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Aethelwyne Bolger
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Dec 16 2012, 3:01am
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My feelings about my name have changed...a lot!
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My name is Audra pronounced "Aw Dra" and it's a very southern name although I don't see very many Audra's her in Tennessee than I did growing up in Michigan. I was named Audra Ann after my Granny Audrey and my Grandma Ann. As a child, my grandma got jealous that her name wasn't first, so she would call me Ann and that bugged me (but I loved her). It could have been worse, my mom considered naming me Ann Audra and I told her thank you for not doing that, because it sounded like Ann Arbor.
It was hard growing up because teachers couldn't pronounce my name and the substitutes would aways pause when they came to my name and I thought...here it comes... and they would say Asha or Audrey or Aurora and all the bullies would laugh. The mean girls bullied me because my name sounded kind of boyish and tough and they were all named stuff like Melody and Dawn and Heather (it was the 70's). When my teacher told us what our names meant and that Audra meant noble and stong, I could have died from all the laughter. Their names all meant princess and grace and sweet and other girly things.
Some called me She-Ra, my brother called me Ozzy. I called myself Rainbow or Sunshine (my mom's name for me sometimes) or, after discovering Tolkien, Elfstar. What can I say? It was the early 80's, time of Care Bears and rainbows and unicorns. I never could find my name on anything either, so I bought Ann items or had things like a t-shirt or license plate made (using iron ons and stickers).
When I read Anne of Green Gables, I loved the name Anne and thought of myself as Audra Anne, but that didn't look right. I tried Audrianna, but that wasn't right, either!
Somewhere along the way, I grew to love the name Audra. It meant preserverence and strength (from bullying) and I liked it was noble. Other names I've liked, such as Brianna or the elvish Bellawen, also meant strong and noble and I thought that was cool. I really wouldn't change it now. It is me! I've taken the numerology test for fun (though I don't believe in that stuff) from the kalabarians and the meaning of Audra sounded just like me. I'm starting to find my name on things, and I've created things for myself thanks to the internet. My name never sounds sweeter than when my nieces and nephews call me Auntie Audra or Audra Ann! And it honors my grandparents.
My three favorite names for myself all start with A: Aethelwyne, Arianna, and Auntie Audra (or Lady A). I also love my surname, Morton, and it's Scottish heritage. I think Audra Ann Morton has a nice old-fashioned scottish ring to it. That's me!
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How do you feel about your name?
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zarabia
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Dec 1 2012, 7:47am
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I love mine
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Starling
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Dec 1 2012, 8:01am
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That's lovely!
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zarabia
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Dec 1 2012, 8:11am
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I love mine
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Spencissimus
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Dec 1 2012, 9:02am
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I love my full name
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Kelvarhin
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Dec 1 2012, 9:13am
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I have quite a common name, but I wouldn't change it!
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DanielLB
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Dec 1 2012, 9:16am
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The name Daniel rocks!!!
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wendy woo
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Dec 1 2012, 4:07pm
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Are you calling me opinionated? ;-)
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DanielLB
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Dec 1 2012, 6:56pm
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I like my name and . . .
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Alcarcalime
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Dec 1 2012, 9:25am
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I remember that show!
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wendy woo
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Dec 1 2012, 3:56pm
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I thought so, too, but . . .
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Alcarcalime
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Dec 2 2012, 10:01am
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generally, I"m very happy with my name
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Magpie
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Dec 1 2012, 3:30pm
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I have the opposite problem
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zarabia
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Dec 2 2012, 5:47am
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That's like my initials!
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Laerasėa
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Dec 12 2012, 2:59am
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I like my name
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Ardamķrė
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Dec 1 2012, 3:47pm
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Don't like mine
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sevilodorf
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Dec 1 2012, 4:01pm
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Three guesses what my name is...
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wendy woo
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Dec 1 2012, 4:02pm
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I legally changed it
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Annael
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Dec 1 2012, 4:21pm
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That is creepy.
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dernwyn
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Dec 2 2012, 12:11am
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I was going to list that as an option
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zarabia
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Dec 2 2012, 5:52am
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I've thought about changing
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 4:13pm
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My name's unusual enough
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Ataahua
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Dec 1 2012, 8:43pm
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I like mine
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Elessar
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Dec 1 2012, 9:25pm
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I'd be one of three people with my name... in a class of 15 people
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Kassandros
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Dec 1 2012, 9:42pm
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One that is way too common
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CuriousG
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Dec 1 2012, 10:10pm
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I once worked with a Mary Smith.
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dernwyn
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Dec 2 2012, 12:06am
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I like my name and don't really think I'd like another name more, though some I would like just as much
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Dec 1 2012, 10:13pm
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I like my name
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imin
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Dec 2 2012, 12:27am
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It's fairly common
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Tim
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Dec 2 2012, 2:44am
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It's fine.
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Misto
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Dec 2 2012, 12:29pm
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The only bad thing about my name
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 3 2012, 5:23am
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common names for different generations
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Magpie
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Dec 3 2012, 2:56pm
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That's one of the things I pay attention to when I write novels.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 3 2012, 4:07pm
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that's so true
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Annael
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Dec 8 2012, 5:54am
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My name starts with a
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sherlock
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Dec 4 2012, 5:16pm
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Kathy?
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Kassandros
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Dec 3 2012, 5:27pm
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Nope :-)
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 3 2012, 6:12pm
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Ohhhh, that song :)
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zarabia
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Dec 4 2012, 7:00am
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Names/initials on things
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Misto
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Dec 5 2012, 10:27am
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When I was a kid, I hated my name.
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Alassėa Eruvande
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Dec 3 2012, 4:08pm
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Yeah, my daughter has that problem.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Dec 3 2012, 6:15pm
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I never wanted stuff with my first name on it.
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Kassandros
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Dec 3 2012, 8:24pm
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My first name is very common
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FlyingSerkis
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Dec 4 2012, 2:59pm
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Well
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macfalk
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Dec 7 2012, 7:54am
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My name? My Name..
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alienorchid
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Dec 9 2012, 7:59am
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So
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Starling
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Dec 11 2012, 6:47am
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It is
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alienorchid
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Dec 11 2012, 8:40am
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That's lovely
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Starling
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Dec 12 2012, 6:32am
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My feelings about my name have changed...a lot!
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Aethelwyne Bolger
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Dec 16 2012, 3:01am
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I loved that name when I was young
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zarabia
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Dec 16 2012, 3:30am
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Aw, thanks Zarabia!
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Aethelwyne Bolger
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Dec 18 2012, 2:25am
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Haha, it was the same with me
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zarabia
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Dec 18 2012, 4:57am
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Oh, that's pretty! //
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zarabia
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Dec 16 2012, 3:20am
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I go by my middle name's nick name...
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Gimli'sBox
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Dec 16 2012, 6:16pm
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I've felt very ambivalent about my name throughout my life.
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sauget.diblosio
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Apr 2 2013, 1:34am
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