Poll: Names

SarahnVinny · September 2009

What is your name?Why were you named this?What were you almost named?Do you like it?If no, what would you change it to?What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why?

crfische · September 2009

Christy. Named after my uncle who passed away. His nickname (and my grandfathers nickname) was Christy. Middle name is after my mama's middle name. Whitney or Dale I love my name. Heyyou. Haven't thought about it.

ac_in_dc · September 2009

What is your name? AmyWhy were you named this? I'm the last of 4 girls, got named after Little Women (barf)What were you almost named? Douglas Do you like it? Not really, it's too common (the second most popular girl's name in the 70s)If no, what would you change it to? No ideaWhat will/did you name your first son/daughter? why?Something embarrassing, because children should be fuucked with.

LesPaul · September 2009

LeslieI have no ideaSusanNoI don't know - I've always liked SarahCatherine GraceGrace was my Mom's name, and Catherine goes with it.

[Deleted User] · September 2009

What is your name? Carrie Why were you named this? named after my grandfather. His was spelled different.What were you almost named? If I were a boy, I would have been John RobertDo you like it? Yes, but I hate my middle nameIf no, what would you change it to? Crap BagWhat will/did you name your first son/daughter? Ben why? I had a great guy friend named Ben at the tiem. I went through 5 ultrasounds and for the first 4, I was told he was a girl. His name was going to be Sophie. On the 5th ultra sound, I was told he was a boy. I had him the next day, so I didn't have much time to think about it.

vallyhoo · September 2009

ValeritaFriend of my mom's had the same name and she liked it.Almost named JamieI love my namen/aSon will be named after his father, daughter will be named after my maternal grandmother. I'm a sentimental sap.

bbyckes · September 2009

What is your name? CapriWhy were you named this? Not sure, but my father named me. Not after the car and I'm older than the drink. ha!What were you almost named? Penelope. No bs.Do you like it? I used to hate my name. I wanted something like Jennifer or Heather. Now, I love it!If no, what would you change it to? I loves my name.What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? My son's name is Colden. He is named after the main Holden Caulfield, the main character in my favorite book, Catcher in the Rye. I love this book and his name is my little tribute.

punkyb2b · September 2009

-i was named after my gma.- I was almost sara-i hate my name. im glad my friends use my nicknames based in my last name and my husband rarely calls me by given name.-I dont know but i always give Kate as a fake name- not having kids but i like names that are slightly different but not too weird like Joaquin and Harper.

SarahnVinny · September 2009

To answer my own poll:Sarah LeeIm convinced my mother was hungryBertha, Jerry, Steve .. thank god my mother named meI used to hate it when I was young but now I love itI wouldnt change it no kids yet but the names I like: Paige Marionna and Jacob Vincent

Kati0105 · September 2009

What is your name? Katherine (Kati for short)Why were you named this? After my mom's momWhat were you almost named? Elizabeth was the second choice but they made that my middle name. If I was a boy I would have been named Robert after my dad.Do you like it? I wished it was less common in grade school.If no, what would you change it to? Something more unusual? Dunno. What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Annie and Joe. FI and I both love the name Annie, and FI wants to name our son Joe after his grandfather.

ExpatPumpkin · September 2009

Alicia Mom knew a girl in school with this name Not sure... I'll have to ask because now I'm curious! Yes N/A Might name her Alicia; it's pretty common in Mexico to name your first daughter after yourself. I'd give her a different middle name though. Plus, it's a good "bilingual" name - meaning that it's understood and pronouncable (is that a word?) in Mexico and the States.

salt78 · September 2009

Lauren I was named after the actress Lauren Bacall. Jennifer. Then my mom changed her mind at the last second. If I were a boy, I would have been Christopher. I love my name. I wouldn't change it. Daughter: Elizabeth McLeod (Betty). After my grandmother. Son: Calvin Ernest. Calvin is a name FI and I both like and Ernest is FI's father's name.

