Every Kate or Katie or Katherine or Catherine or, you know, a woman named with a /k/ sound followed by a /t/ sound (and, tentatively even /th/, the horrible comic strip Cathy notwithstanding) has been an absolute joy to know. I seem to have known quite a few of them, too!

On the down side, all the people I know of who go by the same first name as me have been arrogant or mean in one way or another.

Phillips are better than Phils. Davids are better than Daves. And Joseph is far far better than his counterpart, Joe.

Scotts are quiet, but sharp, insightful and funny. They’ll also take care of you when you really need it, but probably not until then.

Heathers don’t like me, so I tend to avoid them. Laurens aren’t fond of me either, which is a shame because I usually think they’re pretty cool.

Have to agree with the Crystal hate, though I am pretty sure it’s not their fault; they were led in that direction by whomever named them Crystal.

Melanies are nice, if sometimes a bit unstable.

Jessica and Jennifer often wish their parents had more imagination when naming them, and the bitchiness may have started out as a way to distinguish themselves from the 2,354 other Jessicas/Jennifers in their school.

generally i’ve had good experiences with Elizabeths.

I’m Sorry if I’d known how other people viewed how I might be as a person I certinally would have chosen another name. Actually I wouldn’t have.

Was just thinking the same thing. It’s one thing to say, “This was my experience with a person who happened to be named X”; it’s another to say “People named X are (blank).” Which never includes ourselves, of course.

I don’t know about Jennifers, but Jens make very good best friends.

There’s a Jen I recently met who indicated she’d like to see me again (multiple times), but whom I suspect is now avoiding me by not replying to my e-mail or returning my phone calls. Grrrr….

I’ve had HORRIBLE luck with Mikes, romantically speaking. Just awful.

Jeffs are self-centered pricks.

After certain experiences with one lovely specimen of humanity in high school, I could never be friends with a Brandon.

Dans are annoying. Especially when they’re drunk. And they can be real jerks, especially if you’re not one of the “cool” kids.

Ricks are great, though. Very dependable. As are Marys – good friend material. They’ll stick up for you when you need it, too.

Lia
(will accept Leah, Leia and variants on such. Also her true first name, Alianne)

But, let’s face it, that’s just the silly human brain trying to make order out of chaos.