what would your parents have named you had your gender been different?

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Catherine. Which I quite like.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 04:23 (nineteen years ago) link

Tracy's not a bad name. I kind of like it. Yeah, goddamit, like Tracy Gold from Growing Pains. Remember her? She was arrested recently; I can't remember why. Anyway, Tracy's a solid name. Much better than, say, Rainbow. I know a girl named Rainbow. But she's retarded. So her name probably doesn't bother her too much. Fuckin Hippie Parents. She was a sweet girl.

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 04:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Star Cauliflower, do you mean me? That's my name. I wish it was Tracy.

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 04:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I knew someone name Rainbow would pop up at out the ILE woodwork. I guess it's not a bad name, but I should feel sensitive to the whole getting-picked-on-in-elementary-school issue. Did that happen to you?

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 05:27 (nineteen years ago) link

sure, but I'm not bitter. I've been known as rainy since forever anyway, which I really like.

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 06:10 (nineteen years ago) link

i think rainy is lovely

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 06:12 (nineteen years ago) link

and far easier to say than "Rainbow" which I think has a clumsy consonant pairing with the n and the b and therefore is a stupid name.

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 06:20 (nineteen years ago) link

Dude, rainy, I totally assumed you were called "rainy" because your full name was Lorraine!! "Rainbow"?? You are officially the first individual I've ever known who actually has a hippie first name. That's... wow.

(Ha, thus speaks a female named Deanna....)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 06:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Even though hippie names give a kind of River Phoenix interest value, I'm saving up $151 to have it changed by deed poll, its an albatross around my neck.

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 06:39 (nineteen years ago) link

Even though hippie names give a kind of River Phoenix interest value, I'm saving up $151 to have it changed by deed poll, its an albatross around my neck.

Oh really? I suppose this action would make a great deal of sense, though a bit of me is kinda hoping you hang onto the name because -- well, because it's your name. Though if you're looking for name suggestions -- maybe you can take up Lorraine? That way the "rainy" nickname will still be applicable to you.

Though -- you know. Your choice. :)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 06:57 (nineteen years ago) link

oh, I meant I'm "changing" it to rainy! Now I will get back to the "what would your parents have named you had their lifestyle choice been different" thread!

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 07:01 (nineteen years ago) link

Ian.

Which is why it annoys me even *more* that my brother nicked the name "Ian" even though his birth certificate says Hamish. Stupid yanks can't pronounce Hamish so he stole *my* name. Grrrrr.

― The 120 Days Of Streatham (kate), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 07:13 (nineteen years ago) link

Would you like us to call you Ian?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:30 (nineteen years ago) link

No. Thanks, though, Barry.

― Danger Whore (kate), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Elizabeth. Which I think a fine name.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Pietra. For fuck's sake.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:51 (nineteen years ago) link

Pietra Passantino sounds like a comedy Italian stereotype pizzeria owner.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:51 (nineteen years ago) link

one guess

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Chlamydia? Chlamydia Harvell?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 09:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Wow Rainy that is so cool!! Still a cool chiXor & a cool name, I should have known! :-)

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 10:10 (nineteen years ago) link

Sarah. My sister's Gemma, and she would have been Alex.

― Simon (flameproof) (Flameproof), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 15:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Algernon - lucky escape, eh? I often wonder if I'd have been able to work it...

― Lara (Lara), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 16:26 (nineteen years ago) link

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