What Would You Name Yourself?

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

See, and I insisted on Jennie, which meant that even though I had a popular name I never had much with my name on it either. Worst of both worlds.

I was Jennie (ie) all through school from about 5th grade. I hung out with Jen. We had to have a way to tell us apart. Now though, unless it's someone I grew up with or work, I'm Jen. Work is Jennifer. Old friends are Jennie. (and my Mom and Dad too.)

What about those people that go by their middle name? What's up with that?

[Drince88]

Originally Posted by Betty

What about those people that go by their middle name? What's up with that?

My Mom does - because she had the same first name as her mother. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure her brother went by his middle name for the same reason (except his first name was the same as their fathers).

But because her middle name (Margaret) is longer than her first name (Mary)she signs her name Mary M. (since that's her real name, and M. Margaret is a lot longer). I thought it was weird that all the clerks at the grocery store always called her Mary, until she explained why.