If you could have changed your name as a child,what would you have chosen

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Inspired by another unusual baby name thread.
I remember as a young child hating my boring normal name and wanting to change it.
So glad I kept my name instead of becoming 'crystal star twinkle' that my 6 year old self insisted I wanted to be called.

And in the 'nonsense' context of the OP I really wanted to be called Henrietta Tissue as I thought it flowed well!

I wanted to be Stephanie or Roberta, so I could be called Stevie or Bobbie. Ive never really liked my name, doesn't seem 'me'.

I always liked my name, but if I hadn't I would have chosen Sylvia - I can't remember why. Like a PP my best doll got the name 🙂

Silvia. As I thought queen Silvia of Sweeden was so glamorous amazing and had the most wonderful name.

I wanted to be Elizabeth.

Thank fuck I didn't change my name. Elizabeth is even worse than my own name! It's bloody terrible.

Naomi, like Naomi Campbell. I also wanted to look like her. My own colouring differs slightly from Ms Campbell's as my user name suggests.

Haha pinkgown, that PP was me, and my Mum's name was Sylvia!

OK, please don't laugh.
Ophelia Trinity. To the extent that I went round signing this as my name in guest books whenever I could.
Yep. Pretentious as a ten year old (and with absolutely no reason to be).

Tiffany, I thought it was such a cool girl name!

Suzanne.

Evelyn. Fun fact is that many many years later, in uni, I met my best friend. Her name is Evelyn and we’re still friends today!

Oh Ruthietuthie Ophelia Trinity is a wonderful name!
You didn't consider it as your user name for here?

When I was little, I don't think it occurred to me.

At about 12 I was a bit miffed to discover that my middle name was what I might have been called - except that my parents decided it would be a bit much to have TWO daughters named the same as their friends' daughters... (so they gave me my cousin-in-Australia's name instead)

Both my names, and that of the sister involved, were absolutely standard for girls of my age.

At 14 I had literary pretensions and thought up some pen-names. My novels would be published under Leonie Green (I loved These Old Shades) and my srs bsns philosophical/religious writings Petra Scathings (no idea where that came from).

Janet. Absolutely no idea why. Think I was about 8.
Then Roberta.

Janet
Not sure why? Maybe a reading book character.
Always hated my name. Settled with the shortened version since secondary school. Don’t actually like the name Janet now either.

St Clare's fan?

Met an Emma when I was 11, I thought she was everything I wanted to be and in my head would refer myself as Emma.

I'm now 60 and would still change it if I was brave enough!

Me too, Aussie!

I was DESPERATE to be called Shazza :) (My parents gave me a lovely name)

@Ruthietuthie Ophelia Trinity is wonderful. I can imagine you in a beret and a long cream wool coat, wafting into rooms saying "marvellous dahling" a lot

Karen! Ha ha

Princess Rosebud Elizabeth Mary 🙄

No, I’ve never read them. I read horsey books so maybe it was in one of those. Or someone older/ younger at school.

Josephine, and even better, Josie.....