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If you fancied renaming yourself...

116 replies

Wishuponastarr · 19/07/2018 16:37

Which name would you pick and why?

I quite fancy being a Madeleine because my name is short and a bit cutesy, and I fancy something longer but not too frilly.

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BathshebaKnickerStickers · 21/07/2018 17:05

Belinda - it’s the name I use in Starbucks

TheHalfBloodPrincess · 21/07/2018 15:41

If I had the nerve I’d change my name to Raven Shakespeare

duckyfuzzz · 21/07/2018 15:39

Jenna

MaterialReality · 21/07/2018 14:58

Sophia or Katerina.

I have a name which is very of its time and ends in an -ee sound, which I really don't like in girls' names.

Noboozeforme · 21/07/2018 12:24

Willow or a boys name like Sam, Frankie or Charlie.

No idea why !

9GreenBottles · 21/07/2018 12:13

Didn't read to the end before my contribution. Great minds Undercoverbanana

9GreenBottles · 21/07/2018 12:12

I was going to to be Katrina but the neighbours beat my parents to it. Still hanker after the name but be called Kate day to day.

Undercoverbanana · 21/07/2018 12:09

I like my middle name - Katherine. I would be Kate. No nonsense, no shits to give, no frills - Kate.

LovelyLemurs · 21/07/2018 12:04

Danielle
Amy
Emma

n0ne · 20/07/2018 14:07

I love my name. But I wouldn't mind being a Philomena

Cosmoa · 20/07/2018 13:53

Jamie - It's almost my name but a less common name for a girl.

superhansg · 20/07/2018 13:47

It sounds really hippie but I always wanted to be called lavender

BlueAir · 20/07/2018 13:46

Oh yes, Georgiana and Elizabeth are lovely. Think I might change my name again.

MikeUniformMike · 20/07/2018 10:57

I prefer Susan to Suzanne. Susannah is nice.

Glumglowworm · 20/07/2018 10:54

Elizabeth with Libby as a nickname

Loyaultemelie · 20/07/2018 10:54

Stephanie shortened to Steph I have no idea why but I remember even in primary school having a (reasonably one sided argument with my slightly confused DM) why didn't she call me this because I clearly looked like a Steph. (Oddly we didn't know any and I can't think of any famous ones I'd have known in primary school Confused)

KiplingAngelCake · 20/07/2018 09:50

Grace, Helena or Anna

disappearingninepatch · 20/07/2018 07:23

My dad wanted to call me Susan. Not even Suzanne.

Is Suzanne better than Susan? Interesting. Wink
My dad wanted to call me Paula. My older DB is Paul. Hmm

I use Pearl as a forum nn. I love it.

mistermagpie · 20/07/2018 07:23

Josephine but I would be Jo. I've got one of those childish names you get that sound good on a baby but not an adult, Josephine would be much more sophisticated.

sadiesnakes · 20/07/2018 05:15

Not sure about circle of friends?. I had a great aunt Sadie, who was a lovely woman and used to give me and my brothers a 50 pence piece each wrapped in tinfoil every time we visited her as children. My dd is also called Sadie.

frasier · 20/07/2018 01:18

Charlotte, I would suit the name much better than the one I have.

HouseworkIsASin10 · 20/07/2018 01:17

Love Sadie. Was she in Circle Of Friends?

AlliKaneErikson · 20/07/2018 01:16

I used to want to be called Alicia/Alysia but decided it would be a real pain as people would possibl pronounce it as Ali-sha. I quite like my actual name (a few people have mentioned it in this thread so it can’t be all that bad). Maybe Leia, if I had to pick?

sadiesnakes · 20/07/2018 01:15

SadieSmile

HouseworkIsASin10 · 20/07/2018 01:08

As in Prowse or Everdene.