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The Meaning of Names
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
37 posts | 3 read | 5 to read
A consuming tale of one family's confrontation with the violence and hatred that swept across America during the First Great War for Peace
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LauraJ
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My #litsyHandle might seem pretty boring, but after 25+ years of the Internet, it‘s the only time I‘ve ever been able to use any version of my real name. Laura Jones is an extremely common name. For once I was a super-early adopter on a social media platform.

Chelleo Way to be ahead of the curve! 7y
LauraJ @Chelleo Well, when you finally find your tribe, you‘ve gotta jump right in! 7y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Name: Michelle, but my family calls me Chelle (Never Shelly) and I go by that on social media.
#LitsyHandle is MaleficentBookDragon
Why?
If we read we are not worms (which creep me out to no end); we are powerful Dragons 🐉
As for Maleficent, she is my favorite Disney Villain. I always gravitate more towards the villains and antiheroes. The ones who are misunderstood, those who just wanted to be happy and then went horribly off course.

Chelleo I‘m a Chelle never Shelly too! 🤗 7y
DGRachel Maleficent is the best! 7y
MemoirsForMe BookDragons are much cooler than worms! 😁🙌🏻 7y
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MissAimz_55
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Great idea to get to know each other. @Chelleo asked 1. What does your handle mean?
2. Story behind your avatar.

1. Well my handle is just Miss + my nickname (Aimz bc my name is aimee) and then 55 has been my favorite number my whole life.
2. My avatar is the cutest cuddly picture with my girlfriends niece on Christmas Eve.
#litsyhandles #litsyavatars

britt_brooke You are lovely, too! 7y
MissAimz_55 @britt_brooke thank you :) 7y
Chelleo So sweet!!! 😍 7y
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CocoReads
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Colleen is my name. My parents pronounce it with the long o. Sometimes it‘s shortened to Co. Somewhere along the way someone started saying Coco and it stuck. Added the reads because that‘s what I do and voila! #LitsyHandle !

Chelleo I‘ve always thought CoCo was a cool nickname. In high school it was the nickname of a friend named Colleen! 7y
CocoReads @Chelleo thanks! I‘ve never heard of another Colleen being a Coco as well but it makes sense. 7y
DivaDiane My cousin is/was a “Coh”-leen too. 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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#litsyhandle #litsyhandles #screenname @Chelleo

There‘s a story behind Bibliophage. About five years ago, my mom emailed me a dictionary.com word of the day and said, “This is you!” It was bibliophage, and she was correct. I was the kid who never looked out the car window, and who had to be forced to play if it meant abandoning my book. That didn‘t change as I aged.

I say biblio-faaaahhhge but some people say faaayyyyge. Either is correct.

tif I read that last bit in Hermione's voice 😊 7y
Pamwurtzler @tif HAHAHAHA Me too! 7y
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Chelleo @tif @Pamwurtzler 😂😂😂 now I hear it!! 7y
catebutler Love your handle, it‘s perfect!! 7y
tif @Chelleo @Pamwurtzler sorry!! 😂😂😂 7y
britt_brooke Love it! I‘m from Kentucky so I‘ve been saying it the second way 🙃, but the first way sounds more sophisticated, so I‘m going to try to retrain my brain. 😆 7y
MemoirsForMe Fits you like a glove! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @britt_brooke It‘s not always easy to retrain our brains! 7y
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Jhullie
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My #LitsyHandle is my full name combined (Julie Hull = Jhullie) I‘ve used it for everything for years. I still pronounce it as Julie but I have been called everything from Juhullee to Zhoooleee. My avatar is my Bitmoji, I‘m addicted.
Thanks for the opportunity to explain @Chelleo

Chelleo Love they way you combined both names! 7y
Chelleo ...and now I‘ll be saying Juhullie in my head from this point forward 😂🤣😂 7y
Jhullie @Chelleo my son says it to me all the time 🤣 7y
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DarcysMom
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Name: Kimberly
#LitsyHandle: DarcysMom
I am DarcysMom on most social media, so it was the obvious choice for Litsy. Why DarcysMom? My daughter is named Darcy. 😁
@Chelleo

