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1: What is your name? Braelynn
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It was slightly uncommon, but it was starting to become popular when I was born.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yes. I was once bullied on an online game because of my name.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Not from a store, but things with my name have started appearing on online stories like Etsy.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? I have heard of characters named Braelynn and Braelyn in a game called World of Warcraft.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, I have met a few other Braelynns, mostly around my age, and some of them spell it Braelyn.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, I have wanted to be named Brooke or Piper.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? I sometimes go by Brae, Brae Brae and my parents call me Braylee, Braelynn Bear and Braelynn Bug.
10: Do people misspell your name? Sometimes people spell it Braelyn, Braylen or Braylon.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It was slightly uncommon, but it was starting to become popular when I was born.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yes. I was once bullied on an online game because of my name.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Not from a store, but things with my name have started appearing on online stories like Etsy.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? I have heard of characters named Braelynn and Braelyn in a game called World of Warcraft.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, I have met a few other Braelynns, mostly around my age, and some of them spell it Braelyn.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, I have wanted to be named Brooke or Piper.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? I sometimes go by Brae, Brae Brae and my parents call me Braylee, Braelynn Bear and Braelynn Bug.
10: Do people misspell your name? Sometimes people spell it Braelyn, Braylen or Braylon.
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1. What is your name?
: Erica
2. Do you like your name?
: Yes, now. This wasn't true in the past.
3. How popular / rare was your name when you were born?
: My name was popular when I was born, but not enough that there was one in every class.
4. Have you ever been bullied for your name?
: I was already bullied for other reasons, so my name just became another convenient method. Usually it was my surname that was attacked through various derivatives, but because I wasn't "girly" my name was often "shortened" to just Eric.
5. Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
: Quite often, and usually both my spelling and the K spelling were available.
6. Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games?
: I was essentially named after a famous soap opera character (Erica Kane on All My Children). More recent examples include the off-screen character on BoJack Horseman (with such memorable references as the quotes "Erica! Is that you? Who let you out of the burn ward?" or "Erica! You can't be here! This place is filled with children!" or even "Erica! You know you're not allowed to vote in national elections!"), as well as Lucas' little sister on Stranger Things.
7. Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
: Oh yeah, quite a few times. All my age or older, though. It's becoming dated.
8. Have you ever wished you had a different name?
: Many times in the past. Currently, no.
9. Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
: My middle name is Rose, and my mom actually calls me Rosie more often than Erica. Other than that, no.
10. Do people misspell your name?
: Often. This is the only thing that still occasionally annoys me about my name. Even in replying to emails where I have my name clearly spelled, people will spell it Erika. (I've even seen Ericka before.)
: Erica
2. Do you like your name?
: Yes, now. This wasn't true in the past.
3. How popular / rare was your name when you were born?
: My name was popular when I was born, but not enough that there was one in every class.
4. Have you ever been bullied for your name?
: I was already bullied for other reasons, so my name just became another convenient method. Usually it was my surname that was attacked through various derivatives, but because I wasn't "girly" my name was often "shortened" to just Eric.
5. Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
: Quite often, and usually both my spelling and the K spelling were available.
6. Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games?
: I was essentially named after a famous soap opera character (Erica Kane on All My Children). More recent examples include the off-screen character on BoJack Horseman (with such memorable references as the quotes "Erica! Is that you? Who let you out of the burn ward?" or "Erica! You can't be here! This place is filled with children!" or even "Erica! You know you're not allowed to vote in national elections!"), as well as Lucas' little sister on Stranger Things.
7. Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
: Oh yeah, quite a few times. All my age or older, though. It's becoming dated.
8. Have you ever wished you had a different name?
: Many times in the past. Currently, no.
9. Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
: My middle name is Rose, and my mom actually calls me Rosie more often than Erica. Other than that, no.
10. Do people misspell your name?
: Often. This is the only thing that still occasionally annoys me about my name. Even in replying to emails where I have my name clearly spelled, people will spell it Erika. (I've even seen Ericka before.)
This message was edited 2/25/2022, 6:15 AM
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1: What is your name? William, but I go by Will mostly.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It was literally in the top 5.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yep! For my full name, though "Wheelbarrow". I started embracing it, kind of.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Yeah, almost every time. I can even find some things that say my nickname, rarely!