Hwrd2be · September 2009

What is your name? StaceyWhy were you named this? I dunno.. mom liked the name..What were you almost named? Christy Marie.. but my moms bestfriend had a daughter a couple of months before I was born & named her christy marie.. and my mom watched her little girl and didnt wanna be confusing..Do you like it? My name is ok.. If no, what would you change it to? I dunno.. I would change mine to Nichole or something..What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Son- William Lee, Daughter- Danica Leigh.. Lee is a family name.. ussually as a middle name.. and we just like the first names.

danieliza1127 · September 2009

DanielleBecause they thought I was going to be a boy and they were planning to name me Daniel.My mom wanted to name me Sarah but my dad snuck off and named me Danielle without telling her. He's a douche like that.I do now but when I was a kid I hated it because I felt like the only person in the world named Danielle and no one seemed able to pronounce it correctly.First daughter - Emma (although I'm not sure if we'll have kids or not), I just love the name, it's old and romantic

Pirata13 · September 2009

Lynn No idea Stephanie, Bonnie, or if a boy Matthew. (Side note: was almost named Stephanie, my brother married a Stephanie. My cousin Jill was born about a week before me and died from SIDS. Her brother married a girl named Jill. So there are still Stephanie & Jill MyLastNames.) Meh. I think it's boring. Not sure. Something Russian though, very ballet like. We're not having kids but I want to name a dog or cat Taco.

angiebear11 · September 2009

What is your name? AngelaWhy were you named this? I was named after my grandfather, Angelo.What were you almost named? My mother didn't have another named picked out for me.Do you like it? Yes.If no, what would you change it to? N/AWhat will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? This will probably change, but FI and I want to name our first son Dominic Angelo (Dominic after his grandfather, and like I already said, Angelo after my grandfather) and I've thought about naming my first daughter Marilyn Ray (Marilyn because I just like the name, and Ray after my other grandfather, Raymond.)Like I said this will probably change by the time we actually have kids. It's fun to think of names now and having the names have meaning, but a part of me doesn't want to name my kids after anyone.

ring_pop · September 2009

AdrianeBecause my last name is very common where I'm from, so my parents thought that an 'A' name would at least put me at the top of the list of kids with my last nameI don't knowSure. I don't even mind that so many people misspell it.I used to want a girlier name like Vanessa or Cassandra, but now I much prefer my name.Don't know yet...

Stackeye210 · September 2009

What is your name? Stacye LeighWhy were you named this? Because my grandmother told my mom she'd disown her if she went with her first choiceWhat were you almost named? Windy (yes, like the wind)Do you like it? I like my name - especially because of the unique spellingIf no, what would you change it to? I used to want to be a Jessica - but that was only because when I was little I couldn't ever find cool pencils and personalized things with my name spelled correctly.What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Jocelyn Leigh - (Joslyn is H's middle name and Leigh is mine)

HDutko · September 2009

What is your name?HeatherWhy were you named this?My dad picked itWhat were you almost named?Tanya if I was a girl, Matthew if I was a boy, they didn't find out, I was a supriseDo you like it?Eh, it's ok. Not sure that it fits my personalityIf no, what would you change it to?IDKWhat will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Son: Joseph Michael (Joseph is Fi's name and passed down his family, and Michael is my brother/dads name and is passed down our family)Girl-Not sure, maybe Hope

arbolita · September 2009

TheresaIt's also the name of my aunt, great aunt and great grandmother on my dad's side.If I was a boy I would have been named after my dad; no other alternate girl namesYes, but family functions get confusing, that's why most people call meTreeWhat will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? The only name we've discussed is a boys name - Colin Elwood. Colin, because FI is Irish and likes that name, Elwood because that's my dad's first name.

opalsky007 · September 2009

StephanieBecause my parents liked itJessica...Mom liked it enough that she kept calling me Jessica by mistake after I was born. Then she named my sister Jessica so she'd have an excuse for messing it up.I didn't when I was younger, thought it sounded snotty and went by a nickname. Now I've sorta come to terms with it.We both really like the names James and Rosemary. They happen to go well with some family middle names we want to pass on.

[Deleted User] · September 2009

What is your name? StephanieWhy were you named this? My dad & mom couldn't agree on names so she told my dad to just pick something.What were you almost named? Thomas if I were a boy.Do you like it? Yeah, it's ok.If no, what would you change it to? I wouldn't change my name but there are others I really like.What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? FI and I lightly discuss this sometimes... all we know is the naming process will not be easy. We have yet to agree on a name that the other likes.

buttaflai · September 2009

t h a omy middle name and first name together mean "jade" in viet and also soft grass, hard rock. My mom named it like that so that I was soft and sweet, but won't let people walk all over me. I wasn't almost anything else.Yes I love it. ---No clue yet!

