Since I started talking and learning my full name, I've hated my last name. So many times I've wished my mum kept her maiden name. For no particular reason, calling me by my last name would embarrass me. When I was in primary school, my teacher would use the surnames during roll call. Some of my friends back then didn't even know my first name! Same goes for me. During the final exams in primary, new names would jump out at me from the board where the full names of all the students participating in the finals are displayed, and I had to check the family name to make sure if s/he is a friend of mine or were in my class.
This aversion to my own last name kept growing. Until I got married. It's not a fancy schmancy name but it's better than my maiden's!
My first name didn't do it for me either. Well it didn't bother me like my family name did. But I never appreciated it. When I left home for college, I met my BFF, who kinda baptized me with a new name. A pet name. It kinda stuck. My parents haven't adopted it though. Neither my brother. Else, almost anyone I knew before my first name was truncated acknowledges my sweet pet name.
Then I met hubby. And my first name has never sounded so sexy. :)
Consequently P. T was born.
I love my initials even though it spells out as 'pity'. :D
Pity-ful I am not. Au contraire, I've been blessed...
What about you? Are you happy with your own name?
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When I was a kid, I didn't really like my name. All of them. Sounds pretty uncommon for Indonesians. But as I get older, I start loving it. I love how people often "mispronounce" Andhari. :) when they say it right, it sounds hot though LOL
I hated my last name too when I was little because people always made fun of it.. especially growing up in a community being one of the only Asians. Of course, I don't mind it anymore now that I've grown up.
hate my first name, it's become so "manger cochon" among sino-mauriciens. it's so common that there were 3 girls in my school with the same name and it didn't help that another one had a similar sounding family name plus she lived just one road across from my house, her letters used to end up in our letter box! -.-''
I'm a bit of a narcissist so of course I've always loved my first name. I'd write it, and my initials, all over the place. I just think it's a good name. Although, I was born on Christmas and being named Chris and being born on Christmas is a little weird so I don't know. I just ignore that part.
In our family we are always giving each other numerous nicknames. It is kind of fun, but now our dog and cat have 7 or 8 names each too.
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Hmmm...Well my name is pretty common, however, I do hate my chinese name. It just sounds weird. So I pretty much stick to my english name. =)
lol! I totes love my name. It's a pretty rare one and when I got to know its origins, I got to love it even more!!! :P (It's phoenician, intially written with an 'H' in front and meant "friend of God")!
As for my surname, it never really bothered me. At a time, during my first high school years, I had this problem of having teachers and class mates calling me by my last name and this made me feel weird. But then, it got back to "normal"...
The thing until now is that whenever I receive a phone call for "Mr Veerapen", I assume the guy is looking for my dad. But well, at times it turns out to be me! LOL
I am. I think it's because in some regards, it's a source of pride. The name itself, the words, mean nothing but what it conveys, what they mean, does. My sisters and I (they're four of us) are known to some as "the ---- Girls" and it's a respectful title. I grew into it and I think my mother always taught us to be proud of where we came from and therefore our names.
I'm not a fan of my first or last name. I'd never change it, but I'd prefer something much more.. me. And not so generic.
Whenever people would ask about my first name and I reply "Angele", they look at me, smile and say something like.. "Oh is that so? I thought Angele was just your pseudonym."
>.> Hellooo peopleeeee! Angele is my first name!! No kidding!
That bad? Yea I kinda hate my surname too. especially for the fact that it sounds like a store name here in Mauritius. Also, once someone said she hated the sound of my full name; i don't really care in fact. :)
My last name got worse after I got married. It's a body part so I'm being teased a lot. I actually did a post on this before I got married... wondering if I should take my husband's name or not. I ended up doing it because according to most people it's a blow to a man's ego if you don't. And I love my husband enough to change to his.
Both my first and last name are unusual in my country. I always wanted to be someone like John Smith must be in USA. But I'm unique. If you google me, you'll only get results for me. That sucks, haha. That's why I created MKL or ninoart, I wanna keep my real me private or at least control what information is leaked. It's somewhat successful for now :-)