tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post7258435188361928519..comments2024-03-26T09:40:48.274-07:00Comments on Diary of a Doctor's Wife: New Place, New NameGlendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17452404148287263021noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-11992142650216505322015-01-22T20:20:06.534-08:002015-01-22T20:20:06.534-08:00That should have been "DIDN'T like me muc...That should have been "DIDN'T like me much." Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-14843629106753663562015-01-22T20:19:20.627-08:002015-01-22T20:19:20.627-08:00How did I miss this one before? I was named after ...How did I miss this one before? I was named after my cousin Myrna who died of polio, and my middle name after my sister's mentally handicapped little sister. I thought that my parents like me much to name me after a dead person and someone who was not all there. I eventually learned how much they LOVED those two people, and that they were honoring me with their names. Which doesn't mean that I love either name, honestly. <br /><br />I use Molly as my alias when I am ordering food. Because If I say Myrna, the one taking the order can't spell it, and no matter how it is spelled, the one calling out the name can't read it. My friends and I had a good laugh this summer while traveling to LA. When we stopped in Primm for food, I said Molly, Julie said Annie, and Claudine exclaimed "I use Annie too!" We laughed so hard because none of us used our real name. Our students thought we were crazy...they all used their real name. Even though Caryn had to correct them when they wrote down Karen. Names are weird and wild and wonderful.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-92064751209781587792015-01-15T03:10:43.081-08:002015-01-15T03:10:43.081-08:00I've gone by my middle name for pretty much al...I've gone by my middle name for pretty much all my life. My parents always called me by my middle name. I think it was because it was short and easy. Haha. Then when I was about to get married, I would have people call me by my first name in institute or at a new job because they always ask for a first name but hardly ever asked, "What name do you go by?" sort of thing. Those times were mostly just an experiment anyway. I would answer to both names. <br /><br />A lot of people mispronounce my first name so when someone said it right (on the first try!!!), I thanked them. It was so nice to hear someone say it right. I mean, it's not a hard name to pronounce but people just say one syllable differently and it sort of bugs me. I can understand why people would pronounce it that way though.... So I forgive them.<br /><br />Do whatever makes you comfortable. Names are interesting. Especially ones from different countries that you don't hear very often. My parents are from SE Asia so it's interesting to hear that names are unisex in Laos and that "gai" (which translates to "chicken") is considered beautiful there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-23832188462875016832015-01-14T18:18:15.838-08:002015-01-14T18:18:15.838-08:00Whoa, your blog looks totally different. Did you ...Whoa, your blog looks totally different. Did you change it or is my computer acting weird?<br /><br />Anyway, I enjoyed this post. I don't know anyone who changed her name a great deal besides a friend Jodi, who wanted to be Jordana after graduation from high school. I do have an online friend whose 15 year old daughter legally changed her name from Suha to Siobhan since her mom kept saying she wished she had a daughter named Siobhan. <br /><br />I like Beth a lot, but I think your first name suits you. Glenda, right? :) No really, I actually know a few ladies around your age named (insert country music star name) so I guess it was just a popular name at that time.<br /><br />In my immediate family, I don't have a family connection to my first or middle name unless you go way, way back (like the 1600s) and you find a Susanna on my mom's father's side. But my siblings either have a first and/or middle name honoring someone in the family. <br /><br />I enjoy name talk. Good luck on your move!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888377611890763614.post-53438945934027820172015-01-14T14:38:52.699-08:002015-01-14T14:38:52.699-08:00Andrew has this friend Ross/Gene. He was Ross the ...Andrew has this friend Ross/Gene. He was Ross the whole time he was growing up but he came home from his mission he was Gene (Eugene, I think...). It was so weird because we went on calling him Ross but his wife was calling him Gene. I think he's back to Ross full time now (but I'm not really sure). One of those names is his first name, the other is his middle name.<br /><br />My cousin Mindy asked us to call her Melinda when I was around 7 or 8. I had no idea it was even the same name! I thought it was weird until I knew Mindy was a nickname. <br /><br />My Aunt Sara used to be named Leslie. She got it legally changed at some point in her adult life. <br /><br />We have a friend named Alan who went his whole childhood as Taylor.<br /><br />But I'm really not sure I could ever get used to calling you anything else...so...for my sake, just keep it. ;)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.com