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Title: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: dmx on October 13, 2011, 12:41:49 AM
Post by: dmx on October 13, 2011, 12:41:49 AM
Probably been asked before but I don't feel like bumping an old thread. So why'd you pick your username?
Mine is a reference to my favorite rapper, Guru, whose stage name is a backronym for "Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal".
Mine is a reference to my favorite rapper, Guru, whose stage name is a backronym for "Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal".
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Felix on October 13, 2011, 01:53:28 AM
Post by: Felix on October 13, 2011, 01:53:28 AM
Mine's my kid's middle name, and it seemed as neutral as I could get while still being sincere. I wasn't sure if I'd stay here.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: martinb on October 13, 2011, 06:21:11 AM
Post by: martinb on October 13, 2011, 06:21:11 AM
I love anime and manga and metropolis is one of my favourite films.The central character is Tima, a robot who does`nt realise what she is.Like some androgynes you can`t tell just by looking.I changed the way the name is spelt to make it a bit more personal to me.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Gadgett on October 13, 2011, 06:31:51 AM
Post by: Gadgett on October 13, 2011, 06:31:51 AM
We wanted a name that ran paralle with my own. With all the honor, dignaty, and respect of my old one.
PLus it was name the autogenerated in a game once and we loved it. ^.^
PLus it was name the autogenerated in a game once and we loved it. ^.^
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: justmeinoz on October 13, 2011, 06:36:23 AM
Post by: justmeinoz on October 13, 2011, 06:36:23 AM
I tried "just me" but it was already taken, so being an Aussie, I put "in Oz" on the end.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Fighter on October 13, 2011, 08:20:19 AM
Post by: Fighter on October 13, 2011, 08:20:19 AM
There's a few reasons.
1) I know I'm going to have to fight tooth and claw to get through transition. In this case, my choice is living a lie or becoming a fighter, and I think I'd rather die fighting than as a coward.
2) In RPGs I usually play as the melee character (close-ranged fighter), and if there are classes they are often called Fighters or Warriors. I prefer Fighter personally, as it's reminiscent of Final Fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons, not to mention it's generally more neutral than a Knight or a Paladin.
Also I didn't add "Sadie" to the end until recently. I prefer when people call me Sadie than Fighter, since it kind of sounds weird to actually be CALLED that. It fits better as a type of title I think :).
1) I know I'm going to have to fight tooth and claw to get through transition. In this case, my choice is living a lie or becoming a fighter, and I think I'd rather die fighting than as a coward.
2) In RPGs I usually play as the melee character (close-ranged fighter), and if there are classes they are often called Fighters or Warriors. I prefer Fighter personally, as it's reminiscent of Final Fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons, not to mention it's generally more neutral than a Knight or a Paladin.
Also I didn't add "Sadie" to the end until recently. I prefer when people call me Sadie than Fighter, since it kind of sounds weird to actually be CALLED that. It fits better as a type of title I think :).
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: JenJen2011 on October 13, 2011, 08:45:06 AM
Post by: JenJen2011 on October 13, 2011, 08:45:06 AM
Jen is a shorter version of my real name. And I thought JenJen sounded cute so I used that. And the reason I added 2011 at the end is pretty obvious. Too bad I won't be able to update it as the years go by. LOL.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: dmx on October 13, 2011, 04:00:28 PM
Post by: dmx on October 13, 2011, 04:00:28 PM
Quote from: JenJen2011 on October 13, 2011, 08:45:06 AM
Jen is a shorter version of my real name. And I thought JenJen sounded cute so I used that. And the reason I added 2011 at the end is pretty obvious. Too bad I won't be able to update it as the years go by. LOL.
LOL you can update it though in "Profile" > "Account Settings", at least the display name.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: xAndrewx on October 13, 2011, 04:44:32 PM
Post by: xAndrewx on October 13, 2011, 04:44:32 PM
Wow... I feel boring now. Mine is just my name with the X's because just Andrew was already taken.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Princess of Hearts on October 13, 2011, 05:10:49 PM
Post by: Princess of Hearts on October 13, 2011, 05:10:49 PM
Princess tells you everything that you need to know about me.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Ember on October 13, 2011, 08:23:38 PM
Post by: Ember on October 13, 2011, 08:23:38 PM
Being androgynous I wanted a gender neutral name so I looked at a lot of unisex baby name sites and found Ember. I really wanted Teagan but it was taken. I might change my display name to it though.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Sandy on October 13, 2011, 09:39:59 PM
Post by: Sandy on October 13, 2011, 09:39:59 PM
Uhmmmm....
It's my name...
-Sandy
It's my name...
-Sandy
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: RachaelAnn22 on October 13, 2011, 09:57:10 PM
Post by: RachaelAnn22 on October 13, 2011, 09:57:10 PM
I had a grandma named Rachael,i liked the name so i started using it.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Michelle. on October 13, 2011, 11:35:59 PM
Post by: Michelle. on October 13, 2011, 11:35:59 PM
Michellesofl is my account name. The sofl being South Florida.
