If you could choose your own name

She might have been! She showed up at school on her horse.

Just remembered I wanted to be Carlotta when I was in primary school. She was a fiery gypsy girl in the Famous Five.

My RL name has been mentioned more than once! Which is pleasing as it's often on Names You Can't Stand thread. It's very seventies/eighties. I love it.

I would want something strong and/or unisex - Alexandra, Billie, Rose, Stevie

I wanted to be Evangeline when I was a teenager.

I also like my own name although it is more unusual

Interesting question!

I'd like to be called Alicia, Marin or Eliza or maybe Beth!

I like my name and it is one of the favoured ones here.

However I really wanted to be called Julia and would have used it somewhere for a dd. It's so elegant and classic.

At the moment I am also fond of Hadley, the name of Ernest Hemingway's wife. It just sounds so I-own-a-boat-ish. I would have crisp blonde hair and red lipstick to go with.

I hate my name.

I want to change it but can't pick an alternative.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I'm 34 but look younger if that helps.

I've never liked my name but my taste in names runs to the frilly and I'm not a frilly sort of person. My DM liked names that couldn't be shortened, and doesn't believe in middle names. Which is why DD has 2 multi-syllable names

I don't like my name - it's a very 70s - 80s name.

If I could choose my own I would choose a more timeless classic like Kate or Emma. Something not too fancy or frilly but pretty.

I like my name, and it's been mentioned up thread along with several variations. If had to change it I'd be Margo (not Margot).

Ivy. I think it's beautiful and interesting, but my own name is really common and boring. Just asked DH and he'd choose the name he already has - probably because it's very uncommon and interesting!

I have always used a different first name to that on my birth certificate and records. I use a name which is just one letter different but which is a proper distinctive and unusual name and is generally the only one in an organisation where I work etc. I have used a different name since I was six months old because my mother changed her mind but it has not been changed legally by deed poll. And...... It makes no odds to anyone!
It is recognised by my bank, employers, the taxman and my doctor and is on those records. The only authorities who insist on having my real name on my records have been the passport office and the NIC arm of HMRC.
Do it people..... Pick something you like and just do it!
If I had to have something else it would be my middle name Helena (ie pronounced Helana!) but I like my chosen name. #livingthedream lol!

Theonlyoneiknow, I've started a thread in chat asking whether I'm too old to change my name. The general consensus so far is that I'm not, and that quite a few folk have done it! I think I'm going to go for it.

Burgatroyd, I need to be friends with 'Evangeline Demi-Monde'! She sounds like my kind of girl.

I don't mind my name, though hate the shortened version I grew up with.
I'd like to be called Clementine.
Though agree Stevie is COOL!

I always imagine its Donna or Karan, I'd like to know too Burga

Sorry for being thick but what is this really popular name? Is it Sarah? Jennifer? I only know one Jennifer.

I like my name and wouldn't change it.

I know someone who changed from Emelia to Rowena and I never could see the point, to me the names are so similar.

Kate. Love it.

KiBe or Violet. My real name was too ridiculously popular. There was another person with my first name and they had my surname as part of their double barrel in my sixth form year! Although not sure I ever met her. I also know a girl with same name. In my class at school of 25/30 there were 3 of us with same first name. I mind it less now but god was it annoying

I love my girl's names, I hope they do too... Guarantee they won't find any others with same name as partners surname is more unusual! Although I will not be unique, one of my ex work colleagues has a close friend with that name....

I like my name but if I could have chosen my own I would have picked Holly (I was a Christmas baby).
Fortunately I found out yesterday baby number two (due beginning of dec) is a girl! So I can use the name for her.

Funny I had a primary school teacher whose first name was Gloria, she was a lovely person and when I got to know her years later as an adult she was still wonderful, and I've always liked the name because I associate it with her.

I was chatting to my mum about this earlier, I hate the name Eileen because my mum had a friend by that name who I couldn't stand. Now years later I have a friend called Eileen who is just lovely, but I still dislike the name.