Comments on: A ‘Proper’ Name https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/ Oh Baby! Magazine Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shannon https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2293 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:37:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2293 loved the article. Reminds me of my own story, expect my name is Shannon (middle name Megan) but people seem to prefer calling me Janet (Shan, Jan… I guess you might be able to confuse these??)
My sister is 17 years older than me and she was the one who named me. Picked my name out of a name book. Several years ago she showed me the book with all the choices she made.. April, Jasmine, Shannon. Glad she settled on Shannon. Even though people look at me funny when they see an Asain girl show up with 2 Irish names. *shurgs* that’s my name and I like it!

]]> By: Sanciab https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2292 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:11:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2292 my name is Sancia, try getting people to pronounce that.  We named our daughter Lilli and my aunt used to send her mail marked Lillian.

]]> By: Chris https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2291 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:43:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2291 I get irked when people assume my name is Christine or Christina and even had an elementary school teacher call me ‘Christina’ all year insisting that ‘Christie’ (my actual name) was just a nickname… I think its part of the reason I detest my name.  I go by Chris now as that makes the possibilities for my “proper” name too many for (most but some still do assume) to guess at (and I like how in the digital world I could be female or male).
We spent the entire pregnancy thinking of names for our son (and then 6 extra days), never announced to anyone in advance, but still had people question our name choice after it was announced.  It’s not even an outrageous choice!  People need to learn more respect when it comes to dealing with others’ names.

]]> By: Duque20 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2290 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:52:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2290 I read your articles all the time and it’s funny how similar we are.  I am also a Sandy, and Portuguese.  I was born in ’79, but my parents named me for the same reason yours did.  Most of my siblings got second names and I got jipped on that too! lol

We are on the same page with calling me by my proper name.  I HATE it when people call me Sandra, assuming that’s my name.  Or people who ask me how to spell my name???

Nice to know I’m not the only Sandy out there with this issue. 

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2289 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:27:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2289 I don’t know. What about that person who named their kid Hashtag?

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2288 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:26:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2288 Well… at least you like it and weren’t being mean. hahahaha

]]> By: Teresa https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2287 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:23:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2287 I like that you’re a Sandy too.  I liked the name then and I like it now.

]]> By: Daisy https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/a-proper-name/#comment-2286 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:19:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-2286 My dad told my mom Canadians didn’t have middle names. So are the kids named Apple or a new name which combines their parents’ names etc, not count?

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