Chelleo 😍😍😍 I‘m sure Darcy wouldn‘t appreciate you using “StephaniesMom” 😂😂😂 7y
DarcysMom @Chelleo *snort* 🤣 7y
minkyb @DarcysMom Well now I know your first name but to send you a postcard your last name would be helpful! 🤗 It is not on the postcard mailing list. 7y
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Johanna414
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My Litsy handle is pretty self explanatory... Johanna is my first name, although most of the time I go by Jo. My birthday is April 14th. #LitsyHandle @Chelleo

Chelleo Nice!! 😊 7y
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teebe
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My name: Toni
My #LitsyHandle : teebe
Meaning: lol this isn‘t very interesting but teebe = TB, my initials.

Chelleo That‘s cool! Didn‘t put that together but now that I know 🤦🏾‍♀️ 7y
SilversReviews Clever. 7y
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WhatDeeReads
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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There isn‘t really a special story behind my handle. Dee is a shortened version of my name. The rest is just obvious. My other handles are more interesting plays on phrases LaDeeofLove and LuckyLaDee. Those didn‘t seem sensible for Litsy.

#LitsyHandle

Chelleo Love your handle!😍 7y
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britt_brooke
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My first name is Brittany, my middle name is Brooke: #LitsyHandle @britt_brooke 😉

Enjoying seeing everyone‘s explanations. Thanks @Chelleo !

Chelleo 🤗☺️ 7y
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SmallestAct
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My handle here is from a quote by Oscar Wilde: " The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention ". I try to be kind, but I forget sometimes. This quote reminds me. Also, I'm kinda small and people used to tease me with it. Now I know that I'm perceived a certain way and I make use of it.

@Chelleo thank you for the inspiration!

@Chelleo

AmyG ❤️ 7y
Chelleo Great quote and handle! 7y
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DivaDiane
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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#litsyhandle @Chelleo

I‘ve used the handle @DivaDiane (sometimes with a number) in almost all my online things since I first went online back in 1998! I love alliteration and I‘m a singer (a diva is “goddess of song”. Diva=goddess in Italian).

It‘s a bit pompous sounding, but back then (and still occasionally now) I needed a little convincing that I was, in fact, a worthy diva and this was a bit of positive self-talk.

MemoirsForMe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Chelleo Great backstory! 7y
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DGRachel
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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I wanted to play along even though mine is super boring. 😂 My #litsyhandle is just a combination of my college sorority (Delta Gamma) and my first name (Rachel). I‘ve never had a nickname and I have no imagination when it comes to choosing screen names. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Kappadeemom Shoutout to sorority handles 🙌😀😀 7y
Jess7 I‘m an AGD alum! 7y
Chelleo Never would have guessed that! I bought they were initials ☺️ 7y
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callunakeep
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My real name is Heather Garrison .

My #LitsyHandle is callunakeep, which is a play on my real name. Calluna is the botanical name for the flowering plant called Heather and Keep was closest related word to Garrison (an armed troop) I could find being a fortified tower or castle —- fortified by a garrison😝.

@chelleo

Chelleo That‘s a great alias! 7y
swishandflick Love that! 7y
GondorGirl I love that! So clever! 7y
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Laalaleighh This is clever 😼 7y
sprainedbrain That‘s so cool! 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 So cool and so clever!!! Awesome! 7y
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ThatLibrarianLady
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Joining the #LitsyHandle fun!

Mine is pretty simple. It‘s the name of my blog. I changed the name of my blog a few years ago when I started my library job and it has sort of become my online persona. It‘s the same as my Instagram name and my Twitter name is similar too (@thatlibrarian9). I probably should have gone with Ms. Librarian since students call me that a lot.

Chelleo Are you a school media specialist, YA or academic? (edited) 7y
ThatLibrarianLady @Chelleo I‘m a school librarian at a high school. 7y
Chelleo @ThatLibrarianLady Cool! I get your students next (I‘m a librarian at a community college...freshman and sophomores...they normally transfer to our main campus for Jr/Sr years) 7y
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erzascarletbookgasm
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My name is Jessie and if I were to join Litsy today, perhaps I‘ll choose a shorter handle. My nephew, a big fan of Japanese manga series, pointed out that I looked like Erza Scarlet. I had my hair highlighted with red streaks then, and he will tease by calling me Auntie Erza. I sort of liked the idea of a fiesty red-haired aunt.🙄Bookgasm, I liken to intense pleasure in visiting bookstores, acquiring new books, smelling them..haha. #litsyhandle

Cathythoughts Very interesting 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 7y
Kalalalatja Bookgasm should be in the dictionary! 7y
TrishB Great explanation 👍🏻 7y
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ju.ca.no
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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#LitsyHandle @Chelleo

Hello, my Name is Julia Carina Notter, therefore my Litsy Handle is ju.ca.no 😅
sometime I also use Juno as I usually don‘t use my second name, even though I actually like it😊

TrishB Lol 👍🏻 good to know! 7y
Chelleo Great handles and name! Carina is pretty! 7y
ju.ca.no @Chelleo thank you😊 I‘m was super happy when I realised that my first letters would make a good handle😅😂😂 7y
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BarbaraJean
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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I love this #LitsyHandle tag!

My name is Barbara Wood, and I suppose my handle is a bit self-explanatory. I‘ve never liked the nicknames for my first name (Barb, Barbie, Babs... 😖), so my friends who like to nickname have had to come up with other options. A friend in college called me BarbaraJ, which over time became BarbaraJean. My middle name is actually Janette, and my sister‘s middle name is Jeanne, but I like the sound of BarbaraJean!

Chelleo Nice!! 7y
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Kalalalatja
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Hi, my name is Katja and my #LitsyHandle is Kalalalatja.

My friend was trying to say “kalder Katja” (calling Katja), but she stumbled over the words and it came out like ka-lalala-tja, said really fast. It stuck, and now I use it for all my online handles, because I‘m so bad at coming up with new, creative name ideas 😄

This was fun @Chelleo 👏👏

sprainedbrain That‘s funny! I use mine for all of my online handles, too, so I‘m with you there. 😂 7y
Jess7 I like this story!! 7y
CouronneDhiver I think it sounds a bit like a song 🎶🎵 la-la-la ❤️ 7y
Chelleo Cute story!! I agree @CouronneDhiver 7y
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theshrinkette
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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So a high school friend (we're still friends and still close) dubbed me TheShrinkette when I was in college because I was a psych major. I've stuck with that handle since first getting on social media five years ago (Twitter), and I've been debating extending it to TheShrinketteReads for some literary connection, but not sure if I should.
Name: Janani, sounds just like it looks. Means "mother" in some Indian languages.

#LitsyHandle @Chelleo

ju.ca.no Janani sounds lovely😊 7y
Chelleo Your name and your handle are cool! 7y
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robinb
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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#LitsyHandle: robinb
My name is: Robin Brock

Not very original, I know! 🙄 In hindsight, if I had a do-over I‘d probably be “rockinrobin” (which I‘ve just now noticed hasn‘t been taken) or maybe
“batmanandrobin” or even “robinhood”. Lots of good choices available....oh well, I didn‘t give it much thought. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I went with the lowercase “r” just because I thought it looked cooler as a whole.

Neat idea @Chelleo ! 😊

Cinfhen Ha! I like all your alternate names... 7y
julesG You could change your Litsy handle. 7y
robinb @julesG you‘re right...just not sure I want to confuse everyone that way. 7y
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robinb @Cinfhen I know, me too!!!! Even “sidekick” (for Batman and Robin) would be cute. 😆 7y
julesG I'm confused when a Litten changes their picture, I must have a very visual mind. It took me 3 weeks/#friyayintro posts to really notice that @jesshowbooks had changed her handle. but as soon as someone changes their profile picture I'm lost. 7y
robinb @julesG I know what you mean! 🤣 Although I guess if you keep some part of your former handle in the new one it might not be as confusing...?? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y
julesG That might be useful, but I think, as long as you keep your picture and maybe put your old handle into the spot where your real name is, in your profile, it should work. 7y
robinb @julesG good point! I think I‘ll just stick with this one for now. It‘s short and sweet, and I‘ve grown used to it. 7y
Chelleo Love rockinrobin! All good choices, really ☺️ 7y
robinb @Chelleo thanks! Hindsight is 20/20! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y
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Godmotherx5
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My name is Tina Porubsky & my #LitsyHandle is @Godmotherx5
My handle came from a combo of my love for Cinderella & I have five godchildren. In my twisted mind I thought it funny.

