My parents picked Aidan instead bc they believed in nominal determination. That is, name driven outcomes and the hypothesis that names influences outcomes.
My name began with A as did my siblings because my parents thought: names beginning in A are kindergarten line leaders -> at the top of lists for classroom attendance -> at the top of the class as far as success and high achieving when we graduate.
This mindset put a lot of undue stress on me and my siblings but I do love my name and don't think I’d have anything different, Aidan suits me well
my name is Adrian, after my mom’s soccer coach’s daughter Adriana. my last name has a crazy (French) number of vowels so my parents opted for the simplest version which happens to be the male spelling. i’ve seen many variations (Adrien, Adriane, Adrienne) but i like my no-nonsense version. i think it’s a strong and pretty name, unique without being too unfamiliar. not as cool as my brother lucius though 😒
my parents called me Adri when i was really little and only my closest friends call me A. i get a little thrill of delight when y’all call me Capy 🥹 if i were to change my name it would be tough to adjust, but i’m partial to ones drawn from nature: Ivy, Fern, Iris, Rosemary, Sage…
It's a part of me. My parents consulted the elders in my family and the initials for my middle name also link back to my parents. I've spent alot of life so far teaching people how to pronounce it and I refuse to give that level of effort up. My parents were cute in that way. I appreciate their intentions and will always feel very loved by it.
i have a name that has been fucked with and interpolated a lot (long story). i have had ideas since middle school to change my name to like Harley, use my middle name, or recently during a breakdown something closer to it with easier spelling. it got to the point where my psychiatry appointments are actually done in that fake name and i just chose not to tell them 😂 all this to say, my name has grown on me and i would feel uncomfortable to change it. BUT, i would never want to have my future children experience the annoyance of people mispronouncing their name for the rest of their lives.
