First of all, I don't like challenges. But let me make an exception. Principles suck when you don't ignore them sometimes. So I'll do that. I was nominated by 
Hive account@reggaemuffin to participate in the steemit name challenge of 
Hive account@felobtc and because I like his contribution and there is even a connection that appeals to me immediately. To the rules of the challenge:
- Tell us in a post how you chose the current Steemit username you have.
The story behind it.
- Tell us your real name!
- If you could change your current username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!
- Use the tag #steemitnamechallenge so that the creator of the challenge can track all the posts and check them out.
- Nominate 5 people for this challenge.
Hive account@pawos is an abbreviation and stands for Panther Woods! The full name was too long for me and so I chose the short one. The name originates in my teenage years and is according to that quite old. Like Hive account@reggaemuffin I love the panther, which is actually a leopard, whose coat is black due to the inheritance of a recessive gene. But not only because these animals are rarer, I feel connected to them. As a child I was always the smallest and often the weakest of all and I had to fight very hard to stand my ground. At that time we had a black cat and I often wished she would be a big wild cat protecting me against the rest of the world. A large, strong and graceful animal, quiet and faithful. But it was just a little cat, cute and cuddly. Everyone loved her and she loved everyone. Here my fantasy had to help the reality on the jumps. Panther Woods - never heard? What about Eldrick Tont „Tiger“ Woods? Haha, sounds funny but I always thought his nick name is awesome. And by the way, I really like the forest!
My real name is S...hit. Lol! Love doesn't care about names ;-)
Changing it would be out of the question for me. It's good the way it is. Catchy and short. But what if the name had already been assigned? I guess I would have called myself 
Hive account@camillo then. This account is already registered, which also shows a problem. There are too many dead accounts, whose names will never become available again. Unfortunately.
Did I do that? Oh yes, I did.
I'd really like to know the origins of the usernames of 
Hive account@shaka, 
Hive account@flipstar, 
Hive account@jedigeiss, 
Hive account@freiheit50 and 
Hive account@underground, but as you know I don't like challenges. That's why this is more an invitation. Like 
Hive account@shortcut said: Feel free to skip this, if you don't like being nominated.
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