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grannysue05 Thu 10-Jan-19 11:14:46

About a year ago I opened a thread about the pseudonoms that we choose to put on Gransnet.
The freshly scented Lemongrove
The mysterious Maggiemaybe ... maybe, maybe not!
Baggs I had such an image of you until I saw your lovely picture on another thread.
MawBroon such a name of authority and we certainly respect your words.
Anniebach you must be little, yet you are not!
And I could go on and on but i won't.
There were some lovely answers and now that we have a lot of new members with equally intriguing "nom-de-plumes", I thought I would ask again what made you choose yours ?
Do you escape into a fantasy world (BlueSapphire what magic that conjures up) , or are you practical (like me) and just put your name?
Please share.

LadyJus Fri 11-Jan-19 12:02:42

I jointly purchased a tiny piece of land in Scotland through an online auction site many years ago with my friend, it meant I'm entitled to call myself Lady! Passport, driving licence, banks, revenue and benefits departments, I'm a lady don'tcha know?!!

Bijou Fri 11-Jan-19 11:57:08

My nickname. When I wasthree months old my mother took me to visit her brother in Jersey. French speaking aunt said “Quel petit bijou”.

JaneA Fri 11-Jan-19 11:56:00

Jane was my grandmother's name. Nothing like my real name.

Chino Fri 11-Jan-19 11:55:20

Mine is the name of a dearly loved rescue cat who I had from the age of 12 till 17

ScotinOz Fri 11-Jan-19 11:45:14

I'm a Scottish lassie from Glasgow living in Australia (wishing I still lived in Glasgow!!)

Candelle Fri 11-Jan-19 11:43:26

Candelle reads (at least, I have been told it does) as a ‘young’ name of the ‘Candy’ variety which is rather far from the truth!

In essence, Candelle is one of Mr Candelle’s initials and mine. Gettit?

Apologies if I have spoilt any illusions!

Grandma70s Fri 11-Jan-19 11:42:22

Mine is very boring and a bit obvious. I am a grandma, I am in my 70s, and my children were born in the
1970s.

Mapleleaf Fri 11-Jan-19 11:38:31

I love maple trees/acers and the beautiful colours of their leaves as they turn in the Autumn. ?

Catlover123 Fri 11-Jan-19 11:31:20

hi disgruntled, I've also fancied a change to reflect more of myself but haven't found a way of doing it!

aggie Fri 11-Jan-19 11:30:39

Inishowen we had a mobile home on that bit of Donegal , beautiful place smile
My name came about when I joined a craft forum , I had been walking about with a broken ankle and was in AGONY lol , I stuck to it on all my online stuff

cangran Fri 11-Jan-19 11:29:53

Mine hints at my nationality (rather than a 'can do' gran) and the fact that I qualify with one grandchild to be here.

Jayelld Fri 11-Jan-19 11:29:29

Jayelld - the name of my business, garden designs, that never got off the ground due to a debilitating illness. Now it's used as an online name.

Diggingdoris Fri 11-Jan-19 11:26:17

Doris was a nickname from work that unfortunately has stuck and I love my garden.

Sheilasue Fri 11-Jan-19 11:16:48

Mine is quite ordinary really it’s me and my mums name which was susannah. Just came out of the blue.
Some of yours are fab.

Margs Fri 11-Jan-19 11:15:30

Aaaah, Miep1 - what a luvverlee puddytat!

Disgruntled Fri 11-Jan-19 11:14:15

I chose mine without thinking. Now I regret it and wish I could change it. Which is why I hardly ever post anything.

cwasin Fri 11-Jan-19 11:13:21

When I was about 5, my little brother, then aged about 2, couldn’t quite get his tongue around Catherine. Cwasin was his version and it stuck. He died in 2003, so it’s a kind of tribute.

inishowen Fri 11-Jan-19 11:11:29

Mine is a place in Ireland. I wish I'd given it more thought as one person insisted on calling me "Owen". I'm not a man! Another called me "Iris".

sarahellenwhitney Fri 11-Jan-19 11:09:11

A combination of the names from long departed relatives and no resemblance to those on my birth and marriage certificates.

Suebcrafty Fri 11-Jan-19 11:07:47

I chose my name when I started out on various craft forums(,my name plus first letter of surname then added crafty)as I couldn’t use just Sueb as it had already been taken so it’s just followed me around smile

Sheshyshowshum Fri 11-Jan-19 11:05:58

I was given my alternative name by a former boss and it kinda stuck, so as it was said from a good place I decided I quite liked it smile

Saggi Fri 11-Jan-19 11:05:48

Saggi....obvious...December babe me!

Purplepoppies Fri 11-Jan-19 10:59:21

Purpledaffodils, me too!!
I chose my name because purple is my favourite colour. I could have added anything to the end of it. Probably poppies because it began with P.

GabriellaG54 Fri 11-Jan-19 10:55:50

BradfordLass72

I wish...envy sunshinesunshine
Sigh..

Flowerofthewest Fri 11-Jan-19 10:55:38

My favourite song from my favourite band...Runrig...also describes the beautiful landscape that I am in love with