I have a trendy dated juvenile name. With a bit of creative spelling. I hate it. It hasn’t done well for me particularly as a professional. I go by my first and middle initial JL most of the time. This is why I want to scream at people when I hear them wanting to name their girls juvenile creative names like [name_m]Brinlee[/name_m] everleigh etc. It does in fact impact how hour daughter is perceived in life, sorry! And it’s annoying to have to spell it every. Single. Time.
I’d love to have a classic sleek name like [name_f]Jane[/name_f].
My name is [name_f]Eryn[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. It doesn’t scream my birth year and I was named after a TV character, not because it was popular. It was also made kre8ive which doesn’t bother me as it could’ve been made worse (Eirynne maybe…). [name_f]Rose[/name_f] seems like a filler but it’s an honour name. I’ve met 1 or 2 people called [name_f]Erin[/name_f] and no one called [name_f]Eryn[/name_f]. The fact I’ve barely met anyone who shares my name makes it feel like just mine and I’ve learnt to love it. People have always had positive things to say about my name but my school friends (who I weren’t close with) could never spell it right and I usually got Eyrn. I got Eryon once which bugged me to no end as it made no sense (same with Eyrn, although my name isn’t spelled the traditional way it’s still phonetic!)
My name is extremely unisex- much more a girls’ name where I live, but it was definitely originally a boys’ name. I was named after a character on a TV show that I have never watched. My name was originally from [name_f]Scotland[/name_f], and it has slowly risen in popularity in [name_u]America[/name_u] over the years. Very, very slowly. It has stayed in the Top 500-Top 400 since my birth year, but it is in the Top 300 on Nameberry. My parents said that they didn’t care about the meaning, but it has a positive meaning anyway. I have only ever met one other person with my name.
My middle name is after my mom’s friend, but no one can ever say is right. It isn’t common- it fell off of the lists in 1984, and it doesn’t fare well on Nameberry, either- in the Top 10,000!
I do love my name, though. It isn’t [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] from my username- [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] the Worm was a doodle in my 5th grade math notebook!
My name is [name_u]Shannon[/name_u]. It’s not super popular but I know a few about my age. It’s also on trend sor a unisex name that has more girls now. My middle is [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] which is a filler but also my moms middle name and another member of my family has it too.
I have a Shakespearean name, that now has fallen out of favour in most countries, except it’s still quite strong in the UK. [name_f]Jessica[/name_f]. My middle name is [name_f]Emily[/name_f] which also tends to be labelled as dated or classic, dependent on who you ask really. My mother wanted to name me [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but she met one who scarred her somewhat, so they opted for [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]. They liked it way before it was popular though. My second middle name is [name_f]Faith[/name_f], so a virtue name after my great-grandmother.
My name is [name_f]Candace[/name_f], which wasn’t extremely popular when I was born, just marginally so (I think it was in the 180’s or 190’s of popularity, somewhere around there). Objectively, I like it. It’s a solid name that sounds classy and professional which suits me as a person.
I would like something a little more playful though, and [name_f]Candace[/name_f] does seem overwhelmingly serious at times. I like that it has a different sound, not many names end in the S sound that aren’t boy names ([name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], etc). It doesn’t lend itself many nicknames which isn’t important, but people seem to always want to shorten it to [name_f]Candy[/name_f] which frankly, I don’t like, but I’ll answer to. I can’t get past the stripper feel. I prefer to go by [name_f]Candace[/name_f] itself, which mercifully most people call me nowadays.
My other main gripe with it is that it’s my grandma’s name. [name_f]Honor[/name_f] names can be nice, but I really feel they ought to be left for the middle name spot so that each person can have their “own” name to wear on a day to day basis. And if it were me I probably wouldn’t use someone’s exact name to honor them; I prefer more subtle honor names.
So really I have mixed feelings about my name. It works, it’s never served me badly, but I probably would like a different name if that were an option. I just don’t think I want to go through the hassle of legally changing it. If I did I probably should have done it when I hit 18, before I’ve gotten this far along into my career etc because less people around me would have to deal with it being different.
