Call Me MeaLaa

Ok, it's no secret that I've spent much of my life being displeased with my name. First of all, nobody can pronounce it (There are people I worked with for 5+ years who never figured it out). Second, nobody can spell it. Third, a mean kid in the 2nd grade used to call me "Keister" (as in, "I'm gonna kick you in the keister!")

Now, a lot of people in TV go by "stage names," including many of my co-workers. However, I'm not one of those people. If I were to take that route, though, here's some new names I discovered on the web tonight.

"MeaLaa" Hawaiian
"Patty Peters" Porn Star Name (Oddly, I work with a Patty Pan)
"Esmerelda Panwich of Buckleberry Fern " Hobbit Name
"Shebelle" The Louis Farrakhan African Name
"Gordie McOlsendyk" Hockey Name (Cory was Sergei O'Donnellov)
"OLEKI ANROC of the planet Claritin!" Jedi Name
"Twenty Eyes" Sopranos Mob Name
"Dirty Morgan Rackham" Pirate Name
"Velour Mane" Rock Star (Alternative) Name
"Reverend G. Fulton Stone, Jr." Evangelist Name
"Amazing Mastermind" Wu-Name
"Lickifu" Pokename
"The Afternoon ThunderFox" Superhero Name

Of course, my favorite is the old-fashioned test for a porn-star name: Your middle name and the first street you lived on. I'm Britt Bedford. My mom (Jan) is Elaine Main, and Cory's is Michael Shannon.

Who's got the best name out there?