Spinoff:what is your name and do you like it?

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Anonymous wrote:Wendy and yes

You can be Springsteen's girl!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Kiersten/Kerstin/Kirsten/Kirstin. I hate it.

No one can ever say it or spell it. They had to print and mail my college diploma three times because they couldn't get it right. My first driver's license was misspelled. My own grandmother called me Christin. My boss, who I've worked with for almost 10 years, still calls me Kristen. It's a hopeless battle.

I'm a professor and I had 4 of these in my class at one point. I never got it right. All had a different spelling and pronunciation. I hated the name. I loved my students.

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Jennifer like so many others of my generation. I disliked that there were always multiple in a class so there could be Jennifer A, Jennifer S, Jen R, Jen T and Jenny but at least nobody made fun of my name!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Kiersten/Kerstin/Kirsten/Kirstin. I hate it.

No one can ever say it or spell it. They had to print and mail my college diploma three times because they couldn't get it right. My first driver's license was misspelled. My own grandmother called me Christin. My boss, who I've worked with for almost 10 years, still calls me Kristen. It's a hopeless battle.

I'm a professor and I had 4 of these in my class at one point. I never got it right. All had a different spelling and pronunciation. I hated the name. I loved my students.

It really is a terrible name.

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Lisa and yes.

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Rebecca and yes I like my name. I don't like the nicknames, like Becky or Becca.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a name that became associated with popular songs in the 60s and 70s. There seemed to always be someone whose eyes would light up when they were introduced to me and burst into song. My friends and family thought it was hilarious. Now it doesn't happen very often because I moved where it was an extremely common name.

My 9 yr olds friend is Cecilia. I have never once sung the song at her, but I’ve been in groups where obnoxious people have, and by the expression on her face you can tell she’s completely over it.

Brandy? Amie? Amanda?

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Anonymous wrote:Rebecca here 53 and I love my name…now. I kind of wish that my parents had spelled my name Rebekah because I am old-fashioned and traditional and prefer the biblical spelling.

Funny that I married into a Swiss-German surname and I often assumed to be Jewish.

I am 4th generation Rebecca and never nicknamed. Also forgot to give my only DD my name so guess it ends with me.

My name is Rebecca, too.
Age 56. Love!

So happy to read this. I have a little Rebecca and there’s never been another at her school. She is also a no-nickname Rebecca.

I am the last poster who just said my name is Rebecca and I like my name. Funny it looks like all of us Rebecca's like our name! I'm 60 and there were no other Rebecca's in my class.

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Kathy - and yuck. I have tried to go by Katherine a few times and nobody takes to it. Oh well.

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Courtney, and it's not bad. I am still surprised when I meet another Courtney.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a name that became associated with popular songs in the 60s and 70s. There seemed to always be someone whose eyes would light up when they were introduced to me and burst into song. My friends and family thought it was hilarious. Now it doesn't happen very often because I moved where it was an extremely common name.

My 9 yr olds friend is Cecilia. I have never once sung the song at her, but I’ve been in groups where obnoxious people have, and by the expression on her face you can tell she’s completely over it.

Brandy? Amie? Amanda?

No, her name is literally Cecilia.

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Anonymous wrote:Courtney, and it's not bad. I am still surprised when I meet another Courtney.

Every Courtney I become friends with winds up getting called Court-Court. As a kid, was friends with someone whose last name was Portman (not Natalie) and I called her Port-Port. I just like the sound.

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Anonymous wrote:Courtney, and it's not bad. I am still surprised when I meet another Courtney.

My DIL is Courtney—I adore her. Some people call her Court but I say both syllables.

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I have an Irish surname as a first name that was very uncommon when I was growing up but has become more common recently and which can be mispronounced.

I like it a lot and am a little sad it’s becoming more popular. I had a period during childhood when I did not like it though and having to correct the pronunciation gets old.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a name that became associated with popular songs in the 60s and 70s. There seemed to always be someone whose eyes would light up when they were introduced to me and burst into song. My friends and family thought it was hilarious. Now it doesn't happen very often because I moved where it was an extremely common name.

PP and meant to ask-

Amie? Brandy? Amanda? Sherry? Peggy Sue? Rhonda?