Curious...

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I was reading through another post (about bad weird names) and there was a link to the good weird names contest. I read through the comments and I thought the comments of the 'normal" named people were interesting. In short, most wished they had more unique names...even to the point that they be the only person with that name.  I think I have a fairly common name, even though I've probably only met a handful of people with the same name (all spelled differently, though).  I've always been drawn to names I feel are substantial and less common...but thats just me and lots of folks think my taste is a little out there (and it is:).

So my question is this - those of you with more common names, does it effect the kinds of names you would consider? Same question for those of you with unusual names. 

Comments

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

My name is Lindsay, and while it is really common, it doesn't bother me much. I don't care that much about popularity, but try to be "different" while still using classic/timeless names. For example, my three favorites for each gender are Eliza, Louisa, and Harriet for girls and Elliot, Andrew, and Calvin for boys. Elliot and Andrew (especially Andrew) are popular, but not trendy, which is what I care about, and the girl names and Calvin aren't really used much at all, and if they are, they're still "different" without being totally fucked up and weird.

So, to answer your question, I don't think my name really affects the names I like. I don't go out of my way to be different, but I also don't go out of my way to be trendy. I just like classic names, and think it's a bonus if they're not really common.