What is your first name?

[mn dave]

We really should be asking for "given names" instead of "first names". In many countries, such as most of Asia and many of the Eastern European countries, the last name is the given name, while the first name is the family name.

My given name is "pu", which means uncut jade -- a piece of stone that looks common until you cut it open and see the inside. My English given name is Paul, simply because it is phonetically closer to "pu".

Well, you knew what I meant, right, Pu? 

[Lethevich]

Sara-without-a-aitch (it's even pronounced differently, bawwwww!)

BTW, a cunning semi joke name did sneak its way into your list

[Brian]

Sara-without-a-aitch (it's even pronounced differently, bawwwww!)

BTW, a cunning semi joke name did sneak its way into your list

Hello Sarah! 

[mn dave]

Sara-without-a-aitch (it's even pronounced differently, bawwwww!)

BTW, a cunning semi joke name did sneak its way into your list

My sister is named "Sara."

PM me which name puh-lease!

(I bet it's Poco)

[Lethevich]

PM me which name puh-lease!

(I bet it's Poco)

Man, I am so lazy, PMing would invove pressing one more button! ;_: It is Poco indeedie, next we'll have a Poco Allegretto or something

Edit: Although that would be a kickass name - anyone who is having a child in the near future, consider Poco Allegretto as the first and middle name.

[springrite]

Man, I am so lazy, PMing would invove pressing one more button! ;_: It is Poco indeedie, next we'll have a Poco Allegretto or something

Edit: Although that would be a kickass name - anyone who is having a child in the near future, consider Poco Allegretto as the first and middle name.

I prefer Quasi Szherzando

[Gustav]

We really should be asking for "given names" instead of "first names". In many countries, such as most of Asia and many of the Eastern European countries, the last name is the given name, while the first name is the family name.

My given name is "pu", which means uncut jade -- a piece of stone that looks common until you cut it open and see the inside. My English given name is Paul, simply because it is phonetically closer to "pu".

璞

what an elegant and nice name！I don't think I have seen a lot of people in china have that character in their names.  And it's meaningful too, uncut jade- someone with the potential to become great perhaps?

[vandermolen]

Jeffrey

[Renfield]

My first name I share with Mravinsky, Ormandy, Delacroix, Hackman (the actor), Bleuler (the psychiatrist) and, of course, Onegin!


Though actually (and contrary to the above), my name is the original form from which I suspect the rest derive, Ευγένιος; but Eugene is what I consider "my" name, and answer to, unless in a strictly Greek context. Since we're discussing semantics, the name means "of noble birth".

(And my last name means "friend of truth", so I think you can imagine the amount of explaining I occasionally have to do about whether it's my real name and/or whether I really am such a paragon of virtue, etc. )

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

My first name I share with Mravinsky, Ormandy, Delacroix, Hackman (the actor), Bleuler (the psychiatrist) and, of course, Onegin!

You forgot my father... 

[Renfield]

You forgot my father... 

"...and Johan's father!"


Incidentally, pleased to meet everyone more "first-namedly".

[karlhenning]

Don't you mean, Karl H. started it. Ask him.

Well, I seldom bold-face pronouns, Sarge.  But in the case of your post, of course, there was a needed emphasis of tone . . . .

[karlhenning]

My English given name is Paul, simply because it is phonetically closer to "pu".

Mind if I call you Pasha, which is the nickname form of Pavel, the Russian for Paul? 

[karlhenning]

Sara-without-a-aitch (it's even pronounced differently, bawwwww!)

BTW, a cunning semi joke name did sneak its way into your list

Oh, gosh! And here I've been aitching you all this time, Sara! 

[karlhenning]

"...and Johan's father!"

And Johan's father's father!

Why don't you shut up shut up, Stan, you're putting us off . . . .

[Florestan]

Andrei here. (Some of you already knew that)

[George]

Andrei here. (Some of you already knew that)

You told me it was Eusebius. 

[Varg]

Gabriel

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

And Johan's father's father!

Johan's father's father was called Johannes Zacheüs... Like me!

[Brian]

Mind if I call you Pasha, which is the nickname form of Pavel, the Russian for Paul? 

Pasha heard you were calling.