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I need you guys' help.

I know everyone knows me as Samantha14, and has for about three years now. It's sort of my "mark of fame" on SS. However, I've been doing a lot of thinking. I've changed a lot over the years, even the past few months I've been gone, and returned. I'm honestly not who I used to be, I've changed a lot, for the better. I've grown up since I first joined.

I'm sort of a new person, compared to before~And I've been given the chance to start anew. I'd really like to have that reflected on here ~ By a new name.

No, not as a way to create a new identity, but to reflect my new identity that God has really blessed me with, in whole. I'm still me, and I never plan to be anything other than me. It's just that I'm a better me than I used to be, and with that new chapter, comes a fresh page. And I'd really like to fill it differently this time, reflecting the grace I've been given over this year, and even before that.

So, I need help coming up with some options. You guys know me, know who I am. Artistic, a dreamer, a little strange. But, now, I'm also a much more confident, daughter of God. Albeit still a quieter person than some, haha. Tell me what kinds of names you think would be good in reflecting who I am, in personality, and in the change I've faced. I'd really like to know.

I have a couple options that I like, myself, but nothing set in stone:

ABeautifulMess
SapphireDreamer
GracesFire

Please, feel free to list any that you come up with, no matter how weird or unlikely they may seem to you. You never know, I could fall in love with the very one you believed I wouldn't like. =]
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My favorite of your choices is SapphireDreamer

Hmm, some other suggestions just right off the bat:

God's Artist
Simply Amazing Mess - acronym for SAM..goes off of one of your names..

If I come up with any others, I'll be sure to post them. :)
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ClayJar
Phoenix
AlwaysBegin
Anew
Genesis
Kershet: Meaning "rainbow," this name has Hebrew roots
Navin: A Hindi name, this means "new, novel"
Neander: A Greek name, this means "new man"
Shachar: Meaning "dawn," this name has Hebrew roots (or just straight up Dawn)
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I love ClayJay, but then we'd have to call you Clay, which is kind of a guy's name. Genesis is beautiful, too. ;)

Mindona is an Athabaskan word for dawn, if you're into that sort of thing. Aurora and Eos are Greek terms (however, I think Eos is a god, while Aurora is a goddess...well, you could follow in my footsteps, Sheya. :P )

How about Rebirth? I don't know, it just sounds too...dramatic. In-your-face. Non-subtle. Here's a few options I like:

Ashfall.
LiveAgain.
BeautyFromPain (total Superchic rip-off, but hey, it's cool)
RoseInThorns
Risen
Heavensown (could be read HeavensOwn or HeavenSown)
Starsheen
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How 'bout
Sammnova (new Sam)
VitaGratiae (grace-filled life)
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Oooo I like HSCG's ideas. Mine were too cliche. (Sorry!)
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How about daughter of the King?

I like Gracesfire!
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I love the concept of ABeautifulMess, but it doesnae seem to have the ring necessary for a name. "ABeautifulMess wrote:" Doesn't quite work.
SapphireDreamer seems great.
GracesFire sounds to me to much like everyone else, Graces4u etc.
Helios wrote:How about Rebirth? I don't know, it just sounds too...dramatic. In-your-face. Non-subtle.
I don't know. It sounds cool and simple. It reminds me Kingdom Hearts, (KH: Birth by Sleep anyone?) and this awesome song.

RoseInThorns, Heavensown, and Starsheen I like. (The latter it sounds like Shay, and the former I like the ambiguity.)
VitaGratiae I like.
Simply Amazing Mess is fun.
AlwaysBegin has an unusual charm.
Shay, perhaps?

And what about Samantha15?
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Because Samantha is almost 17 now. ;)

So many hard choices! I'm leaning towards SapphireDreamer, since everyone seems to like that one, but all of these names are wonderful. Ahhh, decisions! I feel like Wooton in the Grocery Store. "PAPER OR PLASTIC, PAPER OR PLASTIC?!"

Sigh.

Feel free to keep coming up with more, maybe I'll make a poll for everyone to decide, in the end. *rubs the back of head in deep thought*
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Samantha14 wrote:Because Samantha is almost 17 now. ;)

So many hard choices! I'm leaning towards SapphireDreamer, since everyone seems to like that one, but all of these names are wonderful. Ahhh, decisions! I feel like Wooton in the Grocery Store. "PAPER OR PLASTIC, PAPER OR PLASTIC?!"

Sigh.

Feel free to keep coming up with more, maybe I'll make a poll for everyone to decide, in the end. *rubs the back of head in deep thought*
That Wooton joke thooo xDDD

SAM, choose what you like the best. Your own decision should be the most important...AND NOW YOU HAVE AN AWESOME LIST OF NAMES :mad:
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I AGREE WITH PAULA. Sam, it should be a name you love...we don't need to all like it too.That could be adding unneedful stress in choosing.
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Let's just say we'll like whatever you pick, Sheya. Like Paula said, it's YOUR choice. :D

Arkán, I was literally thinking of that song when I picked the name Rebirth.
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No matter which name you choose, bear in mind that everyone will still call you Sam :P
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Froggy.

You didn't expect anything else, did you?
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Helios wrote:Arkán, I was literally thinking of that song when I picked the name Rebirth.
Is this the first time someone has used the á? O.o
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....No, I've been using the á for years.
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Haha, Ro, I think Arkán was being sarcastic/satirical rather than seriously asking. Because very few people use the á.

I think I'm going to go with SapphireDreamer. I really love it, I'm not sure why exactly, but I do. I believe I'll have Belle or one of the other admins change it soon. I need to make a set too, hmm.
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What does it mean? What is significant about sapphires?
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Samantha14 wrote:Because Samantha is almost 17 now. ;)
OH... I thought you were older than me! I WIN! :twisted:
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aragtaghooligan wrote:What does it mean? What is significant about sapphires?
One significance could be that it's the color of her eyes.
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