https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:04:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name/page/2#post-2429274 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:42:50 +0000 Mamaof2 2429274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hated my formal name but my NN was fine - although I wished my mom had named me Amanda</p> <p>As an adult I go by my NN and have no qualms about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name/page/2#post-2429270 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:41:26 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2429270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes- I love my name!!! It was unique growing up- I never knew any others with my name until I was older. I realize now it was more popular than I originally thought (the year I was born it peaked in popularity around 250-300), but it's still fun to meet people with my name because we are few.<br /> I get many compliments on my name, and I love the meaning too.<br /> The only annoying thing is that there are many many spelling variations. Two are more common than the rest, and mine is one of the common spellings, however it's still often misspelled. I can live with it though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name/page/2#post-2429261 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:38:23 +0000 rachiecakes 2429261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tea: lol I have a Jewish/Hebrew first name and last name and have definitely disappointed a few people that I'm not actually Jewish.<br /> My brother and my son have Hebrew names as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429256 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:32:43 +0000 Mrs. Tea 2429256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always liked mine :) It only caused a problem once when I dated a boy who was Jewish in high school. My name is both Gealic and Hebrew in origins and his mom was less then thrilled when she found out I was the Gaelic side of things! It was a super awkward conversation and she then (while laughing) told me we could date but not get married! I think she was joking... But I was never sure ha ha! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429243 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:28:35 +0000 yellowbird 2429243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my name is pretty boring. My mom loved it though and sAid she dreamed of naming a baby girl my name since she was really little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429234 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:23:09 +0000 lovehoneybee 2429234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Sarah D in every class all throughout school. And then when I was 14 my brother married a woman named Sarah, and they lived with us for a while so we were both either Sarah middle name or "Big/Little Sarah" (I was Little because I was younger). </p> <p>As an adult, though, I love my name. It's classic and timeless and I love the way it sounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429215 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:13:11 +0000 Aandmklover 2429215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a pretty popular 80s name. I didn't like it growing up. I always wanted something really sassy like Roxy or elegant like Antoinette. Now that I'm older I really like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429205 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:08:06 +0000 Caly 2429205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up I didn't mind it but also didn't love it. Now I love my name...it isn't very common but I think it fits me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429102 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:34:22 +0000 snowjewelz 2429102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I picked it myself :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429099 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:31:58 +0000 Mama Bird 2429099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like mine! I cringe every time I introduce myself, because I know they're thinking "what kind of a name is that?!" It's hard to make any kind of good impression after that. I tried a couple of nicknames in my teens, but it felt silly that I'm going by one name, but all my school paperwork is by another. Should have just gone through the bother of changing it legally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429052 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:13:25 +0000 MrsKoala 2429052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I've always loved my name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429049 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:12:24 +0000 Pancakes 2429049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NavyRN2012: Funny! I have the same name, but I was the only one in my grade. There was one girl with the same name in the grade above and one in the grade below. I haven't ever felt like my name is super common. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429033 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:07:18 +0000 LuLu Mom 2429033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now yes, growing up no. I have a "boy" name and i used to lie and make it more girly ;) But I've grown to love the uniqueness! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2429030 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:06:19 +0000 Ree723 2429030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: That's funny, my name is the M name you listed but I always thought it was so boring! I've always gone by a fairly common five letter nickname for my name and still use it today in my later 30s. It feels a bit ridiculous using that nickname still but absolutely everyone calls me it and even though I've tried to go back to my full name a number of times, it always fails as people just can't get used to calling me my full name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428918 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:30:12 +0000 Alivoo01 2428918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. I wanted to be Lily growing up. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428890 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:17:34 +0000 catlady 2428890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. It sounds like a nickname, it's always misspelled and/or makes people think that I am a man, and it doesn't sound good with my (DH's) last name. Plus nobody uses the name for girls now so it feels dated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428884 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:14:16 +0000 meredithNYC 2428884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was born in 1981 and I longed to have a cool 80's girl name like Tiffany, Stephanie, Melissa, etc. I thought my name was so boring and not girly enough, but I really appreciate and like it as an adult. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428826 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:51:27 +0000 mrsrain 2428826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. They gave me an old lady name (Ruth). I had day-dreams about going by my middle name instead (Erin), but every time the chance presented itself (college, new city, etc) I chickened out. I would have felt bad doing that to my parents, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428771 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:27:06 +0000 twodoghouse 2428771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never liked my name (Ashley). I felt like my sisters got beautiful and exotic names (they are not actually exotic at all, but that's how I felt), whereas I got the most popular name in the year I was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428764 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:24:29 +0000 yin 2428764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like my name. My three older sisters ended up with more American sounding names, but my younger sister and I ended up with Chinese names. I got made fun of a lot when I was younger. DH also has a very Asian name. We gave our kids normal names. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428722 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:50:10 +0000 artsyfartsy 2428722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all when I was younger. I have a really unique first and middle name. I would get teased so much. Also no one could ever pronounce it.</p> <p>Now I love it and wouldn't change it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428719 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:43:31 +0000 autumnleaves 2428719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't like my name at all - people would misspell it, not know how to pronounce it, think I was guy, etc. I went to legally change it when I was in college though and couldn't go through with it - at that point I decided it was too much a part of me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428712 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:34:03 +0000 Ajsmommy 2428712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my name and always have. It wasn't very popular in my generation so I was always the only one. It has been used in some poplar shows since then and is more popular now. It's so odd for me to be somewhere and hear a mother call "my" name but not be talking to me, they'll be talking to their 5-6 yr old. Hard to get used to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428699 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:05:24 +0000 Tanjowen 2428699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not my favorite. Unless I move to Russia, everyone I meet mispronounces my name. I disliked it when I was young because all my friends had easy to pronounce names! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428695 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:54:52 +0000 mrsjazz 2428695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At one point I hated it...this is after I found out who I was named after. And there was usually one or two other girls with my name in school. I went by my middle name for a little bit. It seems like there are 500 ways to spell it :-) I still don't love it but it is what it is.</p> <p>At Starbucks before I was a regular at the location near my job they always used to write Victoria. I could have lives with that name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428665 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:05:12 +0000 lamariniere 2428665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always been very meh about my name and I don't really like any of the possible nicknames. I also don't like my middle name. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428636 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:09:04 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2428636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meowkers: thats a nice name! How fun! I may use my single days club hopping name at SB tomorrow...Veronica. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428629 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:59:47 +0000 Meowkers 2428629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: My starbucks name is Ella. Let's just leave it at that.<br /> And I just want to add that this is the reason I made sure my DD's first and middle names have MANY nick name options so she hopefully has at leave one name she likes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428625 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:55:46 +0000 erinpye 2428625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-like-your-name#post-2428615 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:38:48 +0000 clover 2428615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all. It was uncommon with no good nicknames. Once I got older I appreciated there were not a ton of girls my name around. </p>