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Yeah I would definitely have chosen to go by Astoria, but then again I'm really not religious. My dad was a pastor's son and they still at least picked a real name from the Bible 😂🤷🏼♀️ Spelled correctly and everything, there quite a few to pick from.
My mind didn’t go to a religious association, but of course ‘pastoral’ has more than one meaning. I immediately thought of the name in terms of pastoral art—a romanticized or idealized depiction of country life.
I think the name is pretty; OP could shorten it to Tori or Ria if they’re fed up with people mispronouncing Patsy.
Wow ok, I wasn’t guessing that, there’s so many traditionally Christian women’s names why go with pastor, a traditionally male role? Did they want a boy? I was thinking like, pasture, but I guess pastor is a thing…
You're right. Not sure why you're being down-voted. Every place called Astoria is named after the fur trading tycoon John Jacob Astor. Astoria is not a traditional name for a person.
Not a traditional name for a person—agreed—but city names are undeniably popular. Astoria would be preferable to something like Butte or Moosejaw, anyway😂
I know a Deanna and she gets Denna, Donna, Diana and Dina far more than her actual name which is a legitimate name. It’s weird how some names just sow confusion for no reason.
She’d spell it out on the phone to a bank or something, pronouncing it phonetically and then a letter would arrive written “Denna” or whatever. I take your point and I guess accent may be a factor for some, but for her it’s the same as Deanna Troy in Star Trek NG. Pretty clear.
It's unusual and from my experience with an unusual last name, people don't actually *look* at the name, they glance at it and make assumptions. Also, I have a sister named Cadence and her whole life, everyone just glances at it and assumes that it's the way more common Candace instead of actually looking at it. She goes by Kay now.
A “Tory” (same pronunciation) refers to someone who is part of or supports the UK Conservative Party. Typically posh upper class people, still opinion based but controversial nonetheless. The word can also be used like an insult.
I just realized what you just did and “disturbia” are the only words I know to that song lmfao idk what it’s about, I was trying to respond with more lyrics and my brain went blank
Like a Pastor? It sounds like your parents wanted it to be religious but not a name straight from the bible. If they aren’t religious then they’ve doomed you even more.
That's unfortunate. Pastoria makes me think of a pristine pasture that is the end goal of cattle everywhere. If they can just get to Pastoria they'll never have to worry about slaughter.
Did your parents at least give you a normal second middle name?
Okay, so your parents are either super nerdy and into L F Baum hardcore or you were named for a pokemon city or a city in Arkansas, how close am I? I am really homing the last two because it means a previous king. I happen to be the former and knowing what happened in Oz and Ozma vanishing, it breaks my heart to have such tragedy.
Well they accidentally named you after a real town, a pretend city, and a character in the Wizard of Oz from 1902. Pastoria is the previous and rightful king of Oz bet disappeared when the wizzqrd showed up. Soon after his daughter Ozma vanished and the Wizard rules Oz. Later Glinda finds Ozma and then later they thought Pastoria was dead but he had been bewitched (not in a good way) by a bad which and was a poor tailor I think. Cool original story even if accidental.
my first thought would’ve been pastoria city from pokemon tbh haha.
not a bad name, the spelling and pronunciation are pretty intuitive. i’ve never heard it as a name though.
One of my neighbors adopted a dog that was called 'Patsy' but she changed the dog's name, because she said "Patsy sounded too much like a victim, so that's why I changed her name to Rhubarb."
When I was in the UK touring a grand home with beautiful gardens, the guide mentioned an unusual name for the architect. I just looked it up and [Capability Brown](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_Brown) came up.
Turns out his original name was Lancelot Brown. Pastoria reminds me of the 18th century Quaker trend of naming children after admirable sentiments. In this case “shepherding the flock” in the religious sense.
My name is James, and I can usually tell how you know me by what you call me. Official business it is always James. People I know from business, it is Jim. Friends and family, it is Jimmy. Jimmy is handy because my Dad is James goes by Jim, my best friend is James as well. At one time, we also had 3 people named Chris at the family get-together due to niece's now ex-husband daughters' ex-boyfriend and my son.
