What's Your First Name

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by De6
My first name is, Deirdre, it is pronounced Dear-dra and it means "sorrowful." I asked my mom why she chose my name, she said, "I just threw a name book up in the air, it landed on the page with that name on it, it sounded cute, so, I gave it to you." As you can see, my name is NOT spelled how it sounds. So, you can only imagine the many different names that I have been given. But, I love my name, because it is UNIQUE

I actually know quite a few Deirdres. So for me your spelling is what I am used to for the pronunciation. The frustration for my friends is being called Dee dra.

My name is Sharon.

[MizTigger]

My name is Trista

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[DELTABRAT]

Originally posted by TonyB06
...Tyrone?

It is a different type of spelling but how do you get Tyrone from that?

I agree TonyB. I could even see if there were an "r" in my name. She was an old librarian with purple hair who was subbing a class I had in 10th grade. I chalk it up to the PHS, purple hair syndrome.

[1sd]

Originally posted by Dionysus
...and if you were from my area, people would call you Errrrrrrrrrrika.

Some of the family that I have that lives down here say my name like that...I cringe. My grandmother also had this West Indian friend that would say my name, but it would sound like Eureka the vacuum cleaner.

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Dionysus
...and if you were from my area, people would call you Errrrrrrrrrrika.

Yep, yep. And even all these years of living in MN I still have touches of my "St. Louis drawl."

[LeLe]

My name is Melissa ;My screen name is Lele because since I was a baby people always called me MeMe for short so I got sick of it and a very good friend in high school named me LeLe so I keep as a reminder of our friendship!! Oh to share a cool thing about having a boring name my 3 year old cousin changes to something interesting her fav is Bahlissa!! Cute ain't it

[Reds6]

My Name is Sabrena

[honeychile]

Originally posted by ladygreek
I actually know quite a few Deirdres. So for me your spelling is what I am used to for the pronunciation. The frustration for my friends is being called Dee dra.

My name is Sharon.

Most of the Deirdres I know go by the English pronounciation, Dear-dree, but I like the -dra better, too.


Strangely, most of the important people in my life have been named Sharon. I LOVE that name!!

[De6]

I too face the frustration of being called Dee-dra, but I am somewhat used to it. No matter how much I tell people it is Dear-dra, they call me Dee-dra. Or, I tell them to call me De-De, but of course they insist on messing up my name. Uhhhhh, when will the madness end?!?!

[kiml122]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
da hayle? your name ain't carolyne?!?!? That is false advertising.

See you got me cracking up.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by kiml122
See you got me cracking up.

But u understand right?!?!?!

It's kind of like you coming up in here right now and saying that your name is Theodora Aquinette Lynette Williams

[Steeltrap]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
But u understand right?!?!?!

It's kind of like you coming up in here right now and saying that your name is Theodora Aquinette Lynette Williams

Theodora and Lynette are fine names. Now Aquinette, naw, playa.

[SummerChild]

Originally posted by ladygreek
I actually know quite a few Deirdres. So for me your spelling is what I am used to for the pronunciation. The frustration for my friends is being called Dee dra.

My name is Sharon.

Ladygreek,
I actually prefer being called Dee dra to Dee i dra. I use the former as my everyday pronounciation and the latter as what the announcer calls me every few years when I get another degree.

I prefer the sound of Dee dra. I only have one "r" in my name so I don't experience being called Dear dra.

SC

[SummerChild]

Originally posted by De6
I too face the frustration of being called Dee-dra, but I am somewhat used to it. No matter how much I tell people it is Dear-dra, the call me Dee-dra. Or, I tell them to call me De-De, but of course they insist on messing up my name. Uhhhhh, when will the madness end?!?!

De6, you're "Deirdre" right? If so, I don't know why people are leaving off that "r" before the "d." I am "Deidra" and so I don't mind being called Dee dra or Dee i dra, both are proper pronounciations of my name b/c the former pronounciation leaves the "i" as silent and the latter acknowledges the "i." I hear your point, however, b/c if I clearly had an "r" before my "d," I'd want you to pronounce that. Kinda hard to have a silent "r."

SC

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