Nice name... or is it? - ZEFRANK.COM

LadyCrow · 10-06-2005, 08:09 PM

Ever hear this in the course of your day?

Last week, I went to pick up food for Severus, & I was talking to one of the guys in the shop. He asked my name, & I told him what it was.

"That's a nice name", he replied. Which got me to thinking.

(Oh crap, what's she got going in her head now?)

Is it simply a matter of politeness (when you say something like, "Nice name")? What if you came across a truly hideous name? How would you react then?

Wondering where these odd thoughts come from,
LC

zenbabe · 10-06-2005, 10:12 PM

someone told me they liked me because of the way my name was spelled yesterday....

joppa.gal · 10-06-2005, 11:07 PM

I think he would have told you it was a nice whatever regardless of the topic of the conversation.

Hi everyone

I'm married now!

smellyrayzin · 10-06-2005, 11:45 PM

if someone said 'bruno' i wouldn't say 'nice name'

zenbabe · 10-07-2005, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joppa.gal

I think he would have told you it was a nice whatever regardless of the topic of the conversation.

Hi everyone

I'm married now!

YOU HAVE A BRAND NEW NAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sapphire · 10-07-2005, 10:49 AM

I won't comment on someone's name - I've had enough comments on mine to last a lifetime.

"What's your name?"
"Sapphire."
"How's that?"
"Sapphire."
"Really?
"Yes."
"Like the gemstone?"
"Yes."
"That's your name?
"Yes." -exasperated sigh-
"Wow."
-silence-
"Why did your parents name you that?"
"Because they were wannabe hippies."
"For real?"
"Supposedly."
"Wow."
-silence-
"How do you spell it?"
"The same way you spell the gemstone."
"Really? No odd spellings or little flourishes to make it more interesting?"
"Don't you think it's interesting enough as it is? After all, you've been talking to me about it for almost 5 minutes now. Can you imagine how much longer we'd be at this if it was spelled differently?"
"Oh, yeah, I guess I see what you mean."

Or another one - when someone sees my name in writing -

"How do you pronounce that?"
"Same as the gemstone."
"Huh?" -as I notice they are wearing sapphires in a ring-
"You know, Sapphire, 'sa-fire', just like the gems you're wearing on your finger."
"For real? What on earth made your parents name you that?"
(comment: questions like this almost ALWAYS come from someone named "Star" or "Horatio" or "Daisy" or "Rupert" or assorted other names you would not generally pick out of a baby name book.)

Last but not least - when I apply for a job and turn in my cv or application -
"Ma'am, we need you to use your real name here. Nicknames are not permitted."
"That is my real name."
"No ma'am, you don't understand, we need your legal name. "
-heavy sigh- "That IS my legal name."
"Seriously?"
"Yes."

And they almost always dismiss me as being some sort of flake. People don't take you seriously when they think you've got a weird name.

Oddly enough, despite all of this, sapphires are my favorite gemstone. However, I almost always refrain from wearing them - it's just too cutsey for words for someone named Sapphire to be adorned in sapphires. The ones I own tend to be very discreet stones that make up a small part of an overall setting. Which kind of stinks because they're always mixed with diamonds and I'm not particularly fond of diamonds.

My nick-name is Fyr or 'phire, depending on who is writing it - pronounced "fire." That gets confusing for people as well.

"Do you have a nickname?"
"Yes. Everyone calls me Fyr."
"Huh?"
"Fyr. As in, 'the house is on fire,' but I spell it f-y-r."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because my parents were freaks, my sibs couldn't pronounce 'sapphire' when we were kids and my mother just could not bear to write 'f-i-r-e' on anything and have anyone think she meant her daughter, so she spelled it 'f-y-r' instead."
"Wow."
"Yeah. Wow."

I like my name, though. I don't much like all the strange looks and comments, but I do like the name. And it fits me. I "look" like a Fyr/'phire/Sapphire. On discussion forums and stuff, people usually end up calling me Sapphy. I think that's because so many people on the internet use "fyr" as a phonetic spelling of "fire" as part of screen names and forum identities. I end up as Sapphy, which keeps confusuion to a minimum.

Wow, that turned out to be quite the manifesto about my name. LOL

karma_queen · 10-07-2005, 11:22 AM

people quite often comment on how much they like my name, despite it being the most common name ever. charlotte. every thrird person in the world seems to be called charlotte. and it bothers me when people tell it's lovely as some sort of appalling chat up line. no effort has gone into that one

Max Headroom · 10-07-2005, 11:46 AM

My sister's boy friend had his middle name legaly changed to "danger"

He is a bit of an 'out there' kind of guy. But now whever ever he says he is going to do something kinda crazy (skeleton luge lessons for instance) and someone says "gee, isen't that kinda dangerous?" He can reply with "Danger is my middle name"

No, I'm not making this up.

surflugen · 10-07-2005, 06:07 PM

I think its a cool name. Of course this is coming from a man wanting to name his son Tanner or Strider. I guess it was a good thing to have that poll to verify my wife's choices were good ones.

