Who here resents their parents for giving them the name that they did? — Page 3

"but I hated growing up and having the word 'little' precede my first name in order to differentiate us"

Why didn't they just add the suffix -ito?

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I don't know why all the Palins are named after candles.

I absolutely hated my name growing up, but I'm alright with it now after realizing that I share it with one of the prolific cast members on N.Y.C. Prep. All three of my names are long, very French and very dramatic, so while hard to pronounce, they do sound cool when said at one time. I still go by a shortened version just because I'm used to it, but I'll answer to either my nickname or my full first.

I was named after a Beach boys song (and it is not Rhonda, or Wendy) but it was 2 older siblings who got to name me. This is why children should have no say in the naming of younger siblings! EVER!

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^That's exactly how people are with me and Gilligan's Island. I had a high school teacher calling me Ginger too.

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My first name is Cameron. I am the same age as Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Therefore, I've spent my entire life being asked if I am named after Alan Ruck's character. (The answer would be no) So, in that respect, yes, I somewhat resent having my name.

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I used to resent my name but now I love it. My grandmother made up my first name and of course people ALWAYS mispronounce it but I think it's pretty, and so do the ladies *wink wink*. My mom gave me my middle name and named me after a singer she heard on the radio in the mid 80s. The song's entitled "Forget Me Nots" and I still listen to it to this day and it reminds me of my mom. My last name isn't exactly common but once you hear it I suppose it's memorable, thus the reason I caught so much sh*t for it in elementary school. Such is my life I suppose *sigh*.

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I love the fact that my name is just Kate... not short for anything; but I was never able to find a pencil or anything with just Kate on it!

You know, my hand was in the air after I read the first five words of the thread title:

"Who here resents their parents . . ."

What followed really didn't register.

This is why children should have no say in the naming of younger siblings! EVER!

I used to know a Juliet who was named by her older sister. Not a bad name at all, and she didn't even mind admitting to the fact she was named for a cartoon dog rather than a Shakespearean heroine.

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Well, "resent" is probably too strong a word in my case, but I am not terribly happy that I was named after the song "Hey, Hey Paula." Apparently, my parents briefly discussed naming me after my aunt (Carmela) or grandmothers (Helen, Madalyn). But family relationships being a complicated mess, my mother just went with the song instead.

I hate the song and, if I had a penny for every time a guy has started to sing that when introduced to me...

I had a traumatic naming experience. For a while, I was supposed to be a girl, so I was Kimberly Ashley. Then they found out I was a boy, so they were gonna use part of my dad's name, and a new middle name (my older half-brother is the III in the line, and a IV would have been a bit too pretentious. The name dies with my brother.) They then settled on my grandfather's first name and a middle name.

I have, with the exception of 4 years in high school, been a middle name kid. Most of the people I meet that go buy my full first name, are jerks (my Grandfather included), and if they use the commonly shortened one, they are not people I like being around (and in the case of High School me, I def. wouldn't be around him).

My middle name on the other hand, is pretty awesome. It fits me well, and every other person with it, is usually a tall, thin gay male. I think I've met one who was straight.

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