• Question: What do you names mean and if you could change them what would you change them to and why

    Asked by one23 to David, Luna, Mark, Melanie, Probash on 20 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
    • Photo: David Pyle

      David Pyle answered on 19 Mar 2011:

      I wouldn’t change my name! I don’t think that my name means anything (well, Pyle may mean pole or post), but obviously it links back to previous family generations.. A few years ago, a relative discovered that she could trace one part of the family tree back, indirectly, to Aethelred the Unready, who ruled England from 978 to 1016 AD. It’s not a big deal – Aethelred had thirteen children and it’s likely that a significant fraction of the population of England could do the same! [That’s an interesting calculation to do!]

      For academic scientists, your name is a sort of trademark – which you would usually wish to use on all of your published papers/published materials, so changing your name wouldn’t really be in your interests.

    • Photo: Luna Munoz

      Luna Munoz answered on 19 Mar 2011:

      My first and middle names mean “clear moon”. I used to want to change them to something more common in the US. I think I wanted Jeannette for some reason….

    • Photo: Melanie Stefan

      Melanie Stefan answered on 19 Mar 2011:

      My name is greek and means “dark” (for instance, the dark pigment in the skin is called melanin!) I think it’s quite appropriate, since I have dark hair and dark eyes. Also, my sister picked it for me, so I would never want to change it, because it is like a gift she gave me to welcome me to this world, and that I can keep for my entire life!

    • Photo: Mark Vesey

      Mark Vesey answered on 20 Mar 2011:

      I’ve no idea what my name means, sorry. I definitely wouldn’t change it though – it’s my name!

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