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The five-name meme
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1.Do you like your birth-name? Why?
No. I have never liked it, yet I cannot detach from the fact that it's still a part of me. I have even considered changing it, but it feels wrong to my mom especially. I mean, she picked it, and I'm also named after my grandmother and aunt, so there are connections there that would be lost if I were to change it.
2. If you could change your name to anything else, what would it be?
I would love to be called Zimena in real life. Possibly with a middle name in addition. I like Alexandra, because it can also be shortened to Alex for a more gender neutral name.
3) What names would you consider giving your children?
Nothing, as I have no desire to have children.
If we're purely discussing this from a theoretical point of view, my favourite Norwegian names might be Kristian or Alexander for boys, and perhaps something like Sol or Maria for girls.
4) If you had a band, what would you name it, and why?
Something with Night or Shadow in the name, I think. Dark, mystical and suitably rock-ish.
5) Is there a name that you completely hate? Why?
Yes, when it comes to Norwegian names there are two that I cannot stand: Audun and Ågot.
Why? Because they look to me as if they belong to the opposite gender of what they actually do. "Audun" is a masculine name, despite the fact that both "Aud" and "Unn" are feminine names.
And Ågot is a feminine name, but it reminds me too much of the masculine name Åge. My second problem with Ågot is that it sounds very old-fashioned to my ears, and I would expect anyone with that name to be about 80 years old or more. If someone would name their baby girl that nowadays, my automatic thought would be "poor girl, who has to go through life with such a name!"
pattrose:1.Do you like your birth-name? Why?
No. I have never liked it, yet I cannot detach from the fact that it's still a part of me. I have even considered changing it, but it feels wrong to my mom especially. I mean, she picked it, and I'm also named after my grandmother and aunt, so there are connections there that would be lost if I were to change it.
2. If you could change your name to anything else, what would it be?
I would love to be called Zimena in real life. Possibly with a middle name in addition. I like Alexandra, because it can also be shortened to Alex for a more gender neutral name.
3) What names would you consider giving your children?
Nothing, as I have no desire to have children.
If we're purely discussing this from a theoretical point of view, my favourite Norwegian names might be Kristian or Alexander for boys, and perhaps something like Sol or Maria for girls.
4) If you had a band, what would you name it, and why?
Something with Night or Shadow in the name, I think. Dark, mystical and suitably rock-ish.
5) Is there a name that you completely hate? Why?
Yes, when it comes to Norwegian names there are two that I cannot stand: Audun and Ågot.
Why? Because they look to me as if they belong to the opposite gender of what they actually do. "Audun" is a masculine name, despite the fact that both "Aud" and "Unn" are feminine names.
And Ågot is a feminine name, but it reminds me too much of the masculine name Åge. My second problem with Ågot is that it sounds very old-fashioned to my ears, and I would expect anyone with that name to be about 80 years old or more. If someone would name their baby girl that nowadays, my automatic thought would be "poor girl, who has to go through life with such a name!"