the friday five

1. Is the name you have now the same name that’s on your birth certificate? If not, what’s changed?
the name i have now is, and always has been my name.

2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
i always thought i wanted to be elizabeth. but i’m finding that my name suits me well

3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
my father has credit for naming me. when i was born it was decided that my mom would pick boy names (had i been a boy i would have been howard), and my dad would pick girl names.

i was named after a girl that my dad dated either in highschool or the airforce… gwendolyn. sue was short, and fit well with gwendolyn. neither name is easy to crop and make weird nicknames with. that was an important selling point. besides, it does roll well off the tongue. smile

4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
i like elizabeth and jane. both queens of england in the 1500’s. i just love that time period. there aren’t any names i really dislike.

5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com / triggur.org / astroexpert accurate? How or how isn’t it?
most of the analysis of my name is correct… i like that it is welsh and means fair of brow. my eyebrows are almost white. i did not like what it said at triggur.org, and i don’t think i’m anything like that.

the analysis at kabalarians.com was right on the money if you did gwen or gwendolyn. go figure. my horoscope isn’t even that right on. smile