"Would YOU like to CHANGE your NAME?"

@Shavkat (139664)
Philippines
July 14, 2019 2:16am CST
I am feeling so weird with one of my online students. She always changes her English name. As far as I could remember, she had changed four times now. I find it weird for a Chinese student to keep on changing her English name. The good thing is I am not confused about teaching her. I hope she is not having a split personality. I didn't change my username here. It cannot be denied that it is my best pal's name in Tajikistan. "Do like your given name?" "Do you have a nickname?" "What's the story of your username?" Image Credit: 66.media.tumblr.com
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@LadyDuck (471221)
• Switzerland
14 Jul 19
I do not change my username and I would never change my real name that is Anna.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
I can see it that you haven't changed your username and it is a good thing that you use your real name. I wish I can use my real name here.
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@LadyDuck (471221)
• Switzerland
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat I used the same username in all the sites I joined, at least people who know me can recognize me.
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@LadyDuck (471221)
• Switzerland
14 Jul 19
@cacay1 Even if it was easy, this is the name my father gave me and this is the name I want to keep.
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@Sojourn (13837)
• India
14 Jul 19
No, I don't change my username. I don't have any story behind by username either, just a random thought.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
It is nice to hear that. If I am going to change mine, I think I will use my late father's nickname.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@Sojourn No worries, my friend. It happens for a reason.
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@Sojourn (13837)
• India
14 Jul 19
@Shavkat Sorry to hear that your is no more.
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@allknowing (135836)
• India
15 Jul 19
The first day I got admission in a school - I was 5 years old - I came to know of so many names When I came home I rushed to my father and told him I want my name changed
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@allknowing (135836)
• India
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat Mine was my paternal grand mother's name and my father explained that to me.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@allknowing I hope it is not based on personality. Some people give names based on this matter.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
I have the same feeling once. When I was a child, I was wondering where they got my name. I finally found out that my given name is an English version of my great grandpa's name. I told my parents why did you use this name for me.
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• Philippines
14 Jul 19
Maybe she's young and doesn't have a definite identity for herself i think.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
I asked about it. She just wanted to change her name at random. Do you have a nickname?
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@thelme55 That's what I explained to the student. She doesn't need to keep on changing her names. I am suspecting that she is a bad student to other virtual teachers. It means she always failed them in giving an evaluation.
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat I don't like those fb friends who keep changing their names and so I deleted them from my fb account. I want to know who my friends are and I don't like changes. I usually get surprised when I encounter a new name as my friend. They made me headache so I deleted them. See, I keep negative people away from me.
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@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
I haven't changed my username here and on the other sites. But I did changed once on my social media accounts.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
I also never dared to change it. I think it is not good to change. For the reason that virtual friends cannot recognize us especially on writing sites.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@chicnthin I think your username is unique. I thought of changing it before. But it is not practical to do it. In fact, I just came back home from abroad and some introduced myLot to me. Since I wanted to remember my best friend from Tajikistan, I decided to use his name.
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@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
@Shavkat I like my username and it's the one I use on other sites as well to easily recognize by others. I actually don't remember how I came up with this username
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
14 Jul 19
i used to chane my username on twitter a lot, but not anymore. and i love my name
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
I think your name is suitable for your persona.
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat how is my persona lol
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
Poor child. Could be fear, privacy is important. I, however, have nothing to be hacked for. Ha ha,. That's my name, no avatar, no pseudonym, no alias.
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
@Shavkat May I refrain from commenting? At this point, someone said 45K Chinese militia has been scattered in the islands. I am really angry.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
@eileenleyva I read about it. I do think it is not good for them to do this. I hope the people in the government should do something about this concern.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
The truth is these Chinse students are secured with their English names. For the reason that the virtual teachers don't know their real Chinese names. I am suspecting that this particular student is a bad one. If I can turn back time, I would use my late father's nickname. I wanted to remember him. It is a good thing that you used your real given name.
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@crossbones27 (49376)
• Mojave, California
14 Jul 19
Her real name or user name. It's China and they weird as a country as not very nice. Could be a reason behind it to protect herself from forces bigger than her.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
She uses English names or usernames such as Christina, Happy and Destiny. She changes it at random. The student is from China. I think she is safe to use only one English name.
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@LeaPea2417 (37349)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Jul 19
I like my given name, I would never change it. My username here is from my nickname that my sister gave me when we were kids.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
I also love my given name. But I didn't use it here. I must admit that I was sceptical to use it here before. Now, I am feeling bad that I didn't use it.
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@Maria24 (2661)
• United States
14 Jul 19
I used to change my username alot but now a days i dont do it.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
I think it is fine to change it. I was thinking to change it. But I consider the pros and cons.
