My pet peeve is the Finnish name “Yrjö”. It comes from the Greek name “Geôrgios”, which means farmer, but nowadays the word “yrjö” means vomit. ‘Unique spellings’ like some “Everleigh” also drive me crazy.

  • Thelsim@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I love it when people own their name like that. Who cares what others think, it’s part of who you are and you should not be ashamed of that.
    I was born with a very old-fashioned name myself and tried to hide it for the longest time. Even my parents only called me by the abbreviated form. Took me a long time to accept that name and take pride in it, but I’m glad that that I did. It’s part of me and I don’t care what others think.