My parents were planning on naming me after my paternal grandfather, but when I was born, my Mom changed her mind. Five months later, the birth certificate was amended. I hope they had my name before then and it just took that long to make it official. BTW, my middle name was his first, Sherman.
I don’t actually have a name of my own. I’ve got one that’s been passed down for at least eight generations. I kinda hate my “name,” but never quite got around to changing it, though I’ve used assorted aliases for some of the things I do. Improv saved me, since I can be several different people with several different names each time I perform…
Is there any age at which someone is old enough to choose a name that will define him/her for the rest of his/her natural life, throughout all the changes and evolutions that will occur? Names for people (and other animals) are arbitrary symbols, unless we set up a system wherein they can change repeatedly at short notice.
Army_Nurse about 6 years ago
? and the mysterians… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7uC5m-IRns
mr_sherman Premium Member about 6 years ago
My parents were planning on naming me after my paternal grandfather, but when I was born, my Mom changed her mind. Five months later, the birth certificate was amended. I hope they had my name before then and it just took that long to make it official. BTW, my middle name was his first, Sherman.
TedDelorme about 6 years ago
I don’t actually have a name of my own. I’ve got one that’s been passed down for at least eight generations. I kinda hate my “name,” but never quite got around to changing it, though I’ve used assorted aliases for some of the things I do. Improv saved me, since I can be several different people with several different names each time I perform…
Ida No about 6 years ago
“Mark!”, he exclaimed.
Mark never did figure out exactly who he is.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member about 6 years ago
Is there any age at which someone is old enough to choose a name that will define him/her for the rest of his/her natural life, throughout all the changes and evolutions that will occur? Names for people (and other animals) are arbitrary symbols, unless we set up a system wherein they can change repeatedly at short notice.
Nyckname about 6 years ago
For his sixteenth birthday, a guy I went to high school with received a trip to court to legally change his first name from “Hassler” to “Steve”
Diat60 about 6 years ago
I worked with a woman who swore by numerology and said adding one extra letter to her name changed her life for the better. ??
Portista about 6 years ago
He’s the Mark I model.
garcalej almost 6 years ago
Moral of the story……what’s in a name, really?