What's in a name?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20228060

[boxtops]

I have enough trouble with my plain ole British surname since there are a number of alternative spellings of it.

[lcg]

not a lot to me.....

[jno]

it is noticeable that very few people on AB have usernames that are obviously "foreign". This may well be true of other websites as well. Many people prefer not to stand out in a crowd

[anotheoldgit]

jno

Good answer jno, or is that doyouknow? :0)

[jno]

careful - I have had Newsnight closed down for its attempts to reveal my name...

[Sipowicz]

I just fancy a piece of toast!

[emmie]

mine is always garbled, i am considering calling myself fred.

[marval]

My surname is Franglais, it does get mispronounced and spelled wrong sometimes. I don't mind, it is nice when people say "Thats is unusual."

[rojash]

I'm English, but from remarks I've occasionally got on here, it seems that my username gives the impression I might be a bit foreign.

[flump1]

My surname is one of Scottish descent so makes me smile when pronounced by a stranger !!

[emmie]

my first name is a bane, no one pronounces it correctly, and i absolutely hate it.

[pdq1]

I have often thought about names especially if you are Chinese. I can't work it out with a population of 1.5billion how many names are made up of just 2 characters ie Ho. It must be difficult for the authorities to get the right person.

[emmie]

must have been the same when we had endless John Smiths, the name, not the beer.

[tiggerblue10]

My surname causes a lot of gasps as its the same as a recent tyranical ruler.

[emmie]

Hussain?

[sp1814]

I manage a team of IT analysts in India, and every now and again, I have to interview someone new to take over from someone who's leaving.

I once got a CV through from a chap whose name was so long that he was in the habit of shortening it to Senthilnathan PPKPK.

Literally, it was the longest name I've ever heard. At the end of the interview, I asked him what the origin of his surname was, and he explained that it was made up of his mother's maiden name, his father's name, the place of his father's birth and the place of his birth.

Whilst he was explaining this, all I could think was, "Do you need an extra long credit card?"

[ummmm]

My surname is Irish but I've spent a life time of people asking me if it's Italian.

[Duncer]

"My surname causes a lot of gasps as its the same as a recent tyranical ruler."


President tiggerblue10 of where?

[Duncer]

it is noticeable that very few people on AB have usernames that are obviously "foreign". This may well be true of other websites as well. Many people prefer not to stand out in a crowd


Not sure I understand your point jno, probably just a reflection of the users.

[erin-x]

My surname is Irish. I've had a few people tell me it's quite unusual but I don't think it is.

It is, however, quite difficult for children to say. Very annoying at placements when I had to be Miss ______!!! They even had their parents calling me it!