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What's in a name or what's in your name? Be general, personal, &/or specific with lengthy & detailed answers, or, respond with answers that are short & sweet.
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My first name, Erica, my mom essentially got from a soap opera. (I actually have a feeling a lot of 80s and early 90s kids got their names from soap operas.) My middle name, Rose, is a family name on both sides.
I was almost named Amanda Lynne. My mom loved the name Amanda (at the time - don't know how she feels about it now), and Lynne is her own middle name. However, when she told her mom what she and my dad were considering naming me, my grandma basically put her foot down and was like, "My granddaughter is NOT going to be called 'a mandolin'!"
So while they nixed "Lynne" and were choosing a new middle name (probably Rose), my aunt who was also pregnant told her, "Wait, you can't choose Amanda. My husband and I already decided on Amanda, and I'm due first!" My mom tried to fight it at first, but eventually my parents nixed Amanda in favor of "Victoria Lyn" (that spelling of Lyn) for a time. Then at some point, my mom decided Erica Kane on "All My Children" had a pretty name, and my dad liked it, too.
Oh, and the funniest part? I wound up being born almost a month early, so I was born before my cousin; and not only did my parents not choose Amanda, but my aunt & uncle didn't go with Amanda, either! My cousin wound up being named Felicia, instead.
I was almost named Amanda Lynne. My mom loved the name Amanda (at the time - don't know how she feels about it now), and Lynne is her own middle name. However, when she told her mom what she and my dad were considering naming me, my grandma basically put her foot down and was like, "My granddaughter is NOT going to be called 'a mandolin'!"
So while they nixed "Lynne" and were choosing a new middle name (probably Rose), my aunt who was also pregnant told her, "Wait, you can't choose Amanda. My husband and I already decided on Amanda, and I'm due first!" My mom tried to fight it at first, but eventually my parents nixed Amanda in favor of "Victoria Lyn" (that spelling of Lyn) for a time. Then at some point, my mom decided Erica Kane on "All My Children" had a pretty name, and my dad liked it, too.
Oh, and the funniest part? I wound up being born almost a month early, so I was born before my cousin; and not only did my parents not choose Amanda, but my aunt & uncle didn't go with Amanda, either! My cousin wound up being named Felicia, instead.
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My name is very family oriented.
My first name is Anna. It isn't really after anyone, but I have two great-great-grandmother's (who my parents did grow up knowing) and one great-grandmother named it. Those women were definitely influences on my parents liking the name so much, even though they say they weren't honoring.
My middle name is my mother's maiden name. My mother didn't want to hyphenate due to length and since our last name was long and German to begin with, but she wanted her children to have that connection to her family, so I sort of feel I grew up with two last names even if both weren't in use.
When I got married I moved my last name to be a second middle and now I have 3 last names.
My son's name is full of honoring. He is named after two grandfather's (they had the same first name and he has both of their middle names). My husband and I both grew up really admiring our grandfathers, and also really liked their names so we went for it, feeling their were plenty of nickname options if his first name didn't seem to suit.
This time around we will use Saint names or names we just like, possibly with honoring middle names.
My first name is Anna. It isn't really after anyone, but I have two great-great-grandmother's (who my parents did grow up knowing) and one great-grandmother named it. Those women were definitely influences on my parents liking the name so much, even though they say they weren't honoring.
My middle name is my mother's maiden name. My mother didn't want to hyphenate due to length and since our last name was long and German to begin with, but she wanted her children to have that connection to her family, so I sort of feel I grew up with two last names even if both weren't in use.
When I got married I moved my last name to be a second middle and now I have 3 last names.
My son's name is full of honoring. He is named after two grandfather's (they had the same first name and he has both of their middle names). My husband and I both grew up really admiring our grandfathers, and also really liked their names so we went for it, feeling their were plenty of nickname options if his first name didn't seem to suit.
This time around we will use Saint names or names we just like, possibly with honoring middle names.
