A WOMAN with an unusual name has revealed she’s considering changing it completely after being laughed at by teachers and friends growing up.
One of the many things we’re not able to choose from the get go when we’re born is our own monikers and some people find that they don’t suit their own name or simply don’t like it.
It’s not uncommon for people to change their names when they reach adulthood – and one Reddit user has revealed that’s exactly what she’s considering doing after being made fun of her entire life.
Her parents named her Ethereal, which, according to the Oxford dictionary, means something “extremely light and beautiful; seemingly to belong to another, more spiritual world”.
Sharing her woes, she took to the social media website to explain: “My name is Ethereal. Yes, Ethereal. Growing up teachers would always giggle when they heard it and it made me feel self conscious so I went by Ethy for the most part.”
Ethy then recounted a memory from middle school, where her name was one of their “vocab words” and all her fellow classmates laughed, too.
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“I asked my parents why they named me an adjective and my mom said she loves the meaning and pronunciation,” she continued.
While in her personal and professional life, people still call her by her nickname Ethy, she’s been “considering changing it to that legally”.
“Ethereal is just too much,” she added. “I’m too introverted for that name.”
People who read her post sympathised with what she’s been through as one person replied: “That’s an interesting name, although I’m sorry for your experience.
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“Thanks for sharing, it’s a good reminder for me to rein it in a little when looking at unique names for future kids. I do really like Ethy as a nickname, though”.
Another shared that her story was enlightened as they “wanted to name” their future child when she was just 16 years old. They added: “That and Blueberry. I’m so sorry for you.”
A third shared how they know someone with a similar experience. They said: “This reminds me a lot of my friends daughter’s name, Gethsemane. She goes by Grace. Ethereal and Gethsemane are both very beautiful names but definitely elicit a giggly response.”
And a fourth took her story as a warning. They explained: “Poor you! I guess it’s similar to calling a boy Aether, a name which I really like but having second thoughts about it after reading this post!”
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