A Name By Any Other Name
Jul 09, 9:00 am
I have been thinking a lot about names lately. In less than 2 months I will be bringing someone into this world and giving him a name he will have to live with for the rest of his life. Picking a really good one for someone you have never met is hard.
This has got me thinking about all the different types of names we have. Names we’re born with, names we give our self, screen names, nicknames, gamer tags and names we marry into.
Some names are cooler than others. People put a lot of thought and creativity into choosing a name. Then there are those that let others choose for them, weather it be a nickname they embrace, a family name that is passed down or an auto gamertag generated by their xbox but most names have some sort of meaning behind them. What is it about names that make the good ones, good ones?
With gamertags it’s easy to tell a good one from a bad one. Some people have zero creativity or maybe it’s just they don’t care. I love seeing really clever gamertags. Occasionally I’ll come across a really brilliant gamertag, I always have room on my friends list for them.
We just added two new girls to our Frag Doll roster. I love the names they have chosen for themselves. It was cool seeing them going through that process. It was only a year ago I was searching for my own name, adding another persona to the list of names I currently go by.
I love all of my names, Anne-Marie, Spectra, emericanbabe and GIJoesGrlfriend. These names represent different facets of my life, some I have chosen and some I was given.
Some people pick such great gamertags or screen names for themselves that it’s hard to call them by their real names. It’s like their given name doesn’t fit as well as the name they gave themselves.
Why is it that you can give yourself a gamertag but you can’t really give yourself a nickname? People who try to give themselves nicknames always come off looking like total lame-o’s.
Some people grow up not liking the name they were given. They either change it when they get older or they come to terms with it. I know I will eventually find the right name for my son. I can’t guarantee he will like it. I can only hope that when he meets people and he tells them his name that he feels empowered by our choice.
Jul 09, 9:00 am
I have been thinking a lot about names lately. In less than 2 months I will be bringing someone into this world and giving him a name he will have to live with for the rest of his life. Picking a really good one for someone you have never met is hard.
This has got me thinking about all the different types of names we have. Names we’re born with, names we give our self, screen names, nicknames, gamer tags and names we marry into.
Some names are cooler than others. People put a lot of thought and creativity into choosing a name. Then there are those that let others choose for them, weather it be a nickname they embrace, a family name that is passed down or an auto gamertag generated by their xbox but most names have some sort of meaning behind them. What is it about names that make the good ones, good ones?
With gamertags it’s easy to tell a good one from a bad one. Some people have zero creativity or maybe it’s just they don’t care. I love seeing really clever gamertags. Occasionally I’ll come across a really brilliant gamertag, I always have room on my friends list for them.
We just added two new girls to our Frag Doll roster. I love the names they have chosen for themselves. It was cool seeing them going through that process. It was only a year ago I was searching for my own name, adding another persona to the list of names I currently go by.
I love all of my names, Anne-Marie, Spectra, emericanbabe and GIJoesGrlfriend. These names represent different facets of my life, some I have chosen and some I was given.
Some people pick such great gamertags or screen names for themselves that it’s hard to call them by their real names. It’s like their given name doesn’t fit as well as the name they gave themselves.
Why is it that you can give yourself a gamertag but you can’t really give yourself a nickname? People who try to give themselves nicknames always come off looking like total lame-o’s.
Some people grow up not liking the name they were given. They either change it when they get older or they come to terms with it. I know I will eventually find the right name for my son. I can’t guarantee he will like it. I can only hope that when he meets people and he tells them his name that he feels empowered by our choice.
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