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Factor--
It's probably not that hard, if one knows how to do these things. Sadly, I do not! But never say never...
posted by
Julia.
on January 12, 2007 at 12:45 PM
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avant--
thanks. It sure sounds better to MY ears and heart.
posted by
Julia.
on January 12, 2007 at 12:44 PM
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Symphony--
your Blogit name or your "real" name?? LOL.
posted by
Julia.
on January 12, 2007 at 12:44 PM
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Rachel--
Yes, perhaps! Or the name resonates with you for a different reason.
posted by
Julia.
on January 12, 2007 at 12:43 PM
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Good story, Julia!
(PS - if you figure out how to get the dragon soundtrack digitized, I want to hear it! 
)
posted by
FactorFiction
on January 12, 2007 at 6:22 AM
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Julia
It is a much prettier sounding name than Julie. I'm glad you went with your heart.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 12, 2007 at 2:32 AM
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I feel honored that I was named after my uncle George who served in
W.W.2 and never came back..but from what I understand, "George" actually means "Tiller of the soil", and I have no evidence of a green thumb..
..
posted by
Rumor
on January 11, 2007 at 9:08 PM
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I like my name.....nobody I know has got it....LOL.
it is nearly unique...LOFL....
posted by
_Symphony_
on January 11, 2007 at 4:30 AM
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Nope...
I never have liked my name much, but wouldn't want to go through the hassle of changing it. I've always gone by Rachel, but my family has always insisted on calling me Rae, which I cannot stand and they know it but it's hard to break the habit. They started calling me Rae when I was a baby and they still do it in writing, on the phone, and in person.
I do think my name is a bit off. My mom was going to name me Sarah but when i was born she changed her mind and named me after a great aunt. Perhaps I was meant to be Sarah? I dunno..
posted by
RachelAnna
on January 10, 2007 at 9:50 PM
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Presley--
it's good to see you, I was sort of afraid you had left us and didn't plan to come back!
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:44 PM
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Whacky--
and thinking is good...right???
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:43 PM
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Wiley--
well, when you say it like THAT, of course it's cool! LOL.
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:42 PM
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Ody--
well, I'm not sure about mature, but definitely it's more...whole??
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:42 PM
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Ciel--
I find it fascinating how you came up with that name, based upon sound. I was Julie A, and always signed my name that way...so if you run it together, it is juliea...
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:41 PM
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bel--
well I must admit that your real name does not resonate with me much--it does not seem to fit you.
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:39 PM
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Moon--
I did!! Thanks.
posted by
Julia.
on January 10, 2007 at 9:39 PM
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Julie Julia
I get what Samuel was saying to you. I've experienced being introduced to people and when they tell me their name there have been instances where I don't feel their name
fits them. There's a girl I work with whose name is Rachel. She just doesn't look like a Rachel to me.
posted by
Presley
on January 10, 2007 at 7:42 PM
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Hummmm...
now you have me thinking.
posted by
Whacky
on January 10, 2007 at 7:36 PM
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Julia
How very interesting. Perhaps your mother has a French background luv?
I have a daughter-in-law, Julie, she's French Canadien.
I like Julie myself, but then, I'm from Québec and I love the sound of ma belle Julie, he says with deepthroated French accent.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 10, 2007 at 5:48 PM
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Julia seems more mature.
posted by
telemachus
on January 10, 2007 at 2:50 PM
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I'm with you! I have not been all that fond of the name I was given,
but always felt a bit of a liar if I tried to change it. Even felt that way when I took a married name, until I had signed it that way a few times, and no one called me a liar! But changing my given name was just different somehow-- maybe because it was supposed to be me, not just my family designation.
As it happens, my first initials are CL, and Ciel came naturally out of that. I like it partly because it means Sky, the middle name I gave my second daughter. I like its implications and energy, and that it is non-secular in a way that Christine just never can be!
posted by
Ciel
on January 10, 2007 at 1:42 PM
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I seldom answer to my given name outside of family members
Carl started calling me bel years ago and for some reason it just felt right.
posted by
bel_1965
on January 10, 2007 at 12:29 PM
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Julia, I understand this completely - I have been in the same place with this - with myself and with others. Listen to your soul; she knows the truth of you. MoonSpirit 
posted by
syzygy
on January 10, 2007 at 11:57 AM
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