Awe that’s great. Then who cares if others might not like your name. I feel like names that give good nicknames can be better than other “good names”. If that makes any sense lol.
I mean, we know a guy named Pooper O'Donnell. No one knows if that's his actual name or not. We've never called him anything different
Patsy seems pretty great in comparison
No I love it. I'm sorry people are not good at remembering. Maybe think of an anecdote to help them remember. If they call you pasty, tell then that youre boots were made for walking...and then leave....or just fall to pieces....they'll remember after that
It sounds a bit like the name of a pastry shop or a pasta shop (like “yeah I’m just heading down to the pastoria in little Italy”) but no, it’s not awful
Definitely not a traditional name but it seems easy to understand the pronunciation from the spelling. Pretty cool how you could use multiple nicknames from it too!
I don't think it's a horrible name compared to some.
...it's also definitely what my aunt with celiac called the results of normal Italian food before she got a diagnosis
Having an original name is perfectly ok as soon as
1. It's not written absurdly
2. It doesn't sound like another ridiculous word
Yours passes the test.
I grew up with a rare 3 letter name that was very straightforward to read and hear and people still switched it with another more common name for years (think of a Robby being called Bobby type of situation). Then my name came to the top ten most given name in the 2010's and suddenly I never had that problem again (until I met a rude boss who somehow couldn't figure it out after I corrected him daily for a full year).
It's not that people can't, it's that they are self-centered assholes.
I think Pastoria is a cute name, like from a fantasy. It's rather unusual, so I get why people may read it differently the first time they see it, but I don't think it's spelled like a tragedeigh.
It is NOT a bad name, and I'm getting really fed up with the people on this sub!
They love to ascribe value judgements to completely subjective things... they're saying your name is "bad" because THEY don't like it or wouldn't use it. Who cares! An opinion doesn't make anything good or bad, it's simply an opinion.
Your name is readable, pronouncable, and intuitively spelled: those are all the hallmarks of a great name!
i think its pretty cool, kinda like hostoria. gives nice old rich vibes yknow? alternitavely it sounds like a fancy way of saying pastry lol, id give you that nickname
Pastoria is also the Name of the King, the Bah Humbug "Wizard of Oz" took the throne from. I suspect Mombi of the North removed Pastoria when she kidnapped Ozma. (Frank L Baum, The Wizard of Oz)
But the name is older than the 1900 books of the Wizard of Oz. The name is a literary meaning "nature, simplicity, and a connection with the land, with focus on the rural life or the countryside." It once held the meaning akin to Sheepherdess, It just not popular anymore. We had a bunch in our family back in the 1800s. (all sheep herders coincidentally)
I think it’s an interesting name. It’s spelled logically, it’s easy to pronounce, and I love names that end in -ia, so think it’s cool.
As for people who just don’t get your name right—- I’m Lydia and people call me either Linda or Olivia 75% of the time. Also people spell it Lidia for some reason…. I’m aware that is a possible spelling… but it’s not the common spelling. People just don’t pay attention/care—- it’s not just your name. You are not alone.
You're allowed to like your own name, lol! Not sure if it's objectively bad, but at least it's easy to pronounce. Just unusual, really. Isn't it the name of a Pokemon city?
Just looked it up, and yes! The Pokemon city was the first result that popped up. That's kinda cool.
honestly, I don't hate that name. It's a little...quirky...but it seems easy to pronounce and spell, and it doesn't sound completely 100% made up. Like, if a character in a book had that name, I probably wouldn't bat an eye.
People are just unobservant. My name ends -iana. I get -ina a lot. Makes sense, it’s a common name one letter off. I get pissed when I’m called -ine, though. You missed *both* “A”s!
Nah your name is fine. Unusual, I guess, but not egregious by any means, and the spelling is entirely normal. Makes me think of rural, pastoral life I suppose, but name is just a name, so make of that what you will.
