Do you dislike your first name?

[LunaUmbra 108]

By the bloody hand of the First Born Son do I hate my name. It's Zachary, but I shorten it to Zak (no, I didn't spell that wrong). There is, at minimum, one Zak for every twenty'r so houses in my town. If you stand in a crowded mall and say, at normal volume, the name Zak in this town, about eight people will respond to it on instinct. It's so annoying! 

Edited February 28, 2014 by UmbraScriptor

[Bojo 1,171]

Nope, not at all, my name is Kevin and I like it a lot! It's the word that identifies me and everyone in real life knows me by that name so I really like it. It's a little bit strange since it is not a common name in my country but that makes it more original, and it is alright for me.

 

I got used to it, though I'm not a big fan of my name. And for some unknown reason, I like it more in English. Evelyn sounds much better than Ewelina XD

 I think it is awesome! Which language is Ewelina in?

[Shift 4,271]

At first I didn't like my first name, but it's really growing on me. It's uncommon in my area too, so bonus points to my parents for being original and not picking 'Lauren'.

[Discordian 6,013]

Why would I? "Micheal".

 

It means "One who is like/closest to God"

 

I'm not religious but any name that equates me to near-deity status is one hell of a first name if you ask me.

[Totally Ducklett 181]

I like my first name. My name is Benjamin, but everyone calls me Ben. I like it.

[long gone 8,929]

I think it is awesome! Which language is Ewelina in?

Polish, I think. w is used instead of v in Polish.

 

My first name is Thomas, although I much prefer to be called Tom. I was told that my original name was going to be Sam, but... to be honest, I'd rather be Tom than Sam.

[PsychedelicPony 440]

I don't dislike my first name at all, it's Jesse. But if I had to choose a first name it'd probably be Damian.

[Anilewe 2,178]

I think it is awesome! Which language is Ewelina in?

 

In Polish  I prefer abbreviations of that name more than the name itself XD Ewela, for example. 

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

Let's see... Dionysios. I have the name of two saints one of which forgave his brother's killer, and another who was judge of High Court in Athens and was one of the first believers of Jesus, i have the name of the Ancient Greek god of Wine and Revelry. I feel kinda proud really... but i guess i am not disliking it.

[SilverStarApple 849]

I absolutely hate my first and last name, I will change it at my earliest opportunity.

Edited February 28, 2014 by Asquerade

[Treble Bolt 1,122]

I kinda hate my name. My name is Jimmy. What I dislike about it is that it's supposed to be a nickname for James but, my name is NOT James. So I get asked "Is your name James?" a lot and it's pissing me off. Why couldn't I have a had a more "normal" name?

 

So anyone else have any similar issues with their name? 

 

My husband is named James, and I hate it when people call him Jim or Jimmy....what I don't understand is that James and Jim are single syllable words that really make no difference in terms of calling someone either names. Plus, Jimmy is 2 syallables, making it longer to say, so what gives? I guess I am at the opposite end of spectrum from you over what people call my husband....that and I had a really grumpy butt boss named Jim....

Edited February 28, 2014 by Treble Bolt

[Moonbacon 384]

i hate my fucking first name because every time i go to school if the teacher hadn't seen me she will assume i am he even though i am a she.

 

dad why the fuck did you have to give me the name xavier

[repsol rave 2,963]

nope, i actually like it! i mean, i can't imagine calling myself anything other then "Jeroen".

also, it's fun to watch americans struggle with how you pronounce it! :3

[Thrashy 2,799]

Always hated "Jeremy" - sounds too 'fancy' for my tastes. That, and too much association with a certain Pearl Jam song. I much prefer to be addressed by my first and middle initials, J.V., or just by variations of my middle name (Vin, Vince, Vinny). Although I suppose it could be worse; mom originally wanted to name me Patrick.

 

...

 

No offense intended towards anyone here named Patrick, of course. I'm sure I'd like the name a lot more if it weren't associated with a certain slack-jawed starfish.

 

nope, i actually like it! i mean, i can't imagine calling myself anything other then "Jeroen".

also, it's fun to watch americans struggle with how you pronounce it! :3

 

Something along the lines of yuh-rune?

Edited February 28, 2014 by Thrashy

[repsol rave 2,963]

@, close, tough not quite there

i think it's sounds more in the direction of something like 'yehroon'... tough it's really hard to explain since the R is pronounced harder then in the american tongue

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,809]

Oh most certainly not. It is the most unique name ever. 

 

Menelik 

 

It's Etheopian and y'all are gonna be sooooo jealous of what it means..."The Chosen One". 

[man dude man 555]

I kind of like being a Caleb lol, because it's not yet a common name amongst adults.

[GuardianFenix 63]

I was named after a football player, and bullied for the majority of my childhood life because of it.

Peyton.

Yes, I hate it a lot. I'm changing my name the second I get the chance.

[RainbowxWolf66 67]

Sometimes yet, but you know you can't help with the name your born with and given.

[James 302]

I've grown to like it over the last year or so, kinda wish I had a more unique name, but I can't really complain. Actually, despite how common it is I don't really remember meeting anyone with my name.

 

I really, really hate it when people call me Jim, which my family refuses to stop doing.

[Little Lady Smee 25]

I personally adore my first name. I am so glad my parents gave me it. Now my last name is what I hate. 

[01000111 01101111 01 18]

I love my name since it's not all that common and it will fit nicely once I'm an elderly woman, but I do have one problem with it;

My first name is Marlene. Now, did you read that as Mar-leen? If so, I may correct you and say that it's actually Mar-lane-uh, but at this point after enduring years of it being mispronounced in school no matter how many times I correct some people, I don't correct anyone anymore unless they're people I respect and want to get to know better. 

[CMQuickfireTK 751]

I got used to it eventually.

[Judgement 445]

Not really. My first name is so... Different. I have always been made fun of in school because of it. At school, a few people find pronouncing my name awkward, so they call me something else. I got used to it though. I'm not posting it because it is so different that I'm sure by looking it up you'd find me as the first result.

Edited March 1, 2014 by Judgement

[DubWolf 16,623]

Well if you must know, my name is...

 

Carlos! It's a nice name I think; easy to pronounce, it's not overused, and it make my initials "CC" .