@Chelleo Great idea. I now know how to pronounce your handle.

Chelleo Hi Tina! 5 godchildren? Wow!! 😍 7y
Godmotherx5 @Chelleo Yep, I love them all. Four boys & one girl. 7y
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HOTPock3tt
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My name is: Kenya
My #LitsyHandle is: HOTPock3tt

HOTPocket is a nickname that was given to me by my coworkers at a temp job before I became a nurse ☺️ I was quite shy so alot of people did NOT know my name. I usually always brought Hotpockets to work for lunch, so when one of the the louder guys started calling me ‘hotpocket‘ everyone else did too, because most people didn‘t know my name. And it kind of stuck with me 😎 #StoryOfMyLitsyHandle

Chelleo LOL!! Funny how names stick! 7y
HOTPock3tt @chelleo I know right! 😄 and I couldn‘t stand that guy 🤣 mostly because he brought attention to me when I would rather just fade into the background. But then everyone at work started calling me that so I got used to it lol 😎 7y
CouronneDhiver Great story! 7y
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HOTPock3tt @CouronneDhiver thank you!!! ❤️🤗 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks What area do you work in? I‘m a nurse in an emergency room ☺️ @HOTPock3tt (edited) 7y
HOTPock3tt @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m a psychiatric nurse ☺️wow you work in the ER, that is hardcore!! 😎✌️and very cool!! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @HOTPock3tt we give you guys lots of business unfortunately!! Thanks for doing what you do!! 😘💗 7y
HOTPock3tt @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yeah most of our patients come directly from the ER. They come to you guys first in their most fragile states, then are sent to us so THANK YOU for doing what you do!! 😘💖 (edited) 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @HOTPock3tt You‘re welcome!! We are all a great team!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
HOTPock3tt @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks TRUE!! ☺️🙌🏽 7y
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Velvetsun
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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My name: Holly Barnes
Screen name: velvetsun
Meaning: It comes from both an album title by Shawn Mullins - Beneath The Velvet Sun, and a line from the song On Top by The Killers - "The Velvet sun that shines on me & you"

#litsyhandles #screennames @Chelleo

Chelleo Another musical influence ( @Ofclumsywords ) 😍 7y
MidnightBookGirl Love it! 7y
CallMeIshmael I‘m obsessed with Shawn Mullins. His music means so much to me 7y
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Chelleo
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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I‘m curious. How‘d you choose your Litsy handle? Sometimes I wonder if I‘m saying it correctly (in my head). #litsyhandles #litsyhandle #screenname

My name: Michelle McKinney Leonard
My handle: Chelleo
Meaning/Background: it‘s a combo of my first and last name Chel (nickname) + Leo(nard) = Chelleo (pronounced “Shelly-o”). I still use my maiden name at work so matches/penpals sometimes get labels with McKinney.