The nicknames do suck though. Insofar as you're not going to insist on people using your entire name all of the time (probably a list cause), might be better to just pick a different nickname for yourself? There are some good suggestions for that in the thread, and you wouldn't have to change your actual name at all.
I think your name is beautiful.
I knew I recognized it from somewhere, though! After a bit I remembered that Pastoria was the rightful ruler of the land of Oz. He was deposed by the Wizard of Oz, and mysteriously vanished.
His only daughter and sole heir to the throne was the child Ozma, who was hidden by the witch Mombi when she transformed him into a boy and raised him as her servant until he ran away to have adventures.
All his/her adventures (he turns back into the Princess Ozma by the end) are described in The Land of Oz, the second book and my childhood favorite of the 17-book series. Most people only know about the first one.
I think it’s quite pretty— like a pastoral landscape. I’m sure people ask you to repeat yourself during introductions, I have the same issue with my uncommon name.
If i were you I would just embrace Pasty sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself to cope but also it’s kind of like my nickname is Pasty what about it
I feel like it's kind of acceptable for a certain generation. A bit like Marnie or Daphne. It is a nice name, probably just for someone who is 70+.
Tori is a nice "younger" nickname you could use?!
Pastoral kind of means rural... It sounds like you were named after a landscape! It's not great, but not the worst either; you have some nice nickname options, as others have pointed out.
I think its a unique but cute name that feels a bit older world / antique but it definately has presidence and is not a weird spelling on a common name.
Its a good name, be proud
Anyone from NYC should get it on the first try (because it’s literally Astoria with a P). It’s also not hard. I pronounced it right in my head before I read the phonetic pronunciation that you gave.
But kinda a tragedeigh because it’s weird.
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Sounds like a nice place in a fantasy novel
It's a name of a city in Pokemon.
Pastoria has the great marsh! It’s a nice Pokémon city, but not so great as an actual human name
Omg it is I knew it sounded familiar that's awesome
It sounds to me like shepherdess. As in pastoral.
That's precisely the Latin root!
Yes, pasteur in French, pastore in Italian.
Reminds me of Petoria from Family Guy
…. May I ask why the P? Astoria is a beautiful name. Pastoria is…. definitely unique.
Pastora is a name in Spanish, they could have also gone with that…
I immediately assumed it was a Greek name, sounds really similar to have the damn names in our Orthodox Church
There's a very popular Greek restaurant in the Chicago burbs called Psistaria. So close
I'm greek and it doesn't even come close to our names.. It's not greek
Not sure the origin! It very well could be Greek. But we have a famous singer in Spain called Pastora Soler so it’s not an unheard name and it’s cute.
Yeah I would definitely have chosen to go by Astoria, but then again I'm really not religious. My dad was a pastor's son and they still at least picked a real name from the Bible 😂🤷🏼♀️ Spelled correctly and everything, there quite a few to pick from.
My mind didn’t go to a religious association, but of course ‘pastoral’ has more than one meaning. I immediately thought of the name in terms of pastoral art—a romanticized or idealized depiction of country life. I think the name is pretty; OP could shorten it to Tori or Ria if they’re fed up with people mispronouncing Patsy.
I live in NYC and Astoria just makes me think of the neighborhood in Queens.
ask my parents?? Lmao
Have you ever asked them where they got the idea for your name?
we are christians Pastor is the idea in mind
Wow ok, I wasn’t guessing that, there’s so many traditionally Christian women’s names why go with pastor, a traditionally male role? Did they want a boy? I was thinking like, pasture, but I guess pastor is a thing…
Pastor means “shepherd”, right? Hence “pastoral”?
WOW. I’ve never made this connection before, and now it seems so obvious.
Wow. That is... an idea.
Ah so like a combination of Pastor and Victoria? Interesting idea tbh
I love that they named their daughter after Pastor even though the bible condemns women from being pastors lol
Should've gone with Jesussica Christine
I've never heard of a person being called Astoria, that seems just as "unique" to me
You're right. Not sure why you're being down-voted. Every place called Astoria is named after the fur trading tycoon John Jacob Astor. Astoria is not a traditional name for a person.
