Naming Meme
Jul. 28th, 2006 06:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
affrecaBecause I can...
1. Are you named after anyone? If so, explain.
Nope. Well, my middle name is after the main character from a movie, so I'm told.
2. Do you have your children's names picked out already? If so, is there any significance?
I'm pretty sure I won't have kids. Though it is fun to discuss names of possible children. If I have a son someday with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lawnchair, we've agreed to Vaclaw for a middle name. His family has the more fun family names. But judging from people's reactions to how I name cats, I probably shouldn't be trusted with naming of children (Grep and Grok are perfectly fine names, and great geek tests).
3. If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name have been?
Dillon/Dylan. I'm not sure what spelling was considered. It ended up being used on a parakeet instead. I think I would have liked it.
4. If you could re-name yourself what name would you pick and why?
I don't know. My name has been mine for so long. I'm not even sure if I'm willing to change the last half.
5. Are there any mispronunciations/typos that people do w/ your name constantly?
Yes. There are a couple of variations of my first and last names that are equally common and pronounced the same, so I've gotten used to saying, "with a y, and an o" to head such off. I also apparently say my name confusingly, and will get called all sorts of things. I used to keep a list on my cube wall when at Pearson. My favorite was Helen. Two letters out of five ain't bad, right?
1. Are you named after anyone? If so, explain.
Nope. Well, my middle name is after the main character from a movie, so I'm told.
2. Do you have your children's names picked out already? If so, is there any significance?
I'm pretty sure I won't have kids. Though it is fun to discuss names of possible children. If I have a son someday with
lawnchair, we've agreed to Vaclaw for a middle name. His family has the more fun family names. But judging from people's reactions to how I name cats, I probably shouldn't be trusted with naming of children (Grep and Grok are perfectly fine names, and great geek tests).3. If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name have been?
Dillon/Dylan. I'm not sure what spelling was considered. It ended up being used on a parakeet instead. I think I would have liked it.
4. If you could re-name yourself what name would you pick and why?
I don't know. My name has been mine for so long. I'm not even sure if I'm willing to change the last half.
5. Are there any mispronunciations/typos that people do w/ your name constantly?
Yes. There are a couple of variations of my first and last names that are equally common and pronounced the same, so I've gotten used to saying, "with a y, and an o" to head such off. I also apparently say my name confusingly, and will get called all sorts of things. I used to keep a list on my cube wall when at Pearson. My favorite was Helen. Two letters out of five ain't bad, right?