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First and middle names were just names that my parents liked and were popular at the time. My dad wanted to name me Megan but my mom didn't like it, so she picked Kelsey instead. Dad still wanted Megan and said it should be my middle. My mom thought Kelsey Megan sounded awkward and added Diane in front of it.
I remember my dad once telling me Diane was picked after his sister...who's name is Debra so I think he was just messing with me, but I'm not sure.
I remember my dad once telling me Diane was picked after his sister...who's name is Debra so I think he was just messing with me, but I'm not sure.
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I am loving these stories - Thank You
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I was named Anna Fredrika after two girls (twins) who my mother took care of at a home for disabled children. She thought they were gorgeously sweet and decided that if she ever had a girl, her name would be Anna Fredrika. Then she met my father some years later and he liked the names.
Fredrika is also a family name; I had a great-great-grandmother called Fredrika who was apparently really cool. Among other things she could stop bleedings with will-power.
Fredrika is also a family name; I had a great-great-grandmother called Fredrika who was apparently really cool. Among other things she could stop bleedings with will-power.
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I chose my given name, didn't want to change the legal first name too much. Hated my real middle! The legal name was chosen because they are Irish and Scottish; Kevin Fergus but I have gone by Kev Leon for the past ten years or so
My top two future kids names are inspired by family names. Won't bore you with them
I chose my given name, didn't want to change the legal first name too much. Hated my real middle! The legal name was chosen because they are Irish and Scottish; Kevin Fergus but I have gone by Kev Leon for the past ten years or so
My top two future kids names are inspired by family names. Won't bore you with them
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So I'm told, my parents met through working at a Christian summer camp - one was a lifeguard and one was a counselor. They got engaged about ten days after they met, and at that time had a conversation about how many kids they'd want, how they'd split up chores, their values, etc. Part of that conversation was my dad saying his first daughter would be named Ariel! And he's since said that he wouldn't have married her if she wasn't okay with that. So I guess my mom got to pick my middle name, which was the name of her best friend at the time. They later grew apart and apparently Valerie became obsessed with rearranging her furniture or something.
I don't plan to have kids ever but I've always loved the name Anna; not sure I can articulate why. It's simple and I like the sound/look of it, I guess. I think Anna Miriam has been my favorite combo since about the time I joined the board (half my life ago.)
I don't plan to have kids ever but I've always loved the name Anna; not sure I can articulate why. It's simple and I like the sound/look of it, I guess. I think Anna Miriam has been my favorite combo since about the time I joined the board (half my life ago.)
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My name is Georgia and I was named after my maternal grandfather, George. This is my favorite story about him. Please keep in mind that I am in my 60s, my mother was 40 when she had me and my grandmother was 40 when she had my mother. So when I talk about my grandfather in the early 1920s it won't seem so unbelievable. Anyway my grandfather and his family lived in Kansas at the time. People think of the Ku Klux Klan as being only in the South and only persecuting African Americans. But they were in Kansas and in this little town they were "after" the only Jew in town. My grandfather, George, was the Lutheran pastor in this little town. One day the men of the Ku Klux Klan demanded to be let into the church to meet. My grandfather told them off. He stood at the church door, denied them entrance and informed them they would not be meeting there.
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My mom and dad talked about names on their honeymoon and settled on Jodi Rae, Jodi-Rae or Josie Rae. When I came along a few years later, Jodi Rae won.
My husband and I picked Niko almost a year before we conceived our first son. We loved the short and fun feel of it.
And then that was the last time we could agree on a name. After he turned down everything I thought of, I asked my husband to take a few days to make a list of boy names. From that list I chose Emerson for our second son and Lachlan for our third.
We did not take meanings into account, although I like Lachlan's meaning because my husband and I met on a canoe trip and got engaged on a (different) canoe trip. :)
My husband and I picked Niko almost a year before we conceived our first son. We loved the short and fun feel of it.
And then that was the last time we could agree on a name. After he turned down everything I thought of, I asked my husband to take a few days to make a list of boy names. From that list I chose Emerson for our second son and Lachlan for our third.