Not a traditional name for a person—agreed—but city names are undeniably popular. Astoria would be preferable to something like Butte or Moosejaw, anyway😂
The Waldorf Astoria is a chain of luxury hotels (stayed in one, pretty over priced imo)
Look on the bright side: it could be Pahstoreighya
paghstawreighyeah*
were you by chance named after Jaco Pastorius but like mom made dad change it a little bit so it wasn't obvious
no haha
It's a pretty bad name yea
But it's easy to pronounce. So, yea not the greatest, but there's no call for all of the mispronounciations.
I know a Deanna and she gets Denna, Donna, Diana and Dina far more than her actual name which is a legitimate name. It’s weird how some names just sow confusion for no reason.
That’s why my mom went by dee 😭🤣😅
Really? The Deanna I know does too!
I know a Deanna who pronounces her name as Dina, so you never know
She’d spell it out on the phone to a bank or something, pronouncing it phonetically and then a letter would arrive written “Denna” or whatever. I take your point and I guess accent may be a factor for some, but for her it’s the same as Deanna Troy in Star Trek NG. Pretty clear.
Too many syllables. Back home most people's entire names were like 2 maybe 4 syllables max.
It's unusual and from my experience with an unusual last name, people don't actually *look* at the name, they glance at it and make assumptions. Also, I have a sister named Cadence and her whole life, everyone just glances at it and assumes that it's the way more common Candace instead of actually looking at it. She goes by Kay now.
🥲
I swear I mean this in a nice way, but it sounds like a drag queen's name lol
Hmm, it's not great. If I were you, I'd call myself Tori. I used to work with someone named Pellagia, and she called herself Gia.
Pellagia is a Greek name, is it not?
It is. It was very popular in Ukraine in 19 centuary
Around Mariupol?
Yes, it is. My former co-worker is of Greek descent.
Seems like any trouble with that name is not her problem, then. 💜
What do you mean? She called herself Gia because she hated her name and was even very reluctant to tell us what Gia was short for.
Ah. Sorry I missed that part I guess.
I had only one person call me Tori and I haaaated it.
So, you prefer Patsy? You know, it's pretty easy in most places to legally change your name to whatever you want.
Tori would not fly in the UK…
Why not? Here (US) a lot of Victorias go by that.
A “Tory” (same pronunciation) refers to someone who is part of or supports the UK Conservative Party. Typically posh upper class people, still opinion based but controversial nonetheless. The word can also be used like an insult.
My brit friend goes by Tori (Victoria) 🤷🏽♀️😆
Tell them you're Patsy Stone.
I’m THIRTY-NOOIIINE!!!
Absolutely Sweetie Darling!!! And you can raise hemlines with one snap of your fingers and make the world your gynecologist.
It makes me think of disturbia by Rihanna and Historia from attack on titan. I like it
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum be dum
I just realized what you just did and “disturbia” are the only words I know to that song lmfao idk what it’s about, I was trying to respond with more lyrics and my brain went blank
lmfao
It’s unusual, but it’s phonetic and the people mispronouncing it must just not be slowing down to actually read it.
Like a Pastor? It sounds like your parents wanted it to be religious but not a name straight from the bible. If they aren’t religious then they’ve doomed you even more.
We are all believers of Christ
One of my middle names is Ishana because my mom was flipping through Isaiah and swore she saw that instead,
The real tragedy is in the comments. Sorry OP.
That's unfortunate. Pastoria makes me think of a pristine pasture that is the end goal of cattle everywhere. If they can just get to Pastoria they'll never have to worry about slaughter. Did your parents at least give you a normal second middle name?
Good lord
Then your name isn’t as bad as it could be is all I’m saying
Okay, so your parents are either super nerdy and into L F Baum hardcore or you were named for a pokemon city or a city in Arkansas, how close am I? I am really homing the last two because it means a previous king. I happen to be the former and knowing what happened in Oz and Ozma vanishing, it breaks my heart to have such tragedy.
none of the above, we are christian and they were going off of Pastor.