That was before I realized that I could just add a . to Michelle .
That was before I realized that I could just add a . to Michelle .
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Mahsa Tezani on October 14, 2011, 01:33:35 AM
Post by: Mahsa Tezani on October 14, 2011, 01:33:35 AM
I am obsessed with Persian pop star Mahsa
I love sharks
I am the disco queen.
Make me an altar
I love sharks
I am the disco queen.
Make me an altar
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Pica Pica on October 14, 2011, 01:50:55 AM
Post by: Pica Pica on October 14, 2011, 01:50:55 AM
Alik Balposod was taken (who? why? why is that one always taken by someone else on every forum who never posts?), I didn't want to be FairRose or Dandelion any more, so I went with PicaPica - because of my m->-bleeped-<-ie tendencies.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Nemo on October 14, 2011, 11:27:53 AM
Post by: Nemo on October 14, 2011, 11:27:53 AM
I've been fond of the band Nightwish for years, and by the time I joined here I was really identifying with the song "Nemo" - I really was one without a name then, as I knew what I was but living a double-life at the time :-\
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Joeyboo~ :3 on October 14, 2011, 12:16:06 PM
Post by: Joeyboo~ :3 on October 14, 2011, 12:16:06 PM
Joey is a nickname that stuck with me for the longest - it's andro and I think it's cute.
'D' is short for Dahmer.
I like serial killers.
Sue me~
'D' is short for Dahmer.
I like serial killers.
Sue me~
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: dmx on October 14, 2011, 02:51:33 PM
Post by: dmx on October 14, 2011, 02:51:33 PM
Quote from: JoeyD on October 14, 2011, 12:16:06 PM
Joey is a nickname that stuck with me for the longest - it's andro and I think it's cute.
'D' is short for Dahmer.
I like serial killers.
Sue me~
I like serial killers too. My fave is BTK.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: mimpi on October 14, 2011, 05:27:43 PM
Post by: mimpi on October 14, 2011, 05:27:43 PM
I used to be mimpiburuk (mimpi buruk = nightmare) on the now defunct Guardian Talk site. Thought about being mimpiindah (mimpi indah = beautiful dream) but modesty got the better of me so ended up with just mimpi...
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Felix on October 14, 2011, 10:56:40 PM
Post by: Felix on October 14, 2011, 10:56:40 PM
I'm just going to repost here to clarify that my daughter's middle name is not Felix. I changed my display name from kael once I got used to the idea that Felix works for me. :)
I love everyone's stories about their usernames.
I love everyone's stories about their usernames.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: oviabshe on October 17, 2011, 10:28:02 PM
Post by: oviabshe on October 17, 2011, 10:28:02 PM
It's a combination between the nickname of my favorite hockey player (Alex Ovechkin: Ovi) and the strange thing I used to call my pet gerbil (Abshe, even though his name was actually Napoleon.)
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Thrall on October 18, 2011, 05:39:42 AM
Post by: Thrall on October 18, 2011, 05:39:42 AM
mine is from World of Warcraft.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Thrall (http://www.wowwiki.com/Thrall)
he's one of my favorite characters in the lore (and i find a lot of parallels with my own life, that's why.)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Thrall (http://www.wowwiki.com/Thrall)
he's one of my favorite characters in the lore (and i find a lot of parallels with my own life, that's why.)
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Heavenlywind on October 19, 2011, 02:42:47 AM
Post by: Heavenlywind on October 19, 2011, 02:42:47 AM
I got my user name from one of my favorite places in the world 吴山天风. A very beautiful place to go and the scenery is beyond words.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Kristin on October 19, 2011, 03:28:33 AM
Post by: Kristin on October 19, 2011, 03:28:33 AM
I picked openheart because I needed something that was gender neutral.
At the time I joined a few months ago, I wasn't ready to commit to anything, and I was trying to be careful not to present myself as something I'm not while I figured out who I was. (The main question: Am I a woman or do I just want to be one?)
I also don't want a name that would connect people to my legal (and still-closeted) name and I hadn't yet picked a name I was sure I'd be happy with (though as time's gone by, I seem to be stuck with Kristin...was the first one I told my wife about and though I might choose differently were I to try again, it's a name I like and it has the benefit of having not having strong associations from my past. I knew of a couple of Kristins/Kristys in school but none were in my grade, etc.)
Um, so back to my username...I wanted something kind of feminine but not gendered. And I wanted something I could use for a new Gmail account (though I had to add numbers to it there), because I didn't want to risk using my main e-mail account and beto too easily identified by my legal/everyday name. Damn closet!