Brynn · 10-07-2005, 08:29 PM

I knew an obnoxious out-of-work actor who actually changed his name legally to "Somebody Famous."

My name is an appallingly Texan-style hypenate (Joan-Carrol). I'm named after my mother's only sister (to whom she's not speaking), and a favorite Texan uncle who was lobotomized against his will in the 1950's for living in a tent on the outskirts of town and refusing to hold down a job.

Oddly enough, this strange name was too close to another more established actress's name in the Screen Actor's Guild, and she objected so much that SAG made me change it. I had a contest in the office and they came up with "Brynn."
Someone told me once that they would automatically date anyone sight unseen with the name of "Brynn." This, of course, was before Brynn Hartman murdered her famous husband Phil from Saturday Night Live.

Hermione · 10-08-2005, 07:12 PM

haha i love this guy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

My sister's boy friend had his middle name legaly changed to "danger"

He is a bit of an 'out there' kind of guy. But now whever ever he says he is going to do something kinda crazy (skeleton luge lessons for instance) and someone says "gee, isen't that kinda dangerous?" He can reply with "Danger is my middle name"

No, I'm not making this up.

madasacutsnake · 10-08-2005, 09:22 PM

"Of course this is coming from a man wanting to name his son Tanner or Strider."

Don't pick baby names while insane with pregnancy hormones. If the Troll Princess had been a boy she may well have been Sholto.

I had a patient once whose name was Cephus. It's Hebrew for "rock". His last name was Melon. It was a joke in his parents' part. Which may or may not translate well to the internet, depending on what you call canteloupe.

I don't get any comments about my name. My first and last names are so common that I've ended up as "LJ One" or "LJ Two" at more than one workplace.

"And they almost always dismiss me as being some sort of flake. People don't take you seriously when they think you've got a weird name."

Sage advice for all parents to be.

"I end up as Sapphy, which keeps confusuion to a minimum."

Make mumma a coffee sweetie, darling!

10-06-2005, 08:09 PM	#1
LadyCrow WhY sO SiRiUs? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ta uoy erehw Posts: 1,120	Nice name... or is it? Ever hear this in the course of your day? Last week, I went to pick up food for Severus, & I was talking to one of the guys in the shop. He asked my name, & I told him what it was. "That's a nice name", he replied. Which got me to thinking. (Oh crap, what's she got going in her head now?) Is it simply a matter of politeness (when you say something like, "Nice name")? What if you came across a truly hideous name? How would you react then? Wondering where these odd thoughts come from, LC __________________ "If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable." -- Justice William J. Brennan (1906-1997) U. S. Supreme Court Justice Source: Texas vs. Johnson, 1989 ************ Illegitimi non carborundum... ************ Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger. - Heath Ledger

10-06-2005, 10:12 PM	#2
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	someone told me they liked me because of the way my name was spelled yesterday.... __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

10-06-2005, 11:45 PM	#4
smellyrayzin mrs. self destruct Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: arizizooona Posts: 643	if someone said 'bruno' i wouldn't say 'nice name' __________________ therapy is expensive, but bubble wrap is free. + my website + my photo site

