Day 1: Share the Meaning of Your Twitter Name
Ok, here's the situation: Names have meaning. I know it and you know it. We have all spent time in line at the grocery store looking up the true meaning of our name. We have all heard a unique name that the person swears means God's Princess or Keeper of Light.
Gag.
Now it is your turn to participate in a community project. In the comments section you can tell us the meaning of your Twitter Name. Just write two or three sentences. You can have fun with it, but it should make sense. Your Web name reflects your personality.
Here's what you should post:
1) Twitter Name
2) Meaning
3) Gender
4) Zip Code
This is part of a "Web 2.0 Baby Book" I have been thinking about.
Gag.
Now it is your turn to participate in a community project. In the comments section you can tell us the meaning of your Twitter Name. Just write two or three sentences. You can have fun with it, but it should make sense. Your Web name reflects your personality.
Here's what you should post:
1) Twitter Name
2) Meaning
3) Gender
4) Zip Code
This is part of a "Web 2.0 Baby Book" I have been thinking about.
Comments (20)
March 3, 2009 at 1:23 PM
TravisSheridan
Self-indulgent personal branding which should result in increased name recognition. From the Latin: Notus Originalus
Male
93704
March 3, 2009 at 2:12 PM
djbradley
i'm a house music dj who has traveled the country infecting people with the need to dance. considering a professional twitter account for design, which is my vocation
Male
93728
March 3, 2009 at 3:18 PM
BrendaCarrasco
Meaning = fire + brand
It originates from the Old Norse word Brandr, meaning sword or to "mark by burning."
It is the torch that lights the way and clears the path for those behind them.
Female
Cultural Arts District, 93721
March 3, 2009 at 3:33 PM
parkbench559
"parkbench" was the company owned by dorothy parker and robert benchley, before they became better knows for having lunch. 559, duh, is my area code. :)
March 3, 2009 at 4:36 PM
solitairesrogue
Solitaire is my Rogue nick name and when I signed up for Twitter I wanted to use something simple. It's also a part of my url for my myspace.
Female
93726
March 3, 2009 at 4:59 PM
1) lavika
2) Combination of my nickname, vika (Russian - Victoria) and feminine article la, in Spanish. A nod to my mixed cultural origins.
3) Female
4) 93727
March 3, 2009 at 5:18 PM
1) @ChoixDuJour
2) In the movie The Matrix, a group of people knock on Thomas' (AKA Neo) door, including the characters Choix and DuJour. "Choix" is French for "Choice." His girlfriend's name, duJour, means "of the Day." Thomas notices a tattoo of a white rabbit on the girl's shoulder (think Alice in Wonderland). Thomas is then faced with choices he must make which will shape his identity, thus shaping the world as well. Does he go with these odd characters on some unknown adventure or does he stay home and in his state of bare awareness that there is more to life than he has experienced so far?
We too face choices every day that shape us, our world and our eternity. These options for living as a part of the solution of goodness in the world are the Choix du Jour, or choice of the day.
3) Dude
4) 93611
March 3, 2009 at 5:28 PM
1)MoralThreat
2)It's an old Social Distortion song about someone who got tired of people treating him like crap and stood up for himself. It's how I approach things, standing up for what I think is right.
3)Male
4)93637
March 3, 2009 at 7:46 PM
hiluhree
"hilary" was taken which is my name, so i did the phonetic spelling. my name means "cheerful" and i usually am. my mom wanted to name me "Lavona" and i'm glad my dad didn't agree.
female
93721
March 3, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Anzula
A name I created when trying to develop a business name. What it means to me: Creativity. Originally represented my massage and fiber arts businesses.
Female
93728
March 3, 2009 at 10:56 PM
redhotliz
I have red hair, I'm hot, and my name is liz.
I made it for my gmail account, and it has stuck. I almost go rid of it because many consider it slightly unprofessional, but it has grown on me. I even have been introduced with kinda as my tag line, in very conservative situations, and it sticks people remember my name, so who knows...but it has a nice ring to it.
Female
93704
March 4, 2009 at 8:36 AM
jamescollier
James means "awesome warrior" in an east African dialect. It's also my father's name, and his father's name. Collier is Dutch for a coleminer, or a ship for carrying cole. That, too, belongs to my father, and to his father.
Male (and awesome warrior)
93727
March 4, 2009 at 9:30 AM
mikeoz
well, my real name mike osegueda is one of those that never gets taken in the create-your-login worlf of the Internet. but mike oz is what people call me, and it's easy, thus I try to keep all the URL type stuff the same when I can, thus myspace.com/mikeoz. and yeah, i suppose it works for branding.
male
93727
March 4, 2009 at 9:35 AM
1. anthroguy
2. My colleague at Fresno State took on the alter-ego of "AnthroGeek" a few years back and I liked the ring of it so I modified it for myself.
3. male
4. 93728
March 4, 2009 at 9:42 AM
BethBridges
No secret identity for me. It's important for me to be known for my name and what I do. My first name is actually Elizabeth, but I've never gone by that. I like the alliteration in my name.
Female
93726
March 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM
@ChrisHangsleben
It was given to me at birth, and is my oldest possession, so I figured I might as well use it. 'Hangsleben' is German, and I was always told it meant something about living a long life, but I don't really know.
Male
93728
March 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
katrinaneufeld
This is my real name. "Katrina" is German and means "pure" and "Neufeld" is Jewish/German and means "new field".
female
93704
March 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM
1. solar_geoff
2. I live and breathe solar power, and my name is Geoff. Some people down at Sequoia were already calling me solar Geoff when I signed up for Twitter, and I wanted something that didn't have a 420 in it, so I thought what the heck. Now I AM @solar_geoff.
3. male
4. 93728
March 4, 2009 at 6:44 PM
1) @sarahkate1
2) Its my name - which was taken (there are a few of us apparently) - so I added a 1, just like my gmail - keeps things simple, right? Kind of. But don't worry - I won't go into how Sarah means "princess" since you already made fun - gag :p
3) Female
4) 93728
March 5, 2009 at 11:45 AM
1) grneyedg
2)I'm a girl with green eyes, hence grn-eyed-g.
3)Lady
4)93711
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