I always got people making comments about "Alice in Wonderland" -- stuff like "how's wonderland?" very unoriginal. I would always reply, with a withering stare and a hard voice "Alice went to Wonderland. I didn't." because my name is Allison damnit!
Or I'd get Elsie The Cow because Elsie is pretty close to my last name.
Mom said that when I was little and we were at the doctor's office the way they'd call out my name made it sound like two people Alice N Elsie and it made her think of a vaudeville act so she always was tempted to soft shoe shuffle right through the door. (Mom's got an odd sense of humor).
Names are ... well, they're important. I dropped my first name when I started college, although it's still my legal name. It's one of those really popular names and, while I don't dislike it, I got tired of being called by the diminutives (which never felt right), as well as the confusion. And my middle name was my great-great-grandmother's maiden name, and I'm quite pleased with the family connection.
My mother got a family name, which has been passed down through several generations. My sister got an unusual spelling on a not-uncommon name and our parents never could come up with a middle name to fit, so she didn't get one (yes, she feels deprived).
There's also a blues singer and songwriter named Candye Kane.
I shall now call you "Sunny" or "Suns".
Don't you dare.
Too bad "Nilly" is taken. We could try Sunilly.
And when he gets older? Senilely.
Calling ND...
Are you home? Are you coming home tonight? I've lost all track of your madcap schedule.
My stepmother had a gran named Mehtapanee. So pretty to say, but never adequately explained.
That's a pretty name, Beej. It sounds like it might be Native American.
My paternal great-grandmother's name was Alida, which I love.
As I mentioned earlier, my mom's name is Eunice. When people ask her if she hates her name, she shakes her head vehemently and says, "My mother almost named me 'Wanda Hope.' I am forever grateful for Eunice."
I'm heading home after the preview tonight. I will probably get in around midnightish.
I'm heading home after the preview tonight. I will probably get in around midnightish.
Okay, cool. Looking forward to seeing you. The house has been quiet the past few days. Well, except for the crazy kitten and the two antagonized cats.
