My name is Candi. There I've said it. And I'm often called Cathy, as many of you on twitter will know. It's a name that provides lots of entertainment, especially for other people.
"My dog is called Candi!" Yes I've heard that.
"Sweet as candy!" No not really.
"Do you wash like a Candy?" Better!
There has never been a film that featured a businesswoman called Candi. I wonder why? For some reason my name tends to attach to less salubrious occupations. Perhaps this is why my career stalled..
Things are a little better in song, and of course there's the wonderful Candi Staton, who can actually sing.
Digging deeper into the internet I found out that I also share my name with the following:
A Hindu Mother Goddess.
The Grand Candi Hotel in Indonesia. I like that one :)
And this morning I discovered that the most famous Candy in Ireland is.....a penguin.
So fess up, who or what do you share your name with?
An interesting post to do - obviously Rachel is biblical and I know it means a ewe (lovely eh?). But I'd like to do this in more depth. Fun. I lice Caqndi btw - is it short for Candice?
ReplyDeleteWhat a 'sweet post' (sorry couldn't help the pun). I'm glad you wrote this because I've always wondered about your name; could never quite work out if you were a Cathy or a Candi.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the story in my family is that my dad named me after the actress, Debra Kerr. But I hate Debra and have reverted to Deb or Debbie.
þorgerður...named after my grandmother as is very traditional and share that name with about 50 other women...it is really hard to pronounce and I make my name the first lesson when I teach Icelandic to foreigners. It means no less than protected by the power and might of Thor, the old god.
ReplyDeleteI like your name and think it's lovely to have one that is original. My first name is........ Penelope!!
ReplyDeleteHmmm Jane suddenly seems like a pretty boring name!
ReplyDeleteI rather like it! I share my name with many a dog, a few cats... a famous prostitute and a type of fish. I'm rather proud of that last one...
ReplyDeleteI love the 'Often called Cathy' line, that always amuses me lots!
ReplyDeleteHmm never really thought who I shre my name with, as a kid people always used to sing th eBeatles song to me (Michelle my belle)!
Mich x
I love your name.
ReplyDeleteMine is Sarah and I know loads and loads of Sarah's
At least it's different :)
@Midlife Singlemum - oh yes do a post about your name too :)
ReplyDelete@Deb - A lovely lady to be named after though :)
@Þorgerður - maybe you could spell it out phonetically one day?
@The Bright Side of Life - well Penelope has so many associations - you could do a fab post with it :)
@Jane - I bet there are lots of interesting Janes out there, as well as you!
@Molly - did you discover the fish :)
@Michelle Twin Mum - glad it amused people :)
@Sarah - yes it is different, but I actually gave my kids more comment names...