tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post7988757250760903734..comments2024-02-02T15:48:05.775-06:00Comments on Stinkbumps the Wonder Boy!: What's in a Name?Jenn-Jenn, the Mother Henhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01850119465505660438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-81567419675992078542009-09-19T12:28:32.601-05:002009-09-19T12:28:32.601-05:00Just reading a bit backward... I hit you when I hi...Just reading a bit backward... I hit you when I hit Jessi.<br /><br />James is really becoming an uncommon name (and so is John)... which I think is very odd. Mostly, I'm wondering if I can guess (or if I know, or if I just think I know) your son's name from names from high school.<br /><br />And... I've liked my name since about middle/high school. Grade school, not so much. <br /><br />(Still, I admit, I do get annoyed now and then. Sage... what? Page? No, Sage... what? Shay? Noo, Sage... what?? Faith??) (FAITH!? seriously? those don't even rhyme) (I did have a old lady once come back with, "What?? Mary??" to which I just sighed and said, "Yes.")Sagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-86858838417982600912009-09-09T10:53:45.061-05:002009-09-09T10:53:45.061-05:00I like the original Ukrainian version, Zoya ("...I like the original Ukrainian version, Zoya ("life"). I've always considered you a very lively person, so - if you did ever change it - I would consider it a fitting name for you. :-)Jenn-Jenn, the Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850119465505660438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-63042421355717649452009-09-09T10:37:05.537-05:002009-09-09T10:37:05.537-05:00I wouldn't change my name. Mainly because it w...I wouldn't change my name. Mainly because it would hurt my mom's feelings, but I would rather be named Zoe.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777169606653222027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-52169788497473032822009-09-09T10:29:13.812-05:002009-09-09T10:29:13.812-05:00I'm not sure that I would name myself anything...I'm not sure that I would name myself anything else. I strongly identify with my name, I just am really bugged by the fact that there are numerous other people in this world who strongly identify with their names (or at least, I think they do) and those names happen to be the same as mine. I tried for many years to change it up with nicknames: Jenny, Jae, Dawn, Stormy (granted to me by a male friend during my particularly moody - and scary - teenaged/high school years), but none of them stuck because I didn't really identify myself with them. The closest I have come to identifying with a name other than my birth name is my "handle" I use in online forums and chat rooms. I have been using this handle/persona since high school, and I truly feel it reflects me. However, I wouldn't change my name to it because 1) it would be a pain in the butt to legally change all my paperwork, plus my son's birth certificate, to reflect a new name; 2) If I changed my name to that handle, then it would defeat the purpose of having a handle in the first place, and I wouldn't be able to use it anymore. So, I'll just stick to my given name. The funny thing is, I complain so much about so many people having my name, but even if I ever got married, I would keep my maiden name. Maybe my name should have been "Mary", as in "Mary, Mary, quite contrary". :-)Jenn-Jenn, the Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850119465505660438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-12730816130512377202009-09-09T10:25:45.356-05:002009-09-09T10:25:45.356-05:00There are at least four other Roy Cornett's in...There are at least four other Roy Cornett's in the world that I know of, not counting my father. <br /><br />I don't mind too bad because I bought years ago, roycornett.com and grabbed the similar user ids for most of the major web sites. <br /><br />They may share my name in real life, but I dominate it in cyberspace.Strangeitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621301208142537431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-67619475054644332142009-09-08T20:36:44.302-05:002009-09-08T20:36:44.302-05:00I have a good friend who had her last name legally...I have a good friend who had her last name legally changed to her mother's maiden name when she turned 18. Neat, huh?<br /><br />There is actually at least one other person in this country with my first and last name. Her dad is kind of famous, so people have, on occasion, asked me if I'm her. I say no, but her son is about my age and I know him (sigh).Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090954944438450837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-54494689646172654502009-09-08T19:12:00.508-05:002009-09-08T19:12:00.508-05:00One of our friends just changed his name. He real...One of our friends just changed his name. He really just reversed the order--switched first and middle. <br /><br />I'm curious to know what you would rather be named?<br /><br />Ooooh, don't pick my word verification: inema.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621915642420308973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166489.post-14294019896614933922009-09-08T15:31:46.321-05:002009-09-08T15:31:46.321-05:00That's why my kids have such weird names, beca...That's why my kids have such weird names, because I hated being Jessica J. through elementary school and Jessi-girl through high school and college. No more! I said. Then I named my girls names that were in the 900's on the popularity list the year they were born. Neither has an opinion yet, but I'm sure they will name their kids whatever is clever and popular.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777169606653222027noreply@blogger.com