Which Name Would You Choose?

Oh dear. It does seem that my thread asking what name you would like to be called, has got mixed up with another thread which is asking posters to sneer at or 'dis' other people's names for a variety of reasons.
Callistemon I'm not going to ask for my thread to be removed.
I'm confused too

I think I'm still confused

FannyC
I'm getting mixed up with threads, the other one is not pleasant.
You might feel more comfortable asking for this one to be removed though.

It might be very popular but never common, watermeadow!

We pronounce it Catreena.
That's how I pronounce it too, Musicgirl

I don't think that thread is a great idea. It will be taken down soon I imagine.
Me neither FannyC but it looks as if it's staying.

We called our last daughter Jessica, a very unusual Biblical name. Within a few years it had become extremely common, in both senses of the word. I wondered whether there was a singer or soap opera character called Jessica but never found out.

Callistemon, our daughter, in her twenties, is Catriona. We pronounce it Catreena.

I’ve never liked my Christian name, thought there’s nothing particularly awful about it. My daughter absolutely hated her, very ordinary but rather old fashioned, name, and adopted an entirely different one when she moved from elementary to high school. When she was in her early twenties she officially changed her name, much to the chagrin of her father, who had chosen it. I was proud of her! Wish I’d done the same.

Callistemon

^I shall refer to you as ‘Palindrome’ from now^ ?
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I thought of Hannah for DD1 but chose a name on the other list which someone said they really dislike!

I don't think that thread is a great idea. It will be taken down soon I imagine.

Calendargirl

Surprised your name was considered unusual Fanny, as Hannah features in the Bible, so quite an old name.

I'm quite aware of that. She was the mother of Samuel.
I remember some Jehovah's Witnesses coming to the door when I was about 12. They had never heard of my name. I had to explain to them that it was from the OT.

I shall refer to you as ‘Palindrome’ from now ?
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I thought of Hannah for DD1 but chose a name on the other list which someone said they really dislike!

Surprised your name was considered unusual Fanny, as Hannah features in the Bible, so quite an old name.

One of my sons is called Oliver. When he was born fifty years ago it was quite an unusual, original name. Now for some years it’s been one of the most popular boys’ names. Most infuriating. We say we started a fashion.

FannyC ‘ I know that my mom sometimes wished that she’d called me Anna’.
You’d have still been her little palindrome

Thanks Fanny, or should I say Hannah.

My granddaughter loved this program in the mid to late 80s so I watched quite a few episodes when I was called in to child mind in times of illness - she lives 200 miles away so we haven't seen her or the rest of our family since last February. (I'm clinically extremely vulnerable.)

Miley(?) Cyrus has certainly done well for herself since then.

Don't often post but usually browse daily. Hope your DH is feeling better. My DH was in hospital between Christmas and New Year with Urosepsis, acquired during a hospital procedure. Pleased to say he had his Covid vaccination last week and had no ill effects.

Don't need a prize - it was fun!

Lyn x (not my given name either but that's another story.)

Oh god. Spanner
I remember it well.
So you were ahead of the crowd with her name aswell.
Did it annoy you when it became so popular? I know that my mom sometimes wished that she'd called me Anna instead.

She’s 45 ?. She has been called, in the past, Anna, Spanner, Han, Nan, Nannah. I refer to all my girls by their full names. Hrmmph

Marmight I got all sorts - including Anner
If you don't mind me asking, how old is your Hannah?

It was the ‘no one could spell it’ which put me off. I have a daughter with the same name!! I shall refer to you as ‘Palindrome’ from now ?

Grandma70s

My father wanted me to be called Catriona, but wasn’t sure how to pronounce it - CatREEona or CatriONA? (I think the former is correct). I’d have liked it. I like Caroline as well, but Catriona is better.

My friend's DD is Catriona - Catreena
She had a school friend who pronounced it Catreeohna. I think they were English.

I had a great-great Aunt Hannah
And a friend whose DD, Hannah, absolutely loved Hannah Montana

My father wanted me to be called Catriona, but wasn’t sure how to pronounce it - CatREEona or CatriONA? (I think the former is correct). I’d have liked it. I like Caroline as well, but Catriona is better.

I always wanted to be called Jane. Easy to spell and hard to shorten unlike my given name. Talking with a friend about it recently she had a think then said “yes, but it wouldn't be you!” .

NannaLyn

Hannah (Montana) ?

YESSS!!!

Well done NannaLyn!!!
Blimey, that was hard going, I thought that we'd be here all week

Congratulations Lyn! - referencing another thread - you win a lifetime's supply of the last thing that you bought!
(Plus a bull-shaped footstool from my own stash)

...always known her as that...

An old family friend was called Marjorie. At least we'd always known her that. Then when she was very old, she had an illness which left her confused and unable to communicate properly. She spent her final years in and out of hospital.

The staff insisted on calling her Constance. It turned out that was her first name, but she had never been known as Constance. How to ensure the confused elderly are even more confused. So unsympathetic.