How did you get your real name?

The thread about "what's your real name" got me thinking??, how did you get yours?


Mine is Tracy

and I was named after the actor Spencer Tracy

Mine's Evelyn, and I was named after my maternal grandmother. Except the spelling of hers was Evaleen.

Mine is actually Cynthia Gay ( no wonder I'd rather be called Cindy, loll)

My mother's middle name is Gay, and her only sister's middle name is Cynthia..........and here Iam, lol!

I was named after Roy Orbison's "Leah". My middle name, Michelle, is from the Beatles song. My dad is a musician.

I was going to be Abigail, which means `father's child' but mum and dad thought of Sarah on the same day at the same time - separately from each other - so that's how I ended up with that! It means princess, which is perfect! My middle name, Penelope, was my maternal grandmother's name.

Max was Gavin when he was born, but changed it to Max by deed poll a couple of years ago. He detests Gavin, and I don't really blame him, although I'm not as passionate about it as he is His family have almost got it - his Mum and Dad, and two sisters never call him Gav anymore, and haven't for ages, but relatives we don't see too often still do, and it makes his flesh creep...

Huh ... I've always liked the name Gavin. But Max is a nice name too.

Originally Posted by evnshawn

Huh ... I've always liked the name Gavin. But Max is a nice name too.

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Yeah, I don't think its as awful as he thinks it is!! His girlfriend from many years ago was Karen (which also isn't bad) but apparently they used to hate it because everyone called them `Gav and Kaz' - which they thought was terribly `okka' Aussie!

My Dad's name is Patrick, so.... Patricia
Also it's an Irish-like name I guess & he just liked it.
My Mom wanted to name me Rebecca, but he didn't know that, so he wrote Patricia,... My Mom was fine with it though, thank God!!

I was named after a babysitter, a hair salon, and another little girl who all happened to have the same name, just because it sounded cool at the time.
My parents almost named me Carlotta. So glad they didn't. My middle name was meant to sound more adult in case I became a power-suit (it was the 80s) --Christine-- but I hate it. All the other girls for generations had Jean or Jeanne as a middle name, and I'm the odd one out.
Plus, everyone's name ends in -e or -ie. First and middle.

Not sure why. My grandma named me!

I didn't post in the What's Your Real Name thread, b/c thats obvious! And my name has no real significance, mom and dad just liked it. I like it I guess, but hate the fact that it is so common. In my Nursing class of 46, there are 5 Ashleys. And I know of atleast 3 other Ashley Nicoles that I've met at some point. And I've always wanted a cool nickname. I only have Ash.... ?

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

I was named after a babysitter, a hair salon, and another little girl who all happened to have the same name, just because it sounded cool at the time.
My parents almost named me Carlotta.

So glad they didn't. My middle name was meant to sound more adult in case I became a power-suit (it was the 80s) --Christine-- but I hate it. All the other girls for generations had Jean or Jeanne as a middle name, and I'm the odd one out.
Plus, everyone's name ends in -e or -ie. First and middle.

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You never mentioned what your real name is? It may have been on purpose, and if so, just ignore me!

I went to the courthouse and paid a $75 filing fee

I picked it because I couldn't stand my birth name.
Arlyn is Celtic and means oath, or pledge, because that's was how I got my birth name, a promise made on my aunt's deathbed.

I waited too long though, I was 32 when I changed it.
My folks are still getting used to it, but mostly they call me That Girl now.

I was named after the actress Mackenzie Phillips

I was named after the Barry Manilow song Mandy

My mom has a theme in our family- one name is French- her side and the other is Jewish, my dad's side.
My first name is Mollie, which was my dad's grandmother's name. My middle name is Louise, which was my mom's grandmother's name, as well as her mother's middle name, and my aunt is named Mary Louise. Not to mention my grandpa's name is Louis.

Allison was just what my dad liked. I was Amanda in utero, but my mom was so drugged out that my dad did my official naming. So I'm Allison.

Lia, my middle name, is my Grandma's maiden name. Cecelia, my other middle name, is also a family name.

My mother's cousin is a Leighann, just not spelled the same way I spell mine. She just liked her name. Mom wanted to name me Rachael, which is kind of funny, because when I was a kid I wanted that to be my name too, but she hadn't told me that. Now I'm ok with Leighann!

Umm actually I dont know how they got my name But wanna know something kinda funny? The night I was born there was another baby girl born with the EXACT same name! I always thought that was kewl. I have been teased since I was a kid about how I was switched at birth...lol.

I'm Frances Daisy.

I was going to be Diane. Many little girls were Diane the year I was born, and my Dad loved that name. But a few hours after I was born, he was looking through the nursery window at me and I made some face that instantly reminded him of my Mum's brother, who had died the year before. Frank was Dad's friend as much as he was Mum's brother, so of course I became Frances, and Diane got shunted to middle -- until my brother (then 8) reminded them that HIS middle name was Dad's name, so MINE should be Mum's.

My Dad's name is Stephen.