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Lol, of course it has. Off of the top of my head, William Afton from Five Nights at Freddy's.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, definitely. Despite literally being the 4th generation of my name, I know 6 people at school with my name. It can be confusing at times, especially if we share a nickname.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes! I feel the names Peter, Anthony, Zachary, or Raphael would be nice names. But, I'm really happy with my first name.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Will and Wheelbarrow. I despise being called Bill, Billy, Willy, and Liam.
10: Do people misspell your name? Sometimes, but rarely! I have gotten Wiliam, Willyum, and Wil. Those were at separate times, and far apart. My name is pretty standard, so it isn't misspelled where I am.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It was literally in the top 5.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yep! For my full name, though "Wheelbarrow". I started embracing it, kind of.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Yeah, almost every time. I can even find some things that say my nickname, rarely!
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Lol, of course it has. Off of the top of my head, William Afton from Five Nights at Freddy's.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, definitely. Despite literally being the 4th generation of my name, I know 6 people at school with my name. It can be confusing at times, especially if we share a nickname.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes! I feel the names Peter, Anthony, Zachary, or Raphael would be nice names. But, I'm really happy with my first name.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Will and Wheelbarrow. I despise being called Bill, Billy, Willy, and Liam.
10: Do people misspell your name? Sometimes, but rarely! I have gotten Wiliam, Willyum, and Wil. Those were at separate times, and far apart. My name is pretty standard, so it isn't misspelled where I am.
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1.) Grace
2.) Yes-ish
3.) It was considered more old ladyish in the time and region I was born into. The only ones my parents knew were old so my dad didn't want it. Ironically the names he liked would have aged me worse now.
4.) Not that I remember at least. As a kid they occasionally called me Graceless Grace before moving on to more rude insults as we grew up but I saw that as more a jab at me than my name itself.
5.) There were less graces when I was growing up so it was rare to find my name on things back in elementary school. It got easier as I got older to find personalizations for things.
6.) Yes. There are many notable characters named Grace as well as real life figures.
7.) Yes, growing up I knew only 1 other, than by high-school I knew 2 or 3, now in the present they seem to be every way I turn.
8.) Yes I have spoken of it at length on here but I don't particularly identify with my first name and frequently go by my first and middle together as a double or my middle as a stand alone in the present.
9.) I do not, unless you count the aforementioned identifications. I had a friend that called me Fluffy Bunny for a while because of my curly hair and an infamous rabbit face I can make on cue. I also used the nickname Delilah a while with a few friends as a teenager. No nicknames as a young adult though.
10.) No. Unless you count when my younger sister was still learning to spell and misspelled it Grays Grees, Grase etc. Curiously however, she's always spelled our other sister Christina's name correctly...
2.) Yes-ish
3.) It was considered more old ladyish in the time and region I was born into. The only ones my parents knew were old so my dad didn't want it. Ironically the names he liked would have aged me worse now.
4.) Not that I remember at least. As a kid they occasionally called me Graceless Grace before moving on to more rude insults as we grew up but I saw that as more a jab at me than my name itself.
5.) There were less graces when I was growing up so it was rare to find my name on things back in elementary school. It got easier as I got older to find personalizations for things.
6.) Yes. There are many notable characters named Grace as well as real life figures.
7.) Yes, growing up I knew only 1 other, than by high-school I knew 2 or 3, now in the present they seem to be every way I turn.
8.) Yes I have spoken of it at length on here but I don't particularly identify with my first name and frequently go by my first and middle together as a double or my middle as a stand alone in the present.
9.) I do not, unless you count the aforementioned identifications. I had a friend that called me Fluffy Bunny for a while because of my curly hair and an infamous rabbit face I can make on cue. I also used the nickname Delilah a while with a few friends as a teenager. No nicknames as a young adult though.
10.) No. Unless you count when my younger sister was still learning to spell and misspelled it Grays Grees, Grase etc. Curiously however, she's always spelled our other sister Christina's name correctly...
This message was edited 2/24/2022, 6:48 PM
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1: What is your name?
Karly-Jo/Karly
2: Do you like your name?
Karly is okay.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Carly got a boom in the 80's/90's; however, I was named after my father and grandfather Karl.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
Mostly by myself. I don't recall people bullying BECAUSE of my name. But people would certainly say my name with emphasis/tones that I FELT like they were implying I had a dumb name. I also had my name rhymed with everything. -Jo the hobo, etc. Or Manly-Jo. At one point: Curly-Jew.
I think I would have always been bullied though- I'm a strange person.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
I've seen Karly before. I don't really care to have my name on things.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
I have met Karlys.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Yep. Even now I sometimes think about dropping the Jo legally, but people only call me Karly so it isn't really necessary.
9: Do you use nicknames?
People call me Kar, Karkar, Karkeys.
10: Do people misspell your name?
People always misspell and mishear everything.
I've given a verbal order to a nurse before and she wrote my first name down as Cora Lee ?????
I get called Kelly, I get spelled Carley all the time. If I say Karly with a K they spell it Karlie or Karley.... I really just let them decide what my name is that day.
Karly-Jo/Karly
2: Do you like your name?
Karly is okay.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Carly got a boom in the 80's/90's; however, I was named after my father and grandfather Karl.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
Mostly by myself. I don't recall people bullying BECAUSE of my name. But people would certainly say my name with emphasis/tones that I FELT like they were implying I had a dumb name. I also had my name rhymed with everything. -Jo the hobo, etc. Or Manly-Jo. At one point: Curly-Jew.
I think I would have always been bullied though- I'm a strange person.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
I've seen Karly before. I don't really care to have my name on things.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
I have met Karlys.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Yep. Even now I sometimes think about dropping the Jo legally, but people only call me Karly so it isn't really necessary.
9: Do you use nicknames?
People call me Kar, Karkar, Karkeys.
10: Do people misspell your name?
People always misspell and mishear everything.
I've given a verbal order to a nurse before and she wrote my first name down as Cora Lee ?????
I get called Kelly, I get spelled Carley all the time. If I say Karly with a K they spell it Karlie or Karley.... I really just let them decide what my name is that day.
This message was edited 3/9/2022, 10:07 AM
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1: What is your name? Laura
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It was pretty common, though in my experience it seems like Lauren is more common.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Yes.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Yes.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, but more Laurens than Lauras.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, mainly when I was younger. Now I appreciate that Laura has a nice meaning, isn't hard to say, and is used internationally.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Not really. I have been called Orla and Lola by people in my life but not enough to really say it is an "official" nickname I use frequently.
10: Do people misspell your name? Mostly they call me Lauren instead of Laura. That has been happening to me since kindergarten.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It was pretty common, though in my experience it seems like Lauren is more common.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Yes.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Yes.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, but more Laurens than Lauras.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, mainly when I was younger. Now I appreciate that Laura has a nice meaning, isn't hard to say, and is used internationally.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Not really. I have been called Orla and Lola by people in my life but not enough to really say it is an "official" nickname I use frequently.
10: Do people misspell your name? Mostly they call me Lauren instead of Laura. That has been happening to me since kindergarten.
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1: What is your name? Idaira.
2: Do you like your name? Yes, a lot.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It's a Canarian name only popular in one island, La Palma, and it's still a odd name in Spain.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No. Surprisingly, they all have praised my name.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? No, never. I only have a glass with my name and it's personalized.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? I'm pretty sure no. The closest thing to that is that in 2005 a participant named Idaira became popular in a singing contest in my country, but nothing more.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? No, never, not even celebrities or influencers.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? No, I love too much my own name and I'm proud of it.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Ew, no, thank you. I'm just Idaira and I don't like any nickname.
10: Do people misspell your name? Yes, a lot. Teachers ofter call me names like Iraida, Idaiara, Ilaila, Idoia and one time my English teacher called me Kiara.
2: Do you like your name? Yes, a lot.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It's a Canarian name only popular in one island, La Palma, and it's still a odd name in Spain.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No. Surprisingly, they all have praised my name.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? No, never. I only have a glass with my name and it's personalized.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? I'm pretty sure no. The closest thing to that is that in 2005 a participant named Idaira became popular in a singing contest in my country, but nothing more.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? No, never, not even celebrities or influencers.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? No, I love too much my own name and I'm proud of it.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Ew, no, thank you. I'm just Idaira and I don't like any nickname.
10: Do people misspell your name? Yes, a lot. Teachers ofter call me names like Iraida, Idaiara, Ilaila, Idoia and one time my English teacher called me Kiara.
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1: What is your name? Ohad Igal.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? Igal was less common than it used to be, but Ohad has been fairly common for the past 40 or so years.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yes, sort of. Igal is no longer a popular name in Israel ever since prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered by Igal Amir.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? I had a personalized bottle with my name once, but other than that I haven't looked for any so I don't know.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? yes,I've seen a few Ohads and Igals in Israeli TV shows (I am, too, from Israel).
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, I've met a lot of Igals and quite a few Ohads. I was named Igal after my uncle too.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, I would've wanted to be named Gabriel.
9: Do you use nicknames? no.
10: Do people misspell your name? No.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? Igal was less common than it used to be, but Ohad has been fairly common for the past 40 or so years.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yes, sort of. Igal is no longer a popular name in Israel ever since prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered by Igal Amir.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? I had a personalized bottle with my name once, but other than that I haven't looked for any so I don't know.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? yes,I've seen a few Ohads and Igals in Israeli TV shows (I am, too, from Israel).
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, I've met a lot of Igals and quite a few Ohads. I was named Igal after my uncle too.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, I would've wanted to be named Gabriel.
9: Do you use nicknames? no.
10: Do people misspell your name? No.
This message was edited 2/26/2022, 11:42 AM
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1: What is your name? Allana
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It has never been a common name in the US.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No. There were other, more exciting and relevant things to bully me over.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Never in the US. I did find something in Ireland once, with the more common spelling.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Yes, but it's rare. One of Ariel's sisters in the Little Mermaid, and more recently in Licorice Pizza.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, in middle school I bonded with another Alana in large part because of our name. However, it is very rare that I meet another Alana.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? As a child, I wished my name was more common. I was jealous of my sister who had the same name as a popular cartoon character; meanwhile my sister hated having the same name as a popular character.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Not really. In elementary school, a friend called me Lani on occasion but it never stuck.
10: Do people misspell your name? Yes: in part because my parents went rogue with the spelling, but also I've gotten all sorts of weird spellings: Alona, Olanna, Uhlana, etc.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It has never been a common name in the US.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No. There were other, more exciting and relevant things to bully me over.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Never in the US. I did find something in Ireland once, with the more common spelling.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Yes, but it's rare. One of Ariel's sisters in the Little Mermaid, and more recently in Licorice Pizza.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, in middle school I bonded with another Alana in large part because of our name. However, it is very rare that I meet another Alana.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? As a child, I wished my name was more common. I was jealous of my sister who had the same name as a popular cartoon character; meanwhile my sister hated having the same name as a popular character.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? Not really. In elementary school, a friend called me Lani on occasion but it never stuck.
10: Do people misspell your name? Yes: in part because my parents went rogue with the spelling, but also I've gotten all sorts of weird spellings: Alona, Olanna, Uhlana, etc.
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1: What is your name? Elizabeth
2: Do you like your name? It's ok.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It's always been popular. It's one of those names that will never go away.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Yeah, plenty of times.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Yup
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yup. (See Question 3)
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yeah, because my name is so common, I wanted something less common or rare. I went by a few online.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? I mostly go by Liz, but I have sooo many.
10: Do people misspell your name? Not really.
2: Do you like your name? It's ok.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? It's always been popular. It's one of those names that will never go away.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? Yeah, plenty of times.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Yup
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yup. (See Question 3)
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yeah, because my name is so common, I wanted something less common or rare. I went by a few online.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? I mostly go by Liz, but I have sooo many.
10: Do people misspell your name? Not really.
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1: What is your name?
Elizabeth / Betsy
2: Do you like your name?
Yes, for the most part. It's special to me because I was named after my great-grandmother.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Very popular, as Elizabeth has been for a long time.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
No, never.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces etc. with your name on without having to personalize them?
I'm sure I could if I wanted to - Elizabeth more likely than Betsy - but I've never felt the need.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows, or video games?
Plenty. Like I said, Elizabeth is a popular and timeless name.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
All the time. Mostly Elizabeth - the only Betsy I know personally is my great-grandmother, whom I was named after.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Well, sometimes I wish my name was more gender neutral. You can't really get many boyish nicknames out of Elizabeth or Betsy.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
I go exclusively by nicknames. No one calls me Elizabeth. Betsy is what the majority of people call me, and I also get casually called Bets, BB, and recently Bex (my attempt at gender neutral).
10: Do people misspell your name?
Occasionally people will write Elizabeth as Elisabeth, which I hate, but they don't write my full name down a lot because that's not what I'm called. For Betsy, I get Betsie and Betsey a lot, which drives me up the wall. I hate those spellings.
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Elizabeth / Betsy
2: Do you like your name?
Yes, for the most part. It's special to me because I was named after my great-grandmother.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Very popular, as Elizabeth has been for a long time.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
No, never.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces etc. with your name on without having to personalize them?
I'm sure I could if I wanted to - Elizabeth more likely than Betsy - but I've never felt the need.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows, or video games?
Plenty. Like I said, Elizabeth is a popular and timeless name.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
All the time. Mostly Elizabeth - the only Betsy I know personally is my great-grandmother, whom I was named after.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Well, sometimes I wish my name was more gender neutral. You can't really get many boyish nicknames out of Elizabeth or Betsy.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
I go exclusively by nicknames. No one calls me Elizabeth. Betsy is what the majority of people call me, and I also get casually called Bets, BB, and recently Bex (my attempt at gender neutral).
10: Do people misspell your name?
Occasionally people will write Elizabeth as Elisabeth, which I hate, but they don't write my full name down a lot because that's not what I'm called. For Betsy, I get Betsie and Betsey a lot, which drives me up the wall. I hate those spellings.
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1: What is your name?
Maria
2: Do you like your name?
Yes
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Literally the most common name in the world.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
No
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
Yes, but I never felt the desire to do so.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games?
Yes.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
Yes.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Yes.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
Yes. Many people back home call me Marysia, and I go by Ari online.
10: Do people misspell your name?
No.
Maria
2: Do you like your name?
Yes
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Literally the most common name in the world.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
No
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
Yes, but I never felt the desire to do so.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games?
Yes.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
Yes.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Yes.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
Yes. Many people back home call me Marysia, and I go by Ari online.
10: Do people misspell your name?
No.
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Elizabeth
Like my name yes
Very popular
No but I used to be embarrassed by it.
Yes but I can’t find short forms of it in my spelling like Lizzie.
Yes many times.
Many people.
Yes sometimes.
Yes, Liz, Lizzie and Bella.
A lot for my short form they spell Lizzie as Lizzy isn’t it obvious that Lizzie is the better spelling.
Like my name yes
Very popular
No but I used to be embarrassed by it.
Yes but I can’t find short forms of it in my spelling like Lizzie.
Yes many times.
Many people.
Yes sometimes.
Yes, Liz, Lizzie and Bella.
A lot for my short form they spell Lizzie as Lizzy isn’t it obvious that Lizzie is the better spelling.
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1. What’s your name?
- Isis.
2. Do you like your name?
- I love it, but I wanted to change it for personal reasons.
3. How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
- It was trendy throughout the decade I was born but it’s pretty much uncommon if not familiar.
4. Have you ever been bullied for your name?
- Not exactly.
5. Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
- Nope.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games?
- The book I was named after has my name right in the title. There was a 70’s show with my name in it, and some video game in recent days I forgot about.
7. Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
- I’ve met around 2 people. (One spelt differently)
8. Have you ever wished you had a different name?
- When I was younger yes, and I just changed my name to Gaia.
9. Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
- I don’t use them, but I had them.
10. Do people misspell your name?
- Not very often. But there was one time. It’s just two letters repeated twice.
- Isis.
2. Do you like your name?
- I love it, but I wanted to change it for personal reasons.
3. How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
- It was trendy throughout the decade I was born but it’s pretty much uncommon if not familiar.
4. Have you ever been bullied for your name?
- Not exactly.
5. Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them?
- Nope.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games?
- The book I was named after has my name right in the title. There was a 70’s show with my name in it, and some video game in recent days I forgot about.
7. Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
- I’ve met around 2 people. (One spelt differently)
8. Have you ever wished you had a different name?
- When I was younger yes, and I just changed my name to Gaia.
9. Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
- I don’t use them, but I had them.
10. Do people misspell your name?
- Not very often. But there was one time. It’s just two letters repeated twice.
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1: What is your name? Renée
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? In my state yes, in the country as a whole, no.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yes. Growing up in the 90s, there was a TV character named Sha'naynay (or however) and OMG I hated that heifer. She made my life hard.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? When I was a kid, never. As an adult, occasionally.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? There is a song called "Walk Away, Renée".
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, two other girls in my class, one of which also went by Renée.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, when I was a kid for obvious reasons.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? No. I hate nicknames as a general rule.
10: Do people misspell your name? A-L-L T-H-E T-I-M-E.
----- Rena got put on my birthday cake one year.
----- My cousin named her daughter after me but didn't know the correct spelling and used Renae.
----- Colleges were also guilty of spelling it Rene. I'm not a guy!!!!!!!!!!!