At the time I joined a few months ago, I wasn't ready to commit to anything, and I was trying to be careful not to present myself as something I'm not while I figured out who I was. (The main question: Am I a woman or do I just want to be one?)
I also don't want a name that would connect people to my legal (and still-closeted) name and I hadn't yet picked a name I was sure I'd be happy with (though as time's gone by, I seem to be stuck with Kristin...was the first one I told my wife about and though I might choose differently were I to try again, it's a name I like and it has the benefit of having not having strong associations from my past. I knew of a couple of Kristins/Kristys in school but none were in my grade, etc.)
Um, so back to my username...I wanted something kind of feminine but not gendered. And I wanted something I could use for a new Gmail account (though I had to add numbers to it there), because I didn't want to risk using my main e-mail account and be
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: annette on October 19, 2011, 03:41:53 AM
Post by: annette on October 19, 2011, 03:41:53 AM
Because that name was given to me by my parents just before srs.
I like it, it's French and female
I like it, it's French and female
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Akashiya Moka on October 19, 2011, 03:06:09 PM
Post by: Akashiya Moka on October 19, 2011, 03:06:09 PM
Err.. :P I lacked creativity and was obsessing over the 'Rosario + Vampire' manga at the time. Capchuu!
Before I did anything about my dysphoria, when I was really angry & depressed, I was into serial killers; now its like wtf was I thinking, lol.
Quote from: Gifted on October 14, 2011, 02:51:33 PM
I like serial killers too. My fave is BTK.
Before I did anything about my dysphoria, when I was really angry & depressed, I was into serial killers; now its like wtf was I thinking, lol.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Mahsa Tezani on October 25, 2011, 11:53:12 PM
Post by: Mahsa Tezani on October 25, 2011, 11:53:12 PM
Quote from: Akashiya Moka on October 19, 2011, 03:06:09 PM
Err.. :P I lacked creativity and was obsessing over the 'Rosario + Vampire' manga at the time. Capchuu!
Before I did anything about my dysphoria, when I was really angry & depressed, I was into serial killers; now its like wtf was I thinking, lol.
I knew it was Japanese!
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Venus-Castina on October 26, 2011, 12:27:54 AM
Post by: Venus-Castina on October 26, 2011, 12:27:54 AM
I decided not to use my real name to remain at least shred of anonymity.
Venus Castina is an epithet of the ancient goddess Venus or Aphrodite. In this form she was the goddess of female souls locked in male bodies.
(It seems those ancients had deities for nearly everything)
Venus Castina is an epithet of the ancient goddess Venus or Aphrodite. In this form she was the goddess of female souls locked in male bodies.
(It seems those ancients had deities for nearly everything)
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Lyric on October 26, 2011, 10:42:49 AM
Post by: Lyric on October 26, 2011, 10:42:49 AM
A few years ago I had a day off from work and heard on the news about a promising young actress who was tragically murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Reading about her online, I kind of became something of a fan and caught her remaining TV appearances. I even made a donation to a charity in her name set up by her family. Her name was Lyric, which is a really unusual, but interesting name. I decided one way I might honor her life might be to name myself Lyric online. Offline my name is a feminized version of my given middle name.
Anyway, I'm Lyric here and at some other forums and places. I had a Lyric Yahoo blog until they Yahoo shut down their blogs. For awhile Lyric ran a wig shopping tips website, but I had to abandon that one due to lack of time. I'm @LyricSays on Twitter, though I don't check in there as often as I'd like.
Lyric
Anyway, I'm Lyric here and at some other forums and places. I had a Lyric Yahoo blog until they Yahoo shut down their blogs. For awhile Lyric ran a wig shopping tips website, but I had to abandon that one due to lack of time. I'm @LyricSays on Twitter, though I don't check in there as often as I'd like.
Lyric
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Natkat on November 02, 2011, 12:25:16 PM
Post by: Natkat on November 02, 2011, 12:25:16 PM
"natkat" means "the cat of the night" in my languarge, and I choised it because I think my personalety kinda like that.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: dmx on November 02, 2011, 11:55:59 PM
Post by: dmx on November 02, 2011, 11:55:59 PM
Quote from: Akashiya Moka on October 19, 2011, 03:06:09 PM
Before I did anything about my dysphoria, when I was really angry & depressed, I was into serial killers; now its like wtf was I thinking, lol.
