My first name is Maryellen - -
originally it was Mary Ellen - with a middle name I haven't used since first grade... but somewhere around high school, I got sick of being called Mary-- so I had my name legally changed to the way it's spelled now...
I never liked my name as a kid because it wasn't cute, it was boring... but as an adult I like it because it's a little unique.. (I was the only Maryellen in all og my highschool of 2000 students.. the worst part was the new princical we got in elementary school... Sister Mary Ellen... oooh boy did i get teased...
A few weeks ago, I was on the ferry from Long Island, NY to New London, CT and the name of the ferryboat -- was.... drumroll... The Mary Ellen!!! I was shocked!! I thought my ticket should have been free, although with my luck lately i was kinda amazed the boat didnt sink.
People really close to me will often call me ME (pronounced Em Me) and I kinda like that nickname - but hate it when people who don't know me well use it...
The worst part of my name is because of the speed in which i talk - I talk fast -and people often hear my name as Marilyn... (I really hate that name
It's funny -i got a pm from someone the other night, who over the course of the pm exchange, I get the feeling that they have imagined the real names for everyone on this forum - they were kinda close on mine.. I wonder if what we imagine people's real names to be are in fact - really their names...