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It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.

I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.

I am happy with my name. It is such an attraction, and it makes people laugh.

I do have a nickname with my family; I'm called Snappy, because I do get to be a bit snippy at times. They call me Snappy Bear. That's from New Hampshire. My dad's called Crazy, my mother's Happy - it's a whole thing.

I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.

I wasn't aware I was trading on my good name; I've never had a good name.

Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name.

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.