California-ize your name

[abcdefz]

Jeez. I just saw a posting from a guy named "Jeph."

That just looks so "desperate to be speshul."


I'm Dayvyd. You?

[MC Moot]

Cabron,Ese' or Jefe.....

[ms.peachy]

Ckellye

[Bob]

Bhob

maybe bobb

[paul jones]

Phhaul

[little j]

Gesyka

[abcdefz]

Gesyka



I think I like this one best so far.

[jabumbo]

i don't even know

[Freebasser]

*Points at Bitcha's child*

Sorry, Steph :(

[hpdrifter]

I had a friend who was named Candace and she changed it to Khandess.

[abcdefz]

I had a friend who was named Candace and she changed it to Khandess.



...The Wrath of Khandess.


What's funny to me is when people who have these fucked-up spellings get irritated if you don't get their name right the first time.


Xochalt. Xochalt?

"Uh... ZOchalt -- "

"Social!"

"Huh?"

"It's pronounced social. Gawd!"

:rolleyes:

[hpdrifter]

What kind of name is that?

something pronounced social?

[Bob]

what's weirder is people who have normal names, but pronounce them differently. like i know an "amanda" who pronounces it "amahnda" (but i think she's from cuba or something and that's how you'd pronounce it spanish so i guess it's ok). and there was some story about a girl named "megan" (prounounced "meegan") who kicked some guy in the nuts so hard he had to go the hospital because he pronounced her name wrong

[abcdefz]

What kind of name is that?

something pronounced social?



Yep. That's a paraphrase of an exchange I had with a girl. I was reading her nametag. I think it was at a coffee shop in Sacramento,
if I remember right.

Funny thing was: I got back to the table with my buddy and told him, and he said he'd actually seen that before with someone else.

Xochalt!? Weird.

[abcdefz]

what's weirder is people who have normal names, but pronounce them differently. like i know an "amanda" who pronounces it "amahnda" (but i think she's from cuba or something and that's how you'd pronounce it spanish so i guess it's ok). and there was some story about a girl named "megan" (prounounced "meegan") who kicked some guy in the nuts so hard he had to go the hospital because he pronounced her name wrong




We had a kid at my old church who went the "dah VEED" route with his name (David). Yeah, I get it: you're an artsy guy.

Someone tried to lay that on me one time and I gave them a look that killed their whole family.

[cookiepuss]

Xochalt!?

I'm pretty sure it's Aztec or Mayan origin. definetly central mexico.

I found this similar name:
The meaning of the name Xochitl is Flower

The origin of the name Xochitl is Aztec/Nahuatl

[abcdefz]

See? They took a perfectly decent Central Mexican name and California-ized it. (n)

[jabumbo]

Peader


can't anyone do better?

[abcdefz]

can't anyone do better?



What's your name? Is it Peter?


If this were England, maybe it's be Petre.

If it's Peter, I don't know. That's kind of hard to fuck up.

Ptur, maybe.

[Schmeltz]

D'Shawnte

[HEIRESS]

mine is already california-ized :( :(

[abcdefz]

What is it?

[cookiepuss]

I guess mine might be...

sawa or Shara

[abcdefz]

Buttercup.




NOT HELPFUL

[jabumbo]

Fine.

Dweezil.


thats better

[mickill]

Mickill

[Lex Diamonds]

Phadi

[camo]

marqué

[Yorkshire~Rose]

Caytee

[avignon]

I just want to be a first name only girl. That's my California dream.

[hpdrifter]

There's a lady who works here, name of Theresa. She insists it be pronounced Ther-eh-sa

[abcdefz]

deeeAHvid, is how mine's said.

Just kidding.

[avignon]

The law says that you can pronounce your name anyway you want to as long as you spell it the way it is on your legal thingys.
So you could legally pronounce David as Hank, you know, if you wanted.

[abcdefz]

How funny you say that. I wrote a book once where my surrogate's name is Hank. Mainly picked it because I've never liked that name.

[avignon]

yes I knew that. because I'm your stalker.

[abcdefz]

Oh, shit, Rachel -- leave me alone... :(

[avignon]

It may be pronounced Rachel but it's spelled Doug.

[abcdefz]

Now you're scaring me.

[afronaut]

Dhanvantari.


:/