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My name was chosen mainly by my mother simply because she liked it.

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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.