Foo - Change your first name.

Ok....here is the rule. It's not about not liking your first name, but would your name be YOUR choice if you had named yourself?

Now is your chance to speak up.

Tell us your current first name, and what you would change it too if you (as you are right now) would have named yourself. Oh...and tell us why if there is a specific reason.


Current First Name: Chris

If I named myself: George

Reason: Not sure why....just always seemed like a good name to me when I was a kid. I liked the way it sounded.

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Current First Name: Chris

If I named myself: George

Reason: Not sure why....just always seemed like a good name to me when I was a kid. I liked the way it sounded.

an early love of "Curious George?" :D

As common as my first name is, and as much as it bugged me when I was younger, I don't think I'd change it now.

Current First Name: Garrick

I don't think I would change it. I have no idea why my parents named me that (they said they were going to name me Gary), but I really like it. It's really unique. :) And it means "Spear Power" in Germanic or something. :D

Current first name: Michele

Since no one has EVER used my real name (I was nicknamed Mickie before I left the hospital as a newborn). I would change it to Mickie since it never even occurs to me to answer when someone says Michele (think doctors waiting room...I just sit there like a bump on a log and then it "Oh, me?")

an early love of "Curious George?" :DThere's a thought that hadn't occurred to me and may be on the money. I was hugely crazy about Curious George as a kid. I do still have a cheap little curious doll from as long ago as I have memory. I think my dad won it for me at the fair or something.

Current first name: Richard.

I like it and don't know if I'd ever change it, unless the IRS finally catches up with me.

I always liked Aaron and Kyle, so that's what I named my sons! I thought the names were uncommon without being geeky.

Hmmm. Actually, "Chucknorris" would be a good first name...

BTW, I like the subtle animation on your avitar, KT.

(I was nicknamed Mickie before I left the hospital as a newborn).
I was nicknamed Termite at 2 years old. With only slight modification, you can see that I still use it. :)

I was nicknamed Termite at 2 years old. With only slight modification, you can see that I still use it. :)
My folks wanted to have Mickie on my birth certificate but there is no "Saint Mickie" and back then (don't know about now) Catholics named thier kids after saints...so Michele after St. Michael.

I was nicknamed Termite at 2 years old. With only slight modification, you can see that I still use it. :)

I never had a nickname that stuck.

I was know as "Tach" while on my Jr.HS bowling team, because my initials are "RPM".

I'd change my first name to Raymond Luxury Yacht. But pronounce it Walter Mangrove.

I could tell you my childhood nicknames but then I'd have to kill you.

My closest friends call me "Dickie"

If I could have named myself.... Corey

current name Karen
I named my daughter what I really wished I would of been named " Katrina" :)

Is she a hurricane?

Is she a hurricane?
:lol: actually she is!
she actually had a tough time associating that hurricane to her name.. she went thru all the "jokes" about it and would see signs on the news saying " go away Katrina" she's a young kid and it made her sad. :(

Hmmm, if I were to name myself?

My real first name is Thomas, but I've always been partial to the name Beowulf. Don't laugh, it's true! I was exposed to early Norse and Gaelic and Frankish mythology as a kid.....

An alternate might be Loki!

Tom-

How 'bout Conchobar or Cúchulainn?

I like my first name now. April-but if was to name myself it would have been Rachel! :)

Cúchulainn translates to Kings Hound. It's actually a statement as to his Loyalty to his king....

First name: Jason. I am on of the older Jason's that i meet at 37, however i encounter tons of younger ones.

We gave our son the name Drake, I would have liked to have it but glad he does.

First name: Jason. I am on of the older Jason's that i meet at 37, however i encounter tons of younger ones.

We gave our son the name Drake, I would have liked to have it but glad he does.

Drake's a cool name. I like it. Good job daddy!! :D

My real name is [deleted by mods for content].

I named my goldfish the name I wish I had: Merton.

Well my first name is Calum.

Have no need to change it.

Real name: George

Despite going through soooooo many jokes it seemed to fit me well.

But I'd love: Muad'Dib

I named my truck that since it was such a beast. None of my bikes at the moment fit that (still musing about Siu's name your bike thread) though.

Real name: Todd
New name: Tod

(it's cooler with one "d")

My closest friends call me "Dickie"

If I could have named myself.... Corey

Would you happen to be a doctor?

Would you happen to be a doctor?

Nope. Sorry.

I've changed my last name in this life.
I don't plan on changing my first name.

My name is Lawrence
Fathers name is Larry. Yes, he IS a plumber!
All growing up
I was Larry
I stopped that at 15 when I went to California for rest of HS
There I was Clark ..my last name
I never liked Lawrence or Larry

If I were to change my name now
I would choose Laroo ..my nickname from birth.
I identify with that name. That's the name I remember when I think of most of my good times with family

I go by Lawrence or Clark now
I'm OK with them.

Give up Ham?

No way, ma and pa Bone got it right.



Truth is my first name is Ted and I'll be damned if I could do better. (I'm a junior and I love the idea of having my father's name. And that he was named after my grandmother's brothers who died during WWII.)

Current name: Denis
Changed to: Hey Dumbass

I've changed my last name in this life.
Same here....and I'm not female (e.g. it wasn't by marriage).

real name: Brian

I'd want my name to be "Dude" I guess it just seems right for me. I drive old Volkswagens wear sandels more than I should and smoke a lotta... well you get the picture.

real name: Brian

I'd want my name to be "Dude" I guess it just seems right for me. I drive old Volkswagens wear sandels more than I should and smoke a lotta... well you get the picture.

I have a cat named Dude. No, really. He was "Little Dude" but he's. . . well, he's not so little any more.

I have a cat named Dude. No, really. He was "Little Dude" but he's. . . well, he's not so little any more.

No ****! my folks had a cat that always sat there and watched me wrench on the bus, his name was sam but I always called him little dude and now thats what we call him. I swear that cat was a hippy in another life! he always had a face like this --> :o on him.