Less common names and being unique sucks when you’re a kid trying to fit in.
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Then again, 4 of my friends had the same name, so I used my middle name in college only to have a coworker with that name in my internship.
Sometimes you just can't win.
You can tell they made up that second name by looking for random objects in the room lol
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looks at own name, given to her by her parents
I thought about changing my name, but never did it. Mine isn't even one of those horrible names, so I'm wondering the mindset of the kids who do grow up with the ridiculous ones. Do they double down and rabidly attack anyone who suggests they change it, or secretly hate it so much that they refuse to acknowledge they ever had it after they change it, so that to us it seems like there aren't many people out there that have changed their name from the fart-sniffing parents' choice? I only say this, because I think somewhere like new zealand publishes the list of names they reject, and there are some doozies on it.
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The Motel doesnt have a problem with it, why would you?
Other notable pop references, if dated AF, a boy named Sue.
My recent favorite of a real person (I check birth certs and passports at work) was first name Independence, middle name Infinity Excellence. Im gonna change the last name, but it was akin to Smith.
I knew a Richard Raper. As an adult.
Name changes aren't that expensive 😒