I hate my common name

My maternal grandmother was Sarah. My own birthname was very common when and where I was born but I changed it 40 years ago to one less common. Not because it was common though, because I didn't like it.

I don't like or dislike Sarah its a bit boring but it means "princess" if that makes you feel better. I don't like my name either its from a Mexican soap opera :/

you can get a nick name that you like to be called , go by your middle name, or you can just change your name if you go to your town hall or something they can usually help you

I have a retarded cousin named Sarah.

I know exactly how you feel. I have a name that's way too common. All my life there would be another Stephanie in the same room as me, and somebody else would call, "Hey Stephanie!" I would turn around, only to find out that it was not me but the other Stephanie that was being talked to. I hate that so much and I've learned not to answer to "Hey Stephanie!" in a crowded place because it's such a common name. When that happens I think, why didn't my parents give me a less common name like Sandra or Shelby?

I love the name Sarah, hate to say it but that was going to be my name until my aunt died (she was 19 and my dad was 23) so my name is Kate. I actually love my REALLY common name. I think it's pretty :)

lol sucks for you. ive never met anyone else with my name before so im lucky. when someone calls me i know. And they also call me pie which is also a reason why i know theyre talking to me.

My sisters name is Sarah and it is a common name but whatever, a name is just name it's the person that makes the name. You also have the option of legally changing it too you know

ur name is fine compared to mine

I used to want to change my name when I was grade school. The teachers always called my by Victoria when they got angry. My parents also. I hated it for so long. Even into adulthood. I now go by Tori. But a name like Sarah you can't shorten. I do love that name. That was the name I wanted to change it to. And that was in the 60's!!

it's normal to not like your name, but i think sarah is such a beautiful name! i've always loved it. but i totally understand how you feel. i think more than 60% of the girls in my country are called (my name) . in my class we are 5 girls with the same name. (when someone is calling that name i don't turn my head because in time, i learnt i'm never the one who's called lol) at my school you meet at least 2 girls with my name in every class. it's sad, i know.
i used to hate my name, and it took me a long time to realize it's just a name. it doesn't really matter.

exactly, Change your name. :)

change your name! :D

sarah was very popular in the 80s and everyone was naming their kids that.

do you have a middle name that you do like?

my family always used my middle name, so i only use my first name for legal matters, signing checks and such.

you can "just say" your name is something else, but only for verbal matters. you can't use the new name for signing your name.