Names!

[snuffles_macgoo]

How could I resist? I love this topic ....

First (of course) my RL name Storm is an ok name to have. I really 
like the fact that is it 'bigger' than just me. There are several 
problems. I'm forever showing ppl my driver's liecence to prove it 
REALLY is my name. Another is that Storm is actually quite an old 
name, though it has got associated with Rain/Thundercloud/etc ... Now 
there is nothing wrong with those names either but they are more 
modern.

Storm is impossible to hear on the phone. I work in a phone based job 
so reception knows that calls for 'John' 'Donna' 'Dom' 'Stone''Joan' 
are all likely to be for me. To make it more confusing my surname 
starts with an 'S and the illiteration really gets some ppl. Of 
course I have a number of *fabulous* pornstar names (donna danford), 
should I chose to use them as a result. 

The only thing I don't like is my initialls 'SS'. I think of Hitler 
rather than the ships but that's just my association.

Names affecting personality - Laura bought this up and I think it is 
definaltely true. In Au calling a child Jason or Damien is cursing 
him to a life of petty crime. There isn't a really direct female 
equivelant however.

 In my job we deal with ppl who are in contact with community 
services. As a result we have a list of names that *will* result in a 
child coming in to care. One name 'Jai' is SO bad that any child 
called it will automatically wind up dead with a needle in thier arm 
before thier 14th birthday (parents - you have been warned!) 

I agree 'fanci' spellings are a pain ... ppl who put random letters 
in kid's names are just condeming them to pain and heartache. 

The person who wanted to call thier daughter Antigone - I think it is 
a great name, I'll come and fight your mother over it :-).

Princess storm