Inspired from thsi song I heard on the radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_E7sxsepgs

I was wondering, would your life be different if you had a different name. And if so, what would your name and personality be?

Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. The only upside is your dad has an awesome stache.

Nah, Dick Friksion. I'd sport an awesome 80's porn star stache and constantly get into fights. He might get busted by the police for posession but that's how Dick rolls.

That or Rick Bullet. I would say little words and just be cool.

I like Ahmet Emuukha Rodan, but I'd have no idea how that would change your life other then get you beaten up at little school.

I just felt like listing Frank Zappa's kids. Those poor, poor people.

As for me, at birth they were considering calling me Ruth. I'm pretty sure that would suck.

We had a family at our school named Wayne, Shay and Fay. Ok, sounds about right? Their last name was King. This is no joke aside from their own parents sick humor of things.

my father wanted to call me Marmaduke Oswald

thankfully my mother was less cruel

anyway here's a classic little song in the same vein http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89c3hWx3RQ

(Woah! 2222 Purps, nice!)

There used to be a girl at my school named 'Essence'. Not even kidding.

My real name is bad enough, that's why I'm getting it changed to something considerably easier to pronounce after you see it on paper, Jermey pronounced Shormay, yeah my mom hates me. I'm having my name changed to William, since you can't screw it up as easily.

PurpleRain:
We had a family at our school named Wayne, Shay and Fay. Ok, sounds about right? Their last name was King. This is no joke aside from their own parents sick humor of things.

I know a similar story. Some guy with the last name Hog has two daughters. What does he decide to name them? Ima and Ura. I always thought it was a fascinating choice. Imagine trying to introduce yourself only to find that you have called your recipient a barnyard animal.

Anyway though, I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I was called Hey. I imagine I would be a cynical, world-weary, outcast of society. Probably intellectual probably somewhat misanthropic. So in other words I would be almost identical.

Oh and when I was younger my brother and I tried to come up with the most ridiculous names people would accept as reality. He came up with Toph Hu and I came up with Jab'da Hutt.

I knew a gel, once. The lass' name, 'twas Freedom. With her sisters, Liberty and Independence.

I'm being deadly serious here, lads.

My name is Jimmy, that makes me so happy!
I went to school with Teresa Green and Amanda Ley, Dick Paine Real Estate is here as well as Stan Crapp funerals,

but my freind went school with Jennah Tull. poor girl

I would not change my name it is awesome, well Jeremy is pretty average but the other information i refuse to divulge on an internet forum i really like.

I always like the name Louis (pronounced Louie) maybe just because of the musician. So i guess if i was called Louis i would be an awesome jazz cat.

My name is James...it is the most average name of all time. I'm fully convinced if I had a more extravagant name such as....Stephan, I would be a hippie

My name is used by at least half the Population and I have no idea why. Chris is a pretty lame name in my opinion and then you have the rip-off female names like Christina and Christie (sorry If I offended someone).

Not as bad as koblakhan (spelling) though.

jim_doki:
but my freind went school with Jennah Tull. poor girl

True, but I'd envy her (imaginary) brother named Jethro.

PurpleRain:
We had a family at our school named Wayne, Shay and Fay. Ok, sounds about right? Their last name was King. This is no joke aside from their own parents sick humor of things.

ROTFLMAO-OMGBBQ
How expensive would it be to change my last name? I'd take his surname and call my children Wang, Span, Sting, and Fu (pronounced Foo).

Fire Daemon:
Not as bad as koblakhan (spelling) though.

Y'mean Kublai Khan?

My name is jon (a very boring/bland name) and I would like my name to be changed to Jesus because my last name is Criste (seriously) and I would luv to see the look on peoples faces when they see my initials.

I was almost named Mike when I was born, I believe.
It'd be cool to be named James, like the guy in the Bible. I'm not sure, but I think I'd probably be a bit more charismatic.

apmpnmdslkbk:
My name is jon (a very boring/bland name) and I would like my name to be changed to Jesus because my last name is Criste (seriously) and I would luv to see the look on peoples faces when they see my initials.

That would mean your initials are JC but if your current name is John then aren't your initials already JC? Well anyway I think it would be cool if my name was Max Power.

My friends name is Mike Hunt (say it out loud)

its the worst possible name ever!!.

I'm another James, but I like it cause I'm named after James Bond, and it shows. If I had to, I'd change my last name (Stretch, which is kinda retarded considering I'm gonna be in grade 9 after summer break yet I'm still shorter than most of the grade 7's. Oh well, my cousins last name is Short) to Bond (self-explanatory)

My dad almost called my sister Indiana, there's something wrong with him

I actually like my name. Gavin's pretty uncommon in the US and isn't too terribly bland. It sort of reminds me of Gawain from Arthurian legend. If I did have to change it, it'd definitely be some bizarre name from a Frank Herbert book, like Jesus Lewis or Iz Bushka. Something exotic like that, something that contrasts to my "whiter-than-Wonderbread" genealogy.

kingofwolves:
My dad almost called my sister Indiana, there's something wrong with him

I don't know; there's something sexy about girls named after US states. Only SOME states, though. There's nothing sexy in Mississippi or Massachusetts- mind you, I'd laugh myself to death if those girls had lisps.

kingofwolves:
I'm another James, but I like it cause I'm named after James Bond, and it shows. If I had to, I'd change my last name (Stretch, which is kinda retarded considering I'm gonna be in grade 9 after summer break yet I'm still shorter than most of the grade 7's. Oh well, my cousins last name is Short) to Bond (self-explanatory)

My dad almost called my sister Indiana, there's something wrong with him

ROFL No joke I really went to high School with a James Bond and a Ben Dover. Some parents can be cruel... seriously even mine, my brothers name is James Brown... they claimed theyd never heard of him :P

there used to be a guy in our phone book called Elmer Fudd

my friend's dad knew a Richard Head

I wonder what life would be like if I was called Gordon Gobblecock...

I absolutely hate the name Brian, doesn't go with my personality type at ALL. I dislike it so much that I go by K-pet, short for Krumpet (yes I know it's spelled Crumpet...long story). I have an awesome last name though, and I want to name my daughter (if I decide to have kids) Ember or Michael. I like the name Michael as a girls name...though it could be because my best friend's name is Jordan and she's a girl.
Edit: I also find it funny to no end that no one will say THEIR own name, but are more than happy to say the names of friends, friends of friends, random people at school, etc.

i can't decide what name is worse. seth(my real name) or blake(what my mother wanted to call me)sad thing is,i wasn't even named BY my parents. my great aunt named me.

i've always wondered what it be like to named humpty dumpty.

I was supposed to be named Luke, but I was born in 82 right after the original Star Wars trilogy was released. So my parents went with Mark.

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Unholykrumpet:
I absolutely hate the name Brian, doesn't go with my personality type at ALL. I dislike it so much that I go by K-pet, short for Krumpet (yes I know it's spelled Crumpet...long story). I have an awesome last name though, and I want to name my daughter (if I decide to have kids) Ember or Michael. I like the name Michael as a girls name...though it could be because my best friend's name is Jordan and she's a girl.
Edit: I also find it funny to no end that no one will say THEIR own name, but are more than happy to say the names of friends, friends of friends, random people at school, etc.

I have an aunt named Michaele (can be pronounced michael or mi-kay-la). Nothing wrong with using that for a girl's name at all.

I knew a girl named "Frisk-bånge" in ¨lastname, which translates to "healthy boner." :)

PurpleRain:

I was wondering, would your life be different if you had a different name. And if so, what would your name and personality be?

John Jacob Jinglehiemer Schmidt. Whenever I went out, some people would apparently randomly shout my name.

Resistance205:
My friends name is Mike Hunt (say it out loud)

its the worst possible name ever!!.

Almost as bad as Mike Hawk.

Seriously, if you have a name like that you'd better develop one hell of a sense of humor. Just like my 10th grade English teacher, Ms. Dootie (yes, it's pronounced like the word duty, and she never pretended otherwise).

There were two kids in my school with names that just seem cruel of their parents. Daniel Daniels, and Andrew Andrews. I mean, what's with that?
Worse, though, was this one guy my dad knew. His name was Harry Crack.

Thers a norwegian politician called Steinar Lem, withc translates into rockhard limb. Lem or Limb beeing a common word used for dick. Thats a name i wouldn't want.
So to stay on topic i'd like to be called Mike. Because then people would be able to pronounce my name nomather what language the spoke. Hate it on ventrillo when guildmates from several years back talk and call eachother by first RL name and call me "Dirty" as it's my chars name.