where you came up with your username title??

mollybird

hi ladies,
just been looking at some of the user names and sometimes i find myself guessing how the person came up with their name.

would love to know what makes you come up with the name.

my comes from the nickname my family has for me. some of them call me just molly others call me just bird. but sometimes i can be the two names together.

kiwi123

Mine was the result of a lack of real imagination when I was asked for a username. My sisters used to call me Kiwi when I was younger - my real name is Ciara. Couldn't think of a username at the time and thought I could change it at a later date, obviously not :P

Maple

I was born in Canada.

I'm thinking of changing mine tho but I'm drawing a blank on a new username.

Dudess

Someone addressed me as it not long before I joined Boards.

krudler

mines a Simpsons reference, cake for whoever knows what it means

Favourite colour + favourite animal
picked it when I was trying to set up my first ever email address

Been using it for about 12 years everywhere now, that or bluewolfcub

Monty Burnz

I just made mine up.

Monty Burnz

krudler wrote: »

mines a Simpsons reference, cake for whoever knows what it means

Krusty and Bette Midler's horse...

Nom nom cake.

Korvanica

Made mine up about 11 years ago when i was mental about the following bands:

Korn
Nirvana
Metallica

been using it ever since...

krudler

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Krusty and Bette Midler's horse...

Nom nom cake.

Links234

mine's a rammstein song, because I like rammstein

Dudess

Korvanica wrote: »

Made mine up about 11 years ago when i was mental about the following bands:

Korn
Nirvana
Metallica

been using it ever since...

That's really cool.

Chinafoot

My toes are really small and stumpy make my feet look like they've been bound and one day my boyfriend called me Chinafoot. I joked that I should change my boards nick to that, he laughed and said I wouldn't really do it, so I did. Simple

Pembily

We were bored one day in Chemistry and we put chemicals into our names!!!! Lead went into mine, so I became Pembily!!! Nerdiest reason EVER...

Malari

Pembily wrote: »

We were bored one day in Chemistry and we put chemicals into our names!!!! Lead went into mine, so I became Pembily!!! Nerdiest reason EVER...

I love it. I can't believe I never thought of that in chemistry. Would have kept us going for days!

Mine is the name of the previous resident of my apartment in Helsinki. It was on a plaque next to my door for weeks, so people started calling me Malari.

ismiseuisce

Mine's not really very creative, my first name is Uisce.

Hail 2 Da Thief

Off topic but when googling for the image above I came across these bad boys. Gotta find me a pair so I can become the ubernerd of boards!

The_Morrigan

I like the tales of old Ireland and all the mythical creatures that frequent them. Anyone who knows me well, will notice the similiarities and how/why I relate to the name


The Morrigan (also known as the Morrigu) was the shape-shifting Celtic Goddess of War, Fate and Death. She also presided over rivers, lakes and fresh water, in addition to being the patroness of revenge, night, magic, prophecy, priestesses and witches.
Her name is interpreted in various forms..."Great Queen," "Phantom Queen" or "Queen of Demons." She was said to hover over battlefields in the form of a raven or hooded crow and frequently foretold or influenced the outcome of the fray. The Morrigan was often depicted as a triune goddess whose other aspects were manifested in the Goddess Badb (meaning "Vulture" or "Venomous") and the Goddess Nemain (meaning "Frenzy" or "Fury"). The Morrigan was one of the Tuatha De Danaan ("People of the Goddess Danu") and she aided in the defeat of the Firbolgs at the First Battle of Magh Tuireadh and the Fomorii at the Second Battle of Mag Tured.

The Celts believed that, as they engaged in warfare, the Morrigan flew shrieking overhead in the form of a raven or carrion crow, summoning a host of slain soldiers to a macabre spectral bane. When the battle had ended, the warriors would leave the field until dawn in order that the Morrigan could claim the trophies of heads, euphemistically known as "the Morrigan's acorn crop."

The origins of the Morrigan appear to be directly linked to the megalithic Cult of the Mothers, who usually appeared as triple goddesses. Her role in Celtic legend is similar to that of the Valkyries in Norse folklore in that both used magic to cast fetters on warriors and made the decision regarding who would live and who would die. The Morrigan is also closely associated with horse symbolism and may, on occasion, have been linked with the equine Goddess, Epona.

Another guise of the Morrigan is that of the "Washer at the Ford," who could usually be found washing the clothes of men about to die in battle. In effect, she is thus choosing those whose lives will be lost in the upcoming conflict. An old English poem entitled "Exodus" also refers to ravens (as previously mentioned, one of the Morrigan's other chosen manifestations) as choosers of the slain.

Once Goddess of Strife and Fertility, as well as Battle, modern Pagans view the role of the Morrigan in a somewhat different light from that of the Ancient Celts, but she remains an appropriate deity for strong and independent individuals. Many followers of the Morrigan erect a permanent shrine in her honor, using such items as bowls of brine and blood, the feather of a crow or raven, or even a piece of red cloth to symbolize the Washer at the Ford.


That lovely description is taken from this webpage http://www.novareinna.com/guard/morrigan.html

NoDice

I was trying to put in my usual usernames for sites but all of them were taken. I started getting a bit pished off that even after adding numbers I kept seeing "This username has already been taken". Eventually after I put in one I thought long and hard about I put that in, that was also taken. I said "no dice again, feck this" and decided on nodice. Sad really.

Acoshla

I had just moved back from Canada and this was the closest main street to my apartment and I always loved the way it sounded on the streetcar intercom (Spad-eye-na, sounded sing songy)

Was missing Canada so it was perfect. You wouldn't believe how many PM's I've gotten saying it reminded them of Toronto

Stench Blossoms

krudler wrote: »

mines a Simpsons reference, cake for whoever knows what it means

So is mine

brainyneuron

Mine was an attempt at nerdy humour :rolleyes:, that idea fell flat on its face :rolleyes::o I studied science in college (Brain/Nervous system etc) so thought it would be a good name. When I started boards I didn't think i'd be using it so much and getting to know ppl from here in person. At meetups I feel weird saying my user name, in case people think that I think of myself as really brainy because of the name (because I'm not really ) Have been trying to think up of a better name ever since!

MoodeRator

Pembily wrote: »

We were bored one day in Chemistry and we put chemicals into our names!!!! Lead went into mine, so I became Pembily!!! Nerdiest reason EVER...

THE best creation of a name I have ever heard!So jealous I never thought of it! Reminds me of Fe Male meaning Iron Man:):D
Mine was chosen beacuse it was the closest I would get to being a moderator:(

RoisinDove

Roisin Dubh was taken, and doves are my favourite birds so I thought, why not.

Princess Peach

I love Nintendo and I love Super Mario and I have blonde hair

Contessa Raven

Contessa - Female equivalent of Count

Raven - I have black hair

I've always wanted a title and I'm really into Vampires so Contessa Raven was the result!

peanuthead

I was at the doctors surgery with a friend of mine one day - her doctor, I had never met the man in my life.

He just turned around to me and said "And how are you, peanut-head?"

I was like, wtf at the time, but it was only years later that I realised my head does dip slightly in the middle (I dunno, maybe everyone's does too) - kind of like a peanut that has been split in two.

But I haven't got a deformed head or anything, it's the kind of thing you don't notice unless you're massaging my head, so how the doc spotted it I don't know, or else just a massive coincidence.

Anyway, when I told my boyfriend the story it got adopted as one of my many nicknames, and I suppose it was the one most in my head when I set up my account.

Lol, what a long winded explanation!

panda100

peanuthead wrote: »

I was at the doctors surgery with a friend of mine one day - her doctor, I had never met the man in my life.

He just turned around to me and said "And how are you, peanut-head?"

I was like, wtf at the time, but it was only years later that I realised my head does dip slightly in the middle (I dunno, maybe everyone's does too) - kind of like a peanut that has been split in two.

But I haven't got a deformed head or anything, it's the kind of thing you don't notice unless you're massaging my head, so how the doc spotted it I don't know, or else just a massive coincidence.

Anyway, when I told my boyfriend the story it got adopted as one of my many nicknames, and I suppose it was the one most in my head when I set up my account.

Lol, what a long winded explanation!

Haha, that is classic. I can't believe a Doctor actually said that to you,how rude!

Mine is fairly stupid. I was watching an episode of Heartbeat before I signed up to Boards and they were using the codename 'panda100' in that episode. I was planning to change it to 'Theotherboelyngirl' but then I just couldn't be arsed.

Novella

I couldn't think of a name to use, so I put my i-tunes on shuffle and decided to call by myself by the name of the first song that came on. It was Novella by Funeral for a Friend.

Catari Jaguar

I love your username, Novella

Mine is a Smashing Pumpkins song. I'm mostly posting in Rock & metal forum. I liked Ava Adore but it was taken, Tristessa was too girlie... so Cherub Rock it is! \m/

Pembily, I would never have guessed that origin! Great nickname :cool:

Lia_lia

I am not sure. My name isn't Lia. Or Lialia. Or anything to do with Lia! I think when I made this profile back in the day I wanted to make myself anonymous online so just chose whatever first popped in my head

King Henry

I couldn't think and a girl in teh office had just been talking about The Tudors.. And so Boards King Henry was born!

dfx-

Novella wrote: »

I couldn't think of a name to use, so I put my i-tunes on shuffle and decided to call by myself by the name of the first song that came on. It was Novella by Funeral for a Friend.

Glad you didn't decide to go by the band name?

There's a word for mine..some -nym that I can't remember (like pseudonym or antonym), in that reflects my actual name.

Asphyxia

Randomness with friends

BengaLover

Someone asked me 'whats a Benga'.. my username is just about my all consuming love of Bengal cats...

Raze_them_all

Meh, It's my name I've use/still used for all things gaming and the first part is sorta a bit like my real name. Though something to do with camping would probably be more apt

squeakyduck

I like ducks, and when I get excited I squeal and or squeak.

At a house party one of my friends said man you're like a squeakyduck!....He had me in his phone as squeakyduck....I like it!

Jemmy

Got called it on holidays a few yrs back after too much jameson on a night out, so when it came to here I thought meh that'll do!

Just because

Getting there

Mines so boring compared a lot of these!

As I was setting up my account my mum asked me how i was getting on with a project I was in the middle of at the time. I responded "getting there" as I was asked for a username so just wrote it in for lack of anything else.

Had I known better my username would be "was_getting_there_but_due_to_impending_boards_addiction_will_leave_rest_of_it_to_last_minute"

Sephiroth_dude

Sephiroth is the name of villian in the computer game final fantasy 7 and I'm a dude.simples .

Raze_them_all

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Sephiroth is the name of villian(with mammy issues) in the computer game final fantasy 7 and I'm a dude.simples .

Sorry counldn resist putting it in, it's all I ever think when I hear sephiroth

LenaClaire

Mine is just what my mom sometimes calls me when she is being silly.

Twee.

krudler wrote: »

mines a Simpsons reference, cake for whoever knows what it means

I wanted a different name, but it was taken, so I started thing of words that rhymed with it and landed on Twee! Not sure why I added the full stop.

rannerap

its my nickname very lazy

Faith

I'm a massive Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and started using the nickname Faith about 10 years ago, after the character in the show. I originally used Cordelia I think, but I thought Faith was cooler.

Someone once told me that they'd expected me to be a religious freak because of my name . I never even thought about that.

Sephiroth_dude

Raze_them_all wrote: »

Sorry counldn resist putting it in, it's all I ever think when I hear sephiroth

Burst out laughing when I saw it

Silverfish

It was from my goldfish Peanut who turned completely silver.

RIP Peanut, shine on you crazy diamond.

rainbow kirby

Used to play a lot of Super Smash Bros, the 6th event match in Super Smash Bros Melee (Kirbys On Parade) has the tagline "Look out! A rainbow of kirbys is after you". Given that I'd been playing SSBM for about 6 hours on the day I made this account... :pac:

NoDice

Faith wrote: »

I'm a massive Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and started using the nickname Faith about 10 years ago, after the character in the show. I originally used Cordelia I think, but I thought Faith was cooler.

Someone once told me that they'd expected me to be a religious freak because of my name . I never even thought about that.

Ha ha I always thought you were super religious whenever I saw the username too. Loved Buffy when I was younger and Faith was always my fave! Much cooler reason!

borderlinemeath

Mines so boring, I live in Meath but my address is Drogheda and everytime I give my address/fill out my address on line it defaults to Louth and it annoys me because I live in Meath..:rolleyes: