Friday Five
Woo! the Friday Five. I’m with Maria, I like the questions today.
1. Is the name you have now the same name that’s on your birth certificate? If not, what’s changed?
My name was changed briefly because I was fool enough to marry the wrong man. It’s really hard to get it changed back and forth — it’s back now. I don’t think I’d change it again even if I got married.
2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
I really like the name Lucy, which is my grandmother’s. But it doesn’t sound good with my other names.
3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
My dad was a naval aviator stationed in Athens, Greece and my mom was following the aircraft carrier. She fainted walking up the hill to the Parthenon (sightseeing) and suspected she was pregnant. The whole time she carried me she called me her “Made in athens baby”. Also my dad actually was Missing In Action in The Vietnam War for a while, so Mia stuck and they kept calling me that. Victoria is after my aunt and Godmother.
4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
I hate the name Melissa because my brothers told me “boys have a George and girls have a Melissa.” I hate if people call me “Vicky” because she was the chubby annoying captain’s daughter on The Love Boat. And my father was a captain around that era.
5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn’t it?
For Victoria - It is in a lot of ways. I wouldn’t say that I lacked confidence, though I’m shy on the phone at first. I used to feel more confident expressing myself in writing but now I’m about equally confused and frustrated if it’s something really hard to say. When that happens I err into silence and it does make me feel disconnected sometimes. Usually I’m thinking as much or more about what the other person is feeling and will modify myself so as to make them comfortable, or not hurt, etc.
I do feel like what I do needs to be beneficial, to contribute. But I can be extremely selfish in the basic meaning of the word. When I believe I’m right I consider any compromise a dilution of what is right, and I can be really stubborn about it. That at least balances out my tendency towards self sacrifice.
For Mia - which as in numerology they say use what you’re called, not what you’re named - It’s really dead, dead on. so funny =p
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