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My name is Laura and I truely think my name really sucks and it's not a great name at all plus to me it's jinkful nothing great ever comes out well with a name like mine for years I always wanted change it but my mom told me no. I wonder how many other women with the name Laura believes their name is not a great name?
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I was always going to use my mother's name - Beatrice - for a daughter, and this made it impossible for me to use Laura, either as a fn or a mn. Just too Italian 101. But otherwise I think Laura would have been my first choice. I would never have considered Lauren in any spelling, or Lorraine, because they are so close to Laura but not the real thing: which to me is beautiful, elegant and cheerful. Most people go through stages of not liking their own name; I hope you warm up to your one eventually.
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It's a lovely, classic name. You could have it a whole lot worse.
If you really dislike it, you could always go by Laurie, your middle name, or possible another name in the future.
A name can't be jinxed. That's superstitious and defeatist thinking in my opinion. It's in your head.
My name is Amy, and I disliked it as a child. I thought it sounded too common and suburban, and it sounded like a silly, perpetual nickname. As I got older, I learned to appreciate it more as being kind of cute, fun, and actually quite a classic name. My mother was inspired by the book Little Women from the 1800s. I still don't love it, but I realized it could have been a lot worse, and I could always do better with my own child.
Most importantly, you are more than just a name. You don't have to love someone's name to love someone, including yourself.
If you really dislike it, you could always go by Laurie, your middle name, or possible another name in the future.
A name can't be jinxed. That's superstitious and defeatist thinking in my opinion. It's in your head.
My name is Amy, and I disliked it as a child. I thought it sounded too common and suburban, and it sounded like a silly, perpetual nickname. As I got older, I learned to appreciate it more as being kind of cute, fun, and actually quite a classic name. My mother was inspired by the book Little Women from the 1800s. I still don't love it, but I realized it could have been a lot worse, and I could always do better with my own child.
Most importantly, you are more than just a name. You don't have to love someone's name to love someone, including yourself.
This message was edited 5/10/2020, 11:07 PM
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I think it's a lovely name
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