When I was about to open my Hive account, I honestly didn’t put a lot of deep thought into choosing a username. Do you know how sometimes people take their time to think, come up with something really creative or meaningful? That wasn’t me at all. I just wanted to register quickly and get started, so I picked something that felt simple at that moment.
However, the usename I eventually used actually has a little backstory. It wasn’t something I created myself; rather, it was a nickname that some of my classmates gave me back in my third year at the university. Funny enough, the nickname wasn’t even originally mine. It came from another guy who became popular on TikTok because he had some kind of “internet breakthrough” that everyone in school was talking about at the time.
So, since his real name was also Juwon, my classmates thought it would be nice to start calling me by that same nickname, too.
At first, it didn’t mean much to me. It was just one of those names that people randomly call you, and you kind of get used to hearing it over and over until it sticks. I wasn’t really attached to it, but at the same time, I didn’t hate it either. It was just something that reminded me of how classmates can sometimes create an identity for you out of nowhere.
So when the time came to open my Hive account, I thought to myself, “Well, what name should I use?” I didn’t want to go with my full real name because that felt too formal. I also didn’t want to spend hours thinking of some fancy username that might not even feel natural. That was when the nickname crossed my mind. I figured, since it was already something people around me had associated with me, why not just use it? It felt easier, and it also carried a little piece of my university story with it.
Looking back now, I wouldn’t say the name has any big, deep meaning to me. It’s not like it represents my personality or my dreams or something profound. But in a way, it does represent a part of my journey. It reminds me of my 300 level days of the classmates who gave me that name and of the period when I was just starting to take new steps in my life—like opening a Hive account. So even though it wasn’t a name I put much thought into, it has slowly become a part of me.
Sometimes, the things we don’t plan deeply end up carrying their own meaning later on, and I think that’s the story of my username.
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