General Chat

when i was young(er) i always wanted to be called Lorraine--and a couple of years ago my youngest wanted to be called Gemma,she wouldn't answer to Isabelle and we even had to buy a glass with Gemma on for her to use, is it just us??

i would really have liked king in front of mine:):) im teasing:)

shes grown out of it now and loves Isabelle--thankfully--don't get me wrong theres nothing wrong with Gemma but it was bit strange when people asked me her name i'd say 'Isabelle' and she'd pipe up 'not its not i'm Gemma'

You are not alone. I wanted to be BERNADETTE. My youngest son wanted JONATHON, my others too had their favs. lifes like that........the grass is always greener! Deanna

Up until a few months ago I hated my name. Now I'm using it in a professional capacity and I actually like it now! Bec/Rebecca

i too liked Bernadette- now this IS sad--i liked it because one of the Nolans is called it and she was my fave... i can't believe i just said that!!!!!

No. Real name Sue. Always wanted to be something else. I pinched my husband's nickname for the GR boards and have grown very attached to it now! lol Daisy

Hi Karen My middle daugther Robyn has always wanted to be called Sophie, I keep telling her, that there aren't many Robyn's but there are loads of Sophie's but I think that is the point, she wants to be the same as everyone not different!! Tammy ps I always hated my name!!

I used to hate my name when I was younger. There weren't many Jeanette's around and I just wanted a normal name like everyone else. I much preferred my middle name which is Louise. I've got used to it now after forty years! lol Jeanette x

That was my problem Karen. I was the only one...............where ever we were! Deanna .............Banana.......piana!

Always wanted to be called Robyn - signed my name as that for years at school when I was very young. Emma's so common - in the popular sense of the word!

my dads brother was called Cyril but he hated it and is known as Uncle Joe. i once made the mistake of calling him Cyril......never again though mums name is Natalie Pamela.when she was younger no one had heard of Natalie but she was named after an aunt Natalie born in 1912.she doesen't like Pamela though

I've always hated my name.... would have prefered something different and unusual c x

i liked my middle name and not my first name so we swapped them around! (my first name was CORAL ) X

Deanna, i went to school with a Deanna --thought it was a lovely name

My dad's name was Ormond Derwick (correct spelling) and his dad's was Derwick Ormond. Always thought they were strange names.

I do like slightly strange names... especially those derived from special things eg. Etholle (pronounced: eh-tol-e) from the french word for star (Etoile)

I am the baby of five!! My family could not decide on a name. The contenders were Lucielle, jennifer, samantha, another name of a friends dog (my brothers choice) & Susan...In the end it was picked out of a hat. So susan won!! I would of preferred something more modern for that time...But now I can live with...... Susie.....xx

i want to be called sharon.

I used not to like my name when I was young, was known as Carrie at junior school, then Cas at high school. but now I think I've grown into it and it sounds strange when old friends send me christmas cards etc. I get bit annoyed when people call me Caroline (especially after I've told them about 10 times)! Carolyn