Eunice is my middle name. Growing up, it embarrassed me, though I couldn't say I hated it, as it was my grandmother's name. Now I think it at least has the virtue of being distinctive, unlike Susan, which is boring, frumpy, and sounds 20 years older than I am.
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Susan W. - Sep 09, 2005 2:40:46 pm PDT #2112 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
DavidS - Sep 09, 2005 2:43:42 pm PDT #2113 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Eunice is my middle name.
Sorry!
I'm never talking about names again.
I apologize to all the Eunices and Alistairs in the world.
dw - Sep 09, 2005 2:47:01 pm PDT #2114 of 10001
Silence means security silence means approval
I still think my middle name is worse.
I'll see you at the game, dear.
Susan W. - Sep 09, 2005 2:49:56 pm PDT #2115 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I'm never talking about names again.
Don't worry about it--did you see my edit? I got picked on for it as a child (over the Carol Burnett character), so it's not like it surprises me that it's a tease-target name.
Someday, when I'm published, I'll get to be a Susannah. So much less frumpy than Susan.
Zenkitty - Sep 09, 2005 2:58:47 pm PDT #2116 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I don't think Susan sounds frumpy at all. I always think of pretty women when I hear of a Susan.
And Emmett is a great name.
My hypothetical daughters will be named Abigail, Lydia, and Genevieve. My hypothetical sons will be named William, William, and William. I'll call them Will, and Liam, and Jack.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 09, 2005 3:00:10 pm PDT #2117 of 10001
What is even happening?
I don't think Susan sounds frumpy at all. I always think of pretty women when I hear of a Susan.
I was just going to say the same thing. In fact, I've never known a Susan who wasn't pretty, now that I think of it. I don't think it sounds 20 years older than you, either. I'm probably a half dozen years older than you though, and it was pretty popular when I was a kid. I know a lot of Susans.
P.M. Marc - Sep 09, 2005 3:02:37 pm PDT #2118 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
The only Susan I know other than our Susan here is my mother's exceedingly glam friend Susan.
Cass - Sep 09, 2005 3:03:42 pm PDT #2119 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm never talking about names again.Wait ... what's in a muffaletta again?
DavidS - Sep 09, 2005 3:06:13 pm PDT #2120 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wait ... what's in a muffaletta again?
Olivia Olives.
Susan W. - Sep 09, 2005 3:08:00 pm PDT #2121 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I was just going to say the same thing. In fact, I've never known a Susan who wasn't pretty, now that I think of it. I don't think it sounds 20 years older than you, either. I'm probably a half dozen years older than you though, and it was pretty popular when I was a kid. I know a lot of Susans.
Well, there were four in my class at school, so it's not like I'm the only Susan born in the 70's. But it did reach its peak of popularity in the 50's, and is now extremely rare. I've heard it referred to in naming board discussions as an "old lady name."