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HelpOpinions on the name "Wolvin"?
I've been going by the name "Wolvin" (Pronounced like "Wolf In" but with a V instead of an F) for quite a while now. I'm in love with the name- to a point were I'm legally changing my name to it later this year- But I'd love to see the opinions of other people. Most of my friend's and coworker's responses have been positive, but I'm interested in hearing a more outside perspective.
I usually go by "Vin" or "Vinny" as nicknames. I'm aware that it sounds a little bit like "wolverine", but I don't care that much as I've always loved both the animal and the comic book character haha
I usually go by "Vin" or "Vinny" as nicknames. I'm aware that it sounds a little bit like "wolverine", but I don't care that much as I've always loved both the animal and the comic book character haha
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I really like it! Not a whole lot for a kid or such, but as a name chosen by an autonomous adult, I think it's very nice. It doesn't make me think of "wolfing" at all.
Where I am from, this means “eating quickly and without manners.” Might as well name yourself Shriekin or Scarfin. I really hate this name, but I can see that people wouldn’t want to offend you so they wouldn’t say anything.
Why not just legally change your name to Vin or Vinny? Most people would never associate those names with Wolverine. Plus they are actual names and less likely to be confused. I guess I don’t understand why you want a nickname for your nickname.
It’s your life. Do what you want.
Why not just legally change your name to Vin or Vinny? Most people would never associate those names with Wolverine. Plus they are actual names and less likely to be confused. I guess I don’t understand why you want a nickname for your nickname.
It’s your life. Do what you want.
"Wolvin"'s association to "Wolfing" has literally never been an issue until I posted it on this message board. Nobody I know in real life has ever mentioned it, despite going by it for years. Only the "Wolverine" similarities have been mentioned. Definitely an issue I didn't expect to see I guess.
Despite everything, I don't actually mind it sounding like "wolfing" that much. People act like it's the worst thing ever yet... I don't really care? I mean, I like the way that it sounds, and to me it's never sounded too similar. Then again I have a bit of a weird accent so, who knows.
As for why I don't change my name to Vin or Vinny is simply that I dislike nickname names. I was born with one and I hated it my entire life. I've always preferred full names that get shortened into nicknames.
Despite everything, I don't actually mind it sounding like "wolfing" that much. People act like it's the worst thing ever yet... I don't really care? I mean, I like the way that it sounds, and to me it's never sounded too similar. Then again I have a bit of a weird accent so, who knows.
As for why I don't change my name to Vin or Vinny is simply that I dislike nickname names. I was born with one and I hated it my entire life. I've always preferred full names that get shortened into nicknames.
I think my post was misinterpreted because I said I go by "Vin" or "Vinny" as nicknames. Plenty of people still call me Wolvin. Sorry if it didn't read that way haha
Oh, gotcha! :)
Wolvin and Wolfin do not sound sufficiently different. If we wolf our food, we eat it quickly and greedily: we are wolfing (or wolfin') it. I would not like to be associated with that kind of behaviour, and I don't live within thousands of miles of a wolf.
It's not my bag, but I think it is alright, for a self-name. Not painfully awkward or stupid.
It's sort of self-consciously fey, like a werewolf character name or something.
Wolfen or Wolfin, would be cringe. But Wolvin resonates with other -lvin names like Melvin.
It's kind of like Larkin, only "darker" and not recognizable as a "real" surname name.
I think what matters the most for whether it'd be good in my view, is whether or not it seems to suit you personally. Like whether you carry it humbly and it just seems like a unique name, or whether you're someone who seems to try hard to seem fey, making it seem synthetic and conceited. I can picture people who could carry it off and make it seem cool, and I can picture people on whom it'd seem lame. FWIW I think you *sound* like someone who could carry it off.
It's sort of self-consciously fey, like a werewolf character name or something.
Wolfen or Wolfin, would be cringe. But Wolvin resonates with other -lvin names like Melvin.
It's kind of like Larkin, only "darker" and not recognizable as a "real" surname name.
I think what matters the most for whether it'd be good in my view, is whether or not it seems to suit you personally. Like whether you carry it humbly and it just seems like a unique name, or whether you're someone who seems to try hard to seem fey, making it seem synthetic and conceited. I can picture people who could carry it off and make it seem cool, and I can picture people on whom it'd seem lame. FWIW I think you *sound* like someone who could carry it off.
Don't really like animal names for people, vin or Vinny is nice
It's not my preferred sound for names, but it's not a bad name. THe wolverine association makes it cooler, imo.
The only thing I don't like about it is that it sounds like wolvin', as in wolving/wolfing in an accent. And the first thing I think of there is when people went out mindlessly slaughtering wolves (although maybe people are more likely to think of 'wolfing something down').
Aside from that, I think it's cool. Wulvin or Wulfin could fix those connotations for me and remind me more of names like Wulfric, but I do think 'wol' looks better than 'wul'.
I also prefer Wolvin when I pronounce it with more of an 'o' instead of the 'uh' in wolf.
I don't think there's anthing wrong with it sounding like wolverine.
Aside from that, I think it's cool. Wulvin or Wulfin could fix those connotations for me and remind me more of names like Wulfric, but I do think 'wol' looks better than 'wul'.
I also prefer Wolvin when I pronounce it with more of an 'o' instead of the 'uh' in wolf.
I don't think there's anthing wrong with it sounding like wolverine.
Thanks for your response! I actually didn't think of the "wolfing" angle before. I typically think of "wolfing something down", maybe I'm just not in the right circles but I've never heard of the phrase "wolving" as a word for slaughtering wolves. Super unfortunate, as I made the first half of my name reminiscent of "wolf" on purpose, as I love wolves and grew up around them.
I'm not really sure if the word 'wolving' is/was used that way, but 'wolfer' and 'wolfing' was so that's what I thought of first. But I had to do a lot of research on wolf-human history for my degree so I don't know how common it is for people to think of that.