April 5, 2011
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What's in a name?
Anyone who knows me well knows that I've always suffered some angst over my name. There are so many possibilities:
Mary Ann
MaryAnn
Marianne
MarryAnn
Mary???These days it's really hard to know how to really spell my name. Is there a space or no space? Those who have known me long know that it's
"Mary Ann"
But what those long-time friends don't know is that when I changed my surname, I also gave in and changed my first name as well. I felt like a traitor to myself for doing so, but to be honest, I would rather someone omit the space than address me as Mary, because "Mary" is simply not my name. So officially, it's MaryAnn, and I've grown to accept this spelling; but to be honest, in my heart of hearts, my name will always be --
Mary Ann.
Comments (2)
Why did you change your first name? Yes you will always be Mary Ann!
You changed your first name? That's a pretty drastic measure to take to reduce confusion over a name with many variations. I used to wish that my parents gave me a more interesting name, but I eventually came around to seeing the advantages in my boring old conventional name.
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