Jeff

I don't much care for it, to be honest. It's clunky and inelegant, and "f" is a weak sound to end a one-syllable word on. (My apologies to other Jeffs on the site.) However, it might be much worse. 4/10

12/5/2013 7:57:45 AM

I love it. John...just John, not "Jon short for Jonathan". Simple and solid.

12/5/2013 8:02:00 AM

My first name is boring. But I love it paired with my middle name, which I go by normally. Mary Elise.

12/5/2013 8:02:01 AM

Lauren is the female equivalent of Bob. Thinking about switching to some variant of my middle name.

12/5/2013 8:05:26 AM

Jeff

I like it for its simplicity. I am content and satisfied. I also think that Jeffrey rolls off the tongue, and is fairly baller. However, I do run into problems when people try to spell it Jeffery, or Geoffrey. And it was a rough period of time when that Dahmer character was in the news.


However, I sometimes think another name might have been more fitting for me. Perhaps Luther, Manhattan, Stacks, Fats Belvidere, Calico Dusty, or Blue Flats.

12/5/2013 8:10:45 AM

Erica

I like my name. I wouldn't name someone else Erica, but I'm content with it. It's definitely a product of its era. Very 80s. Like Heather.

12/5/2013 8:11:12 AM

Brandi

I hated it when I was younger, especially after googling it and realizing I share the name with a bunch of porn stars. It's also spelled wrong and that's kind of annoying. I wouldn't change it though, because I wouldn't respond to anything else.

12/5/2013 8:17:08 AM

congratulations on not letting your name decide your fate.

12/5/2013 8:18:26 AM

My middle name is Andrew, but I go by Drew. Pretty happy with it.
When I was a kid, I asked my mama why she named me a word; You know, the past-tense of draw.

12/5/2013 8:19:02 AM

Caroline

Growing up I was constantly reminded about what my name meant. My full name is also my paternal grandmother's and she was named after her grandmother so I've always felt connected to my name. I love the sounds it makes and how regal it feels. When I was a child everyone called me Carrie and my family/old friends still do but I prefer the grown-up Caroline. I despised being called Carolyn or Carolina, when Caroline is already such a beautiful name.

12/5/2013 8:37:27 AM

Tara

I like my name. What I really don't like is the fact that nobody in the South understands me when I tell them what it is, even after I spell it. When they finally understand how it's spelled, they then correct me on the pronunciation and call me that from then on.

12/5/2013 8:41:17 AM

David

i think it sounds sort of pretentious but i'm not cool enough to go by Dave

12/5/2013 8:41:43 AM

^^^ My sister's name is Caroline. My mom's side of the family were huge Kennedy fans and we were named after John and Caroline. I dig it.

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 8:42 AM. Reason : .]

12/5/2013 8:42:19 AM

Jamie

I don't mind it even though I have had several people over the years ask if I dislike having a 'girls' name. Also, it is just Jamie, not James.

12/5/2013 8:44:53 AM

Agamemnon

Powerful, mysterious

11/10

12/5/2013 8:56:52 AM

Quote :

"Tara I like my name. What I really don't like is the fact that nobody in the South understands me when I tell them what it is, even after I spell it. When they finally understand how it's spelled, they then correct me on the pronunciation and call me that from then on."

is it "TAR-uh" or "Terra"??

12/5/2013 9:04:09 AM

former

12/5/2013 9:05:13 AM

My only complaint is that I go by my middle name. So it can be a bit of an inconvenience sometimes. But I like my name just fine.

I go by Mitch...which I like. It's a common enough name, but it's not so common that I meet people with that name all the time.

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 9:07 AM. Reason : gggg]

12/5/2013 9:05:59 AM

^ me too.

My first name is Suzanna, but I go by my middle name, Spaine. Most people refuse to accept that that is my name, so they either call me Suzanna, Suzanne, Susan, or Stephanie, which is similar to my last name.

12/5/2013 9:07:59 AM

^ girl, I just want to call you three things.

-beautiful
-mine
-tonight

12/5/2013 9:12:04 AM

Brad

Meh, I've gone by my last name for a longer time.