georgia_bride09 · September 2009

What is your name? Alicia RebeccaWhy were you named this? family name; I was supposed to be Alicia Kate, but my great aunt named my cousin Amanda Kate about 18 months before I was born, so my parents went with Rebecca insteadWhat were you almost named? See aboveDo you like it? YesIf no, what would you change it to?What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Boy: Carter Beckett (Carter is MIL's maiden name; my husband doesn't ask for much, but he did ask that we name our first-born son Carter, so I added Beckett to have a piece of my name; Girl: McKenna Gregory (I got McKenna out of a book a few weeks ago, and it's now our frontrunner, and Gregory is my mom's maiden name, and I've always wanted to use it as a girl's middle name so that it couldn't be shortend to Greg) If we have more than two kids, we're out of names at the moment. I have a little cousin named Carter, but I ran it by his mom, and she said she didn't care because she got Carter from E.R., so it's not some meaningful thing we're trying to steal or anything.I also like the name Griffin, but my cousin is Carter Griffin, so that would just be too weird.

rhodesign · September 2009

What is your name? RhondaWhy were you named this? My mom just picked it from a book, though I have a distant cousin with the same first and middle name and her mom swears she was who I was named after. My mom denies this, being that she a)wasn't even living near this cousin when I was born and b)they aren't close. Neither of us knew this girl existed until a family reunion when I was 12 and she was 13.What were you almost named? I don't think there was an almost. They picked it once they knew I was a girl.Do you like it? I didn't, and I'm still not crazy about it, but I do like the fact that it's not unheard of, yet not terribly common. I went all through school (even college) being the only Rhonda in my class, or even my school.If no, what would you change it to? Nothing now, though I had a brief fascination with the names Tina and Sharon in grade school. Don't know why. What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why?Nothing too trendy, and something kinda like mine where it's not popular but not weird and made up. I really like Carys for a girl.

AlexiaANDRobert · September 2009

What is your name? AlexiaWhy were you named this? My mom reads the Spanish magazine HOLA and they featured a Greek princess named Alexia in the issue she was reading while pregnant with me.What were you almost named? I don't know, I think it was always Alexia.Do you like it? I love it!If no, what would you change it to? I'd never change it!What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Son, if Robert wants a Robert, then Robert. If not, then Adrian Salvador or Dominic Salvador - I just really like the first names and Salvador was my maternal grandfather's name and my paternal great uncle's name.For a girl, I love the names Victoria, Angelina (but Angelina Jolie ruined that one for me), Gabriella, and Isabel.

alixzafiris · September 2009

What is your name? [b]Alix.[/b] Why were you named this? [b]My parents liked the name.[/b] What were you almost named? [b]Michael. Doctors thought I be a boy right up until the day before I was born. Idiots.[/b] Do you like it? [b]Yep.[/b] If no, what would you change it to? [b]n/a[/b] What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? [b]I don't know. I don't even know if I want kids but I like Luke for a boy and Shelby for a girl.[/b]

lyndausvi · September 2009

What is your name? LyndaWhy were you named this? my mom liked it?? I really do not knowWhat were you almost named? If I was a boy PaulDo you like it? While I like the 'unique' spelling. It's a PITA having to spell it out all the time. Plus I could never have personalize items like pencils.If no, what would you change it to?What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? no idea. I'm going to be one of those people who does not know the sex until I give birth. I will a few names picked up but will not decide until I met him or her.

ggmae · September 2009

GretchenMy parents liked it.ZacharySuren/aSon: Wesley after DH's grandfatherDaughter: Lorelai or Violet if I can convince DH. He likes Natalie and Morgan. We just like those names, no reason really.

MeaghanandMichael · September 2009

What is your name? duhWhy were you named this? My great grandmother was Margaret. Meaghan is Gaelic for Margaret.What were you almost named? nothing, I will always going to be a girl and always going to be Meaghan ElizabethDo you like it? Yes. Most people actually call me Meg though. Feel free because the 38478923 extra letters in my name get confusing.If no, what would you change it to? n/aWhat will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? Maverick and Mary or Devorah. Family and awesomeness reasons. (even though ya'll didn't agree last night ehehe)

gkb0910 · September 2009

What is your name? KarenWhy were you named this? It's sort of a derivative of Carl, my dad's name. I was in the hospital unnamed for 3 days. I'm the first born and it took my parents the longest to name me.What were you almost named? I was almost Carla. In grade school I was friends with a Carla who was almost named Karen.Do you like it? I didn't, but I do now.If no, what would you change it to? What will/did you name your first son/daughter? why? I want to name a daughter Emma. I may name her Emily but call her Emma. Emily would be after my mom's grandma. For a boy I like Josh and Jake.

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