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Origin/Meaning of usernames

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maydonoz Mon 19-Oct-20 14:18:49

Hi all
I sometimes ponder over the meaning of posters' usernames and thought it might be an interesting topic for a thread.
My own "maydonoz" is the Turkish word for parsley, to reflect my many years living in Turkey, previously and also enjoy cooking so use many herbs, including parsley.
Some of you may wish to share your username meaning too.

sart Tue 20-Oct-20 20:14:31

When I joined GN last year my 4th dgc was due and parents had chosen a name. My user name was going to be the first letter of each of soon to be 4 GCs names. After baby was born, parents changed the name! Stuck with it now hmm

Musicgirl Tue 20-Oct-20 20:13:29

I'm a music teacher. I was born at the very end of 1964.

Scrappydo Tue 20-Oct-20 20:08:23

A pet name from my husband many years ago. I think it originated from Scooby-Doo?

Happysexagenarian Tue 20-Oct-20 20:02:52

Mine reflects my usually sunny disposition and my advancing (too quickly) years. An interesting thread.

dogsmother Tue 20-Oct-20 20:01:51

Mine speaks for itself!
Currently on two.....
Although I naturally have human off spring, or I’d stick to a dog forum I suppose.

Saetana Tue 20-Oct-20 19:57:46

My username comes from my favourite character in a fantasy series - the Black Jewels novels by Anne Bishop. The male character was called Saetan so I put an 'a' on the end to make it feminine. The bonus of having basically invented my username is that, so far as I know, it is unique. I also use it as my username for gaming and a few other things smile

Tempest Tue 20-Oct-20 19:57:20

Magic, mystery, love, betrayal, forgiveness, justice and exotic islands. Never a dull moment in my life although sometimes I am exhausted by it all.

Daftbag1 Tue 20-Oct-20 19:39:49

My username reflects my daft brain that no longer works!

Kittymollie Tue 20-Oct-20 19:38:20

Another Gran using the name of a much loved cat!

Sadgrandma Tue 20-Oct-20 19:36:55

I joined Gransnet when we first went into lockdown and I was missing my little gd who we'd been looking after for two days a week. It was like a physical pain.Thankfully we have her back again now.

Susiewong65 Tue 20-Oct-20 19:05:46

I lived in Singapore as a child as my Father was in the forces. When we moved back to the UK my uncle gave me the nickname and it stuck with a few family members.

millymouge Tue 20-Oct-20 19:01:17

What I used to call my last car!!!The current one is called
Penny!!!!

GrammaH Tue 20-Oct-20 18:45:26

Mine probably says I'm boring with very little imagination! I'm a Gramma & my name begins with H! Yawn....!grin

Caro57 Tue 20-Oct-20 18:44:24

Lack of imagination!

Rowsie Tue 20-Oct-20 18:39:41

Mine is made from my surname, someone I used to work with started calling me it and it seemed a good name to use.

LadyStardust Tue 20-Oct-20 18:37:48

I'm a David Bowie fan! (If anyone doesn't know, Lady Stardust is track 1 side 2 of that amazing album, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars!)

Daffydilly Tue 20-Oct-20 18:36:32

Mine is a variation of daffodil. I love yellow flowers and spring.

Gelisajams Tue 20-Oct-20 18:27:56

I’m G randma Elisa to my grandchildren’s initials j a m &s

TerriBull Tue 20-Oct-20 18:17:18

Like SueDonim mine is self explanatory, sums me up terrible!

NannyMags Tue 20-Oct-20 18:11:44

Mine is what all our 21 grandchildren and One great grandson call me!

Candelle Tue 20-Oct-20 18:11:34

Our initials.....

Glenfinnan Tue 20-Oct-20 18:07:14

One of my very favourite places

Lilikemaho Tue 20-Oct-20 17:45:45

Mine is my family names first letter

Skynnylynny Tue 20-Oct-20 17:20:54

Cos I’m not!

missdeke Tue 20-Oct-20 17:03:31

maydonoz I worked and lived all around the Antalya region from Belek to Alanya and one summer in Kalkan. I've never been to Ankara but I adore Istanbul and would visit whenever I could. It's a wonderful country with fabulous food and hospitable people, I miss it a lot, especially when it's wet and cold here!!!