Hw very wise. Mind you, we got caught out. My eldest daughter is Vicky, and registered as such, but various school teachers tried to call her Victoria, since Vicky (they said) is a shortening. Wrong! Net result, one very irate child,
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Hw very wise. Mind you, we got caught out. My eldest daughter is Vicky, and registered as such, but various school teachers tried to call her Victoria, since Vicky (they said) is a shortening. Wrong! Net result, one very irate child,
Ah man, that sucks. That's another thing, I will also consider all the abbreviations and nick names that could arise from a child's name. I've heard seriously unfortunate ones...
You can still get caught. My mother wanted to give me the middle name Ieuan, therefore DIM. Bad enough in English, but the word "dim" means "nothing", in Welsh.
Scher is going to give us detention for thread high-jacking...so I'll post a visitor's message :)
This thread can be high-jacked?
Wow.
I've pretty much shredded it then.
Nope, Scher just moved our posts from another thread to this one... :smilewinkgrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Heathcliff
Don't give your kids normal names! I might dislike having my name spelled in weird ways but it's always a conversation starter. "Oh, like the band/Bible/system/make up/whatever?" it shows you what kind of person you're talking to.
How does it do that? My name doesn't say who I am...Quote:
Originally Posted by Genocide
It shows who the person you're talking to is. Sorry about that. The reaction they have to your name is often the way you know if this new friendship is going to work out. If they say your name sounds "daft" you know you have a problem...
Oh, I get it... Well, I think if someone was as tasteless as that it would only be a matter of mere minutes before you would realise their friendship isn't worth it anyway,without them having to insult your name, hehehe.
I started dating them a few months later....
Oh my...um...well, how did it work out? :p
Dated almost a year and broke up with them on graduation.... a success says I!
Are people weird about your name, then?
No, not really...I don't come across people with my name often, but it's still well known. I guess, it's because there was a famous South African with the same name. No, it's not Charlize :p
The only trouble I have with my name is that people spell it wrong. That goes for my name and surname. I don't mind so much when people from other races get them wrong though, because my surname especially is very Afrikaans (Dutch). My name is Hebrew originally...but very simple actually. Only five letters :D
That's it. I am for sure naming my kids something different.
Now I think it's time for sleep...
Well good night!
I'm off to get a pre-lunch snack :D
I like cheese...
Is your favorite gouda?
Brie :)
Kewl. I like bocancini because my grandpa always gave it to us. Teehee. Whilst waiting for the bus (for the first time in my life) I saw an orange balloon rustling down the busy street. It made my day. My brother said it would make his day if it popped and it did. Then there was a purple one and it didn't pop. Now i'm happy. :nod: