Yeah only Braxtons I know are white.

12/5/2013 12:57:11 PM

ITT we learn that dtownral has stupid friends.

12/5/2013 12:58:56 PM

ITT we learn that dtownral's parents are bad at family names.

12/5/2013 1:02:42 PM

stuck with two of the most popular '80s names, that happen to be a family name as well. lame.

12/5/2013 1:14:48 PM

you guys are just jealous that you didn't grow up wearing blazers and chunky white sweaters tied over your shoulders

12/5/2013 1:18:26 PM

Kurtis is a good name and I like that it's spelled with a K not a C. I don't like when people who first meet me call me Kurt. No, I don't go by Kurt.

Also, people who see my name first without meeting me are often surprised I'm not black.

I could do without ever hearing Curtis Loew references again.

12/5/2013 1:19:21 PM

shutup chadwick

12/5/2013 1:19:33 PM

(i grew up with trustafarian liberal missionary christian parents, no blazers allowed)

12/5/2013 1:21:25 PM

Ryan. OK I guess, no strong feelings one way or the other.



[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 1:31 PM. Reason : If I had my pick, I'd be Raul (pronounced RAH-oooooooollll)]

12/5/2013 1:31:38 PM

I was almost named after my grandmother, Magdalena. thank god, i am not Magdalena.

12/5/2013 1:51:09 PM

But could you be a Maggie?? Or maybe a Lena??

12/5/2013 1:55:47 PM

I could be a bitch, but not as big of a bitch as the Queen. I would still go with Lena, cause it isn't so white.

12/5/2013 2:12:28 PM

Casey

I'm good with it...especially when paired with my middle name...Love


what I am not good with, however, is when people shorten it to Case...

is it REALLY that difficult to a the extra letter?


also...I had to get used to answering to Tracy, Stacy, Cassie, and Carey a LONG time ago

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 2:36 PM. Reason : dfasd]

12/5/2013 2:36:05 PM

Will


I'm pretty indifferent to it. I can't think of something I'd rather be called.

full name is William, and I get kinda tired of people calling me that.

12/5/2013 2:45:41 PM

some of this talk reminds me of how Lawrence Fishburne flipped-out when a reporter referred to him as "Larry" (even though he referred to himself as "Larry" in his earlier career)

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 3:13 PM. Reason : ]

12/5/2013 3:12:36 PM

I used to hate mine, but then over time I realized that it's oddly unique

in the sense that I've only met a handful of other Justin's in my (nearly) 28 years

12/5/2013 3:16:43 PM

Meh.

12/5/2013 3:23:12 PM

Megan. I have always thought my name was really pretty. And I don't love that it's so common now, but so be it.

Quote :

"Lauren is the female equivalent of Bob. "

I don't think so at all - I love the name Lauren (mostly how it sounds). The only baby name I've ever really loved is "Laurel" (pronounced either LOR-al orrrr lor-ELLE...although the latter might come across as trashy)

Quote :

"I was almost named after my grandmother, Magdalena. thank god, i am not Magdalena."

My sweet baby niece is named Magdalena Marie. I think it is a gorgeous name (and is a family name). She mostly goes by Maggie (or Maggielicious or Big Tiny), but I really like Lena too.

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 4:06 PM. Reason : k]

12/5/2013 4:05:50 PM

I'm starting to loose track of what people call me

besides, whats in a name?

12/5/2013 4:09:05 PM

a shit by any other name would stink just as bad

12/5/2013 4:10:35 PM

^^^If you were born before '83, you got screwed by the wildly popular Thorn Birds miniseries. Otherwise, it was common when you were born.

12/5/2013 4:13:26 PM

Quote :

"is it REALLY that difficult to a the extra letter? "

It ain't just a letter bitch, it adds a whole 'nother syllable!!

12/5/2013 4:28:40 PM

^^that's exactly who I was named after, although I believe it was the book(s?). I was born in '84

12/5/2013 4:32:14 PM

^^^I take that back. The popularity begins to emerge with the book in '77:

http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=megan&sw=both&exact=true

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 4:33 PM. Reason : ^LOL]

12/5/2013 4:32:27 PM

I hate my name. Ashley
Whenever I order food or book a hotel. I always get, "oh, I was looking for a girl." Or, "I need to see your i.d."
Tis annoying, but I don't know what else I'd choose as a different name.

[Edited on December 5, 2013 at 6:31 PM. Reason : r]

12/5/2013 6:30:37 PM

lol, I just checked and my middle name is supposedly more common than my first name. Maybe it's just this area, but I feel like "Lauren" is way more common than my middle name. Should have seen if I could have snuck in a first name change along with the last name.

12/6/2013 1:44:11 AM

Quote :

"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."

12/6/2013 2:07:55 AM

Emmanuel. I like my first name. I don't meet too many people with it, and my parents' alternatives were Sebastian and Sterling, which I don't really think fit me. Very few people say my whole name though, so I get nicknames all the time: E, Man, E-man, Manuel, Afro. Northerners (specifically NYers) always want to call me Manny, which isn't something I've ever gone by.

The only real annoyance is the number of variations on the spelling. When I say my name, most folks will spell it with one m.

12/6/2013 6:51:18 AM

Jesse

meh

12/6/2013 6:52:32 AM

Greg

It's not very common, which is the endearing part to me.

12/6/2013 9:05:19 AM

Mike

no one calls me Michael, no one. My family calls me Mikey, which is cool. I like my name, my dad is named Michael too. I don't care that there are a bunch of other Mikes, it's like we have an instant bond. I also like my middle name, David.

12/6/2013 11:45:34 AM

I like Mikey, and I like that that's what your family calls you

[Edited on December 6, 2013 at 12:00 PM. Reason : k]

12/6/2013 12:00:12 PM

oh i forgot to mention earlier, but with my name (mitch) i got a lot of "mitch the bitch" back in middle school. it was all in fun, but it was mildly annoying.

12/6/2013 12:23:15 PM

Samantha

I've only ever met a handful of Samantha's in my life. One from this very website! Samwise16

12/6/2013 12:44:40 PM

Jarren

I'm always loved it. Chick today hit me up asking if my kid was going to be Jarren Jr cause she was gonna steal the name if it wasn't. (Not the jr obviously)

Only thing is over the phone + my southern drawl, people (usually white poeple) confuse the hell outta my name. Then they'll respond thats nice/pretty/different/odd/weird. Also heard:

- Jan (dafuq)
- Darren (I can understand that)
- Darryl
- Jeremy
- Gerald

And when heard people immediately assume its Jaron if I have to give it to someone and they attempt to spell it on their own.

12/6/2013 12:48:53 PM

Marshall

I like my name. It is uncommon, but not strange. I'm also a III.

10/10

12/6/2013 2:20:37 PM

^^I like that name too

this is the only other Jarren I know:



(on the right)

12/6/2013 2:28:35 PM

12/6/2013 2:38:44 PM

I have an old lady name. I used to hate it, but now I enjoy it now.

12/6/2013 2:49:21 PM

Quote :

"(on the right)"

does it really matter?

12/6/2013 2:59:36 PM

lol

12/6/2013 3:03:50 PM

ahhh hahaha

12/6/2013 3:38:09 PM