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Posted by Girls By Design
May 21, 2010
Categories:  Discussion, Fab People, Journey, Randomness
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Waaazzzzup, GBD?

Today, we want to think about your name. Yeah, that’s right. What’s your name? Why’d your parents give you that name? Did you ever even ask?

My name is pretty cool, at least I like it. Although on most TV shows or movies Bianca always plays some sort of snotty beyotchie character. They’re bringing bad rep to all the cool Bianca’s out there, dangnabbit! Occasionally there’s a good girl in there, like the little mouse from The Rescuers, now that was a good one! In my case, since my mom was a movie buff (something she’s now passed on to me) she’d surf the credits at the end of movies to look for names to choose from. Which in the end seemed pointless cause she got my name from LaBianca Tate murders (yes, my mom is weird, but she liked the name, lol). If my mom hadn’t picked Bianca she would’ve named me either Simoné, which I kinda like, or Olympia, which is kinda weird for me to think about. Thinking of having a different name other than Bianca is a totally foreign thought to me, and I wonder if it would’ve shaped me a little differently. In my case, Bianca hasn’t defined me as much as my nicknames have, like Binks. I love my nickname, it holds a special place in my heart and it’s definitely helped define me in a way that I never expected it would.

Do you like your name? Would you change it if you could? How has your name defined you?

Post Away, Ladies!

As a fun little extra, if I would’ve been a boy, my mom would’ve named me *drum roll* Sebastian. I know, weird. Yes….like the crab from The Little Mermaid -_- But FOR THE RECORD, I was born before it. So, HA! Saved by genetics. If I were a boy though, Erik would’ve been the name I liked, coincidentally also from the same movie…huh. Weird.

What would’ve been your name if you were the opposite sex? What name would you have liked?

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christina.marie

May 21, 2010

My name is Christina, and I love it! I like that it’s not overly popular, and kinda timeless. I also like how I can have so many different nicknames: Chris, Chrissy, Tina, Ina (given to me by my little cousin), Teen, Tinou, T… etc. I also just went on an exchange and my correspondents name was Yasmina. we became Mina and Tina!

Yet I remember when I was little I always wanted to change it. At one point in kindergarden I had everyone convinced that my name was Crystal. I remember in grade four I used to write my name as ‘Mary Kate’ on all my assignments. Luckily my teacher caught on…

Now I couldn’t imagine being named anything else. :)


rainbaby24

May 21, 2010

Cassondra, the savior of Men.
My mom named me to be strong, independent and special. :D
I was only raised by her, so I think the strength was supposed to be rubbed off a little onto her :)
I love my name, but I feel more recognized by my nickname, Cassie.
I really like when names have special meanings and reasons. :) :)


Laurenelle

May 21, 2010

My name is Lauren. I like the alliteration with my last name and the fact that it’s common enough that people can usually spell it and I can find personalized stuff with my name on it, but not so common that every other girl is named Lauren!
The other names my parents considered were Amanda, Samantha, and Jillian, and I have to say that Lauren is definitely my favorite. Of course, I’m biased, but I’m a sucker for little gimmicks like alliteration. I don’t have any first name-based nicknames, but a lot of people have called me “L squared” because my last name also starts with L. That’s also one of the reasons behind the “LaurenELLE” username!


G

May 21, 2010

He was a lobster, Olympia! I know you like to think about crabs and all, but not this time! :P

Ugh, you could’ve been Olympia and I could’ve been Marina…Or Holly Ann. *dies* I would’ve been Nicholas James had I been a boy, but you know that!

So, my actual name….I hate it :P It’s too common, too generic, everyone has it, therefore, people sometime invite one Sarah and forget the other. Of course, I have a zillion and one nicknames, so yeah…I do like my middle name! Sadly, Isabelle has risen in popularity in the past years. WHY CAN’T PEOPLE JUST LEAVE NAMES ALOOOONE?!


Binks

May 21, 2010

He was a crab, G r_r

and I looooveee your guy name. It roxs my sox. :P

Oooo these are all interesting nammess, me likey :)


G

May 21, 2010

*googles* OMG! He was a crab…Everything I know about “The Little Mermaid” has been ruined. *runs off crying*

Thanks. I wish my mother had given me a cool girl name…When she hears cool names now, she just adds insult to injury. “If I had known about that name before you, that’d be your name.” -_-

Btw, I liked Flounder more :P


Marianne

May 21, 2010

My dad named me Marianne after the virgin Mary :D
Had I been a boy, my mom would’ve named me Raphael (ewww), but my dad said there’s no way in hell he’d let that happen, but thank God I was born a girl anyway lol

My dad did almost name me Isabella – after his late mom Maria Isabel. No idea why the change of heart.

I like my name cos it’s not that common. Most people seem to call me Mari, which I find weird but hey lol it’d be even weirder if they stopped now, I guess.


