Inquiring minds want to know...

[measi]

Okay... so aibhinn and I, being that we have a few things in common, not the least of which is our mutual first name (and hatred of some nicknames that go with it), are curious about something.

All ladies named Melissa or Michelle, this poll is for you. Feel free to pass along because yes, genuinely curious about this. I've now encountered a few people with this name swap.

[Poll #1209661]

Comments

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

I've gone by Michela, Machel and even Michael in the past. I'd like to think that people are just reading too fast, but in reality I'd guess that they're lazy. *grins*

[ruisseau.livejournal.com]

When your name is Jamie, your pet peeve becomes the multiple (sometimes inane) spellings of Jamie. To wit:

Jamie
Jaime
Jaimie
Jamey
Jame (yes, I've seen that one)
Jamy
Jaimy

Also, the name is unisex in the US; maybe not so much in the UK where it seems to be a common diminutive for James. And in Spanish-speaking countries, Jaime is always a boy.

Oh, joy!

PS: My mother named me Jamie Lynne, after the Bionic Woman. I was destined to be in fandom.

[jvgymnast.livejournal.com]

My name is often used as a nickname, and it annoys me so much when I tell people my name, and then they ask what my real name is. I am constantly tempted to say that I'm a spy and can't tell them, but I never have the guts to say that to anyone.

[tanned-featherd.livejournal.com]

I've had some doozies. VerLaine made into Laverne was my BIGGEST pet peeve especially during the Laverne and Shirley years. OMG, did I hate it. Valerie is the most common, but I've even been called Victor. Once, and that was by my fifth grade school teacher!

I have most of my customers call me "V" or "Chickie" if the can't manage my name correctly.

neither a Melissa nor a Michelle, but--

[masquedbunny.livejournal.com]

You know, my name is pretty easy. I'm pretty sure it's the most common female name in Spanish-speaking countries. But people ALWAYS mess it up. And I DON'T KNOW WHY.

My name is not Marie. My name is not Marcia.

The "it's because you're blond, and there are no blond Marias" excuse doesn't hold water. There are blond Marias. Maria Von Trapp was blond. Maria Bello is blond. Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen was probably blond (she wore powdered wigs, in any case). We bloody well do exist!

OK. End of rant.

Re: neither a Melissa nor a Michelle, but--

[masquedbunny.livejournal.com]

And as for the reply: "But why do you get so bent out of shape about it?"

Answer, to borrow briefly, liberally, and (of course) ironically from Arthur Miller: "Because it's my name!"