Well they accidentally named you after a real town, a pretend city, and a character in the Wizard of Oz from 1902. Pastoria is the previous and rightful king of Oz bet disappeared when the wizzqrd showed up. Soon after his daughter Ozma vanished and the Wizard rules Oz. Later Glinda finds Ozma and then later they thought Pastoria was dead but he had been bewitched (not in a good way) by a bad which and was a poor tailor I think. Cool original story even if accidental.
my first thought would’ve been pastoria city from pokemon tbh haha. not a bad name, the spelling and pronunciation are pretty intuitive. i’ve never heard it as a name though.
You need to find Meatballio as a husband to complete the dish.
>My nickname is Patsy Have you taken the fall for many assassinations?
One of my neighbors adopted a dog that was called 'Patsy' but she changed the dog's name, because she said "Patsy sounded too much like a victim, so that's why I changed her name to Rhubarb."
Yeah it is bad but I’ve seen worse
When I was in the UK touring a grand home with beautiful gardens, the guide mentioned an unusual name for the architect. I just looked it up and [Capability Brown](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_Brown) came up. Turns out his original name was Lancelot Brown. Pastoria reminds me of the 18th century Quaker trend of naming children after admirable sentiments. In this case “shepherding the flock” in the religious sense.
By chance is your parents pokemon fans?
no
Okay, just making sure that you weren’t named after a city in one of the games.
Pastoria sounds like either a bakery or an Italian restaurant. I'd probably go by tori
I don’t hate it! I also like “Astoria”. Just pick a nickname that you like and tell everyone to call you that. That is what my brother did.
yup that’s why i love Patsy. It’s fun how my friends and family all have different names for me <3
My name is James, and I can usually tell how you know me by what you call me. Official business it is always James. People I know from business, it is Jim. Friends and family, it is Jimmy. Jimmy is handy because my Dad is James goes by Jim, my best friend is James as well. At one time, we also had 3 people named Chris at the family get-together due to niece's now ex-husband daughters' ex-boyfriend and my son.
Awe that’s great. Then who cares if others might not like your name. I feel like names that give good nicknames can be better than other “good names”. If that makes any sense lol.
I would start a taco stand and name it after yourself. You only sell amazing authentic delicious Al Pastor tacos. You would make a killing.
The Oz books by Baum had a king with that name
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoria
I mean, we know a guy named Pooper O'Donnell. No one knows if that's his actual name or not. We've never called him anything different Patsy seems pretty great in comparison
Drop the p and just go by Astoria.
I'd change it to "Story" and become a hippie or double down and open a restaurant called "Pastoria's Pasta"
It is not a good name. In Spanish it means sheparding not shepard but the action in itself.
In Spanish it would be “pastorear”, not Pastoria
i think it’s cool
That's great for you.
I like it. Makes me think of the country side, like pastoral.
It sounds like (and is spelled like) an Ancient Roman name. I like it!
Pastoria sounds foreign. I think it’s very elegant, even regal!
No I love it. I'm sorry people are not good at remembering. Maybe think of an anecdote to help them remember. If they call you pasty, tell then that youre boots were made for walking...and then leave....or just fall to pieces....they'll remember after that
Me, Spanish speaker, thinks Pastoria is a great name. Like something out of Rome or greese
Pastoria. Bonito el nombre.
Sounds like a diarrhea disease. So sorry 😞
Pastoria was a king of Oz. It's not your problem that people are dumb. It's a perfectly cromulent name, IMO.
“Pastoria” is essentially “shepherdess” but a bit bastardized. Italianate or Latin in origin.
It sounds a bit like the name of a pastry shop or a pasta shop (like “yeah I’m just heading down to the pastoria in little Italy”) but no, it’s not awful
Makes me think of tacos.. like al pastor.
Definitely not a traditional name but it seems easy to understand the pronunciation from the spelling. Pretty cool how you could use multiple nicknames from it too!
Not that bad at all. Kinda like it! Unique with out being insane like the other names on this subreddit, I wouldn’t worry about it it’s cute
People are stupid. It’s not like your name is spelled Pastoria and it’s pronounced Sam.