We did not take meanings into account, although I like Lachlan's meaning because my husband and I met on a canoe trip and got engaged on a (different) canoe trip. :)
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My middle name, Jean, is the one I've always gone by;this was my parents' choice. It was also my mother's middle name.
My first name, Kathryn (that spelling), is honouring my aunt, my father's favourite sister.She and my father were the last children in a family of eleven, six of whom were girls.Not that my father didn't love, or at least like, his other sisters!
My first name, Kathryn (that spelling), is honouring my aunt, my father's favourite sister.She and my father were the last children in a family of eleven, six of whom were girls.Not that my father didn't love, or at least like, his other sisters!
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My first name is Stephanie, and my mom got it from a character on an old 80's TV show. She originally wanted to name me Julia, but my dad DESPISED it because he had an aunt named Julia who he really hated. My middle name, Clare, comes from the saint, and the spelling is how my mom thought it was spelled.
My older cousin on my mom's side is named Warren James because that's the reverse of my uncle's name. When my aunt and uncle adopted Warren's baby sister, my mom suggested she name her Alexa (not sure why), but she ultimately decided on Blythe for its meaning (Joy). Not sure where Blythe's middle name, Ann, came from.
My older cousin on my mom's side is named Warren James because that's the reverse of my uncle's name. When my aunt and uncle adopted Warren's baby sister, my mom suggested she name her Alexa (not sure why), but she ultimately decided on Blythe for its meaning (Joy). Not sure where Blythe's middle name, Ann, came from.
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Huh? Not exactly sure what you're trying to ask here. I'll just tell the reason for my name, I guess. When expecting me, my mother had a few name choices; Mercedes and Ashley (after her uncle Ashley) Mercedes was obviously turned down (and thank god). And Ashley was turned down by my grandma. Instead, from what I heard, she suggested Audrey instead and I'm satisfied with the results. I have no idea what names my mother had picked out in case I was a boy and if I were to ask her, most likely, she wouldn't remember.
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My mother named my older brother after her maternal grandfather, who died just a few months before he was born. Because my dad didn't have any say in that decision, he told my mom that it was only fair if he got to name the next one. When my mom got pregnant with me, she asked him what names he liked, and he said Ryan for a boy and Ripley for a girl. She asked if Ripley was in honor of Sigourney Weaver's character from "Alien" and he told her it was. Then she told him there was no way in hell any daughter of hers was going to be Ripley and to pick something else. Dad said he couldn't think of too many girl names he liked on his own, so he told mom to make a list of names SHE liked, and that he would pick his favorite from mom's list. Mom made a list of about 20-30 names, and dad picked Rachel, only he insisted it be spelled Rachael to look more like his name, Michael. My middle name is Ann because it is my mother's first name.
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My mom liked it. That's the whole story. She considered naming me Jillian as well but didn't like Jill as a nickname.
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My sister and I both have V names, because my mother perceives feminine names beginning with V as strong sounding. I think she also liked that Victoria has an association with royalty. When I was born it was ranked #44, so it was popular without being extremely common.
She's also really into using family names. Originally, she wanted my middle name to be Loren after my dad's grandfather, but he objected to a girl being named after him. So, instead, my middle name is Noel, after my mom's grandfather.
My nn is Tory. Supposedly they chose that spelling because it looked "more geometrically correct".
My dad wanted to name me Katherine. I'm not sure why; he probably just liked the sound.
(In general: sound, appearance, meaning, origin, history of usage, and any other personal associations I have with a name all affect my opinion of it.)
She's also really into using family names. Originally, she wanted my middle name to be Loren after my dad's grandfather, but he objected to a girl being named after him. So, instead, my middle name is Noel, after my mom's grandfather.
My nn is Tory. Supposedly they chose that spelling because it looked "more geometrically correct".
My dad wanted to name me Katherine. I'm not sure why; he probably just liked the sound.
(In general: sound, appearance, meaning, origin, history of usage, and any other personal associations I have with a name all affect my opinion of it.)
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My name was the only one my parents could agree on, and they just liked the sound. They don't even know where they got the name from. I was always disappointed I wasn't given a name with a deeper meaning, so I gave my daughter a very meaningful name for me.
