That blows my mind!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jessica Seinfeld
Asteri-Atypical — 17 years ago(September 21, 2008 12:40 AM)
That blows my mind!
Who would want to change a beautiful name like Nina to a plain name with dubious associations like Jessica? (Apoligies to the Jessicas reading this - heh)
I'm wondering if this woman is a bit of a flake, given that and a couple other things I've read of her (like bailing out on her first marriage). I really don't know anything else about her personality so I am curious.
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BrainyBlonde — 17 years ago(September 22, 2008 12:35 PM)
She probably changed it because she HAD to (ie like she'd done something she didn't want to be associated with the last) This happens in life when you
A) get married to a rich guy and then right afterward use the poor sap's gym membership where you go pick up jerry who has no problem stealing you from poor sap husband who just got married and has no clue what's going on poor guy! how vapid. these two deserve each other
B) you write a children's cook book about healthy vegetables in the food but then get sued for ripping off another woman's cookbook which was just like it and then your whiny ugly husband jerry gets sued for slander for calling the woman crazy and other mean things on Letterman. Again they deserve each other and are equally ugly inside AND out (I feel sorry for the kids)
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Asteri-Atypical — 17 years ago(September 27, 2008 04:21 PM)
Wow - I didn't know she'd done half of that. But that's what I was wondering; if she was a "vapid flake".
It's hardly accurate to call her "ugly", though, unless you mean on the inside.
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tvlover1961 — 17 years ago(October 10, 2008 12:48 PM)
I don't think she's uglythat's pretty mean. Her name was Jessica when she married Nederlander.
Maybe she just hated the name and "Jessica" was much cuter. She2000's about the age where "Jessica" was one of the number one names for girls. -
LifeisShortMakeFunofIt — 17 years ago(October 16, 2008 03:09 PM)
Maybe I shouldn't repeat this, since I have no idea whether it's true, but I live in New York but I heard Nina Sklar got involved in some rather lurid affair with a married teacher/professor, and she took the name "Jessica" to try the escape the negative reputation she'd acquired.
Again, this could be a complete invention, but it does seem strange that someone would just give up "Nina" and become "Jessica" one day. It's not like its her middle name or anything. -
Gabby-4 — 17 years ago(November 18, 2008 10:37 PM)
It is really odd that a grown person would LEGALLY change their first name. I mean, a lot of people don't like their name, so they use a middle name of a variation of their name, or even a different one - but why legally ?? That is weird. She is weird. The whole idea of getting married and then immediately dumping their husband for Seinfeld (Cha - Ching) is shifty. She seems like a flake or a real player. Looking at the small photos of her on this page, she looks like a VERY, VERY ugly version of Shoshana Lonstein, Jerry's teen bimbo of the '90's. Maybe Jerry is a flake too - a rich, annoying flake.
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Asteri-Atypical — 15 years ago(June 01, 2010 03:29 PM)
who would change her name in her 20's? and nina is pretty. jessica is so common. apparently she's quite a loon
Exactly what I am questioning.
I couldn't fault someone for changing a truly ugly first name, or to a truly unique and interesting one, but Nina to Jessica? Especially in an age where Jessica is the name of many ditzes? Not to fault those named Jessica; it's not an ugly name, but if someone were going to go to the unusual step of changing a first name, why would someone find it superior to Nina?
I don't know the details and reserve judgment, but it makes me very skeptical of her personality.
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President_Bosch — 14 years ago(April 22, 2011 01:11 AM)
Even though these posts are way old, I'm going to respond anyway.
I changed my name when I was in my mid-20s. I've always hated my extremely generic birth name but didn't change it earlier because my parents would've had a fit if I did. Yes, most people go by their middle names, but my middle name also sucked so I just made one up. In addition to hating my birth name, I also didn't feel that it was a strong enough brand name for me to market myself professionally. No one would hire someone with a name like my birth name.5b4 Hell, I wouldn't hire someone with a name like that.
I don't think it's strange at all to have your first name legally changed. It sure makes things convenient and less confusing when you have to fill out legal documents, among other types of paperwork. Having to answer the question of, "OMG, you're name isn't really _____?" gets annoying if you have to answer it constantly.
'Jessica' didn't become a ditzy name until the 2000s. To my knowledge, Mrs. Seinfeld has been 'Jessica' since the 90s. As to why she went from Nina to Jessicamaybe she just thought it sounded better. -
Asteri-Atypical — 14 years ago(May 17, 2011 02:42 AM)
I changed my name when I was in my mid-20s. I've always hated my extremely generic birth name but didn't change it earlier because my parents would've had a fit if I did. Yes, most people go by their middle names, but my middle name also sucked so I just made one up. In addition to hating my birth name, I also didn't feel that it was a strong enough brand name for me to market myself professionally
Understandable.
And I might have understood Nina's choice, had she had a name like "Jane" and renamed it to something interesting. But she took a simple but elegant, and somewhat unique, name and turned it into something bland and generic. At the very least, it's no clear improvement. Unless she wanted to be considered more "commonplace".
'Jessica' didn't become a ditzy name until the 2000s. To my knowledge, Mrs. Seinfeld has been 'Jessica' since the 90s. As to why she went from Nina to Jessicamaybe she just thought it sounded better.
It might not have had the same stigma, yet it was not considered a "sophisticated" name, even in the 80s, as I recall. Just; a plain name.
I could understand the "thinks it sounds better" notion, to some degree, even if I don't relate at all. But to go through changing your first name, one would think there would have to be a clear and distinct advantage.
I'd think the same thing if I man changed his name from "Nathan" to "Charlie".
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DivingIntheBlue — 12 years ago(July 16, 2013 06:44 PM)
What an odd thing to obsess over. She probably changed her name because she didn't like it. Just because other people think Nina is a simple and classic name doesn't mean she did. The name could also hold negative memories for her. Some people decide to reinvent themselves to break away from a bad past or family - I changed my entire name (first, middle and last) for that reason. I don't hid the fact that I've done so but it makes it more difficult for those who I no longer want to associate with to find me. And no, I'm not on the run and I haven't done anything illegal.
I highly Jessica had any ulterior motives when she changed her name especially since she married a high profile man. Even though it is somewhat more difficult to find someone who has changed their name, once you know their new name it's simple to find out their old one. If she has trying to hide or break free from having some kind of slutty rep, marrying Jerry Seinfeld and writing a book would negate that whole evil plan.
Oh, and the crap about Jerry Seinfeld "stealing" Jessica away from her first husband is hilarious. No other person can "steal" your spouse or significant other. There were obviously some kind of problems to begin with that made the idea of being with someone new a better idea. Her first husband came from a very wealthy family as well but perhaps money was a motivating factor. They're still together so I guess something is working for them. -
admin-339 — 11 years ago(July 07, 2014 06:57 AM)
In his early standup routine, Jerry did a bit about couples with the same initials. He later incorporated that bit into the Seinfeld show arc with Janeane Garofalo. "Jessica" has proven herself to be a very manipulative woman. It wouldn't surprise me to learn she changed her name to add yet another "reason" for Jerry to think they were bashert.
Jerry is very self-loathing. The fact that Jessica was a married woman when they met actually played into his lack of self-esteem. She was flawed. He was flawed. It's a match made in well, not heaven but in a shared place. -
miss_brightside77 — 10 years ago(January 17, 2016 04:50 AM)
Omg! That's so weird (the initials thing). But from your reasoning, it makes sense why he picked her.
Nina is a perfectly pretty name; I always thought it was odd that her name was Jessica. Besides Jessica Tandy, it just seemed like the name of someone 20 years younger (my age group; I grew up with plenty of Jessicas).