amvs1111 My initials plus the month and day of my birth. I've used it as a username on various sites for a long time as it's almost always available. 7y
amvs1111 Oops! And to answer the actual question...Amanda. 😁 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Mine is kind of obvious, but I also still use my maiden name so people might get something with Foshee (my married name) on it! I also wonder about how people come up with their handles!! ☺️ lol Misty is my actual name! (edited) 7y
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abbsinwonderland My name is Abbigail and I LOOOOOVE Alice in Wonderland. My nickname is Abbs and abbsinwonderland just seemed too perfect for me! 7y
BookwormAHN Bookworm plus my initials A H N: Ashley Hansbrough Newsom 7y
Chelleo @amvs1111 ....Amanda, never would have guessed your handle 😂 but now it makes total sense! 7y
Chelleo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ...I got married late so this name thing has been a challenge for me. 7y
Chelleo @abbsinwonderland ... cool background! Clever! 7y
Chelleo @BookwormAHN uhhh...I shouldn‘t admit this but in my head I hear (ahn like ahh) 😳🤪 7y
amvs1111 @Chelleo I'm so cryptic! 🙃 I'm enjoying this question and its answers. Great idea! 7y
Bookzombie My name is Margie. I originally started using it on Twitter and Instagram (Bookzombie8 on both). I chose it because I love zombie stuff and books. 📚 🧟‍♀️ I also typically devour books. I‘m not really active on Twitter or Instagram though. (edited) 7y
Chelleo @Bookzombie ... gotcha! Nice when ppl use the same (or similar) handles across platforms. I have trouble remembering otherwise. 7y
tif Mine is just a shortened version of my full name (Tiffany) but the reason it's spelt with one f instead of two is because when I was in high school I had a huge crush on a Canadian exchange student. He wasn't in any of my classes but I spent lunchtimes mooning over him. One of my friends, who was in his class, got him to write me a note (so embarrassing) and on the note he spelt it with one f. It's been that way ever since 😁 7y
Lola Ok, this is great especially because I‘ve been mispronouncing your handle as CH-ellio (like at the end of “which” 🙄😬) Mine is one of my nicknames-my full name is Lorraine-family and old/close friends call me Lo and my closest circle of girlfriends call me Lola. My Instagram handle is from one of my friends repeatedly calling me a “ferocious” reader when she really meant “voracious” reader 😂 It stuck & was actually available when I made my Insta (edited) 7y
ofclumsywords Love this idea!! Mine is actually a Blink-182 lyric (Bouquet of clumsy words, a simple melody, this world‘s an ugly place but you‘re so beautiful to me) but I also related to it because I am always super awkward/introverted and don‘t know what to say half the time. 😊 7y
Rudis This is really interesting! I use a nickname from an old job - Rudis - which is one letter off from my real name - Rudie. 7y
Karkar This is cool! Mine is my nickname. Pronounced car car. It is the first part of my name Karin (pronounced car in) 7y
Chelleo @tif that‘s a great name story!! Does he know that he was such a force of nature? 7y
night_shift Unicorn dragon grenade. 7y
tif @Chelleo I don't think he does. I often wonder what happened to him though 😁 7y
Lola @Chelleo I do the double name thing-I kept my maiden (when will we ever stop with this word?-I was never a maiden..😂😛) name for work and use my married name for personal life. I like keeping those two worlds separate and having different names for each helps tremendously. 7y
Chelleo @Lola ferocious reader!! Love it! Sorry...I take for granted the CH is soft...makes sense others see it the other way 7y
Chelleo @UnidragonFrag ... 🤯 mind blown! Never would have guessed that! 7y
LauraBeth Oh - I like knowing that about you! Mine is just my name 😀 IRL there is a space between the Laura and the Beth but Litsy didn‘t allow that 7y
tif @Lola I was also pronouncing @Chelleo as chell-e-o!! It's funny how we get it so wrong sometimes 😊 7y
night_shift 😂😂 I'm uncreative. My other one I use is onyxliar, but I'm starting to not like that one so much. But my name's Michelle and I write sometimes under Madilyn Quinn. Names! 7y
Chelleo @UnidragonFrag Namesake! There‘s another word for it too but it escapes me. And a 2L Michelle! I love name stories!!! 7y
Chelleo @LauraBeth ... pretty name and it flows so nicely! 7y
night_shift You know, I know four people now with a first or middle name Michelle and they're all 2Ls! I've heard of this fabled 1L but haven't met one! 7y
MarriedtoMrT @Bookzombie Devour books! Love it. 7y
night_shift @LauraBeth I don't follow that Michele! Now I will, thanks! 😂 7y
Lcsmcat My name is Linda. Handle is my initials and cat, because I like 🐱 and it was available when I joined Instagram. So I kept it for here. 7y
Chelleo @LauraBeth @UnidragonFrag my SIL is named Ella Hall and there‘s a whole group of Ella Halls that have found and friended each other on Fb. I have to catch myself from saying “Micheline” when I see @MicheleinPhilly ‘s handle 7y
Chelleo @Lcsmcat I had the cat part right! 😂 7y
night_shift 😲 that's really cool! I've searched my full name, but I'm 100% the only one.. So. 🤣 7y
MrsGagnonreads2024 My Litsy handle is the abbreviation of the disease I have Endo=Endometriosis and I am a warrior fighting it. And my name Jessi Noel is the shorten version of my real name which is 8 names lol. 7y
Chelleo @Endowarrior21 thanks for sharing! Hoping you are victorious! 8 names!!! My sons have 4. 7y
althaeria Names are fascinating, specially when they are chosen rather than given. My handle is one I made up years ago when my old one on irc kept being taken. It is a blend of characters like Althea and Althalus. 7y
Chelleo @althaeria IRC!! Gosh...what was my IRC name??? Pantora or Blackflip....no, it was Hershee!! I did use the others but Hershee was my primary one (bc I love chocolate) 7y
MrsGagnonreads2024 @Chelleo I am named after two great women in my family 7y
Bklover Mine isn‘t very original but does describe me. 😉 7y
Kalalalatja I have been pronouncing it a bit like Cello 😄 7y
saresmoore I love this idea! I know we all have ways of pronouncing the handles in our heads, so this is a fun & enlightening little exercise! 7y
LauraBeth @Chelleo and @UnidragonFrag have y‘all read ? The MC is named Lois and she‘s a member of “The Lois Club” made up of women named Lois from all walks of life. Every city had a Lois Club chapter 😀 7y
Chelleo @Bklover I like the way you spell yours. There are lots of “book” handles on Litsy which can make tagging a pain 7y
Chelleo @saresmoore ... I have learned soooo much! 7y
Chelleo @LauraBeth ... for serious?!? I‘m stacking that! That‘s pretty cool! 7y
Cortg I‘ve also wondered why you had that e in your handle 🤔 Good prompt! 7y
Chelleo @Kalalalatja ... That‘s close enough! 😃 7y
SilversReviews Great idea to do this and great story. I said it like the instrument. 7y
Chelleo @Cortg I spell my nickname Chelle 😃 I use to use the handle Chelmck then I got married. Chelleo rolls off the tongue better IMO 7y
Chelleo @LeshaMac it started with this post. 7y
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K.Wielechowski
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Fantastic. Not only did Shoemaker truthfully and beautifully paint the Nebraska prairie & its inhabitants, she makes the reader experience the fear & pain that people of German ancestry & German immigrants felt during the anti-German sentiment that ran rampant coast-to-coast during WWI. Similar to what is happening today.
#OperationNebraskaAuthor
Read more on my blog: https://kwielech.blogspot.com/2017/07/operation-nebraska-author-meaning-of.html

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I love this description of the plains in winter because that is exactly what it looks like. #OperationNebraskaAuthor

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K.Wielechowski
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My next pick for #OperationNebraskaAuthor is the 2016 One Book One Nebraska Winner and in light of the world we're in today, it's tale of the immigrant experience and prejudice caused by nationalism during WWI is something we can relate to now.

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ItsAnotherJen
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Great story of the struggles of life in 1918 in Stuart, Nebraska. I had no idea there was such hatred towards German-Americans, even in Nebraska, during the war. Not only were they dealing with war drafts and prejudice, but then the flu struck and spread like fire across the plains. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Texreader Another book with similar themes: 8y
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Nebklvr
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Pickpick

This book details two epidemics: the hatred of the German immigrants and the influenza virus. A fantastic read.

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Nebklvr
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Enjoying this book. It is about German farm families in Nebraska during WWI and how they were treated differently after the onset of war. An interesting look at what makes you the "other" in a community where you have lived for years. Timely.

SaraBeagle Thanks for sharing! 8y
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Nebklvr
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Set in Nebraska during WWI.

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Nebklvr
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Starting the book club selection...

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BethEilers
The Meaning of Names | Karen Gettert Shoemaker
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Book Club weekend! What are you reading?