Susana/Susy

May 22, 2010

Awesome post Binks :D

Okay so my birth name is Susy and I don’t really know exactly the story behind why my dad chose my name, I do know that the deal between them was my dad chooses the girls names & my mom would chose the boys but the funny thing is my mom had 3 girls & no boys so she didn’t get to choose any lol. Although she did help chose middle names which mine is Veronica. I would have loved that as my first name but eh you don’t chose your name right? Lol I mean you can always change it but definitely not chose it from birth. So that’s what I know about my name & I also know that my mom was going to name me Susy Paola which I think god my dad said no to it & chose Veronica instead lol.

No I don’t like my name although I’m unfortunately stuck with it so I just go with it lol so like I said my name from birth is Susy but I prefer Susana just because I got tired when people asked me “Is Susy short for something?” So I said “Yes Susana” Hahaha so that kinda stuck & has been what people usually call me & I like it i don’t really know why but I do. Also my dad has a weird way in writing my name so he chose S-U-S-Y when most people write it S-U-S-I-E or S-U-Z-Y it’s just very uncommon I’ve only ever seen 1 person who wrote it like me lol.

If I could change it it would be just take out Susy & leave Veronica I’m a huge “Veronica Mars” Fan & I used to LOVE that name it sounded so powerful. I think it’s funny because “Susy” is always used in movies for like girls that have something bad happen to them like “The Lovely Bones” It kinda sucks lol.

My name really hasn’t defined me but I’m still waiting for it to take it’s place lol so i dont’ know yet hehe.

I think my name would have been as a guy Derek I think my mom really liked that name but she didn’t get the chance to even use any of the ones she liked lol. & I think I would have liked that choice the Dereks I know are awesome also like Derek Jeter is awesome too so I like that name a lot haha.


DeannaRochelle

May 22, 2010

My name is Deanna. I like my name ok. My parents didn’t choose it until I was out of the hospital because they wanted to see what I looked like to see if my name suited me. They didn’t even HAVE a boy’s name picked out. They were major trekkies; I guess they got the idea from Deanna Troy lol.
I have a lot of nicknames, but my family calls me Beetle or B. I’m not really sure how that came about lol. My math teacher calls me D squared because my last name starts with D also :) I think I like my middle name (Rochelle) better because I think it sounds more classsy, but that’s just me :)


Kendra

May 22, 2010

Kendra – Knowing Women! Ya you got that right!…Apparently its from Greek Book of names.

Kendra is sooo not a common name and either people love it or hate it…I have always loved my name, it’s unique and different and I like that.

However I have had a few strange comments like, “why would anyone pick that name”, “that’s a strange sounding name”, “were your parents trying to torture you”…hahahaha!


Lorena BR

May 23, 2010

My name is Lorena…
My mom wanted my name was Maria Luisa or Helóra, I asked if she wanted to punish me or something…
My mother eight months pregnant and still my name was Maria Luisa, she said she loved that name and not change it for anything… Until one day my father came home and said he had found a better name than Maria Luisa and my mother said there is no name more beautiful than this, and my father said Lorena, and she loved it. :)
I like my name… There are not many girls with the name of Lorena, and everyone says I have the same face of Lorena. :p
I have many nicknames like… Lô, Lór, Lóri, Lôli, Lóren, Lôvis… hahaha my friends and others who invent.
If I was a boy my name would be Fabio Eduardo. O_o

P.s: Sorry if you have errors in my text, I am Brazilian and my English is not very good. : D


Megs

May 23, 2010

My name is Maggie/Meggie depends on where you come from. Actually my full name is Miglena( it’s a rare Eastern European name ) but i’m so used to its short form that when someone asks about my name i answer just Maggie/Meggie or Megs ..

My parents wanted to name me Paula or Martin if i were a boy.

Wanna change my name?! I don’t think so. I mean,it’s not such a bad of a name ,right?! Right?! LOL
But i would be happy if they named me Elena(some of my friends love to call me Lena because of the migLENA .. but i’m not it’s biggest fan),Elizabeth(suits me well) or just Meg.

Whatever.


Caity

May 23, 2010

Okay well my name is Caitlin, but sometimes people call me caity or cait. any will do :) I think I was supposed to be name Annabelle… something like that. I like that name more than caitlin.

and ohhh boy… if I was the opposite sex… well, I really like the name jeremy :)


Megs

May 24, 2010

okay, sorry for spamming but ..
Caity ,does this ‘jeremy’ preference has to do anything with The Vampire Diaries ..?!

p.s. i started watching the show,it’s great ..
i’m so, so sorry that i couldn’t make it last weekend !!
hope you’re fine. xo


Caity

May 24, 2010

haah maggie! no… i’ve liked the name jeremy since forever. Although, I do like Jeremy from the vampire diaries too! I’m doing well :) we’ll talk soon!