it's really nice to have an acquired name that you really feel like your own. i had that- but lost it lol. i was looking up names and saw 'nokomis', then since i was into anime/yaoi/kawaii/jfashion at the time i wanted to twist it to sound like a japanese name but not really be a japanese name cause i wasn't japanese. so i came up with 'nokomi' after knocking off the s. i googled it and everything. for a long while there was nothing that wasn't related to me. i was the only one using that name, made it my username in a lot of places, and even decided it'd be my psuedonym if i ever wanted to write under an alias. but then one day someone goes and makes an animated movie about an eskimo girl called Nokomi, and calls the movie that, too
i was so disappointed. i know it's a bizarre story but i literally feel like they saw my name and thought it was pre-existing instead of invented. and then just took it as an apt one for their character. idk it felt too coincidental
i hope you feel better soon. and i think it's so cool that you can make your own clothes! i'd love to be able to do that someday. i look forward to seeing your skirt once you make it