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HelpRe: What are your experiences with your name?
in reply to a message by rainbowpops
1: What is your name?
Elizabeth / Betsy
2: Do you like your name?
Yes, for the most part. It's special to me because I was named after my great-grandmother.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Very popular, as Elizabeth has been for a long time.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
No, never.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces etc. with your name on without having to personalize them?
I'm sure I could if I wanted to - Elizabeth more likely than Betsy - but I've never felt the need.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows, or video games?
Plenty. Like I said, Elizabeth is a popular and timeless name.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
All the time. Mostly Elizabeth - the only Betsy I know personally is my great-grandmother, whom I was named after.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Well, sometimes I wish my name was more gender neutral. You can't really get many boyish nicknames out of Elizabeth or Betsy.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
I go exclusively by nicknames. No one calls me Elizabeth. Betsy is what the majority of people call me, and I also get casually called Bets, BB, and recently Bex (my attempt at gender neutral).
10: Do people misspell your name?
Occasionally people will write Elizabeth as Elisabeth, which I hate, but they don't write my full name down a lot because that's not what I'm called. For Betsy, I get Betsie and Betsey a lot, which drives me up the wall. I hate those spellings.
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LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
- Shel Silverstein
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.
Elizabeth / Betsy
2: Do you like your name?
Yes, for the most part. It's special to me because I was named after my great-grandmother.
3: How popular/rare was your name when you were born?
Very popular, as Elizabeth has been for a long time.
4: Have you ever been bullied for your name?
No, never.
5: Have you ever been able to buy lunch bags, posters, necklaces etc. with your name on without having to personalize them?
I'm sure I could if I wanted to - Elizabeth more likely than Betsy - but I've never felt the need.
6: Has your name ever been in any books, movies, tv shows, or video games?
Plenty. Like I said, Elizabeth is a popular and timeless name.
7: Do you know anyone else with your name or have you ever met anyone with the same name personally?
All the time. Mostly Elizabeth - the only Betsy I know personally is my great-grandmother, whom I was named after.
8: Have you ever wished you had a different name?
Well, sometimes I wish my name was more gender neutral. You can't really get many boyish nicknames out of Elizabeth or Betsy.
9: Do you use nicknames? What are your nicknames?
I go exclusively by nicknames. No one calls me Elizabeth. Betsy is what the majority of people call me, and I also get casually called Bets, BB, and recently Bex (my attempt at gender neutral).
10: Do people misspell your name?
Occasionally people will write Elizabeth as Elisabeth, which I hate, but they don't write my full name down a lot because that's not what I'm called. For Betsy, I get Betsie and Betsey a lot, which drives me up the wall. I hate those spellings.
*
LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
- Shel Silverstein
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.
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