Rename Yourself!

[fairly-contrary.livejournal.com]

Suppose that for some reason (witness protection program, you want to start over, you hate your birth name, whatever) you had to change your entire name to something completely new. We name babies in here all the time-- what would you do if you had a chance to name yourself?

My real first name is Marcella. I think I would call myself Eleanor, if I had to change my name. It's been one of my favorite names since I was tiny. I used to name all my best dolls Eleanor.

My real middle name is my grandmother's maiden name. If I had to change my name I'd probably pick another family name so I could keep some ties to my family. I have a favorite great-aunt named Amelia, which I think goes well with Eleanor.

My new last name would be Irish, just like my current last name, but other than that I'm not sure what I'd choose. I'd probably ransack the upper branches of the family tree for good last names. Sullivan? Murphy? Brady? Recognizably Irish, but also easy to say and spell-- that's what I'd look for.

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[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

My real name is Sarah Lesley C______.

I'd keep the same initials, actually, by accident. I'd rename myself Stacie Lorraine. Not sure about the last name.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I was born Tessa V____ (no middle name). My surname is rare and surprisingly hard to pronounce given its shortness.

I'd probably go to Mary (called Molly) Bracken. If I could one-up my parents and add a middle, it'd be Mary (still called Molly) Titania Bracken, because, well, why not? Mary T. Bracken looks perfectly respectable.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

oooh fun game! I'd probably rename myself Luna and basically because it is my nickname in Spanish (nickname is Moon). For a middle name I'd probably use my mother's because it means a lot to me, but use an H in it to break the two L's

Luna Helena and for my last name... hmm probably something along the lines of Hayes... yes, I like Hayes so Luna Hayes.

[frost.livejournal.com]

Lol, Luna is one of the names I stuck on my list for this game. ^^;
It's one of the very few L names I like.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Ash Connelly. I've thought about this before, haha.

[spookymrsboo.livejournal.com]

My real name is Jessica Faith L____

I would probably change my name to something spunky and cute since that matches my personality better. I would probably use Fae as a middle name or something else that meant Faith since it is a family name. These are my first choices for myself:

Sidney
Cecily
Piper or Pippa
Darby
Sadie
Evie (not sure how to spell it, but it's pronounced EE-VEE)
Charlie (yes, for a girl.. it's a family name >.>)

I just realized how much I like names that end with an 'ee' sound.. hmmmm

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Not trying to be rude, but Sidney is traditionally the masculine spelling of the name, Sydney is the feminine. :)

[blue-raine.livejournal.com]

Im Carmen Vanessa S____. German Girl :p

I always thought Id better be a Catherine, Cath, Kate, Katherine or something similar. Not because one of those is the worlds most amazing names, just cause it really, really matches me.

Funny you post this, I thought about this the other day haha. :)

[righteous-twist.livejournal.com]

I'm Kolina Jane. If I had to rename myself I'd be Emma Jane.

[righteous-twist.livejournal.com]

I know the middle name is still the same, but I like how Emma Jane sounds LOL.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely sure what I'd choose. I actually really like my name (besides my surname)... Melissa Elena -------

If I had to choose a new name, I think I would go with a name that has nicknames I like, perhaps Lillian, nn Lily. I hate all the nicknames for Melissa (Missy, Mel, etc.) It's also not a name I would consider using for a daughter if I had one so that's nice.

I think Lillian Sophia, and for the last name Fiore (Italian for flower).

[dagrubbsta.livejournal.com]

me: Audrey Lane Brontosaurus
BF: Stan Bruno Brontosaurus

[frost.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about it and...I don't know. *shrugs* Maybe Sophia. I like that it's soft sounding and feminine, without being frilly.
My last name is kind of weird and I'm not sure I really like it, but I won't ever be changing it because it's my father's.
Not sure about the middle name. I don't like my middle name now, but I don't think about it 99.9% of the time so it's not a big deal.

[deer-lanterns.livejournal.com]

My name is Melissa Marie D----

I'd probably change it to Veronica (for some reason, I always give this as my fake name) Fawn (because I like deer) Kurple (for my deceased fiance's last name.)

[lovelymae.livejournal.com]

My name is Lauren Rose C........

Rhoswen Isela de Beaumont

If I were ever to rename myself for something like witness protection I would give in to all my guilty pleasures.

[apathykisses.livejournal.com]

That name is awesome! :)

[apathykisses.livejournal.com]

I haven't thought about this since I was a little kid.. I'd come up with a new name for myself every week in those days. My given name is Hannah Renée, and my current last name is Scottish. My new name would be Renée Morven with a German, Scottish, or French last name.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

My name currently is Claire Renee Germanlastaname, which I love (except for the last name, which is long and hard to pronounce). If I had to change it...

Elizabeth Gloria Schwartz. I'd want a last name that was German and Jewish. I think Elizabeth is very versatile and the nicknames can make it stand apart. I'd also want to be named after someone, so that's where the middle name comes from.

[b-gum.livejournal.com]

my real name is Sarah Louise.

i've never liked that it was so "girly"... i would rename myself Frances Reese and introduce myself to everyone as Frankie :)

i've already told my boyfriend that when we get married i'm not changing my last name, but if i had to have a new last name i'd probably change it to his.

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

I could never change my name! I have tried to think about this before, but I can never come up with anything - I am Krysta, and that's that. I might change my middle name to Jane (my mom's middle name), because I don't like the sound of my real middle name (Jo), but I do love the significance of my real middle name (I share it with my grandma and one of my favorite aunts). I would gladly change my last name, though. I want to change it to Bee, since my students always call me "Ms. B" anyway, and I think Bee looks and sounds much cooler than my actual last name.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I'm Alison Sandra T. I'm not crazy about my last name, but my first two names I like and would never change. But if I had to...

Martha Ruth Coffin

My grandmother has a tendency to call everyone 'Martha'. Also, Martha is a well-established name, strong, and feminine but not frilly, like me. :P

Ruth is the middle name of my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Coffin is a family name.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

My name is Lauren Marie W----. English last name. I first started thinking about how names fit people in 4th grade and realized that I don't feel like a Lauren at all. I've tossed around different names--Willow, Catherine, Georgiana nn Georgie--but my current idea is...

Eliza Claire

Usually, I'm all for using the long form of a name officially and a nickname if you want, but for some reason, I feel I'm just an Eliza.

If I had to change my last name, I would be Eliza Claire Trenkamp. It's my paternal grandmother's maiden name.

[googlebee-ohmi.livejournal.com]

I am a Lauren too! But I honestly have never really thought that I could be anything different - I was the only Lauren that I had ever heard of or knew until college when there was one Lauren in my 400 person psychology class.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

My name is Julianne Sarah F. I wouldn't really like to change my name, but if I HAD to, maybe I'd change my first name to Calandra? I love it, but most people veto it here :p and I can just imagine the look on my mom's face if I told her I was naming my hypothetical daughter that.

So. Calandra ... hmm.. Hope? I've always loved Hope and Faith for middle names, but I like how Calandra Hope sounds. And the last ... I have no idea.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Well, right off the bat I would take the opportunity to get an easier-to-pronounce surname, and actually go by new first name instead of going by my middle like I currently do, which is a pain. So task 1, simplification.

I've always been a big Alice in Wonderland fan (see icon) and as a little child even introduced myself as Alice, so I think my new first name would be Alice. It bears a very subtle resemblance to my real name and I already feel like it "belongs" to me. For my middle name... Cordelia. She's a character in one of my favorite book series, very strong and wise, I look up to her a lot.

My new last name would be Weaver. It's a name that I've just always really loved, and since I'm a writer (weaver of stories) it feels appropriate. So from Laura "Elizabeth" Belyeu I become Alice Cordelia Weaver!

[googlebee-ohmi.livejournal.com]

My name is Lauren Julianne Germanlastname and if I was to rename myself I would probably go with what my parents had originally planned on naming me which was Kellan.

I would probably rename myself as Kellan Alenka Eckland. (Kellan just because, Alenka because I am Polish - as well as German, and Eckland ... well I just really liked Cary Grant in Father Goose.)

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

I'm Giulia Judith Karin P. I've thought about this before as used to hate my name although I LOVE It now. I'd probably go with something way more German.

I think right now I'd go with Katharina Liesel Karoline Schweinstieger. Katharina because it could lead to the nickname Katja, which I love. Liesel is another name I love. Karoline because my Oma (Karin) always wanted to be named this. And Schweinstieger is just an awesome surname.

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

My name doesn't "flow" very well, and I have an incredibly common (if you're Spanish) surname, and I don't think I look like my name -- if you can fathom that! -- but I don't think I'd change it. I got a free name change when I got married but didn't take advantage of it, though I had strongly considered doing so. It was just too hard to free myself of a name that I'd carried for 25 (at the time) years, no matter how I felt about it.

Though, in a perfect world, I'd have a really awesome last name. Maybe Awesome.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I am Alyssa Jeane Ku****.

I would change my name to Violet Josephine Payne. I would love to change my current middle name though and just keep Alyssa. The middle name you ask? Boob. I am so very serious. Boob is my nickname, it just seems appropriate. I wouldn't actually do it though. And if I weren't already considered a freakishly obsessed fan, I would consider Temperance like in Bones.

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

I'm Georgia Christine Anne F-----(two syllable Afrikaans last name).

I'd probably go with Juliet or another Shakespeare name for my first name, and then either Louisa or Marilyn for my middle name. I'll think on it some more.

I have to say I've been really spoiled, because even though I don't really like my first name, my whole name together flows beautifully and I'm a freak about flow, so stuff like this is hard for me :P

[gregs-wife1201.livejournal.com]

My name is Erica Lynn P______.

I'd rename myself Eleanor Sue Parson.

Eleanor is one of my favorite names. Sue is after my mom. And Parson is a combination of my maiden name and my married name.