How did you get your name or your childrens name?

[mrspunkysmom]

My first and middle names, spelled differently from the original owner, reflect a bet or wager made between my mom and dad.

If a boy, I would have been Daniel. I told her I wouldn't have minded Danielle or Daniella, even though that meant I would have been named after a dog. She was in love with Scottish-Irish lore and loved the name Danny. She bought a Scottie and name him Danny a year or so later.

If a girl, they couldn't decide. I was born a week after the Miss America of ??????? (I'm not telling). This was the bet. I would get the winner's name. Not to disparage others names, but I've always been grateful her name wasn't Brunhilda, Daffodil, or .......

My brothers are John and Joe, very simple names. A coincidence maybe, but Joseph means "increase" or "he who adds" and he was born after my dad's (and his doctor's) unsuccessful attempt to prevent further problems because of my mother's lupus.

[sallyandsnowx]

Originally, I was suppose to be named Samantha, but my moms friend had a baby right before her and took the name. My mom didn't want it to seem like she was copying her. So I wound up with Erin, her second favorite name. My grandmother picked out my middle name, which is Elizabeth. She always told my mom she wanted a girl just so she could name her elizabeth, but she ended up with four boys. When I was born, my mom gave me that for my middle name for her.

& my bestfriend from when I was a little girl is named Eleanor. She absolutely hates it too! But I think it's such a pretty name.

[Grace]

My first and middle names, spelled differently from the original owner, reflect a bet or wager made between my mom and dad.

If a girl, they couldn't decide. I was born a week after the Miss America of ??????? (I'm not telling). This was the bet. I would get the winner's name. Not to disparage others names, but I've always been grateful her name wasn't Brunhilda, Daffodil, or .......

?? Former Miss Michigan??

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My name is Gretchen - no middle name. I was very distressed as a child, as it is not a common name, and there is no decent nickname. My mother hated her middle name, and she figured since my first name was/is unusual, I could use my maiden name as a middle name - which I do. So I am Gretchen Craig S . . . . .

My son is Michael. That is his father's middle name. If I'd had my druthers, his middle name would have been Andrew - my brother's name. But my first husband didn't want that. Whatever. Michael's middle name is Stuart - so we at least stuck with a Scottish name.

Interesting topic - thanks.

[pomtzu]

Funny to see 3 people here that like the name Eleanor.

When I was a kid (back in ancient times), I always thought the name sounded so "old", and I wished I had a more common name of the times like, Carol or Linda or Susan or Patricia or Jean, etc. I do see the name Eleanor becoming more popular and making a comeback tho, along with a lot of older names. But I still intensely dislike it!