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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #90 on: July 10, 2006, 06:45:07 pm »
I don't go by my first name (Robert).  My dad is Bob and my grandfather was Bob, and I am another potential Bob but instead I go by my middle name, which is a derivative of my mother's maiden name.

The mother's maiden name thing might be Southern (I'm from Kentucky, allz) but I was christened as such because she's the oldest of six sisters with zero brothers to pass down the last name, so I got it as a middle name.

The only people who call me Robert, now that I'm out of school and don't have to explain myself at the start of each new term, are telephone marketers.
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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #91 on: July 10, 2006, 07:06:28 pm »
Quote from: Turbo Ninja on July 10, 2006, 06:45:07 pm
(I'm from Kentucky, allz)

Really?  What part?

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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #92 on: July 10, 2006, 07:43:51 pm »
Quote from: jough on July 10, 2006, 03:48:28 pm
She's still The Mayor's wife, though, right?

So Mrs. Mayor?

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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #93 on: July 10, 2006, 08:36:03 pm »
Quote from: AugustWest on July 10, 2006, 07:06:28 pm
Really?  What part?



Born in Henderson, briefly raised in Owensboro, then the family bolted for Ohio.  My grandparents still live in Owensboro.  I think we've been over this before in other threads about Owensboro or barbeque or something.
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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #94 on: July 10, 2006, 09:08:18 pm »
Quote from: Turbo Ninja on July 10, 2006, 08:36:03 pm
Born in Henderson, briefly raised in Owensboro, then the family bolted for Ohio.  My grandparents still live in Owensboro.  I think we've been over this before in other threads about Owensboro or barbeque or something.

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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #95 on: July 11, 2006, 01:18:13 am »
Wombat: I think it's more a case that I don't know that many people who are married. I know plenty of people who plan on keeping their names but they are not actually married yet and so don't count. Actually now I think of it my cousin did to and she is basically the coolest person I know so maybe I was too quick to speak earlier. Just this one woman... she left her mark on me. Scary Lady.
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Re: Do you like your first name?
« Reply #96 on: July 11, 2006, 03:56:40 am »
My wife kept her last name, all the kids have my last name. Aside from occasionally being called Mr Johnson there have been no repercussions of this decision.

We were both divorced though - I wonder if there is a higher number of women who just keep the maiden name after changing it once already and changing it back - given the number of people who go through divorce, this could drive the statistic a little.


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