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I like my name. There are others I might choose, ones that are more suited to me, but I distrust the practice of changing names for me. When I was a kid I was *very* fanciful, and wanted my name to be Lorelei Lee, or Athena, or something fantastic or fairy-like, but I felt even at the time I was trying to escape from myself, or maybe the way I thought about myself. Either way, changing your name doesn't change the fundamentals, and I decided a long time ago I would have more integrity if I went by my own name. That said, I've gone by a zillion different monikers on old online Cyber ( to the point where they dubbed me Sybil, the only nickname that ever stuck even for a while), taken a stage name when I went on as a radio announcer (Susan Green), and taken on several character names for the fair. Currently going by - you guessed it - Rosie.:)
Sometimes I think the Indian tribes had a point, letting people have grownup names that the tribe chose for them. Having the name you're born with says more about your mother and father's choices than it does about yours.
For instance, I like my mother's name, Rose. A beautiful name. If I had a daughter I would name her Rose. Both supreme in its beauty and earthy in its origin. It suggests beauty and grace, and can be altered to the most endearing of variants, Rosie. Rosie suggests charm, good nature and hospitality. It could be the name of your favorite aunt, friend or bartender. And not overused these days; it is old-fashioned but in a good way.
It is also one of my favorite things about my mom, along with her laugh. She has one of the greatest laughs of all time.
I like my name. There are others I might choose, ones that are more suited to me, but I distrust the practice of changing names for me. When I was a kid I was *very* fanciful, and wanted my name to be Lorelei Lee, or Athena, or something fantastic or fairy-like, but I felt even at the time I was trying to escape from myself, or maybe the way I thought about myself. Either way, changing your name doesn't change the fundamentals, and I decided a long time ago I would have more integrity if I went by my own name. That said, I've gone by a zillion different monikers on old online Cyber ( to the point where they dubbed me Sybil, the only nickname that ever stuck even for a while), taken a stage name when I went on as a radio announcer (Susan Green), and taken on several character names for the fair. Currently going by - you guessed it - Rosie.:)
Sometimes I think the Indian tribes had a point, letting people have grownup names that the tribe chose for them. Having the name you're born with says more about your mother and father's choices than it does about yours.
For instance, I like my mother's name, Rose. A beautiful name. If I had a daughter I would name her Rose. Both supreme in its beauty and earthy in its origin. It suggests beauty and grace, and can be altered to the most endearing of variants, Rosie. Rosie suggests charm, good nature and hospitality. It could be the name of your favorite aunt, friend or bartender. And not overused these days; it is old-fashioned but in a good way.
It is also one of my favorite things about my mom, along with her laugh. She has one of the greatest laughs of all time.
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Date: 2010-06-08 05:15 pm (UTC)My given name is Giuliana. After spending most of my childhood being called Ghoulie by mean children, I also Anglicized when I was 16, and am now legally Juli Ann... but I wish I'd thought to just change the spelling of my own name, and gone with Juliana.
As an interesting aside, your husband is one of only two people who actually CALLS me Juliana, and I love that :)
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Date: 2010-06-09 06:58 pm (UTC)Personally, I wanted to be a Philomena or Felicity or Gabriella.