----- Forget any computer system ever putting the accent mark. Even my birth certificate didn't get it right because it was typed on a typewriter (yeah, yeah, I'm old).
----- A former supervisor worked with me 5.5 years. That woman spelled my name wrong EVERY SINGLE DAY on the daily duties list, always putting Renea.
2: Do you like your name? Yes.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? In my state yes, in the country as a whole, no.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? Yes. Growing up in the 90s, there was a TV character named Sha'naynay (or however) and OMG I hated that heifer. She made my life hard.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? When I was a kid, never. As an adult, occasionally.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? There is a song called "Walk Away, Renée".
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes, two other girls in my class, one of which also went by Renée.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? Yes, when I was a kid for obvious reasons.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? No. I hate nicknames as a general rule.
10: Do people misspell your name? A-L-L T-H-E T-I-M-E.
----- Rena got put on my birthday cake one year.
----- My cousin named her daughter after me but didn't know the correct spelling and used Renae.
----- Colleges were also guilty of spelling it Rene. I'm not a guy!!!!!!!!!!!
----- Forget any computer system ever putting the accent mark. Even my birth certificate didn't get it right because it was typed on a typewriter (yeah, yeah, I'm old).
----- A former supervisor worked with me 5.5 years. That woman spelled my name wrong EVERY SINGLE DAY on the daily duties list, always putting Renea.
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1: What is your name? - Aurora
2: Do you like your name? - No
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? - not very popular, but it received a boost after Sleeping Beauty.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? - Only when I told them that I was named after a Gilmore Girls character, but I was laughing at myself too.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? - No, but hey, sharpie does the trick. I found a Scout nametag though.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? - ugh, Gilmore girls still haunts my dreams.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? - No
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? - yes, scout is my mn and I've been going by that for years.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? - Rory, Avrora, and Rora.
10: Do people misspell your name? nah
2: Do you like your name? - No
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? - not very popular, but it received a boost after Sleeping Beauty.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? - Only when I told them that I was named after a Gilmore Girls character, but I was laughing at myself too.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? - No, but hey, sharpie does the trick. I found a Scout nametag though.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? - ugh, Gilmore girls still haunts my dreams.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? - No
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? - yes, scout is my mn and I've been going by that for years.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames? - Rory, Avrora, and Rora.
10: Do people misspell your name? nah
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1. Valerie or Val
2. Yes, I love it!
3. It was at the bottom, but still on the list, it's more of an older name
4. No, the only people who know my name are my family and people at school and they love my name
5. I've never bought anything like that before, but sometimes I see them on Amazon and Ebay
6. Yes, I've seen Mallory, Valerie, Val, Vallory; Ive seen it all
7. Ive never met one, but there is a girl who rides on my bus from elementary with the same name
8. No, but if I were to change it I would change it to Elizabeth and go by Eliza
9. Yes, I go by Val, I don't really like the nickname so sometimes I have my teachers call me Valerie
10. No, my name is pretty common and this is a very common spelling, but people misspell my last name ALL the time and I hate it
Ignore the other one
2. Yes, I love it!
3. It was at the bottom, but still on the list, it's more of an older name
4. No, the only people who know my name are my family and people at school and they love my name
5. I've never bought anything like that before, but sometimes I see them on Amazon and Ebay
6. Yes, I've seen Mallory, Valerie, Val, Vallory; Ive seen it all
7. Ive never met one, but there is a girl who rides on my bus from elementary with the same name
8. No, but if I were to change it I would change it to Elizabeth and go by Eliza
9. Yes, I go by Val, I don't really like the nickname so sometimes I have my teachers call me Valerie
10. No, my name is pretty common and this is a very common spelling, but people misspell my last name ALL the time and I hate it
Ignore the other one
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1. Alexis
2. Yes, actually.
3. There’s one other person in my grade named Alexis…but I don’t think it’s that common, but these days, its used as a girl’s name more.
4. No, not even once
5. No…my backpack is personalized with my name on it.
6. I don’t think so, the closest thing to my name that I’ve heard is Alex. I wish there was someone in media named Alexis
7. There’s one other person named Alexis, but she looks nothing like me. I was named after my grandfather.
8. Sometimes…I wish that it was something like Abigail, or something unusual like Sage.
9. No, and it’s too late to have one. When I was younger, my dad wanted to call me Alex, but my mom hates nicknames.
10. Never, and I’m not sure you can misspell it!
2. Yes, actually.
3. There’s one other person in my grade named Alexis…but I don’t think it’s that common, but these days, its used as a girl’s name more.
