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People on Twitter are sharing the grievances they have with their names

PSA: people named April know they're named after a month.

Harry Hill

on March 29, 2019

Ah, names. The definitive burdens we all must carry.

Most people can relate to having a name that sparks certain reactions from others, whether it be a movie reference or a bad joke. Growing up a "Harry" alongside the advent of Harry Potter, I understand this conundrum all too well. It's never been a hinderance, per se, but sharing a name with the most famous wizard to never live can be irksome at times.

Since names are assigned to us, we don't usually have a say in the title we get stuck with. They're also not always very unique. It's safe to assume that most names are shared by many, many people, characters, things, and places. Sometimes that commonality can lead to confusion and/or humor. But mostly, it just conjures pure and utter annoyance.

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Here, Twitter users share common (and unfortunate) responses to telling people their names.

Imagine being half a century old and having people compare you to a Nickelodeon cartoon.

There were of course Rocky references with this one.

Keke Palmer's magnum opus lives on.

Sometimes it's easier to just give in.

The corner deli must be a triggering place for the Rubens of the world.

Easy, breezy, beautiful: "Jake"

Nice one, my guy.

Charles does not stand for name slander.

She knows the drill.

It must be nice having a page in every single calendar, though.

Just let the poor guy do his job without mentioning a Charles Dickens novel, please.

Careful, there. Forty whacks is a lot of whacks.

I'm guessing she doesn't have a Breakfast At Tiffany's poster hanging in her bedroom.

I'm going to start taking linguist approaches more often.

"Just call me Nikki." - Tavia.

No need to bring late singers into this, sir.

A journey.

And let's not ignore this anecdote from "Sara," who's mom, "Fawn," decided to save her from a life of sad Disney movie references.

Call it what you want, but sometimes names are a nuisance.

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Harry Hill

Harry is a fellow on the Culture Team. He loves memes and Taylor Swift (no, like, actually.) He'd like to thank his parents for always believing in him. This will be his first broadway production. Oh, wait, he thought this was a Playbill bio...