So. My reveal. Since @ladybug was valiant enough to give up her name, I'll give up mine.
My on the birth certificate name is Thomas Stephen Wacker. My last name is pronounced Walker and made perfect sense where I grew up. I have broken a few noses of guys that just couldn't leave my last name without a smart ass remark.
The first two were given because my father really wanted me to become a preacher and thought to give me a preacher's name. It's because his best buddy on earth that was killed in WWII was the son of a preacher and on his way to be one too.
Truth is, I've used nothing but Tom Wacker since I was in High School. My government name is Thomas Stephen, but not anywhere else. I figure my last name makes me unique enough that I don't need to have multiple long names :)
So. When I first moved to Yuma I met a guy that would become one of my bff. Bob Smith. Talk about the most common name ever! So, we all get by with what we've got, I guess. He has a woman at the motorcycle tire place that we both do business that is convinced he is the member of the band 'The Cure'. She sends him samples of new stuff from the company all the time :)
That's a Germanish name right?
I think names are important and I try to use them all the time...Like with Marielle, calling her bug or lady didn't seem right and so I asked if I could call her Rebecca. She was ok with it. I just see it as more social. I used my real name on my account and never really minded. I mean, if someone wants to track me down and get freaky on me it'll not go so we for them so I've not really got much to lose right? But, people see some genuineness in knowing a name, putting a name to an account. I mean, how hard would it be to make up a fake name, just to give the account some humanness? @7jkkk0012u doesn't inspire me to want to engage with someone you know?
I declare this a legit reveal.
!ENGAGE 25
The actual German from Germany name would be Vacker. Sounds like clearing your throat. Ours got changed when the family moved to Russia in the late 1700s. There's not very many of us around...
I find the origin of names interesting. Etymology? I'm not sure if the term also refers to names but I think it does.
ENGAGEtokens.I love it, the friendship with bob smith. I've got a pretty normal name but I've had a lot of friends growing up that had some pretty interesting ones that make life a lot more interesting. One guys name was literally Chin. Another was Soporn. These guys were from Cambodia and a fair amount of my friends growing up were from there now that I think of it. Names are awesome! Mine is squished into your government name, and you even spell it the right way ;).
Parents do get is wrong from time to time!
Name game can be quite problematic, eventually we sidle into what we prefer at the end of the day.
I think Thomas is a good name, Tom sounds closer, however the important thing is that you feel comfortable with your name. Names carry our personal energy and last names carry our ancestors' energy, that's why it is important to integrate them.