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in reply to a message by Lindsay
"My 'plan' is to give myself a new first name and make my current first and middle names my middle names (I hope that makes sense)."
@@@@ Then that would then give you *two* middle names, and some people already think that even *one* middle name may be a bit much these days. :)
"The question is do you guys think that that is a good idea?"
@@@@ Yes, I think it's a good idea for you to change your name. A name change can be a Rite of Passage -- especially when your old name is causing you so much difficulty in your adult life.
"...and do you think that my parents would be upset? (since they took the time to name me)"
@@@@ Well, you know your parents better than we do. :) But if they're like most parents, yes I think they may be a little bit upset. On the other hand, you're an adult now, who goes to the pharmacist on his own to get his own prescriptions. YOU are the one who has to deal with how the world perceives you. It's not your parents who have to deal with this.
You can preserve some of the names your parents originally gave you, and also not encumber yourself with *two* middle names, by doing this:
Put both "Will" and "Lindsay" together and then anagram them.
You will then get: "Willis Dylan" or "Dylan Willis" for your new name.
You haven't made that big a change, and you've essentially kept the names your parents originally gave you.
Plus, you've learned something about the cool art of anagramming. :)
-- Nanaea
@@@@ Then that would then give you *two* middle names, and some people already think that even *one* middle name may be a bit much these days. :)
"The question is do you guys think that that is a good idea?"
@@@@ Yes, I think it's a good idea for you to change your name. A name change can be a Rite of Passage -- especially when your old name is causing you so much difficulty in your adult life.
"...and do you think that my parents would be upset? (since they took the time to name me)"
@@@@ Well, you know your parents better than we do. :) But if they're like most parents, yes I think they may be a little bit upset. On the other hand, you're an adult now, who goes to the pharmacist on his own to get his own prescriptions. YOU are the one who has to deal with how the world perceives you. It's not your parents who have to deal with this.
You can preserve some of the names your parents originally gave you, and also not encumber yourself with *two* middle names, by doing this:
Put both "Will" and "Lindsay" together and then anagram them.
You will then get: "Willis Dylan" or "Dylan Willis" for your new name.
You haven't made that big a change, and you've essentially kept the names your parents originally gave you.
Plus, you've learned something about the cool art of anagramming. :)
-- Nanaea
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Disjointed ramblings:
"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Nan, please reconsider your advice before you condemn this young man to a lifetime of bad Gary Coleman impersonations!
Surely there are enough variants of William that he could accomplish this without a name change (not that I'm opposed to such).
In 50 years, will there be ANY guy names left, or will they all have been co-opted by the "creative" parents of females? For instance, how did "Hunter" get to be a girl's name? Shouldn't that have been "Gatherer"?
The Canadians have a simpler solution to girl's names. If they can both sing and yodel, they're named "Sarah". Otherwise, they're named "Fiona" and given Highland dance lessons.
My roommate in college had two "Sloan" middle names plus a Roman numeral. He married money and became a sleazy lawyer (even for a lawyer). Nuff said.
"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Nan, please reconsider your advice before you condemn this young man to a lifetime of bad Gary Coleman impersonations!
Surely there are enough variants of William that he could accomplish this without a name change (not that I'm opposed to such).
In 50 years, will there be ANY guy names left, or will they all have been co-opted by the "creative" parents of females? For instance, how did "Hunter" get to be a girl's name? Shouldn't that have been "Gatherer"?
The Canadians have a simpler solution to girl's names. If they can both sing and yodel, they're named "Sarah". Otherwise, they're named "Fiona" and given Highland dance lessons.
My roommate in college had two "Sloan" middle names plus a Roman numeral. He married money and became a sleazy lawyer (even for a lawyer). Nuff said.
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"In 50 years, will there be ANY guy names left, or will they all have been co-opted by the "creative" parents of females? For instance, how did "Hunter" get to be a girl's name? Shouldn't that have been "Gatherer"?"
@@@@ Badda-bing! Badda-boom! I shall now bestow upon Daividh the Andrew Dice Clay Award for obnoxious, sexist jokes! (The audience wildly applauds! Primate sounds of Uh! Uh! Uh! and stomping can be heard for added emphasis.)
Ah, I laughed anyway, in spite of myself. :)
-- Nanaea
@@@@ Badda-bing! Badda-boom! I shall now bestow upon Daividh the Andrew Dice Clay Award for obnoxious, sexist jokes! (The audience wildly applauds! Primate sounds of Uh! Uh! Uh! and stomping can be heard for added emphasis.)
Ah, I laughed anyway, in spite of myself. :)
-- Nanaea
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Ooooh Anagramming
This is a great sport. Still learning but I am having much fun with it.
This is a great sport. Still learning but I am having much fun with it.
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