My name is [name_f]Alicia[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. [name_f]Alicia[/name_f] is kinda a hard name to place in my opinion. It could fit into the 80’s or 90’s having reached it peak in 1984, but I’ve even met an [name_f]Alicia[/name_f] who was in her forty’s. I have mixed feeling about [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. It reached its peak in 1971 but was popular from the 60’s to the 80’s. I love the Imagery of a rising sun but I really don’t like that it has a male counterpart; [name_m]Don[/name_m]. Over all I feel like my names were used relatively frequently over several different decades so its not to trendy and manages to avoid being overly associated with a specific decade. Together I like the way my name sounds and looks, individually however is a different story. [name_f]Alicia[/name_f] at one point was a simple name, but now there are so many different spellings and way to say it, its ridiculous. Some where along the line ah-lee-sha become ah-lee-ce-ah. With the new pronunciation came a multitude of new spellings. [name_f]Aleesha[/name_f], [name_f]Alisha[/name_f], [name_f]Alesha[/name_f], [name_f]Alecia[/name_f], and [name_u]Elisha[/name_u] just to name a few. So with that being said I’d have to say my name is more of a curse then a blessing. I almost ALWAYS have to spell my name or correct someone. I’ve had teachers who have known me for years and still manage to spell/say it wrong. I’ve meet several different Alicias and every last one of them spells it differently. I’ve even met someone who spells it the same as me but say it differently. Its one big hot mess. Its really annoying…
I am [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Avice[/name_f]. I love my name. I often hear that [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] is seen as square or boring. I think it is a nice feminine classic name. I grew up in the 90s and there were a few [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]'s but not many. [name_f]Avice[/name_f] is a family name and I always loved that it was not a filler name (I fully intend to continue this honor name trend). My nn is [name_m]Rocky[/name_m], which I got when I was very young when I mispronunced [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]… My parents thought it was cute and I never out-grew it!!
I love al my names and like that people recognize them but I don’t run into many people with my name thanks mom and dad!!
I am [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Avice[/name_f]. I love my name. I often hear that [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] is seen as square or boring. I think it is a nice feminine classic name. I grew up in the 90s and there were a few [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]'s but not many. [name_f]Avice[/name_f] is a family name and I always loved that it was not a filler name (I fully intend to continue this honor name trend). My nn is [name_m]Rocky[/name_m], which I got when I was very young and I mispronounced [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]… My parents thought it was cute and I never out-grew it!! Parents beware that that very silly nn might stick forever
I love all my names and like that people recognize them but I don’t run into many people with my name thanks mom and dad!!
My name is [name_u]Haley[/name_u] and I like it well enough. I only knew a few other people with my name growing up, and they usually spell it differently. I was born in the early 90s, so I got the name before it became ultra-popular. I don’t like that it’s so popular, and sometimes I’m afraid it’s dated and too cutesy, but I like it. My middle name is [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], and I like it even though it’s a “filler name.” For me, it was never really a filler name because it’s my mom’s middle name and my grandmother’s middle name. I’m not sure how long it’s been popular, but my grandmother was born in 1931 which is before it was ultra-popular, I think.
Another [name_f]Alicia[/name_f]! It’s one of those names that, unfortunately, have a lot of variations and has lost its charm as a result. There’s a lot of confusion about how to spell and pronounce it. I pronounce it [name_m]AH[/name_m]-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-SHA, but over the years I’ve been called [name_m]AH[/name_m]-LISS-EE-[name_m]AH[/name_m], [name_m]AH[/name_m]-LISS-[name_m]AH[/name_m], [name_m]AH[/name_m]-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-CEE-[name_m]AH[/name_m], [name_m]AH[/name_m]-LIE-CEE-[name_m]AH[/name_m], [name_m]AH[/name_m]-LIE-SHA, [name_m]AL[/name_m]-CEE-[name_m]AH[/name_m], [name_m]AH[/name_m]-LICE-[name_m]AH[/name_m]. As for the spelling variations, I’ve come across many: the absolute worst being Elleshia.
Overall, I have mixed feelings about my name. As the Spanish variant of [name_f]Alice[/name_f], I think it’s beautiful, feminine, and sweet, but the various misspellings and pronunciations have robbed it of its character.
thanks mom and dad!!