OK, well... I'm Jurien (pronounced "JOO-ree-en"). Apparently it's a Dutch name but I am absolutely not Dutch. I think it's the Dutch equivalent of George which means farmer. Anyway, I was named after a town on the west coast of Australia which was named after a French guy who somehow had Jurien as his last name (I think Charles was his first name).

I like the fact that it's a unique name. In fact I've only met 1 other person with that name (a Dutch South African) and he pronounces it "Urie". My name can be annoying though, when I have to reapeat it like 3 or 4 times each time I meet someone. I've been called Jurian (even my own relatives have spelled it this way!), Durian, Durien, Jamen (now that's a COOL name!), Julian, Julien, Urien, Urine (that can be annoying!!), Drew, Ian, Jewelry, Jacob and several others.