I hated my name as a kid, because it was so "weird" to everyone. I hated it because the combination of having a unique name on top of looking different was hell to painfully shy me.
Tatiana is a Russian name. Haven't gotten my dna tested but as far as I know I'm not Russian. I've gotten a myriad of nicknames throughout my life (I do not count thotiana, that year was awful) including Tots, Tat, and T, but my favorite has always been Tati.
Everyone has always told me it's a beautiful name. After years of hearing that, I am much more okay with people using it, and sometimes prefer it over impersonal pronouns.
I still can't seem to get over the fact that my dad named me, and the fact that this name was his ex's name.. and for that I keep considering asking everyone to call me by my middle name.
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never liked my name growing up because most of elementary school was spent in florida. it was a huge culture shock coming from the north then being one of like two or three kids of color in my class at any given time. i wanted a stereotypical āwhite girl nameā with a middle name like marie or rose. spent a lot of middle school going by daisy.
i also am greatly tired of the ādeja vuā jokes.
my mom got my name from tyra bankās character in āhigher learningā/a tony! toni! tonĆ©! song. i guess thatās cool. she just spelled it very phonetically, which didnt help peopleās mispronunciation of my easy name but (to me) looks very dumbed down on paper (day-JAH) and then people pronounce the j really hard idk.
most of my friends call me day āļø i like that at least. i wouldn't have minded the name raven, and i think my momās other name contender was tia (like sister sister) but that would have kind of rhymed with my last name so im good on that.
Jun 8, 2024
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not many people my age are named it which is why i used to hate it as a kid, but i've grown to love it. precisely because it's not "fitting" for my age practically everyone in my life calls me nicknames, which are fun and silly, but are also NOT my name, so it can get tiring sometimes lol. i honestly adore it now and when someone close to me (so professors/academic figures/etc. don't count) uses it i kind of percieve it as a sign of respect, even an act of love. it's intimate, really. i'd love it if people used it more :').
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Natasha is the diminutive of my grandmotherās name. It means āborn on Christmasā which I was not, but I love the wintertime most of all. I think Yelena is a stun of a name but I wouldnāt want it for myself. My daughter perhaps ?
Jun 9, 2024
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