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Agnes.. Moderator Offline Porco Rosso Posts: 415 Gender:	do you like your actual name-- what Feb 21^st, 2024 at 12:03pm would you want it to be if you were doing the choosing-----??
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 23920 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #1 - Feb 21^st, 2024 at 4:48pm I am accustomed to my name. But, I would probably use my middle name, if I wanted to change my first name.
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #2 - Feb 21^st, 2024 at 11:34pm I'm happy with Geoff. But when I was a little kid, my mum'd invariably call me 'Geoffrey ' if I'd been naughty. It was a case of uh oh...... WTF now?
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 23920 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2024 at 2:05am My parents would use my full name, when I was in trouble. It took until I went to court, as an adult, that they would call out your full name. Perhaps that is where the full name call for when you are in trouble comes from.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 57673 Here Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2024 at 8:07am AusGeoff wrote on Feb 21^st, 2024 at 11:34pm: I'm happy with Geoff. But when I was a little kid, my mum'd invariably call me 'Geoffrey ' if I'd been naughty. It was a case of uh oh...... WTF now? Quote: I'm happy with Geoff. Is it pronounced "Gee Off" or "Jeff"?
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Reply #5 - Feb 22^nd, 2024 at 8:15am

A name is just a name. A name is associated with a person and accepted.

I don't tend to like or dislike names it is just who or what it is.

A category of name can be interesting. Common names (peter, sue, john) may infer something about the parents. Does it bleed into the person's self thought/value ? don't know.

More rare names also say more about the parents. (Aubin, Finlo, Florent)

In the end the person is just the person who is called by that name - its meaningless.

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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 57673 Here Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #6 - Feb 22^nd, 2024 at 8:17am UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 21^st, 2024 at 4:48pm: I am accustomed to my name. But, I would probably use my middle name, if I wanted to change my first name. Yes Unsub is a bit different but it isn't bad.
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Reply #7 - Feb 22^nd, 2024 at 11:41am

Like many born in the 40s/50s and perhaps the 60s, the names of the Children were usually linked to a common and often short set of names that had been used in the family line for centuries. In some cases, woe betide the family who stepped outside the line and used a “foreign” name. In my case, myself and my siblings all received the name of a family member long gone in line with the patriach’s wishes. My Uncle and Aunt however departed from the fold and named their son “Terrence” which was not part of the lineage. Believe it or not, they were semi ostracised for years because of that!

Not sure whether that tradition is still followed a lot these days. For myself and my Wife, our kids have names that we liked at the time rather than conforming to the ways of the past.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 23920 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #8 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 4:44pm I watched a facebook video about a woman who named her child "Clydia". She could not understand the reason why her daughter was getting bullied at school. The thought of naming a child with a name that reminds people of "chlamydia" is something that really leaves people shaking their heads in askance.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 47237 Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #9 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 8:20pm I've changed my name at least x3 times legally by depol.
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Agnes.. Moderator Offline Porco Rosso Posts: 415 Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #10 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 9:15pm I hate my real name so I call myself Kate- Kate is now my name ! But Agnes..is pretty good as well.5
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 57673 Here Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #11 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 9:15pm Jasin wrote on Feb 24^th, 2024 at 8:20pm: I've changed my name at least x3 times legally by depol. Most of us don't need to do that.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 57673 Here Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #12 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 9:16pm Agnes.. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2024 at 9:15pm: I hate my real name so I call myself Kate- Kate is now my name ! But Agnes..is pretty good as well.5 All good but I would be surprised if there were anything wrong with your real name either.
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Agnes.. Moderator Offline Porco Rosso Posts: 415 Gender:	Re: do you like your actual name-- what Reply #13 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 9:16pm I dont like my real name but I would never legally change it because it is my ID for real-- I always go back to it when asked my legal name- Deed poll is a waste of time- I likr forums cos I can change my name when I get bored with my current name. I just say my name is blah blah and thats it really.
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Reply #14 - Feb 24^th, 2024 at 9:18pm

Vic wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2024 at 11:41am:

Like many born in the 40s/50s and perhaps the 60s, the names of the Children were usually linked to a common and often short set of names that had been used in the family line for centuries. In some cases, woe betide the family who stepped outside the line and used a “foreign” name. In my case, myself and my siblings all received the name of a family member long gone in line with the patriach’s wishes. My Uncle and Aunt however departed from the fold and named their son “Terrence” which was not part of the lineage. Believe it or not, they were semi ostracised for years because of that!

Not sure whether that tradition is still followed a lot these days. For myself and my Wife, our kids have names that we liked at the time rather than conforming to the ways of the past.

Never like that with my family but common to for a second name to be family related. not mandatory just considered nice to do.

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Didn't think about it originally but Mr wife's middle name is her maternal grandmothers name and my middle name is the same as my fathers middle name. My wife got a better deal then me but I am not going to complain.

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