https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:17:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354221 Mon, 23 May 2011 01:11:00 +0000 Joha 354221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank You for all the great stories! Such a fun read!<br /> And here's my short one...</p> <p>Joha is not my real name but its part of my beloved grandmothers name (Johanna). When I opened my first account on the net some 15 or more years ago, I thought about letting her participate in some way in all this. Have her with me. And as the years went by, the name stuck and I still use it in various combinations. But only around the net.</p> <p>My real name is Anja (read: Anya) but as this is quite a common name here, I usually never bother to look if I could use it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354145 Sun, 22 May 2011 19:39:20 +0000 Patty 354145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chouette/Ornela--funny about Chouette--we always heard "mon p'tit chou" and "ma p'tite chouette" as in my little cabbage in male and female variations but for some reason I never thought of it as owl until I was reading Ornela's post just now!!! I always only think of hibou---my french is lousy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354140 Sun, 22 May 2011 19:10:21 +0000 chouette22 354140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ornela, how cute to be "little cabbage 22". I like that too! The number 22 was chosen rather randomly when Chouette alone was already taken on the forum I had joined before YLF. Then I just kept the same combination for here. No significance in that number (I certainly am NOT 22...). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354136 Sun, 22 May 2011 18:55:01 +0000 KeepTheKey 354136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is such a great thread! I love hearing everyone's awesome stories :-)</p> <p>My screen name is part of a song lyric by one of my favorite bands, Carbon Leaf (The wisest advice to me that I didn't teach is to lock up the heart but keep the key within reach).</p> <p>My real name (Suzanne) was the name of a mutual friend of my Mother and Father, who introduced them! Fun Fact: I was almost named Victoria, but my parents decided not to do so when my Mother pointed out that other kids could make fun of me by calling me Icky, Sticky, Vicky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354111 Sun, 22 May 2011 17:33:25 +0000 Kari 354111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's my real name, which was devised during a baby shower party where guests combined letters from both of my parents' names to come up with prospective baby names.<br /> No joke! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354110 Sun, 22 May 2011 17:32:01 +0000 Beth 354110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine's easy, too. It's my nickname:) My full name is Elizabeth, after my maternal grandmother. I love my name; it suits me perfectly:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354109 Sun, 22 May 2011 17:31:36 +0000 Aziraphale 354109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting thread! I really enjoyed reading all your stories. I'm going to have to join the ranks of those who use their actual name. I just didn't feel like making an alias when I joined up. I guess I'm not normally the alias type -- with me, what you see is what you get. :-)</p> <p>I did join another forum after joining this one, and I used an alias there, but that's because it's a forum where baby names are discussed, so it seemed appropriate! I'm endlessly fascinated by the names people choose for their kids, so even though I'm not having any more of my own, I occasionally like to read what's new in baby naming. I don't comment there much, but when I do I use the name Aziraphale. Those of you who are familiar with Terry Pratchett may recognize it from the book Good Omens. Best fictional character ever! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354107 Sun, 22 May 2011 17:16:37 +0000 ButterflyLady 354107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine's easy too, I love butterflies, and I'm a lady I was thinking I should have an avatar of a butterfly, but I loved this cat picture (gorgeous eyes) so I chose that instead! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354039 Sun, 22 May 2011 15:20:37 +0000 nancylee 354039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine's easy. It's my first name and middle name run together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-354038 Sun, 22 May 2011 15:19:32 +0000 Ornella 354038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>rosee, I thought that might be the case, who else would link to Croata kravata. I had to laugh abut babas' names comment.</p> <p>Katiepea, you are spot on - it does sound secretive And sweet too.</p> <p>chouette22, any story behind about 22 maybe?<br /> Btw, when I don't understand the nicknames or don't know how to read them, I interpret them my own way. Hence this thread, in a bid to resolve some mysteries.<br /> To me, you were always "little cabbage 22". It's a long story, but to cut it short, I had an unsuccessful experiment of learning French at one point in my life, but one of my best friend's nicknames and nothing to do with her real name was Chu, so "chou" was easy to remember and we ended up calling her "little cabbage" for a while </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/3#post-353998 Sun, 22 May 2011 12:44:19 +0000 chouette22 353998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such fun to read the stories behind your names!<br /> Ornela, thanks for asking. :)<br /> I chose a French word because I am a French professor. When we got a cat three years ago, I really wanted her to be called Chouette or Coquette, but my kids refused and named her Luna instead (another name I had suggested). Thus I used Chouette as my screen name on another forum (bread baking) earlier and since it was already taken, I had to come up with a number to make it work (which, if I remember well, was chosen pretty randomly after the first few didn't work). And then I just kept it for YLF too.</p> <p>This word has several meanings:<br /> As an adjective: Elle est chouette = she is nice (sympa).<br /> As an interjecticon: Chouette! = Great! Cool! Sweet!<br /> As a noun: Une chouette = an owl. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-353958 Sun, 22 May 2011 08:19:52 +0000 Katiepea 353958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Katie - Not my real name, although my family and friends call me by this name, so it has special significance for me. In fact, I answer to Kate or Katie equally with my real name! Pea - A play on the letter P for reasons I'm not going to disclose but also has meaning! (Gosh that sounds secretive, doesn't it?! ;-)) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-353956 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:35:33 +0000 afterism 353956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Afterism - A concise &amp; clever statement which is thought of a couple of minutes after it's needed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-353920 Sun, 22 May 2011 03:34:58 +0000 rosee 353920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>great thread!!! glad it was bumped, I would've missed it.