I was almost named [name_f]Adriana[/name_f] instead of my name ([name_u]Andrea[/name_u]). I wished for a long time I was named that! Now I wouldn’t change my name because I can’t picture my name being anything else & out of respect for my parents who love my name.
I started to not like my name when I was around 12/13. Before that I never really thought about it. I still don’t. I don’t like how common it is and I don’t like its sound. I’ve wanted to go by [name_u]Rae[/name_u]/[name_u]Ray[/name_u] in the past, but I honestly never tried that hard. It seems like a lot of trouble (constantly correcting people), but I guess it could still be done. Some names I’ve wished I had: [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_f]Esther[/name_f] nn [name_f]Estie[/name_f]. I think what I really want out of my name is one the portrays my Judaism but is also a lot less common than [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]. Like [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Aviva[/name_f], [name_f]Elisheva[/name_f], etc. They’re a lot less boring than [name_f]Rachel[/name_f].
I love my name it’s very unusual, but pronounceable. However, I do not have a nickname that derives from my first name and I always wish I had. Also, I’m not sure that my name fits my full personality… It might not be earthy or fiery enough…
My name is a more phonic variation of [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] and shares a tree theme with my mama’s name. I absolutely love acacia trees and I used to think that [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] should have been my name instead; however, people have a very hard time with my name now even though it’s totally phonic… acacia probably would’ve been worse.
When I was very little I used to love [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f] with the nickname “[name_f]Roxy[/name_f]” for myself. It was one of my almost-names and it would’ve honored my dad. I also like that it’s bold and brassy with a heafty amount of spunk. My other almost-name was [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], which I adore! Although both of my parents now hate it and are very glad they didn’t chose it to be my name. Still, I think I could’ve been a [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]…If I was a boy I would’ve been [name_m]Renn[/name_m] which I think would be a cool nickname, but I’m glad it wasn’t my name. I did think of going by [name_u]Wren[/name_u] for a while, but there is something about it that just isn’t me. I think maybe the bird feel makes it too flighty.
But if I were to honestly change my name based on nothing but my own preferences, I’d go by [name_u]Echo[/name_u], [name_f]Briar[/name_f] or [name_u]Brighton[/name_u]. My guilty pleasure name has always been [name_u]Echo[/name_u]. It’s melodic, mythological, earthy, natural, imaginative, strong but somehow melancholy… I think I would have made a great [name_u]Echo[/name_u]! However, most people hate it as a name. [name_u]Brighton[/name_u] is a name that plays off my childhood nickname “[name_u]Bright[/name_u] Eyes” and is–well, bright! [name_u]Ever[/name_u] since I was little it was my goal to “brighten” everyone’s day. My pseudonym k.v. briar includes all my real initials but I replaced by surname B— with briar. I love that briar is at once botanical but also prickly, unlike most flowery names which I find far too sweet. I love the duality of it being like a fairytale, but also mysterious and strong.
I’ve hated my name as long as I can remember. I am planning on changing it in a year or two, but I still can’t use the name I love and want so badly 
I wish I were named [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]. I’m not a very ‘frilly/princessy’ person, even though it’s a ‘frilly/princessy’ name, it just feels like me.
I never liked my name - I share the same first name as my grandmother, and I don’t know that it suits either of us. My grandmother never evne liked her name, she solely went by a nickname. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t know what my parents were thinking. My middle name is fine but it wouldn’t suit me as a first name.
The other names my parents might have named me are: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Jewel[/name_f], or [name_f]Mandolin[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] would have worked out. I probably would have liked to go by nn [name_f]Liv[/name_f] at times.
If I could change my name I’d probably go with something a little more exotic, like [name_f]Reina[/name_f] or [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]. [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] was the name I used in my [name_m]French[/name_m] courses, and it stuck with me. But, for now, I’m considering it as a middle if I have a daughter, so, perhaps it will get used in that way.
I don’t think I’d want to go through the paperwork of changing my name legally, so I’ll probably stick with it. It would be nice to have something different though…
I like my name well enough…I just wish it wasn’t so popular.
If I could change my name, I would love to be called [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. And that’s not a joke. I have a hard time fitting it into my combos list because it’s like my name.
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]. Yes. If I had a different name, that would be it.
I dislike my first name, AND my middle name. My middle name is an out-of-date name that is also my grandmother’s name, lol.
My mother had wanted to name me [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f], and I love [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]. I also love the nicknames [name_f]Cara[/name_f] or [name_f]Carol[/name_f], even though they are both kind of old fashioned too xD But my dad convinced her otherwise, unfortunately.
I think [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] would be just lovely <3
However, if I were to choose today, my favorite is Edith Winter -surname- or Edith Rose -surname-. I absolutely adore the nickname Edie, and I think that suits me so much better than my name. I look more like an Edie or an Edith than a Mila or Emilie (my real name). I also love the name Rosemary, but I don’t think it suits me. My first two initials are E and D, so maybe! I just realized that xD Maybe after I graduate I’ll transition to being an Edie.
I dislike my name. I was going to be called Shian-ann (a mix between my parent’s name which I like) nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f] which I like however I got stuck with [name_f]Kristen[/name_f]. It’s probably the second best name of the list. If I could change my name I’d probably choose [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] or Lilita nn [name_f]Lita[/name_f] or Eleska nn [name_f]Ella[/name_f].
I don’t really like my name, just because I don’t think it fits me and it’s so popular and outdated. Although I do love the meaning and thought my parents chose it with.
If I’d change it, I’d probably choose [name_f]Stella[/name_f]. Which would’ve been my sister’s name if I would have had one. And otherwise something still simple and short, but more feminine than my name like [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f] or [name_f]Lana[/name_f]. I’d keep my middles.
In my family, we tend name children after our parents. I like this tradition. I am the only one in the family not named after a relative. My parents couldn’t agree so they asked my grandparents for suggestions. My paternal grandparents chose [name_f]Rea[/name_f] and my maternal grandparents chose [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f].
The names my parents were considering were [name_f]Leopoldine[/name_f], [name_f]Roberta[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. If I had to choose, it would be [name_f]Leopoldine[/name_f] followed by [name_f]Anna[/name_f] (though I love my grandfather [name_m]Robert[/name_m] the most).
I would like to reverse my names so that they become [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] [name_f]Rea[/name_f]. It doesn’t flow, I know, but I go by [name_f]Nora[/name_f] so I would like to have [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] as my first name. I haven’t done it because of documents/certificates/diplomas that have to be changed.
If I could choose whichever name, it would be [name_f]Maria[/name_f]. I love this name so much, I gave it to my daughter. An alternative would be [name_f]Valentina[/name_f].
However, I can’t imagine being called something different than my name.
I like my name. It’s not actually [name_f]Lila[/name_f], that’s just internet name I use. Its a unisex name that most berries loathe. I don’t particularly want a new name but I feel like I could be a [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Margo[/name_f], or an [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], despite the fact I dislike the name [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]. If i were to change my name, I’d use [name_f]Margo[/name_f] and add my first name as a second middle.
I wish my name was Suvolta and my nickname will be [name_f]Su[/name_f], Suvolta is the creative [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] in Turkic mythology and protector of Tree of Life. Her name is related to water, watering (plants) etc. Suvolta is a strong Turkish name and it is really cool too.
I actually like my name in and of itself, but I never liked having my first name and middle name because I can’t think of any nicknames(except [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]-[name_f]Banana[/name_f], and I hate that), and because of how popular it is. I know 4 other Hannahs in my class alone. My middle name is [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f], but I don’t care to much for it either. That being said, I now know when I have kids, I won’t be naming them something super common, and all their names will have some nickname option.
My name isn’t actually [name_f]Alissa[/name_f], but if I had to choose a name it would probably be [name_f]Ava[/name_f] just because many people already call me that (badly mispronouncing my real name.) I also love the name [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], but I think if I was going to change my name I wouldn’t choose that because I want to save it for a daughter.
I’m neutral about my name, but my mom still loves it, so I would never change it.
I was almost named [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_f]Summer[/name_f], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] or [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]. I wasn’t named [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] because my dad didn’t like it and my grandmother hated [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], so my mom axed it too. Shockingly enough, I wasn’t named [name_f]Summer[/name_f] or [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] because my mom thought they were too popular. Then she named me [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] after the Gone With The Wind character. Haha!
My first middle name, [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], is after my dad, [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m], and my second middle name is also the middle name of my mom and grandmother. I would never want to change either one of them.
If I was given the list before I was born and asked to choose, I would have gone with [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f].
My name is [name_f]Leah[/name_f], pronounced [name_m]LAY[/name_m]-ah. I love it, but it is always and forever mispronounced, and I’m getting to a point in my career where it’s a real headache. I wish I was named [name_f]Leila[/name_f], a name that also has an excellent history and heritage roots. My mother wanted to name me [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], after a childhood friend who passed away. I’d love it if [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] were my middle name instead of what it is (the surname of a historical figure who was super racist – yes, I’m changing it as soon as possible). So, my dream name would be [name_f]Leila[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
My name is [name_u]Whitney[/name_u]. When I was a kid I did not like it, for a little bit I told everyone my name was [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]. I now like my name, although I don’t like that it seems dated and kinda wish I was give a name with more nickname potential. Although I can’t imagine going by a different name.
I went through a period where I wished my middle name was my first name since my first name is fairly unisex ([name_u]Taylor[/name_u]). So I wanted to go by [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] (my middle name is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]).
Then I went through a second period where my name wasn’t boyish enough! I was a little tomboy and decided that I wanted to be a [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] because it was cool and I could fit in with the boys better since most of my friends at the time were boys, haha. That only lasted for a few days though because [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] devolved into [name_u]Frannie[/name_u] and I wasn’t impressed with that at all. 
I’m fine with my name now, though I kind of wish my mom had named me [name_u]Skylar[/name_u] - what she was going to name me had I been a boy.