10-07-2005, 10:49 AM	#6
Sapphire Hippy Chick Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast crease of the mitten Posts: 92	I won't comment on someone's name - I've had enough comments on mine to last a lifetime. "What's your name?" "Sapphire." "How's that?" "Sapphire." "Really? "Yes." "Like the gemstone?" "Yes." "That's your name? "Yes." -exasperated sigh- "Wow." -silence- "Why did your parents name you that?" "Because they were wannabe hippies." "For real?" "Supposedly." "Wow." -silence- "How do you spell it?" "The same way you spell the gemstone." "Really? No odd spellings or little flourishes to make it more interesting?" "Don't you think it's interesting enough as it is? After all, you've been talking to me about it for almost 5 minutes now. Can you imagine how much longer we'd be at this if it was spelled differently?" "Oh, yeah, I guess I see what you mean." Or another one - when someone sees my name in writing - "How do you pronounce that?" "Same as the gemstone." "Huh?" -as I notice they are wearing sapphires in a ring- "You know, Sapphire, 'sa-fire', just like the gems you're wearing on your finger." "For real? What on earth made your parents name you that?" (comment: questions like this almost ALWAYS come from someone named "Star" or "Horatio" or "Daisy" or "Rupert" or assorted other names you would not generally pick out of a baby name book.) Last but not least - when I apply for a job and turn in my cv or application - "Ma'am, we need you to use your real name here. Nicknames are not permitted." "That is my real name." "No ma'am, you don't understand, we need your legal name. " -heavy sigh- "That IS my legal name." "Seriously?" "Yes." And they almost always dismiss me as being some sort of flake. People don't take you seriously when they think you've got a weird name. Oddly enough, despite all of this, sapphires are my favorite gemstone. However, I almost always refrain from wearing them - it's just too cutsey for words for someone named Sapphire to be adorned in sapphires. The ones I own tend to be very discreet stones that make up a small part of an overall setting. Which kind of stinks because they're always mixed with diamonds and I'm not particularly fond of diamonds. My nick-name is Fyr or 'phire, depending on who is writing it - pronounced "fire." That gets confusing for people as well. "Do you have a nickname?" "Yes. Everyone calls me Fyr." "Huh?" "Fyr. As in, 'the house is on fire,' but I spell it f-y-r." "Really?" "Yes." "Why?" "Because my parents were freaks, my sibs couldn't pronounce 'sapphire' when we were kids and my mother just could not bear to write 'f-i-r-e' on anything and have anyone think she meant her daughter, so she spelled it 'f-y-r' instead." "Wow." "Yeah. Wow." I like my name, though. I don't much like all the strange looks and comments, but I do like the name. And it fits me. I "look" like a Fyr/'phire/Sapphire. On discussion forums and stuff, people usually end up calling me Sapphy. I think that's because so many people on the internet use "fyr" as a phonetic spelling of "fire" as part of screen names and forum identities. I end up as Sapphy, which keeps confusuion to a minimum. Wow, that turned out to be quite the manifesto about my name. LOL __________________ Thou art God. Do you grok?

10-07-2005, 11:46 AM	#8
Max Headroom monkey Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 20 minutes in the future Posts: 1,098	My sister's boy friend had his middle name legaly changed to "danger" He is a bit of an 'out there' kind of guy. But now whever ever he says he is going to do something kinda crazy (skeleton luge lessons for instance) and someone says "gee, isen't that kinda dangerous?" He can reply with "Danger is my middle name" No, I'm not making this up. __________________ Art takes something ugly and over time makes it beautiful, Fashion takes something beautiful and over time makes it ugly.

10-06-2005, 11:07 PM	#3
joppa.gal monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 615	I think he would have told you it was a nice whatever regardless of the topic of the conversation. Hi everyone I'm married now!

10-07-2005, 11:22 AM	#7
karma_queen Minx Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brighton, darling! Posts: 1,046	people quite often comment on how much they like my name, despite it being the most common name ever. charlotte. every thrird person in the world seems to be called charlotte. and it bothers me when people tell it's lovely as some sort of appalling chat up line. no effort has gone into that one

10-07-2005, 06:07 PM	#9
surflugen getting Donuts Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,091	I think its a cool name. Of course this is coming from a man wanting to name his son Tanner or Strider. I guess it was a good thing to have that poll to verify my wife's choices were good ones.

10-07-2005, 08:29 PM	#10
Brynn constantly amazed Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in the labyrinth of shared happiness Posts: 6,206	I knew an obnoxious out-of-work actor who actually changed his name legally to "Somebody Famous." My name is an appallingly Texan-style hypenate (Joan-Carrol). I'm named after my mother's only sister (to whom she's not speaking), and a favorite Texan uncle who was lobotomized against his will in the 1950's for living in a tent on the outskirts of town and refusing to hold down a job. Oddly enough, this strange name was too close to another more established actress's name in the Screen Actor's Guild, and she objected so much that SAG made me change it. I had a contest in the office and they came up with "Brynn." Someone told me once that they would automatically date anyone sight unseen with the name of "Brynn." This, of course, was before Brynn Hartman murdered her famous husband Phil from Saturday Night Live.

10-08-2005, 09:22 PM	#12
madasacutsnake no more nice girl Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,054	"Of course this is coming from a man wanting to name his son Tanner or Strider." Don't pick baby names while insane with pregnancy hormones. If the Troll Princess had been a boy she may well have been Sholto. I had a patient once whose name was Cephus. It's Hebrew for "rock". His last name was Melon. It was a joke in his parents' part. Which may or may not translate well to the internet, depending on what you call canteloupe. I don't get any comments about my name. My first and last names are so common that I've ended up as "LJ One" or "LJ Two" at more than one workplace. "And they almost always dismiss me as being some sort of flake. People don't take you seriously when they think you've got a weird name." Sage advice for all parents to be. "I end up as Sapphy, which keeps confusuion to a minimum." Make mumma a coffee sweetie, darling! __________________ He really shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

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