I can’t reveal my first name but it is old-fashioned English–think Meredith, Esther, Olga, Gretchen…

My last name makes me too identifiable. It is an Ellis Island misspelling that makes me the only person on this earth with my exact first and last name combo.

I thought I would change it with marriage but I don’t think marriage is going to happen for me, at least not anytime soon, and I’m not putting anything on hold for it anymore.

I think with my old-timey first name I could afford a zany last name. I like Winter and Snow. I don’t want it to be too “out there” or difficult to spell, so I’m not going to do something like Zephyr, and I would like suggestions that aren’t too tied to a specific concept. Interesting enough but not excessively unique.

My background is Taiwanese and white American without ties to any specific country strong enough to pick a name from some European country I only have a bit of a connection to from generations ago. The white side is Irish, Welsh, and French. I am not trying to stand out excessively. I do not feel a strong connection to my Taiwanese side, and that could be its own post. I don’t want something commonly mispronounced. I was thinking something like Shaw? It might make my ex think I’m obsessed with him but he already thinks that so whatever.

  • YawningNostalgiaOP
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    7 days ago

    Why do i need to be a hoar? That’s a cool name tho I’ll play with that idea

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      7 days ago

      Alliteration sounds great, mostly. Hanna Frost wouldn’t sound as good as Hanna Hoarfrost, at least in my opinion.

      And there aren’t that many H cold words.

      Plus, hoarfrost looks awesome, too.

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          7 days ago

          Hiver!!! It means winter in French! I don’t care if people mispronounce it but omg it looks so good spelled out!