4. No, not even once
5. No…my backpack is personalized with my name on it.
6. I don’t think so, the closest thing to my name that I’ve heard is Alex. I wish there was someone in media named Alexis
7. There’s one other person named Alexis, but she looks nothing like me. I was named after my grandfather.
8. Sometimes…I wish that it was something like Abigail, or something unusual like Sage.
9. No, and it’s too late to have one. When I was younger, my dad wanted to call me Alex, but my mom hates nicknames.
10. Never, and I’m not sure you can misspell it!
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That's weird, I was under the impression that Alexis was common.
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Maybe it is…I think one of the categories said trendy.
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My name's Story!
I love my name.
It's pretty rare.
Nope, but not a lot of people know my name.
No way lol.
Not that I'm aware of! If y'all know of any characters named Story let me know :)
Nope.
No.
I use nicknames but not in relation to my first name so it's not really relevant!
I haven't seen anyone misspell it yet!
I love my name.
It's pretty rare.
Nope, but not a lot of people know my name.
No way lol.
Not that I'm aware of! If y'all know of any characters named Story let me know :)
Nope.
No.
I use nicknames but not in relation to my first name so it's not really relevant!
I haven't seen anyone misspell it yet!
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1: Erin
2: it's alright.
3: it was on a downwards trend but was still in the top 1000, I think.
4: nope.
5: yes, from time to time.
6: occasionally.
7: I've met a few, most of whom seem to be a decade or two older than me.
8: Yes, I sometimes wish it was something that wasn't as easily confused with other names (if somebody forgets my name or misheard it, they always assume it's Irene or Karen or something.)
9: never had a nickname.
10: I've had a few people unironically think that my name is Aaron.
2: it's alright.
3: it was on a downwards trend but was still in the top 1000, I think.
4: nope.
5: yes, from time to time.
6: occasionally.
7: I've met a few, most of whom seem to be a decade or two older than me.
8: Yes, I sometimes wish it was something that wasn't as easily confused with other names (if somebody forgets my name or misheard it, they always assume it's Irene or Karen or something.)
9: never had a nickname.
10: I've had a few people unironically think that my name is Aaron.
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Ceridwen. Usually I go by the shortened version Ceri.
Yes. I love it.
My name is rare here in the USA.
No. I’ve never been bullied for my name but people always imagine my name is pronounced Serry or Surrey.
Never. Anything personalized I have to have it made. And at Starbucks I always get Carrie or Kerry on my cup.
Only in a book on Welsh Mythology.
No
Yes. When I was a kid I wanted a more common name such as Amanda or Heather.
Ceri is my nickname. My full name is Ceridwen.
All the time. Carrie, Kerrie, Kerry
Yes. I love it.
My name is rare here in the USA.
No. I’ve never been bullied for my name but people always imagine my name is pronounced Serry or Surrey.
Never. Anything personalized I have to have it made. And at Starbucks I always get Carrie or Kerry on my cup.
Only in a book on Welsh Mythology.
No
Yes. When I was a kid I wanted a more common name such as Amanda or Heather.
Ceri is my nickname. My full name is Ceridwen.
All the time. Carrie, Kerrie, Kerry
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2: Do you like your name? Yes; I feel comfortable with it.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? My country doesn't keep statistics, so it's impossible to find out.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? No idea - I've never tried and I certainly haven't personalised anything either.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Probably; it's been in use for millennia.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes and yes.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? I think everyone does, sometimes. I could never think of one I liked better, so I soon stopped.
9: Do you use nicknames? Yes, sometimes; not always forms of the person's name.
10: Do people misspell your name? If they do, I correct them. Some people seem to misspell just about every possible word, except perhaps 'and' and 'but'.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born? My country doesn't keep statistics, so it's impossible to find out.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name? No.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces ect. with your name on without having to personalize them? No idea - I've never tried and I certainly haven't personalised anything either.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows or video games? Probably; it's been in use for millennia.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally? Yes and yes.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name? I think everyone does, sometimes. I could never think of one I liked better, so I soon stopped.
9: Do you use nicknames? Yes, sometimes; not always forms of the person's name.
10: Do people misspell your name? If they do, I correct them. Some people seem to misspell just about every possible word, except perhaps 'and' and 'but'.
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