My mn is simply my mom's maiden name. I'm not sure if that was by free choice or if choosing one name was enough work!
My mn is simply my mom's maiden name. I'm not sure if that was by free choice or if choosing one name was enough work!
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My name was chosen mainly by my mother simply because she liked it.
My older sister was seven years old when my mother was pregnant with me, though she turned eight sixteen days after I was born. At the time, The Lennon Sisters were a popular singing group. The youngest and the most popular of them was named Janet, but my sister thought it was Janice. The name having been brought to her attention by Janet Lennon, however mistakenly, she said to my mom, "If it's a girl, why don't you name her Janice?" My mother replied, "Yes, I like that name." This is the story my sister told me, so she takes credit for my name. I'm sure that happened, but I'm not sure that my name had not occurred to my mother before that.
My older sister was seven years old when my mother was pregnant with me, though she turned eight sixteen days after I was born. At the time, The Lennon Sisters were a popular singing group. The youngest and the most popular of them was named Janet, but my sister thought it was Janice. The name having been brought to her attention by Janet Lennon, however mistakenly, she said to my mom, "If it's a girl, why don't you name her Janice?" My mother replied, "Yes, I like that name." This is the story my sister told me, so she takes credit for my name. I'm sure that happened, but I'm not sure that my name had not occurred to my mother before that.
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My first name is one my mom loved for at least ten years before I was born. She had met a little girl with the name and wanted to use it. Elizabeth, my middle name, was chosen for it's sound and because my dad thought it meant woman of God's house.
My daughter's first name was chosen for Hebrew origins (to honor my dad, a minister who loves the Hewbrew language and old testament), because of how ancient it was and because it felt right. Her first middle name is also Elizabeth, her second is after her great grandmother.
My daughter's first name was chosen for Hebrew origins (to honor my dad, a minister who loves the Hewbrew language and old testament), because of how ancient it was and because it felt right. Her first middle name is also Elizabeth, her second is after her great grandmother.
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What do you mean?
Like the story behind why our names were chosen?
Like the story behind why our names were chosen?
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Yes - this, or, whatever meaning a that you or person might give to names in general; or how a particular name might influence the perception of a particular person - or anything else. However you - or any responder chooses to opine is great.
I have a dated name commonly associated with female, but I am male; although softly spoken, I do not seem female, feminine, or in any other way irregular--not that there is anything wrong with any of this, in any way. I was named after an aunt I never knew, yet I feel as though Saint Barbara is my namesake, although I am not religious.
At least in the US, it seems there were quite a few males with my name shortly before I was born; and I have also noticed that many males were given "female names", including Belinda & Susan--as in the Johnny Cash tune, and yet this seeming trend seemed to pass as fewer males were given common female names throughout the nineteen-sixties. (I researched Belinda as there is a lady I like who told me that her mom nearly named her Belinda; and interestingly, by her preference, I call her that now...)
I am starting to think that the Barbie Doll is not the only reason that there are fewer males with the name of Barbara. I continue to wonder whether my own name through its Grecian origins really conveyed a female connotation.
I have a dated name commonly associated with female, but I am male; although softly spoken, I do not seem female, feminine, or in any other way irregular--not that there is anything wrong with any of this, in any way. I was named after an aunt I never knew, yet I feel as though Saint Barbara is my namesake, although I am not religious.
At least in the US, it seems there were quite a few males with my name shortly before I was born; and I have also noticed that many males were given "female names", including Belinda & Susan--as in the Johnny Cash tune, and yet this seeming trend seemed to pass as fewer males were given common female names throughout the nineteen-sixties. (I researched Belinda as there is a lady I like who told me that her mom nearly named her Belinda; and interestingly, by her preference, I call her that now...)
I am starting to think that the Barbie Doll is not the only reason that there are fewer males with the name of Barbara. I continue to wonder whether my own name through its Grecian origins really conveyed a female connotation.
This message was edited 11/26/2015, 8:34 AM
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