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My name (Lorena) is similar enough to be confused with Lauren, seemingly, and I get called Lauren a lot, especially cos Lorena is rare here in the UK and Lauren is hyper-common. I really dislike my first name, hardly ever go by it, but I dislike Lauren even more. It's really dowdy and heavy sounding, as well as being really common in my age-range (I know a lot of Laurens, usually nice people but that doesn't mean I like their name). It also feels really artificial and made up - there's no history or interesting story/meaning behind it beyond being a variant of Laurence. It feels like made-up name from before made-up names were so widely used. It's just unattractive

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OK, maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but I just...eugh, don't like it, to a rather irrational degree.

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But since so many people seem to like it, I have to wonder why...? (Then again, it might just be a fad thing. I haven't run into any Laurens under the age of...eh mid-teens, it seems to be becoming far less popular, at least here)

This message was edited 5/1/2016, 2:30 PM