Comments on: What’s in a Name?

By: Becky Green Aaronson

Becky Green Aaronson — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:19:02 +0000

Cathy, you crack me up! I could be Nashville bound I stuck with Bobby Sue! Your novel sounds intriguing! Can’t wait to see it in print.

By: Becky Green Aaronson

Becky Green Aaronson — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:17:01 +0000

Ha! The domain name issue. Guess I’ll have to stick with Becky Aaronson. Too much brain damage to change now. : -)

By: cynthia hartwig

cynthia hartwig — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:30:49 +0000

I personally like Becky Grimm. Really has a history to it… This post is sweet and funny. The only real question I’d worry about is “what domain name can you buy.” That’s how to decide what to call yourself.

By: Cathy Kozak

Cathy Kozak — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:21:23 +0000

With a name like Bobby Sue you could always move to Nashville and become a struggling country and western singer who has an uncanny way with words. No more of the ‘you left sawdust on the floor of my heart’, nor the plaintive confession, ‘it took 23 beers to forget you.’!

Oh what’s in a name?! The protagonist of my novel-in-progress is called Jane, a simple, plain, dull, resigned sort of name for a young woman who suddenly finds herself in the lush, mystical, magical country of Morocco searching for her estranged father. Everyone and everything around her is imbued with danger and chaos and magic. All around the deeply spiritual and religious fall from grace. So there is nothing simple and plain about Jane’s quest and as she journeys towards her goal, she transforms from the plain, dull, resigned young woman who left America and, in the process, is given a new name by a magical, mystical Nigerian flower seller on the lam from the authorities and a new life when she finds out the truth about her long lost father. SO much rides on a name!

By: Becky Green Aaronson

Becky Green Aaronson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:33:35 +0000

That is funny! I’ll definitely remember that one. Thanks, Monica, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

By: monicastangledweb

monicastangledweb — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:08:54 +0000

Becky, Becky, Becky. What a story! Who would think there are so many ways to get your name wrong?? The important thing is you have such a sense of humor about it. I remember in the movie, Clueless, they used the name, “Betty,” as a term to signify someone’s cute, gorgeous and all that. So when they call you Betty, you should just say, “Thank you!”

By: Harper Faulkner

Harper Faulkner — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:13:31 +0000

Wrote my first short story when I was ten and have been writing ever since. So, no, no standup for me.

By: Becky Green Aaronson

Becky Green Aaronson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:09:34 +0000

Arindam, glad you enjoyed it. I like to laugh about things like this. Perhaps I should make up a story about the meaning of my name. I like the meaning of yours, “a person who can beat his enemy.” I’ll have to think of a good one. Could be another post!

By: Becky Green Aaronson

Becky Green Aaronson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:05:27 +0000

I thought of you when I typed Betty Grimm! And I know you’ve always loved your “normal” middle name as much as I’ve loved my name. What’s a girl to do? LAUGH!!

By: Chrissy Leonard

Chrissy Leonard — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:15:57 +0000

OMG; I started laughing so hard out loud when I read the “Bicky” and of course, the “Betty Grimm.” For the record, you are very memorable, boring name be damned. I, of course, with the given name of Christine (which I like better now, thank you Jeffrey), always referred to myself as Chris or Chrissy. And as far as my middle name? Well, I would usually just let people know that it was “normal.” Make that Norma; I always hated that name. At least my parents didn’t name me “Moon Unit”……