Haha, same. I almost bought the box set of the TV show "Most Evil" which features documentaries on them and rates them on a "scale of evil" from 1-22. Now that you say it, my interest in them started to decline around the same time my dysphoria did. :laugh:
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Kristyn74 on November 20, 2011, 07:15:34 AM
Post by: Kristyn74 on November 20, 2011, 07:15:34 AM
Its close to my real name..Kristen was taken as was kristyn so i added my birth year
Kristyn74
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Amazon D on November 20, 2011, 12:57:07 PM
Post by: Amazon D on November 20, 2011, 12:57:07 PM
I love serial killers too... dead ones.. long time dead ...
oh yea amazon for my abilities as a womyn who can do many things and D for Danielle my name :)
oh yea amazon for my abilities as a womyn who can do many things and D for Danielle my name :)
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: ~RoadToTrista~ on November 20, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Post by: ~RoadToTrista~ on November 20, 2011, 02:15:58 PM
Mmm, I think you guys could figure it out, lolz
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: umop ap!sdn on November 20, 2011, 02:27:34 PM
Post by: umop ap!sdn on November 20, 2011, 02:27:34 PM
It's my given name. :D No really, Dr Suporn's assistant gave me this name right before my SRS.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Constance on November 20, 2011, 02:32:56 PM
Post by: Constance on November 20, 2011, 02:32:56 PM
I chose Shades O'Grey because I don't see the world in black and white, in binary options.
Also, I'm part Irish.
Also, I'm part Irish.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Callum on November 20, 2011, 09:30:13 PM
Post by: Callum on November 20, 2011, 09:30:13 PM
Quote from: Logan Erik on November 20, 2011, 04:50:02 PM
It's a decent way to test out your name when nobody in real life is actually willing to call you what you ask them to :(
I haven't asked anyone yet, but I've found just associating my stuff with my chosen name helps me test it out and see how it fits. As to how I chose my name, I kind of just saw it on a baby name site and it clicked. It was a bit weird, because objectively I didn't know if I liked it or not, but it just felt so...me. :P
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Jen61 on November 20, 2011, 09:34:53 PM
Post by: Jen61 on November 20, 2011, 09:34:53 PM
Everybody (mostly my doughters) say I look like Jen Aniston, you know: slim, small boobs, blue eyes, blond, and tall. So Jen, the 61 comes from 6 kids plus me (1)
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Noah James on November 22, 2011, 12:09:57 AM
Post by: Noah James on November 22, 2011, 12:09:57 AM
My username is my name. :P
Noah is what my mother would have called me, had I been born biologically male.
James is a family name on my father's side.
Noah is what my mother would have called me, had I been born biologically male.
James is a family name on my father's side.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Felix on November 22, 2011, 12:28:30 AM
Post by: Felix on November 22, 2011, 12:28:30 AM
Ditto. My username is my name. My daughter helped me choose it. I haven't picked a middle name though. I have plenty of time to decide while I save up the money. :P
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: stldrmgrl on November 28, 2011, 11:18:54 PM
Post by: stldrmgrl on November 28, 2011, 11:18:54 PM
Mine is short for steel drum girl. I am in love with the sound of a steel drum.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Constance on November 28, 2011, 11:37:28 PM
Post by: Constance on November 28, 2011, 11:37:28 PM
Quote from: stldrmgrl on November 28, 2011, 11:18:54 PMI was wondering what your username possibly could have been short for. That's cool.
Mine is short for steel drum girl. I am in love with the sound of a steel drum.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: stldrmgrl on November 29, 2011, 12:10:41 AM
Post by: stldrmgrl on November 29, 2011, 12:10:41 AM
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on November 28, 2011, 11:37:28 PM
I was wondering what your username possibly could have been short for. That's cool.
Thanks! :)
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Sage on November 29, 2011, 12:30:15 AM
Post by: Sage on November 29, 2011, 12:30:15 AM
Guess I'll add my little story to the list. :)
Sage...a 'healing herb,' or 'wisdom' in Latin. I wish to be a healing force to others and be very wise in the paths I choose for my destiny. I do not traverse the two beaten paths of 'male' or 'female' but make my own way in the world between.
That, and I stole it from a character in a comic book I'm writing. :rolleyes: I think it fits.
Sage...a 'healing herb,' or 'wisdom' in Latin. I wish to be a healing force to others and be very wise in the paths I choose for my destiny. I do not traverse the two beaten paths of 'male' or 'female' but make my own way in the world between.
That, and I stole it from a character in a comic book I'm writing. :rolleyes: I think it fits.
Title: Re: Why did you pick the username you did?
Post by: Sweet Blue Girl on November 29, 2011, 03:18:37 AM
Post by: Sweet Blue Girl on November 29, 2011, 03:18:37 AM
Sweet blue girl is my online name from few months.
I am still searching my real name inside. It oscillates between Maura that is a feminization of my male name and Serena, that carries more emotions, meaning quiet and happy, and i want to be so in the end.
For the online name, that i use in games too when i don't use serena or special me, sweet is because i am kind, blue because i have big blue eyes and girl because!
I am still searching my real name inside. It oscillates between Maura that is a feminization of my male name and Serena, that carries more emotions, meaning quiet and happy, and i want to be so in the end.
For the online name, that i use in games too when i don't use serena or special me, sweet is because i am kind, blue because i have big blue eyes and girl because!