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View Poll Results: The name that I use on an everyday basis is based on the following system: | |||
I go by the exact first name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Michael, James, Catherine) | 60 | 44.44% | |
I go by a common shortened version of the name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Mike, Jim, Cathy) | 51 | 37.78% | |
I go by a nickname that is based on the name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Mikey, Jimbo, Cat) | 4 | 2.96% | |
I go by the middle name that is on my birth certificate (e.g., Delano, Milhous, Hussein) | 8 | 5.93% | |
I go by a nickname that is based on my last name (e.g., Jonesy, Gonzo) | 1 | 0.74% | |
I go by some variant of my first and middle name combined (e.g., Jim Bob, Billy Joe, Peggy Sue) | 0 | 0% | |
I go by a nickname that is unrelated to any name on my birth certificate and is based on physical attributes (e.g., Red, Shorty, Chesty) | 1 | 0.74% | |
I go by a nickname that is unrelated to my birth certificate and is not physically descriptive (e.g., Scooter, Glitter, Hacksaw) | 3 | 2.22% | |
I go by an alias that has nothing to do with my birth name (e.g., John Doe, Lord Fantasius of Sparkleberry Manor) | 0 | 0% | |
My name fits none of these categories. I will explain below. | 6 | 4.44% | |
I don’t have a name. I live in a dystopian future world where we are referred to by number. | 1 | 0.74% | |
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05-18-2018, 11:11 AM | #91 | |
Go Beavers!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Warshington
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For me, my grandpa, my dad, me and my oldest son all have the same first name and different middle names. My grandpa went by his first name and the rest go by our middle names. My dad did use his first name professionally and so did I in the Army and in college, where it was difficult to inform people that I don't use that name. In the Army, it was weird because my friends would call me by my middle name and everyone else called me by my first name. |
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05-18-2018, 11:19 AM | #92 |
Seize life. Be an ermine.
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
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I don't understand how some of you have different names for different people. My name is my identity, and it has to be consistent or I'll cease to exist.
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05-18-2018, 11:51 AM | #93 |
Go Beavers!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Warshington
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My middle name is my identity. My friends and family all call me that. People that call me by my first name are more formal relationships and it is no different that someone calling me Mr. Lastname.
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05-18-2018, 11:54 AM | #94 |
Trippin' BAWLZ
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Another dimension
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It's a good one, let me tell you that
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05-18-2018, 12:45 PM | #95 |
You think you can get by this?
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Springfield, MO
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This thread, for some reason, reminds me of a weird name situation in my boyfriend's family. His grandpa was Frederick Lewis. His dad is Fredrick Louis. I guess they didn't want a junior. His grandpa went by Fred, and his dad goes by Rick. The similar name, although spelled different, has given his dad a lot of headaches over the years. My boyfriend and our son share his dad's spelling of the middle name Louis.
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05-18-2018, 01:05 PM | #96 |
Seize life. Be an ermine.
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
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Well, that's a good point. I guess I can be Rain or I can be Mr. Man.
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05-18-2018, 01:15 PM | #97 |
King Shit of **** Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Texarkana, Texas
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05-18-2018, 01:53 PM | #98 |
MVP
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Location: Newport, Or
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05-18-2018, 06:23 PM | #99 |
King Shit of **** Mountain
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Location: Texarkana, Texas
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05-19-2018, 08:42 AM | #100 |
Yum! Buc Marshmallows
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: None of your business
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My mother was on a kick with comic strip character's names.
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05-19-2018, 09:01 AM | #101 |
The 23rd Pillar
Join Date: Sep 2002
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05-19-2018, 09:05 AM | #102 |
Consuming CP souls
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: U.S.A.
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05-19-2018, 09:10 AM | #103 |
MVP
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05-19-2018, 09:20 AM | #104 | |
Snacks Are Under My Apron
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Location: The Edge
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05-19-2018, 09:44 AM | #105 |
Immanentize The Eschaton
Join Date: Oct 2002
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