"Hey Punk, good morning, how'ya doin'?"

Has a nice ring to it.

Although I've considered that my forum name would be better if changed slightly to Steampink instead of Steampunk...but then that might not be the best google search term...

"If you could change your name to anything?"




My name would be 'Old Anything'


That's a little too much 'My name is Nobody' for me

I would change my name to Ben Dover... just kidding


On a serious note, since my first name is already dike, I would change my name to dike Grayson, like the Batman character.

I legally changed the spelling of my name. Switched an 'A' to an 'O' and now the world makes sense again.

"anything" is a stupid name. I wouldn't change to that.

I want to change my name to Reinhard... or Parsifal.

I would change my name from Shane to Johann. Same name, different language. The only reason I don't is because I know my family well enough to know they'd all still just call me Shane.

Epek Pale.

Im quite happy with 'Merari'
Flipped through old books once to find an Altmer name.

It has a nice ring to it.
Its pleasant to say in English.
It follows all the rules of 'good names' ( three syllables with a distinct emphasis, rolling sound.)
I got it from the old testament.
Mine now.

I rather like my name (Jesse), but I wouldn't mind something a bit more masculine; something that doesn't make everyone think I'm a girl until they know my gender.


....yeah, Rock HardStone sound pretty good....


I never got that, isn't a name universal? You know, its just a certain combination verbal patterns within an associated written language. I get different spelling because every culture has their own dynamic symbols tied to their language, but having different names based on different languages seems rather stupid (unless it has a meaning, like native american names, not like today's parents who name someone something because it sounds good or is popular)

It just comes down to the spelling being based on the local pronunciation, I think; I remember a friend of mine commenting that his first and middle name were the same since they were "Ian John"; other variants of the same name are Jan, Jean, Hans, Gianni etc.

I don't understand what you're saying. Shane and Johann are the same name with the same meaning. Shane is Irish, which I am not. Johann is German, which I am. I'm fully aware of the origins of the name and it's meaning, thank you.

I always liked the name Peja Stojakovic myself.

Guess I just thought a name was just a grouping of different sounds relative to a language, it could have a meaning, but it will still be the same sound grouping in any language. IMO, they aren't the same name because they sound different. I never thought of names as a mutual meaning independent of the verbal language.

Of course, that may be because my dad wanted to name me Jesse James , Guess its not mutually exclusive though.

I'm not great with pronunciations, would that be "Peha Stohakovic?"

Assuming we are talking about the former NBA player with that name the first 'j' is a standard American English 'j'. The last one sounds like a 'y'.

Pay-ja Stoy-awk-ovic.

The Walrus

I'd change it to my nickname, which is just a shortening of my real name.