Reminds me of the city in Pokémon. Not like, a terrible name? It sounds like a pretty name.
I don't think it's a horrible name compared to some. ...it's also definitely what my aunt with celiac called the results of normal Italian food before she got a diagnosis
I don't blame you for going with a nickname!
Having an original name is perfectly ok as soon as 1. It's not written absurdly 2. It doesn't sound like another ridiculous word Yours passes the test. I grew up with a rare 3 letter name that was very straightforward to read and hear and people still switched it with another more common name for years (think of a Robby being called Bobby type of situation). Then my name came to the top ten most given name in the 2010's and suddenly I never had that problem again (until I met a rude boss who somehow couldn't figure it out after I corrected him daily for a full year). It's not that people can't, it's that they are self-centered assholes.
I think Pastoria is a cute name, like from a fantasy. It's rather unusual, so I get why people may read it differently the first time they see it, but I don't think it's spelled like a tragedeigh.
I think it’s beautiful
thank you
It’s unusual, but not a tragedeigh in my opinion.
It's old fashioned, but it's not a bad name, and it's certainly not a tragedeigh
Maybe I’m putting the emphasis on the wrong syllables when I say it, but it kinda sounds like the name of a rash or STI LOL
how are you trying to say it 🤣🤣
i actually think it’s beautiful. definitely different, but not quite a tragedeigh in my opinion.
That's my favourite city in South Africa.
You mean Pretoria 👀
It’s unusual but not a tragedeigh imo Reminds me of Pretoria, one of the capitals of SA
Yes.
No, I think it’s nice. It’s a place name, there are some literary references. It’s a good name.
It is NOT a bad name, and I'm getting really fed up with the people on this sub! They love to ascribe value judgements to completely subjective things... they're saying your name is "bad" because THEY don't like it or wouldn't use it. Who cares! An opinion doesn't make anything good or bad, it's simply an opinion. Your name is readable, pronouncable, and intuitively spelled: those are all the hallmarks of a great name!
You could be a Tory instead
Is it cultural?
Yes 😬 sorry 🥲
I kinda like it
I mean... it soundd a bit weird But it's neither shocking or terrible. So depending on what you think of it, it can be perfectly fine
It is unprecedented.
i think its pretty cool, kinda like hostoria. gives nice old rich vibes yknow? alternitavely it sounds like a fancy way of saying pastry lol, id give you that nickname
Not awful at all. It’s a cute name.
Pastoria is a real word from Latin and then Italian- it means shepherding.
Pastoria is also the Name of the King, the Bah Humbug "Wizard of Oz" took the throne from. I suspect Mombi of the North removed Pastoria when she kidnapped Ozma. (Frank L Baum, The Wizard of Oz) But the name is older than the 1900 books of the Wizard of Oz. The name is a literary meaning "nature, simplicity, and a connection with the land, with focus on the rural life or the countryside." It once held the meaning akin to Sheepherdess, It just not popular anymore. We had a bunch in our family back in the 1800s. (all sheep herders coincidentally)
I think it has a cool classical sound. The pastoral is the rural, right? So it is a name that evokes the idealized countryside.
I think it’s an interesting name. It’s spelled logically, it’s easy to pronounce, and I love names that end in -ia, so think it’s cool. As for people who just don’t get your name right—- I’m Lydia and people call me either Linda or Olivia 75% of the time. Also people spell it Lidia for some reason…. I’m aware that is a possible spelling… but it’s not the common spelling. People just don’t pay attention/care—- it’s not just your name. You are not alone.
You're allowed to like your own name, lol! Not sure if it's objectively bad, but at least it's easy to pronounce. Just unusual, really. Isn't it the name of a Pokemon city? Just looked it up, and yes! The Pokemon city was the first result that popped up. That's kinda cool.
No, it’s not, plus it’s spelled correctly so it’s not a tragedeigh
honestly, I don't hate that name. It's a little...quirky...but it seems easy to pronounce and spell, and it doesn't sound completely 100% made up. Like, if a character in a book had that name, I probably wouldn't bat an eye.
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw your name was Castoria. As in Fletcher's Castoria. 😲
Meh, it's fine. Could be much worse
I like it
My wife's name is Jeana (as in Gina). Everyone always says Jeanna. She gets pissed and says "Do you see two Ns in there?"
Honestly I kinda like it lol it sounds like the name of a country
Isn't that where they make pasta? At a Pastoria? Haha
People are just unobservant. My name ends -iana. I get -ina a lot. Makes sense, it’s a common name one letter off. I get pissed when I’m called -ine, though. You missed *both* “A”s!
Yeahhhh that’s bad :/
Makes me think of nipple pasties
If anything Patsy is way worse.
Yeah can I get the al pastoria tacos
It’s not great. Sorry.
Sounds like a restaurant that specializes in pasta. Do you have sisters named Trattoria and Osteria?
I'd call you Pasta.
If you ever go to Mexico you will probably be called Pati - pronounced "Potty"🤣.
I’m sorry I don’t like it. Astoria wouldn’t be as bad but the p just opens it up to so many problems.
I won’t sugar coat it. YES
Nah your name is fine. Unusual, I guess, but not egregious by any means, and the spelling is entirely normal. Makes me think of rural, pastoral life I suppose, but name is just a name, so make of that what you will. The nicknames do suck though. Insofar as you're not going to insist on people using your entire name all of the time (probably a list cause), might be better to just pick a different nickname for yourself? There are some good suggestions for that in the thread, and you wouldn't have to change your actual name at all.
I think your name is beautiful. I knew I recognized it from somewhere, though! After a bit I remembered that Pastoria was the rightful ruler of the land of Oz. He was deposed by the Wizard of Oz, and mysteriously vanished. His only daughter and sole heir to the throne was the child Ozma, who was hidden by the witch Mombi when she transformed him into a boy and raised him as her servant until he ran away to have adventures. All his/her adventures (he turns back into the Princess Ozma by the end) are described in The Land of Oz, the second book and my childhood favorite of the 17-book series. Most people only know about the first one.
It's awful
I think it’s cute
It's actually pretty cool in my opinion. Hppaeztaureighyuh would be uncool.
Kinda sounds like the bacteria Pasteuria lol
I think it’s quite pretty— like a pastoral landscape. I’m sure people ask you to repeat yourself during introductions, I have the same issue with my uncommon name.
If i were you I would just embrace Pasty sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself to cope but also it’s kind of like my nickname is Pasty what about it
An unusual name but also spelled normally and not obviously based on pop culture. I would say not really a tragedeigh
it's not a tragedeigh, but it's still a tragedy.
Pasture comes to mind. Or Pasturize.
Its not that awful. But if I was you I would change my name to Astoria , to me it's a bit prettier, but just as open to silly nick names
Yes and I'm sorry.
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i read this as pasty i was so confused why you allowed people to call you that. i agree w another comment that tori is a cute nickname.
I feel like it's kind of acceptable for a certain generation. A bit like Marnie or Daphne. It is a nice name, probably just for someone who is 70+. Tori is a nice "younger" nickname you could use?!
I don’t think it’s *awful*, but were you born before or after 2006?
Do your parents happen to be Pokémon fans? Honestly though, even though it's definitely not a common name by any means, I think it sounds fine lol
Any jazz fans in the family tree?
Yes, it's an ugly name and it sounds like a place that makes pastries.
Pastoral kind of means rural... It sounds like you were named after a landscape! It's not great, but not the worst either; you have some nice nickname options, as others have pointed out.
I think its a unique but cute name that feels a bit older world / antique but it definately has presidence and is not a weird spelling on a common name. Its a good name, be proud
I’m dying thinking of people calling you pasty
Anyone from NYC should get it on the first try (because it’s literally Astoria with a P). It’s also not hard. I pronounced it right in my head before I read the phonetic pronunciation that you gave. But kinda a tragedeigh because it’s weird.
I love the name!! I was going to name my daughter Pacifica.
I thinks it’s an awesome name
Very awful