Hi I was just wondering where people get thier interesting names on here. I know the usual ones, like someones first name, and that's a given as to the meaning. But, like mine, I have 1 B. son. So, hence my mamapedia name. I am just curious as to where others got their names from!
Oh this is so cool! I really did not expect all these interesting ways the names were created! Neato. And Ronda, you are a wonderful person, and I am glad you are on here too!
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F.W.
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Danville
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I was 'catwalk' here for a number of years...I chose that because MANY years ago I was a child model...and then years after that got a degree in theatre...and the 'lighting' often was up in a 'catwalk'.
I changed my name after an ugly breach here on mamapedia. My name now, 'feline stroller', conveys the same message. One just needs to look a bit harder...lol
best
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H.W.
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I used my first name, H., for the longest time. "Nervy" girl is a play on my middle name, Minerva. If I happen to be a little 'nervy' in my answers...well, I'm known as a compulsive 'truth teller' by my RL friends, so it sort of suits. (Not quite "Temperance Brennan" blunt, but I am pretty direct.)
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C.N.
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I chose Fuzzy because I have a total of 21 animals in my home, and everything I own is covered in dog and cat hair.
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S.G.
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I am Canadian. Canuck is slang for Canadian.
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C.P.
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What a fun question. I wondered about user names too. Mine is because my children are "Hapa" slang for half. Usually refers to Asian or Polynesian and Caucasian. My dh is Filipino and I am Caucasian
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Y.M.
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Iowa City
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Pirates. Need I say more?
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K.C.
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Washington DC
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Mine is a play on we want to adopt ... Thus, Wee12adopt. And we have through foster care ... One little boy and our little girl will be adopted soon too, also through foster care.
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V.B.
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Mine is because that is how I tend to see things, one of two ways:
1) Enjoyable and "fun";
or
2) A sarcastic thought when things are quite a bit more stressful than we imagined they would be (you know, back when we were still pregnant and hadn't had to deal with the reality of actual little people we call "kids" and when we still thought that babies/kids/husbands were all unicorns and rainbows).
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D.D.
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Mine was my first name and last initial. Then I started to feel a little funny about privacy, and changed it. I'm not very creative, so - mynewnickname
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J.O.
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Boise
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I am a mom to many...8 kids :)
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L.C.
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Washington DC
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Mine is the name of my house...
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C.B.
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Reno
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Mine is because I am not longer in throws of addiction, I am finally free and I because I am finally free I get to be a friend, mom, wife, all that cool stuff. What a fun question and i love all the answers.
Many blessings
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B..
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Dallas
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I have a strong sense of purpose to everything I do, or I don't do it.
I hope to comfort moms in the middle of the fray. Since I am almost out of the MAMA job, I hope to have a bit of perspective.
I try to be special encouragement to Christians on this site, for whatever reason.
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R.M.
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San Francisco
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Rosebud was a sled, which isn't particularly representative of me. It was just the first thing that popped into my mind when I changed my user name from my real name.
The problem with everyone changing their names to more anonymous ones is that I don't know who most people are any more. There were a number of regulars who I came to "know" over the years, who are probably still on here in some form, but I've never taken the time to figure out who's who.
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R.X.
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Houston
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I just want to comment on your name. You are really a Blessing to have on this site. Thank you.
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M.H.
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Minneapolis
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For privacy reasons I stopped using my first name and last initial and went with my favorite color--yellow. Seems like not many people like yellow as their favorite color, but I've loved it since I was a kid. One of my HS best friends used to ask me if I was going to make the bridesmaids wear yellow in my wedding. I didn't, but we did have yellow flowers!
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C.O.
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Washington DC
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I used to use my first name and last initial...then I changed to W. W. - it's a nickname from a long time ago...
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M.B.
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Seattle
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My favorite flower: Rose
My favorite bird/raptor: Hawk
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T.S.
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San Francisco
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Zita is a nickname I picked up years ago (long story.) It represents the wilder, more free (child free!) side of me.
Of course Mama comes from being a mom.
Two halves of a whole.
I'll never be "just" a mom, there's more to me than that :-)
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A.P.
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Washington DC
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The P is for P..
I lean left.
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E.M.
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Phoenix
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Mine actually started on a chat room a long time ago for people who own Neapolitan Mastiffs, aka Neos. Then I started going on a mom site when I was preggo with my first, and neo (as in new) mom still worked. When I started on here, I used my name and last initial but went to my old username because of the extra publicity of facebook.
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E.P.
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Tampa
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I think I was Marie for a while (my middle name), then Mary (my sister's name. She passed away last February), now I am Sunshine state mom because I live in Florida. I go by E. too. That's my sister's middle name.
I will never use my real name becase I am a writer and I don't want people to look me up. I like being anonymous like others.
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M.R.
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St. Louis
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Mine is easy....my first name is M. and I am THE MOM!
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S.B.
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Houston
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When I started on this site, I used my first name and last name initial. I was concerned about privacy so... I was born and raised up north and moved to the south when I went to college. So... Southern Yankee=) It fits!
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M.O.
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New York
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Just a shortened version of my first name. And Spanish for "Hey, look at this!"
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A.C.
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Huntington
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When my husband and I started dating, we both really enjoyed the music of Steve Earle. One of my favorite songs was Galway Girl. I use that as my screen name as it is a happy reminder of my younger self who was in the middle of falling on love :)
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S.S.
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Los Angeles
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I like swimming. My name's not S..
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L.U.
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Seattle
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I used to have my name and last initial, then I put a bunch of music noted around it and now...birdsfreakmeout....because they do!!
Actually, mamapedia was putting some of our stuff on their FB without telling any of us so I wanted to make sure that I had a name that wouldn't be traceable.
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M.W.
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San Francisco
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This has been so fun to read the history behind the names...but boy does it make me feel like a LAME-O.
I had no idea what I was signing up for when I started on this site about 4.5 years ago so I wanted to remain somewhat anonymous. I just went with M....because I am one. And W because it is a letter in my name.
Now I wish I could change it to something more personal, more "me" and fun.
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E.A.
answers from
Erie
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Hi, my name is Liz. I'm a pantheist and talk to trees. Yes, really.
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H.P.
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New York
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I have been living in London for the last three years!! Hence the Mum not mom!!
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H.G.
answers from
Lancaster
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I love being a Mom and I love to cook. I also love being married to my DH, but didn't think to put that in the mix.
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S.H.
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St. Louis
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you're making me want to change my name!
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I.S.
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Sacramento
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D's mom - my son's name starts with a D....and i am his mom. Simple and a very strong beautiful statement....and proud to be D's MoM :)
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S.D.
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Washington DC
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Like many others I used to use my first name & last initial. When I changed my name we were living in Florida ergo many S. D. :-)
That was years & about 4 moves ago!
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S.T.
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Houston
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Like others I changed mine from my first name and last initial over privacy issues. I love squirrels and with 2 little ones (T.) under three, I go a bit nutty at times. Fun question. :)
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M.G.
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Seattle
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I fit into all three listed attributes. Some of the time all at once. I switch mine around as I see fit as I become bored easily. I realize I'm not anonymous. Those who 'know' me can easily figure out who I once was, or who I am to be.