So what's your name?
@sprite1950 (30461)
Corsham, England
January 23, 2020 1:09am CST
Most people here don't know my name as it's not on my profile, I'm not sure why, perhaps I wanted to feel more anonymous when I joined many years back.
Some people like others to know their christian name and others reveal their complete name but how do you feel about it? Do you think people are more likely to warm to you if they know your name or do you prefer to keep a little air of mystery?
My name is Linda, a common British name and very popular in the 50s and 60s. Good morning from me to you wherever you are in the world.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
I couldn't remember whether I had told you my name and we have been talking for quite a long time. It was when I said good morning to you earlier, I suddenly realised I had never told you my name which gave me the idea of writing that discussion.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
23 Jan 20
@sprite1950 In fact I wanted to say you Good Morning *name* and I realized I never knew your christian name.
In fact I wanted to say you Good Morning *name* and I realized I never knew your christian name.1 person likes this
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
@LadyDuck 
That's quite funny but at least you know it now. It was very common when I was young but you don't hear it much now. Anna is still quite a popular name here though
That's quite funny but at least you know it now. It was very common when I was young but you don't hear it much now. Anna is still quite a popular name here though1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jan 20
My name is displayed here, actually it's my first and middle name. I used to not display it, but most people atleast knew my first name. I have a great aunt named Linda, and actually my mom was named after her and so was I.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
I always wanted to be called Amber when I was younger.
Linda was a very popular name back when I was young. In fact my mum told me that when I was born there was a lady who had a little girl at the same time . She asked mum what she was going to call me and when she said Linda Suzanne the lady decided to call her baby that too.
Linda was a very popular name back when I was young. In fact my mum told me that when I was born there was a lady who had a little girl at the same time . She asked mum what she was going to call me and when she said Linda Suzanne the lady decided to call her baby that too.1 person likes this
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum My daughter is called Nicola although she prefers Nicky. When she was little she couldn't say Nicky so used to call herself Ninny. Her brother still calls her that!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@sprite1950 Ah, that's funny and cute!
My best friend whom I've known for 20 years, her mom was going to name her Amber. My mom wanted to name me Nicole, which is my friend's name. We laugh about that every once in awhile.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jan 20
My name is obvious, waheehee. Seriously, I have been using Alexandoy for my profile name in almost all sites. But when the site requires 2 names then I use my real name. Maybe I want my name to be popular, waheehee, joke.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
Haha! I always know who you are on different sites. I think you have joined most of the sites that I have.
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
@Alexandoy No it was Mansfield. I did have a user name but they put up my real name. I didn't really mind.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jan 20
@sprite1950 I remember you in Twibba because you used Linda there. I forgot your surname but I guess it is not Blair?
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan 20
That's so funny that you wrote a discussion about it, because I was just thinking yesterday that I didn't even know your name, even though we talk back and forth for hours on end sometimes! Well, it's finally nice to meet you Linda! Obviously, you already know my name is Jeff.
Or is it?
Haha, just kidding. It really is Jeff.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
25 Jan 20
I'm not sure why I didn't put my real name up here as I don't worry too much about the privacy side. My name is Linda Mansfield .. I might change it on my profile.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
27 Jan 20
@moffittjc It's not my married name. I went back to my maiden name when my marriage broke up. It was Harwood before.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jan 20
@sprite1950 Well nice to meet you Linda Mansfield. I am Jeff Moffitt. haha
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
I don't mind revealing my first name but not my whole name.
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@averygirl72 (38847)
• Philippines
10 Feb 20
Your username is sprite1950. I see that username in Forumcoin. Is that you?
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Feb 20
Yes I remember you. You were averygirl72 there too. I don't post there much now, Hi, nice to see you here
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Feb 20
@averygirl72 I used to use my picture but not now. Sprite because I was a sprite in the brownies many years ago and 1950 is my year of birth .. yes I really am that old!
@averygirl72 (38847)
• Philippines
11 Feb 20
@sprite1950 I think you use your real photo in profile picture there in forumcoin. So your name is Linda. Why sprite1950?
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
23 Jan 20
It is nice to know peoples Christian names. Online I prefer to keep that private..mostly.
I love your name it is beautiful have always liked it.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
Thank you. I don't mind people knowing mine, Linda used to be a very common name when I was young but it is quite old fashioned now.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@sprite1950 Yes it is vintage now
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
26 Jan 20
I don't know how to pronounce your real name so I've always called you Angie. English names don't have so many consonants together.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
27 Jan 20
@Lushlala How do you say it? Rhyme it with something.
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
27 Jan 20
@sprite1950 Everyone who isn't from Botswana or South Africa struggles with my first name. It's so funny because all my friends in England call me Angie and I don't mind at all.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
Hello Judy the cat! I used to have a friend called Judith.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
30 Jan 20
My sister's name is Dianne and spelt the same way as yours! My daughter once had two rats and named them Linda and Dianne after us
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
30 Jan 20
@DianneN Yes she was always very strange but it did make us laugh.
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. That’s hilarious!
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
25 Jan 20
@thelme55 I will call you Thelme as it seems more friendly
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
24 Jan 20
Hi Thelme. Is that the name you prefer to be called or don't you mind?
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
24 Jan 20
@sprite1950 No, I don't mind. You can call me Thelma or thelme.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
25 Jan 20
Ah that answers a question I have asked on another post. I wondered if you were called Maria.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
25 Jan 20
@nela13 I was not named after anyone in my family (which I'm glad about as they were awful). My parents just chose names they liked for myself and my sister.
). My parents just chose names they liked for myself and my sister.1 person likes this
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
25 Jan 20
@sprite1950 No ones call me Maria, I have my parents' names, when I was born they didn't know what name to give me so they decided to give me their names, my mom is Maria and my dad is Manuel and, voilá, I am Maria Manuela, I really like my name
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I share my name. I guess the way I look at it is that many people share it, even in its full form, and really, if someone is hell bent on finding me in the real world...it's not that hard. I generally refer to myself as Porwest here, but of course my name is Jim and it's right there on every post and every comment.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
I think you were Porwest on WebAnswers. I can't remember whether our full names appeared there,
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
24 Jan 20
@porwest I have no idea why I didn't use my real name here. I might change it although people might not recognise me then. Some people seem to have a problem with privacy although it doesn't bother me.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@sprite1950 Yep. I was Porwest there. Can't remember either. I think it was just usernames there but I could be wrong.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
24 Jan 20
You don't hear it much amongst the younger generation here as it is quite old fashioned now. I love the name Amy.
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@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
27 Jan 20
Hi Linda. My name is Jessica. I use Jessy as a computer nickname.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
28 Jan 20
Hi Jessica. I love your name. I did consider calling my daughter that but in the end I called her Nicola.
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@lovebuglena (52143)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Jan 20
In Russian my official name is Elena though everyone Russian speaking calls me Lena. But when I was moving to the US from Belarus the English translation of my name was given to me as Yelena, which I was told is a French translation. So now I am officially Yelena but on FB and other social networks I use Lena, as I do here and on other sites I am on. I even use Lena as my author name.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
24 Jan 20
I love to hear the origin of names. Glad to meet you Lena
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
23 Jan 20
Hi..I'm.happy to know your real name now.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
23 Jan 20
Thank you. Is that your real name on your profile? Some use a different name.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
24 Jan 20
Hi Carol, it's nice to meet you too.
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