Everybody thinks I am crazy

General Name Discussion
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But I hate my name. Well thats not true. I hate the name ON ME. It isn’t my name, I used to get in trouble as a child for saying my name was [name]Fenella[/name], or [name]Faline[/name], or Firefly. Which wasn’t lying, it was just hopeful! I changed it for 5 years to my middle name, [name]Heather[/name], and just confused people.

If people who really really really hate their nose can have it tweaked, why can’t I tweak my name?

I am happy to be CALLED [name]Christy[/name], I just want to KNOW it is not my full name.

I am thinking [name]Christyn[/name], [name]Christen[/name], [name]Crystal[/name], [name]Christiana[/name] or [name]Christelle[/name].

What do you think?

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When it comes to tweaking, I recommend an anagram:

[name]Charity[/name] [name]Hesther[/name]
= [name]Christy[/name] [name]Heather[/name]

It’s already your name. It just has the letters rearranged. :slight_smile:

– [name]Nephele[/name]

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I tried for years to go by my middle name, well actually the shortened form of my middle name, [name]Christine[/name] shortened to [name]Chris[/name], because that felt more like me. I was a tomboy my entire childhood and to this day feel less like a [name]Laura[/name] and more like a [name]Christine[/name] or [name]Chris[/name]. To make it worse my first name is always being mispronounced (I am a LAR-ah, not a LOR-ah). I have given up and in a way am glad as I married a [name]Christopher[/name] who goes by the shortened form, [name]Chris[/name]. :wink:

I never understood why I couldn’t just go by my middle name, it is still my name after all…

[name]Just[/name] writing to say I understand. I don’t think you’re crazy. :slight_smile:

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I tried for years to go by my middle name, well actually the shortened form of my middle name, [name]Christine[/name] shortened to [name]Chris[/name], because that felt more like me. I was a tomboy my entire childhood and to this day feel less like a [name]Laura[/name] and more like a [name]Christine[/name] or [name]Chris[/name]. To make it worse my first name is always being mispronounced (I am a LAR-ah, not a LOR-ah). I have given up and in a way am glad as I married a [name]Christopher[/name] who goes by the shortened form, [name]Chris[/name]. :wink:

I never understood why I couldn’t just go by my middle name, it is still my name after all…

[name]Just[/name] writing to say I understand. I don’t think you’re crazy. :slight_smile: