<p>It's kind of funny, you're changing a name because it's too common and I had to change (or rather, Americanize) mine because it was too *un*common. I mean, people might get annoyed trying to pronounce my given name, but probably also annoying distinguishing between 5 Jennifers. ;)</p>
<p>Cheers,
Alex</p>
<p>what about: juan, sharmeesha, molly, ivan, dartmouth, colin, condoleezza, jamie lynn, britney, don'ttasemebro, jan, cindy, marsha, carol, jay, mickey, jane doe, bueller, female, satchmo, pasadena...</p>
<p>was that just a list of random words?</p>
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was that just a list of random words?
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Well, if you were thinking of Voldemorta.. ;)</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>"was that just a list of random words?"</p>
<p>no, those are legitamate names...</p>
<p>jeejee .</p>
<p>Miss Manners, in her book "Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior" says that one can change one's name at certain periods in one's life - changing schools, going off to college, marriage, major move (as to a foreign country). For instance, her example is Alexandrina changes her name to Daffodil Louise, then to Daffy... she eventually wants people to call her Alexandrina again, but those folks who know her as Daffodil Louise, or worse, Daffy, refuse and just stick with what they know. </p>
<p>Imagine yourself at 60, and see if you can picture a gray haired maiden with grandchildren driving a Buick, called "Nebula" or "Fifi" or "HellKat" or whatever. </p>
<p>The elder of my brothers was called Red - obviously red haired, and when the second red-haired brother came along, he was called Brick. I didn't know his real name till I was 10!</p>
<p>i agree with sheed. go with jeejee</p>
<p>lollol, i want to change my name for a summer program. i remember i tried JENNIE at CTY and after a while it sounded too...sweet</p>
<p>Vandan: What about the Proto-Germanic "Hr</p>
<p>Oh, and Jennifer comes from Proto-Celtic "windo-seibaro-" (white ghost), modified into Brythonic "wino-hibira," Welsh "gwen-hwyfar," Irish "Find-abair," and eventually, Guinevere. Jennifer is a Cornish variant. The Old English words "jinifer," "genefer," and "jenefer" all come from the name (and tree) Juniper but were sometimes also adapted in Jennifer.</p>
<p>So basically, your name means "white ghost." I'm sure that explains a lot.</p>
<p>haha. that's cool.. i'll just get ppl to call me "white ghost"</p>
<p>JJ!! That sounds cool :)</p>
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I lirl’d (laugh in real life)</p>