12/5/2013 9:12:29 AM

Nonmemaga

Weak, meager

-1/10

12/5/2013 9:14:45 AM

Myron

I get frustrated with my name, because no one knows how to spell it, or pronounce it at first. But, it is really unique, so, I'll live with it.

12/5/2013 9:14:53 AM

Andrew

I think I'd get tired of any name really.

12/5/2013 9:16:55 AM

Andrew, I like it even though I generally go by Drew, which I prefer far more.

12/5/2013 9:22:04 AM

Jesse


I don't mind it. The only thing that bothers me is when people assume it's spelled Jessie or when people call me "Jess".

12/5/2013 9:24:01 AM

Quote :

"Myron I get frustrated with my name, because no one knows how to spell it, or pronounce it at first. But, it is really unique, so, I'll live with it. "

That's my dad's name. He absolutely hates it haha. I remember him getting Christmas cards and stuff from clients/vendors addressed to "Myra" or "Miriam" or "Byron" haha.

12/5/2013 9:46:10 AM

ITT I am learning a lot of TWWers' names that I did not know before.

12/5/2013 9:46:15 AM

I'm named after Snuffy Smith's dog. I'm ok with it, I think it's fitting.

12/5/2013 10:00:43 AM

Perfectly Content

12/5/2013 10:01:18 AM

Jacob

Never shortened to Jake (my parents hated shortening names). Coupled with my last name it makes me sound super biblical which I'm a little "meh" about. Always thought of myself as more of an Esau (the reality is I have elements of both). Growing up it was always "Jaycub" or "Jakeup" to all my redneck friends and family - I still find myself pronouncing it that way sometimes. I guess it's been a pretty popular name lately so it's basically me and a bunch of little kids.

All that being said I wouldn't change it.

12/5/2013 10:12:06 AM

Francine is a pretty good name

12/5/2013 10:14:02 AM

I don't go by my first name. And I'm pretty sure at least half of my friends don't know my legal first name.

12/5/2013 10:20:26 AM

Unfortunately, it fits me.

12/5/2013 10:25:48 AM

Quote :

"That's my dad's name. He absolutely hates it haha. I remember him getting Christmas cards and stuff from clients/vendors addressed to "Myra" or "Miriam" or "Byron" haha."

Yup! It happens all the time. The worst is when I'm on the phone, trying to sound out my name..."Myron", "Did you say Byron", "no, Myron", "Can you spell that...". It was my granddads middle name. If I remember right, Myron is an older name, popular in the 30's.

12/5/2013 10:26:52 AM

haha, that's the same conversation I have. "Tara" "Cara?" "No, Tara. T-a..." (five minutes later) "oh, Terra"

12/5/2013 10:34:10 AM

Braxton

A lot of people think I'm black because of my name, I've heard "Oh, I thought you were black" more times than I can count. It doesn't bother me, but its really weird because I had no idea my name is a "black name".

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 10:43 AM. Reason : forgot name]

12/5/2013 10:42:31 AM

Quote :

"Coupled with my last name it makes me sound super biblical which I'm a little "meh" about."

TerdFerguson = Jacob Christ

12/5/2013 10:51:25 AM

Jacob Lucifer

12/5/2013 10:57:09 AM

Jameson


i like it, sometimes people spell it with an "i", which can be annoying

12/5/2013 10:58:21 AM

D'Jango. The D is silent

12/5/2013 11:16:15 AM

So when can we start ridiculing people?

Cause Braxton is hilarious.

HILARIOUS

12/5/2013 11:25:08 AM

Braxton seems extremely fitting ("black" isn't my first thought)

12/5/2013 11:31:17 AM

i know a white guy named braxton

12/5/2013 11:38:10 AM

Quote :

"Oh, I thought you were black"

hahaha, I've had random people tell me that, too.

12/5/2013 11:38:59 AM

^^^I know. It fits like crazy!

12/5/2013 11:53:39 AM

I feel like Braxton is a pretty white name...prickish name at that. Ohio State QB excluded, of course.

12/5/2013 12:39:10 PM

yeah, its an old money name from my dad's side, that's why its so weird

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 12:42 PM. Reason : i think it was from someone's middle name]

12/5/2013 12:40:46 PM

I know a white Jerome.

12/5/2013 12:49:44 PM

The only braxtons I know are privileged white males

12/5/2013 12:50:25 PM