Do you like your name?

[Guest Wetnwildbear]

Since my parents were wise enough to name:

 

He Who Must Be Obeyed, The Great Mighty and Exaulted One!

 

 

I am generally pleased with my name - except when signing

 

checks and buying property. :-) :-) :-) }(

 

 

That would be my "Druid Name" my Surname is too long to list. :P

[Guest backbaygayguy]

In my extended ethnic family, a first-born son was named after his father, who, if he was a first-born son, was named after his father, and so on -- thus my first name is also my father's and grandfather's first name. Names for the other sons were drawn from what seemed like a small pool of names. At any large gathering, say a name common in that extended family and 6 or 8 men of all ages might answer. But we also had nicknames to differentiate us. And those names stuck – my 96-year-old aunt still calls me (at 60+ years of age) by my childhood nickname.

 

Yes, I like my given legal name as well as some of the ethnic variations of it that I grew up with. And friends of many years still use the same nicknames I had from high school and college. So in my case, not just “name” but “names.”

 

In the early days of the gay movement, when hippiedom was in full bloom, many people experimented with new names. What self-respecting dyke would call herself Ellen Jane – initials like EJ were preferable. And young gay guys would aim for a certain class by taking names they thought sounded sophisticated (Etienne rather than Steven, or Harper or Perry or Trevor or Blake), or to appear butch by taking one-syllable “hard” names like Kurt or Dak or Rik or Gunn or Mack (instead of being called by their given name Bob or Joe or John or other names common at that time). And of course no self-respecting commune member could be called Bill or Linda – you had to be Tao or Ocean or Sage or Raven or Evening Star). In those days, I tried a new, chosen name once – lasted about 3 days, kept getting confused when someone used it so I reverted back to my given name.

[Bilbo]

In my extended birth family, where I am known by the first part of my name here, we have a tradition dating at least back to my grandmother and ahead at least as far as my great-niece, that the first born woman of each generation (grandma, mom, sister, her daughter, her daughter) are all named Margaret. So, I see what you mean, there.

[bostonman]

>And young gay guys would aim for a

>certain class by taking names they thought sounded

>sophisticated (Etienne rather than Steven, or Harper or Perry

>or Trevor or Blake), or to appear butch by taking one-syllable

>“hard” names like Kurt or Dak or Rik or Gunn or Mack (instead

>of being called by their given name Bob or Joe or John or

>other names common at that time)

 

Which brings up another idea - the "sexiness" of a name. I'm sure I'm not the only guy out here who finds the sound of certain names "hot" - even if obviously not all men with that name are going to seem as hot, lol. Certain names may trigger personal associations (maybe the name of a boyhood crush, or the first name of a hot celebrity you like, etc) or may just sound butch or sexy or cute, etc.

 

For instance, I've always had a real fondness for the name "Kevin." Though I'm obviously aware that it's just a name, and a pretty common one at that, I always tend to take extra notice of guys with that name, as if the name gave him some sexual intrigue for me. Even, sometimes, if the guy doesn't seem as hot as I'd hope a "Kevin" to be, lol. (I should also admit I've never slept with a guy named Kevin...maybe once I have, the mystery will subside? Or maybe he'll wind up being as hot as i think his name is? In any case, I sure hope he doesn't mind hearing me moan his name a lot, lol...)

 

Has anyone out here perhaps ever sought out an escort in part *because* of his name? (Even if you know that's probably not his real name? lol)

[+ Hoover42]

My first and middle names are both names of Saints although no one actually knew me by those names. My parents and everyone I knew always called me by my initials.

 

No, they aren't BJ. Although that would have been fun!

 

...Hoover

[+ Charlie]

The first Kevin I ever knew was a hunky strawberry-blond badboy in the grade ahead of mine, whom all the trashy girls lusted for. Me, too. I don't think I have ever hired a "Kevin," but who knows how many escorts have that as their real name?

[+ Oliver]

"Kevin"

 

>For instance, I've always had a real fondness for the name "Kevin."

 

The best "Kevin" - the one from Vancouver with the stunning eyes! He has a few other stunning body parts, too, and knows what to do with them! }(

[poiuyt]

I'm not crazy about my name, but it could be worse. I have a friend who's the fifth first-born son in his family with his name, and ended up with the first name Adolph.

 

He uses his middle name instead.

 

I know a couple in the movie business who were trying to come up with the name of their second son. Being proper Scientologists, they asked their first son, who was two at the time, what name he'd like, and he immediately shouted out "Rockblaster!", so that's the name the second son ended up with. Everyone calls him Rocky; I don't know he feels about it.

[Guest zipperzone]

>Being proper

>Scientologists, they asked their first son, who was two at the

>time, what name he'd like, and he immediately shouted out

>"Rockblaster!", so that's the name the second son

>ended up with.

 

If any further confirmation that these guys are totally nuts, look no further than the above.

 

I have just finished reading the unauthorized Tom Cruise bio which is really more about the church than TC. I really can't understand how anyone with an IQ of over 10 could fall for the shit they expect you to follow.

[bostonman]

>The first Kevin I ever knew was a hunky strawberry-blond

>badboy in the grade ahead of mine, whom all the trashy girls

>lusted for. Me, too. I don't think I have ever hired a

>"Kevin," but who knows how many escorts have that as

>their real name?

 

Yeah, a few of my Kevin "role models" (as it were) that I lusted after were badboy/jockhead types too - and I'd sure love to get with a "Kevin" who fit that image, though I wouldn't be limited to that. :-)

 

But this also brings me back to the original question of the thread - even though *I* might be turned on by a guy because his name excites me, if a guy doesn't like his own name that much (i.e. a Kevin who really didn't get why I though the name was so hot, or who even hated the name) does it matter if I do? ;-)

 

I've actually had something similar happen every now and then - I meet a guy and along the way tell him I think he has a sexy name - and sometimes he'll think that's hot - and sometimes he'll be more "thanks, I guess - though it's just a name..." - which leads me to believe that most of us don't necessarily realize the potential for a name to be sexy...:-)

 

I just had this recollection of the book/movie Ordinary People, where the main character (a high school boy named Conrad) has a moment of doubt about his own name (I seem to remember he's about to try, nervously, to call a girl on the phone for a date) and he tries to fantasize about a more hip name - I can't remember what it was, but i want to say it was something like "Chuck" or "Spike" or something...anyway, I always thought that was a funny - and quite honest - moment in the story...;-)

 

As far as the escort known as Kevin from Vancouver - fuck yeah I think he'd definitely fit the bill for me, lol...Kevin, if you're reading this and you ever have plans to get to Boston, let me know...:-)

[mattsmojo]

i like my "given name" (better choice than christian i suppose?) - it's matt, like my user name, but on my birth certificate matthew is spelled differently - it was my sisters "cool" idea - remember it was the 70s. my middle name is the same as both my grandfather and my brother, because my brother who was 10 at the time was deathly afraid that i would later be teased at school by the nickname "fat matt" - i dunno, the logic of 10 year olds is different - so the only way he would consent to my being named matt was that my mother promised my middle name would be the same as his.