10 Apr 16
@Macarrosel I really like your name, too.
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
I was smiling while reading your response. Good to know about it. Your username is really unique. Thanks @akalinus
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I don't want to use my real name, I talk about family and funny things that I don't want to embarrass my kids or anyone I know so I don't want you to know who I am... On Bubblews I couldn't get help after signing up as PaintsOnSlate so I deleted my posts and got another name CampInsanity. I do Paint On Slate for a living and I camp every year and our camp is called Camp Insanity.
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• Canada
14 Apr 16
@Macarrosel The woman in the photo is me and I do let people know my name is Marilyn...
• Philippines
14 Apr 16
It's fine even if you won't tell us your real name. Well it's good to know all about your usernames. Thanks @PainsOnSlate
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@JudyEv (341787)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Apr 16
I have used by real name and the first two letters of my surname. By Bubblews name was taken here so I had to add the extra letter.
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• Philippines
13 Apr 16
It's nice to know about it. I used my real name also in Bubblews but sadly it ended negatively, so I decided not to use my real name here.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Mine is neither my first and last name. It has a "story"
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Really? Well, you can start a discussion about it here. Oh, I give you an idea what duscussion to post ...hahaha . Have a nice day @Lucky and thanks
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@Macarrosel yes you did. Hehe. Thanks :)
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• Peoria, Arizona
10 Apr 16
I have three usernames I use. DesirousDreamer: I made this because I needed to make a production name in my Junior year of high school media class. I thought it was pretty and I love to dream. YuleDream: I use this for games and again I think it is pretty and it just sounds like, "You will dream" kind of like "You wish you could win hahaha!" MissAnnebel: Which is the name of my youtube channel. I wrote a character called Miss Annebel in an old script and she kind of reoccures in a lot of scripts. I love Edgar Allan Poe so Annabel Lee is one of his poems of course and yeah!
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Wow! That's wonderful usernames. I'm glad to.know where you get them all. Thanks @DesirousDreamer and I like your name here.
• Peoria, Arizona
15 Apr 16
@Macarrosel Haha well thank you!
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
13 Apr 16
My nickname Ruby was given to me when I was a Girl Guide leader. My Sparks, little girls 5-6 years old, gave it to me from their Sparks Story. The numbers were from a suggested name, when I jioned a gaming site years ago. That name just stuck, and I use it almost everywhere....
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• Philippines
14 Apr 16
Now I know. Thanks @Ruby3881 for responding my discussion.
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@Maston (8)
• Portugal
10 Apr 16
My username is from a character from a PC Game, a username generator. Neverwinter Nights, cool game, by the way :)
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
13 Aug 16
My husband at the time gave me the name when we first got the internet. I was actually 31 years old at that time, but he thought I was 32 LOL marsha32 has stuck and I use it most everywhere. I am 50 years old now.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
10 Apr 16
That's what my name is - a combination of my first and last name. I wonder if I knew you on Bubblews?
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
4 Jun 16
I use the same name on all sites...Bubblews as well. I randomly pulled two books of the bookshelf...one by Susan Hunt and one by Robert Morley.....you can guess the rest. Interestingly the name I chose, has my real initials.
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
9 Aug 16
Mine is just my first name. I sometimes will use other names from games or novels.
@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
That's a cool way to get your user name. Good old eBay! I use this name because my hubby always says "no way" when I ask him for anything, so my response is always "yes way"!