@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
14 Jul 19
Yes Eric is my real name
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
It is nice that you use your given name here.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jul 19
No, I like my nameand my username it's the same since I registered, I do not plan to change it
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
I can see it now with the @, then your username. I also never dared to change it.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@LowRiderX I also have the same feeling. I am a tad hesitant to use my real name here. In fact, it is on this site that I started to write.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat The first thing you see before @ is not my real name, it's the same username, it's for safety because when I registered I did not know this site and people here. But when I talk about my real name, I like it and I would not change it
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
There are many reasons why people change their name as the case may be either personal or confidential matter.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
I do agree with you. Some transgenders changed their names in a legal way. I don't have low opinions about it.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@Nakitakona I think it is also cool that some people changed their identity for safety reasons.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat That's one of the reasons too.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
15 Jul 19
I prefer using my real name. Everything seems easier that way.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
I can see it, my friend. I think it is better to use your given name. I would to that if there is a chance. But I cannot afford to change my username because people will not able to recognize me online. By the way, welcome to myLot.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
@cperry2 I think it is still your choice, my friend.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
16 Jul 19
@Shavkat And that is exactly why I like to use my real name, To difficult to change it later. --- I could still change it if the desire hit me... but probably will not.
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@pumpkinjam (8754)
• United Kingdom
15 Jul 19
I've never changed my username on here. Its origins were something to do with a combination of nicknames for my eldest son and his father when we were together. Perhaps your student does have a split personality and changes her name accordingly. Maybe she gets bored or, perhaps, just hasn't quite decided what she wants to be called yet so is experimenting to see what she likes. As I said, my name has never changed on here. I don't think I've changed usernames anywhere other than on Facebook. Even then, I went from my full name to the shortened version by which I'm known. I have different names for different things, though. Some places, I will use my real name. Usernames are often either something like the one I have here or some version of my author name (which is Sapphire Magpie Ravenclaw).
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• United Kingdom
16 Jul 19
@Shavkat I think I have heard of Virily but not Tuetego. I used to try various sites but then there were so many, each with different rules, and so many kept changing. I just couldn't keep up! I used to be on Bubblews before that closed. Foolishly, I didn't save everything from there so I lost a lot of work. The same thing happened with Helium. Now, I write on my own blog and for Vocal Media. I also make sure I save my work in other places too!
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
@pumpkinjam I can feel you about working on Bubblews and Helium. I lost my articles on these sites, too. The Bubblews owe me big time. I wasn't able to have my last payment. I haven't heard about Vocal Media. I am intrigued by it. How can we work on this site?
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
I think you shouldn't change it, my friend. If you do, I will not able to recognize you if ever there is another writing site to join in. I also feeling chuffed that some myLotters can recognize me on Virily and Tuetego. You can try these legit sites, too. With regards to my student, I think she is one of the students who are scoring the virtual teachers online. She tends to be playing during the class session. As for me, I ignored it and thinking that it was being paid.
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@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
I am not good at remembering names so I always use either similar or familiar acronyms that I can easily remember. The username I used in here is the initials of my name middle name and surname. Those numbers are random numbers where 101 is a very common combinations I see around.
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@rsa101 (38148)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat I really don't want anything fancy about my username. I just wanted it to be easily remembered and familiar to me.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@rsa101 I can understand where it coming from, my friend.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
Before I start writing here, I also considered using my initials. But then, I changed my mind because it is too short. No offence. I wanted to make it a bit unique.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
16 Jul 19
Thinking of changing my user name!! I have many aliases!! It lets me be something different!!
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
I think it is your choice to change it. But I think you shouldn't because I will not recognize you here.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
@db20747 It is, my friend. I had other writing sites. I noticed some mylotters who are members of these sites can recognize me easily.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
16 Jul 19
@Shavkat thats a good point! I would have to let everybody know my new name and it's me!!
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
In mylot maybe I can change my name but in my real name I'm contented with what people calling me.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
Are they calling you 'Tokz'? Is this your nickname? I think it is a unique one.
@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
@ilocosboy I guess you need to ask her about it.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
My younger sister calling me Tokz, I can't remember how she got this name.
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
14 Jul 19
I like my name and so I don't change it. My user name is thelme, the name was a cosy name my Irish friend had given me in Ireland and I was 55 years old when I joined Mylot.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
Time runs so fast. I also started to write online here on myLot. It has been 7 years that I signed up here. I am grateful that my old friend introduced this. Unfortunately, he is not active here in years now. I used my best pal's name in Tajikistan as my username to remember him.
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@thelme55 Thank you. It is a Muslim name.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat Yes, times flies so fast. Shavkat is a nice name.
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@Aansh13 (11362)
• New Delhi, India
15 Jul 19
Yes... I am happy with my name... Though if I would ever like to go for a change it would be"Siffat"
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
Why do you want this name 'Siffat?'
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@Shavkat (139664)
• Philippines
17 Jul 19
@Aansh13 It is nice that you know the meaning of it.
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@Aansh13 (11362)
• New Delhi, India
15 Jul 19
@Shavkat Because of the meaning... "Praise"
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