Do you like your own firstname?

I don`t mind mine, but I`ve always been called by my middle name. I`m very grateful to have been born on June 1st, as I was due on May 31st and was going to be called May, which I would have hated. My middle name is Lois, after my father Lewis. It`s OK, but I would rather have been a Louise.

I don't think it's 'political correctness' Printmiss, but more reflecting the census findings that there is a large and increasing percentage of people in the UK who do not subscribe to any religion, and that there is a significant fall in practising Christians. I guess it just makes forms simpler to say First Name

Judging by a lot of the forum names there do seem to be a few Margaret s. We had 4 in our class. Not popular at present after Thatcher. Does anyone else have problems with it being spelt phonetically....Margret?

My first husband's father was Checzeslovakian (sp?) So of course my married name, although only 5 letters long, was foreign, and I was forever having to spell it. I gave both of the boys short (4 letters) easy to understand/spell names.

So how come both exdh and I would often LENGTHEN their names when talking to them?

My Grandma was Margaret. I like it (but I was not named after her). Her sister had a most unusual name which she must have hated (I have never heard of another one!) because I always knew her by a shortened version - which is very popular again nowadays as a shortened version of another name.

I'm surprised how many of you are willing to reveal your true name on a public forum

phoenix both my maiden name and married surname are uncommon, I've had to spell my surname all my life

I'm surprised how many of you are willing to reveal your true name on a public forum

Nina

Yes I do like my first name. I was named after my Mum's good friend. It has several shortened versions and most of them I like. There was only me with my name in my class. We did have five Susans. All very different girls so I do not think a name can define someone.

Wasn't there a girls' comic which featured 'The Four Marys'? It just came to mind now.

numberplease, our youngest DGD (11 months) is called Lois. When we were first told I kept having to think of Superman's girlfriend's name to remind me. We are really used to her name now and love it. She couldn't be anyone but Lois!

Yes, there was Ana, was it the School Friend?

No, I used to get School Friend so I knew it wasn't that - just googled and it was Bunty!

4 Marys in the Bunty! Mary Cotter ( Cotty) Mary Simpson ( Simpy) Mary Radleigh ( Raddy), and another one whose name escapes me.

I do like my christian name. For a long time, I was the only one I knew, and even though it was unusual then, I still had a nickname, adopted by my husband, so I shall never lose it now, and I will soon be 75. These days it is usual to hear it, but not overly so. My Gransnet name is not a variation of my name, but a borrowed one of my much loved Mum. Keep guessing!

I am not too fond of my name (June), apparently I was 'busting out all over )
My DM said they didn't have a name for me. Guess what month I was born?

I don't mind my first name, but life as a child was a bit awkward as the dog next door had the same name. When one of us was called we would both come running!

My mother was Elfreda, which she hated, so called herself Betty.

I quite like my first name, my Aunt chose it Andrea there not many of us around but I hate my middle name with a passion it was my Mum and Grandmas name Elizabeth, that's why my 2 don't have middle names

Elizabeth is my middle name but my father obviously preferred it and called me tizliz all his life. He died when I first had a computer and Internet and using it as my screen name seemed natural.

I regarded my first name as the least of my problems, I was one of the few children in my class with a foreign surname and therefore spent most of my growing up years with the indignity of it being mispronounced, thus having attention drawn to myself which was most unwelcome. I'm actually quite ambivalent about my first name. I wish I had my third name however, Catherine, after my grandmother, I had that name lined up for a possible daughter, but unfortunately one didn't materialise, but happily I do have a granddaughter.

I loathe and detest my given name and always have. Which is why my username is Chloe.

Quite like mine although apparently it was a bit of an accident in registration. My Dad got first and second names muddled. I hadn't come across many others, certainly none in school, but then work dictated a job share with someone with the same name - we had fun - then when we moved I discovered two new neighbours have the same name. Easy to remember at least.

The old names which are fashionable now are from my grandparents' time, like Mabel or Walter. In time our ghastly mid-20th century names will come back, Ann, Susan, John, Eric. I hope I won't be around to welcome Carol, Maureen, Anthony or Noel to the family.
I loathe my first name.

I don't think John has ever gone out of fashion - nor do I consider it to be 'ghastly'!

(and I have no children or grandchildren with that name...)

Nope. My name is the same as that "Too Pooped to Boop" character. Would have liked to have been named Elizabeth but would have settled for my middle name, Eleanor, being my first name. Too late in the game to change it I guess.