</p> <p>My name is boring: I'm often called Rosie b/c Rosanna seems to long or too many syllables for most people to remember, but online I spell it literally "rose + e". I also get called Anna too (especially by little kids). I was named after both my grandmothers (no wonder why my parents only got boys after me, used up all the baba names). I come up with other names online sometimes, but thought I'd use my real-ish name here.</p> <p>Pozdrav Hrvatima!!! (Yes I can read what you wrote). ;p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-353839 Sat, 21 May 2011 21:47:17 +0000 krishnidoux 353839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is a nickname... has nothing to do with my real name. In the beginning DH used to affectionately call me Krishni (?). But when he was happiest he would add a little -doo at the end, as in doo-da-lee-da-doo, or "Shubee doo". Then I became officially full-time Krishni-doo (he must have become happier).</p> <p>I write the doo as "doux", means sweet in French.</p> <p>Nevertheless no matter how doux the story, I am aware of how complicated it looks in English! Ah, well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-353809 Sat, 21 May 2011 20:13:15 +0000 Ornella 353809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bumping this thread as I love the stories about nicknames...</p> <p>(A few I'd like to hear: krishnidoux, chouette22, modgrl, ...) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-297950 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:50:54 +0000 Barbara 297950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How did I miss this? </p> <p>Barbara is my real name - I was named after my mother's sassy younger sister.<br /> Without a doubt, I am equally spirited.</p> <p>Such interesting stories and beautiful names posted here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-294234 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:57:08 +0000 MsMary 294234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is (almost) my real name. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-294228 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:49:41 +0000 fathenry 294228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Named after my fluffy fat cat Henry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-294105 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:10:12 +0000 mumtojessandluke 294105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is pretty simple. I'm a SAHM (mostly) and my kids are the most important part of my life, so to describe myself to others mumtojessandluke seemed appropriate. User names conjure up ideas of who we are, and I thought that this reflects who I am as a person quite well at the moment. Just a mum. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-294061 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:00:08 +0000 Dusty 294061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My forum name is ,my name. I don't say "real name" because that's not what it says on my driver's license and that's not how I sign my checks, but the only time anybody uses my "real" name is at the doctor's office. (I've only heard my husband use my real name twice - at our wedding and during the rehearsal). People are generally pretty shocked when they find out my real name because a. it's not even close to Dusty and b. it really never "fit" me. </p> <p>My mom used to yell at me all the time for not dusting my room (why *that* is what she decided to be picky about, I have no idea, since it wasn't like the rest of my room was all neat and tidy) and one time instead of saying "Gina dust your room" it came out "Gina dusty" and it kind of stuck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-294034 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:20 +0000 Aida 294034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is just my name My folks named me after the Verdi opera, but the name is Arab. In Arabic (my family is Middle Eastern) it roughly means "one who travels" or "one who returns from traveling." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293982 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:06:08 +0000 Ljubica 293982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ne mogu vjerovati - i to smo se našle baš na tvojoj temi :).<br /> Baš mi je drago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293978 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:52:07 +0000 Astrid 293978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid is my real name, too. Like Ljubica I read a bit before I signed in and noticed how many people are using their real names. I have always a hard time thinking up a nick anyway so I decided to be lazy! And I didn't see another Astrid around, probably because most here are English native speakers and it's not even a common name here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293938 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:08:58 +0000 Ornella 293938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lijep pozdrav Ljubice :)<br /> Ovo je bas prijatno iznenadjenje. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293774 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:51:17 +0000 Ljubica 293774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ljubica is another real name, it means violet in Croatian.<br /> I used to lurk a lot here before signing in, and I noticed that people end up using their real names instead of nicks, so I thought 'Why bother with a nick then?'. And besides, my name sounds exotic enough on its own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293709 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:10:14 +0000 Patty 293709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Michelle ma belle, sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble...</p> <p>What great names here!!!! Most better than the aliases but they are clever too!<br /> Not Patricia or Pat, I'm Patty --just geeky kid at heart living in a big peoples' world.<br /> Unless you're the bank--then I'm Patricia. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293693 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:41:57 +0000 Lynne 293693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Michelle, my dear FIL was French, and I loooove how he pronounced all our names - I guess just about everything sounds good in French, doesn't it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293631 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:23:30 +0000 Sheila 293631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ellie, thank you! I did change my display name...to my actual name...this suits me much better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-what-does-your-forum-name-mean/page/2#post-293426 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:24:37 +0000 taylor 293426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Farzana...Love that...<br /> Such interseting and humerous stories here! </p>