What's in a (Mudcat) name

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 12:26 PM

So Carol, what is your full name? Carol Cockleburrjingleheimersmithwarskicatsjonedonaldson the Third?

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: CarolC
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 12:21 PM

Carol = My first name...
C = The first initial of my last name...

I didn't want a fake handle here in the Mudcat because I'm not smart enough to keep track of those kinds of things. I don't use my full name because it's too long and because I don't feel the need to.

Carol

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 12:03 PM

'cause Catspaw held the option on James Taylor and Neil Young.

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:56 AM

katlaughing, as I've said before, is a logical, in some people's minds, extension of a contraction (katlaf) of my real name, kat'leen lafrance; if I wanted to get fancy it is de la france, but that would've mucked it up to katdelaughing, which I guess could have been changed around to delaughingkat, but, oh hell, now I am thinking of changing it all to Amergin's name for me, which I quite like, Katdarling! Then there are all those other possibilities, my 4, almost 5 year old grand-nephew calls me Aunt Kitty, my 2.5 yr grandsons call me Gramma KitKat...muddles the mind, never know what to sign!

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Shall
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:43 AM

I have used my first initial and last name since marriage. My initial's have been SH since birth, adding "all" was the first benefit I received from that ancient wedding ceremony. I was pleased that I didn't have to change the monagrams on all my linens.(Ha Ha) The definition of "Shall" in the Webster dictionary seem to suit me to a tee, I don't mind being a verb.

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:39 AM

Jaysus... Matt... I am dyslexic, and you expect me to be able to work out your new naem for Spaw...

oh my head...

Now I wonder how I used to get those A's in English... lol

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Lepus Rex
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:28 AM

Like I've said before, this is one of my old IRC nicknames. But I'm thinking of changing my name to this, so then I'd be using my REAL name. Muaha. My REAL name is Will Anderson, btw. But REAL names are hard to remember, I think. :)

----Lepus Rex

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Naemanson
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:15 AM

Another related question might be why we don't use our "real" names. I chose Naemanson for my SCA persona, as an imaginary person he didn't have a real father so he was No Man's Son, i.e., Naemanson.

And I used it instead of my real name because of the basic paranoia that goes with the use of the Internet. I am tempted to change it now that I am confidant in being here.

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:15 AM

Coz I'm 6'4", slim, incredibly handsome, suave, sophisticaed and called Dave.

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Justa Picker
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:06 AM

"I am what I am and that's all that I am......"

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:44 AM

I said this before, but mine is my registered SCA name, SCA being Middle Ages Re enactment. Full name is The Honorable Lady Sorcha niGhlais.

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:44 AM

Well, someone will link to the previous threads where I explained mine.
The other alternative:
"Roger the crap singer and occasional solo kazoo player, with a strange fixation with music of the 1950s, particularly the rough and ready type popularised in UK by a certain Mr Donegan, and who also likes some folk, but prefers jazz and blues"
wouldn't fit in the box.
RtS

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: MMario
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:32 AM

certificate had spaces for first name and middle name. she reversed the order she intended. (for which I was profoundly grateful while I was growing up)

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: jaze
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:25 AM

Not terribly creative but everyone in my family's first name begins with the letter "J", hence we're the "J's". James

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: GMT
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:23 AM

My real name is Gary Mark Trend as supplied by mum and
dad. When I signed up for Mudcat Gary T was taken (by
Gary T), I panicked and used my initials (in upper case).
I,ve been thinking of changing it for some time. Is this done ? Or am I stuck forever anonymous and in upper case.
Cheers Gary

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:18 AM

Well Spaw, if you take the first letter and make it the letter that comes after it, then add 2 letters, and change the E to an I..well there you go. And I always wondered about YOUR names Spaw....First Name? Same as the Last! Iiiii'm Catspaw the Great I am...

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:13 AM

Let me get this straight Mario.....I seem to recall something about it, but refresh my memory. What I am confused about is that you say your mother made a mistake on your Birth Certificate. Considering that Mario and your "real" name aren't even close, that's one pretty big mistake!!! Like I could understand a slight ,isspelling, say, John for Jon or something, but in your case its more like James for William.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 10:04 AM

BTW, Doug R and I have the same last name...but we're not related, lol.

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Kim C
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:54 AM

Kim Caudell. Couldn't think of anything clever at the time. Except now I have a new nickname, sorta thanks to Spaw, and if you see Fiddlebum somewhere, that's me. :)

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:49 AM

My parents gave it to me as a birthday pressie. Although my middle name isn't "underscore", it's "Edward".

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: nutty
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:39 AM

I wanted a nickname that was familiar so chose the one I was given by my schoolfriends - and with the Christian name of Hazel it doesn't take a genius to figure the connection

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:32 AM

Two archaeological terms: a type of Iron Age brooch (a bit like a safety pin) and a digging implement. The two names together I orginally envisaged as a pince-nez wearing blue-stocking academic type obsessed with touring ruins, but actually she turned out just like me (i.e. the opposite, though I don't mind touring ruins at all).

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:28 AM

Well, Amergin was the bard for the Milesians when they left Galicia for Eire.....since I do alot of writing, I figured this to be appropriate...but now I am wondering if Sex God is not more so....

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: MMario
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:27 AM

blue clickie to a previous thread with links to other previous threads

As far as I go - Mario as SUPPOSSED to be my name, but my mom goofed on the birth certificate - and then I started using it as a character name at ren-faires - and it stuck. The Second M got added for the internet - but it's silent anyway - so doesn't bother me. I would say more people know me under nicknames then know me by my "real" name. In fact - when printing my name in a program for a HS production I helped with they used my nickname as nobody on the staff knew my real name!

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:25 AM

Ella after my fave Jazz singer... Ella Fitzgerald, and because I always wanted it to be my middle name...

Ella *grin*

Subject: RE: BS: What's in a name
From: Pseudolus
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:23 AM

Someone quicker than me will certainly add a blue clicky to a previous thread and you will need some time to read it all. But, at the risk of rehashing, I picked my name because I am very involved in local Community theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. My favorite part ever (did it twice!) was Pseudolus from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". So, I decided to use it.....

Frank

Subject: What's in a name
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 09:12 AM

After just posting to my very own thread (thanks again Little Hawk). I got to thinking about all those other curious names and the secrets or events behind them. Now as a newbie (in relative terms) I bet this is an old chestnut , but it's new snow to me.

So if you feel you would care to share with this thread the secret / reason / anger / love etc etc that decided your Mudcat name I would be most obliged and would enjoy the reading.

Spot the Dog.