My name was almost.............

[wombat2u2004]

I was going to be Maureen, until my Mum read a book while she was expecting me about a baby, called Karen, born very prematurely, that still survived. She was inspired by the story and liked the name, so Karen I became.

I have always known plenty of Karen's, but it can't have been too common a name at the time, judging by my Dad's Mother's reaction of "Karen? What kind of a name is that?!"

Hmmmmmm....Karen is a good name. My partners name is Karen, and she is 53 years old....so it has been around for a while....LOL.....also I have known lot's of Karens in my time, so it's not as rare as one would think. I also think those Norse names are a bit more popular amongst the Brits.
I have three daughters....Christie, Cherylea and April....April can't stand her name....LOL....oh well....two out of threee ain't bad....eh ???
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

My father chose my name as John, because he was not allowed to have input into my middle name.....which my mother was obliged to do because of her family......so my middle name is Lister, to suit my mothers very historic family.
Wom

[dogzr#1]

My mom wanted to name me Mary Elizabeth but my dad said he wanted to name me since she named my brothers before me. So my dad chose to name me Monica. I kind of like Mary Elizabeth and would have liked to go by the name Elizabeth for short. But I think I look like a Monica instead.