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Why did you choose your name?

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gammon Thu 20-Aug-15 12:32:25

People's usernames intrigue me - I've got clear pictures in my head of what people look/sound like based on them grin. So I was wondering how they came about? Mine is because that is what my first grandson called me for ages before he could properly say 'Grandma'. I also like gammon but that's not the reason!

JanT8 Tue 25-Aug-15 20:32:20

Yes, I realise now how boring mine is!

Judthepud2 Wed 26-Aug-15 00:14:08

My cousins used to call me this when we were all children. No idea why. I was also called Pudding by my family. I was always small and slight not at all pudding-like. I rather like the ring of my username now, though I hated it then!

PS I am still quite small, but not as slight wink

pinkprincess Wed 26-Aug-15 00:57:17

Where I live everyone who has a baby girl seems to refer to her as their princess and dress her in pink.
While I am certainly not a baby girl anymore I had a stupid thought that I would love to be a pink princess and be spoilt.
It was the same time as I joined Gransnet so I thought I will be called that on here.
I have changed my mind about being spoilt and never wear pink as it does not suit me.
I still would like to be a princess though, so I will stick to it.

girlofthelimberlost Wed 26-Aug-15 06:14:10

Hi, first post here smile

cosafina your name in Spanish does indeed mean something fine.
Cosa= thing, item
Fina= fine, delicate, refined

Cosa fina is a colloquial expresion to depict something as excellent, exquisite
(although sometimes may be used sarcastically)

My name is from the book A Girl of the Limberlost which I read when I was around thirteen. I felt pity and admiration for the main character, Elnora Comstock.