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I've been lucky because "John Graham-Cumming" is close to a unique ID. When my wife and I got married, a couple of years ago, we decided to invent a new name f
by abstractbill 16y ago
I've been lucky because "John Graham-Cumming" is close to a unique ID.
When my wife and I got married, a couple of years ago, we decided to invent a new name for ourselves. I googled each alternative we came up with, and made sure the name we chose wasn't already taken. Sometimes you get to make your own luck!
- kragen 16y agoOurs was "Sitaker". What was yours?
- abstractbill 16y agoMoorier. My mother's maiden name is Moore, so we tweaked that a bit to make it sound French (my wife being half French).
- chaosmachine 16y agoPersonally, I'd be inclined to go the other way and change my name to John Smith. I'd rather not be easily Googleable by my real name. That's what handles and business names are for.
- acqq 16y agoYes, once you start to "promote" yourself your personality becomes "public" and different privacy conditions start to apply to you. Don't be surprised of the effects.
- presidentender 16y agoMy name is unique to begin with; I've taken further steps to own it on the internet. I made the mistake of tying it to this username, once, which has led (for better or worse) to a greater discretion under this username.
- gaius 16y agoJust for my own curiousity: was that your idea or hers?
- abstractbill 16y agoA bit of both. I wanted us to have the same name, but she is very proud of her French family name and disliked mine a lot (can't blame her - I had always felt the same). We looked through extended family names and couldn't find anything we liked, and then I think it hit us both at about the same time - we could just invent one ;)