Also five letters: Maren. "Like Karen with an M." If I had a dollar for every time I've said this, I could easy live off the fortune $$$. (Add a dollar for each person who has complimented my name, even better. I could start a charitable foundation.)

I hated my name as a kid, but as an adult, I love having a distinctive name—so much so that I'm not even bothered by the small amount of breath and energy it takes to say "like Karen with an M."

Even so, I often use the name "Jamie" at Starbucks.