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How did you come by your name?

Why did your parents pick your particular name for you? Did they name you after someone? Or did they just 'like' the name?

SOJOURNER wrote: How did you come by your name?

Why did your parents pick your particular name for you? Did they name you after someone? Or did they just 'like' the name?


not named after anyone, originally I was to be named Leslie till I showed up then my father blurted out Melanie and it stuck. Funny thing... my brothers first name is .... Leslie. He goes by his middle name hehehehe rarelyl reveals his first name and if asked he will say it is Les.

My mother apparently used to read a weekly comic as a child and her favourite story was about a girl who lived on a desert island. I'd love to read that comic as she named me after the girl! :-2

My name is Susie.

When my mother was pregnant, my father and grandfather would take her for a nightly walk for exercise. Every pretty girl on the street that walked by, my grandpa would whistle and say "Hey there Susie" and laugh, and my father would laugh with him. My mother fixed them both, and told them when I was born, I would be Susie, so she would know who they were whistling at.

They never whistled at another girl again, but me.

My name Beryl, it was my dads Sister in laws name..



My sister was named Margaret after my mum and my brother Ian was named another of my dads relatives.



I tried hard to NOT name my kids after any family members to avoid problems....my mother in law was called Dorothy Phoebe....bless her. her sister was called Jessichaia ...no idea where that came from.

My name came from the movie "Dr. Zhivago". It was the movie my parents went to see on their first date.

Rapunzel wrote: My mother apparently used to read a weekly comic as a child and her favourite story was about a girl who lived on a desert island. I'd love to read that comic as she named me after the girl! :-2


you know your name means "dark"

Far Rider wrote: I'm named after the greatest warrior who ever lived! *puffs chest out*



Not really, but it sounded good huh? :wah:

Boring ol family names for me!
Pepe La Peau?

Far Rider wrote: I'm named after the greatest warrior who ever lived! *puffs chest out*



Not really, but it sounded good huh? :wah:

Boring ol family names for me!


siblings

Far anne away

Far out (adopted from Jamaica)

Far off (the brother who kinda severed family ties and took to the road)

great auntie's

So (short for sophia) Far

and

Thus Far

Old Uncle

Not Far togo

minks wrote: siblings

Far anne away

Far out (adopted from Jamaica)

Far off (the brother who kinda severed family ties and took to the road)

great auntie's

So (short for sophia) Far

and

Thus Far

Old Uncle

Not Far togo


Crazy uncles

How Far

U go to Far (of asian lineage)

Far to the right

Far-long

Far-go

Far-far away, in a galaxy........................

Farlie, Farlie, oxen spree..............................

chonsigirl wrote: Far to the right

Far-long

Far-go

Far-far away, in a galaxy........................

Farlie, Farlie, oxen spree..............................


OMG I can barely keep a straight face here ahahahaha

FAR-Federal Acquisition Regulation

:p

Far enough?

Far-get me nots..................

Far-ward pass.............no, that for Sunday

Wait a minute, your name has an accent to it!:wah:

chonsigirl wrote: FAR-Federal Acquisition Regulation

:p

Far enough?

Far-get me nots..................

Far-ward pass.............no, that for Sunday

Wait a minute, your name has an accent to it!:wah:
Far warned

Far ever

GoFar (worked on a cruise ship)

Far Sure



And great granny

Cee Faring

minks wrote: Far warned

Far ever

GoFar (worked on a cruise ship)

Far Sure



And great granny

Cee Faring


Cousin

Justa little Far-Ther

minks wrote: Far warned

Far ever

GoFar (worked on a cruise ship)

Far Sure



And great granny

Cee Faring
Cee Faring..............I like that one!

GoFar...............

Attached files

OFar remember cousin OFAR-pete-Sakes?

And the cousin that reminds you of a cow, HeF-Far

chonsigirl wrote: Cee Faring..............I like that one!

GoFar...............


ooo you are on the same wave length as me this is bad

Far flung

Far........sooth *that's Far's version of Shakespeare*

Far 'ther then no man's gone before........................

chonsigirl wrote: Far flung

Far........sooth *that's Far's version of Shakespeare*

Far 'ther then no man's gone before........................


The family dog

Far Fetched ahahahaha

minks wrote: you know your name means "dark"


Lol! Yup. Dark or dark skinned...I think it was a Hawaiian island in the story! :wah:

Hubby says it was a deliberate choice...because I'm the black sheep of the family! :wah: :wah:

OMG! I can't resist! Don't forget Far with the silent "T" on the end!!!!!!! :yh_rotfl

Rapunzel wrote: Lol! Yup. Dark or dark skinned...I think it was a Hawaiian island in the story! :wah:

Hubby says it was a deliberate choice...because I'm the black sheep of the family! :wah: :wah:

OMG! I can't resist! Don't forget Far with the silent "T" on the end!!!!!!! :yh_rotfl


hehehe well done'

minks wrote: hehehe well done'


Lol! You too! I pmsl at 'The family dog...Far Fetched'

Bwahahahahahahaha :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Brilliant!

I'm named after my uncle. His middle name is Sherrilyn. That was supposed to be my name, but apparantly the drugs my mom was on made her loopy so I ended up just Sheryl.

Hey I'm just thankful that my mom didn't get all cutesy cause I was born on Easter. I had a classmate with same birthday as me and her mom named her Bunny. :-3

I'm a junior.

The FAR Family Reunion must be something to see..................:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

My father named me after seeing the movie Laura with Jeanne Tierney. He went to the movie alone. Mom stayed home pregnant snuggled under a blanket. He ran home from the movie ,and told her " Im in love with this name."

weeder wrote: My father named me after seeing the movie Laura with Jeanne Tierney. He went to the movie alone. Mom stayed home pregnant snuggled under a blanket. He ran home from the movie ,and told her " Im in love with this name."


Weeder was in Steel Magnolia's also.

Sheryl wrote: Hey I'm just thankful that my mom didn't get all cutesy cause I was born on Easter. I had a classmate with same birthday as me and her mom named her Bunny. :-3
I like that name Bunny.....................

ArnoldLayne wrote: My son wanted us to name his yet to be born sister Hartley, after a hare in a kids programme
He has good taste....................................

My first name continued the family tradition on my fathers side.. I was named after my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. My middle name was selected because it fit in... and is biblical..

My younger brother was the first grandson... or great grandson for that matter, that was not named after my father or grandfather in anyway...

okay.. got you confused..

my first name is joseph... my father and grandfather are named joseph... and my great grandfather's middle name was joseph. All of my maternal uncles and cousins were named Joseph or Thomas... my brother was the first grandson.. that did not have Joseph or Thomas in his name...

my name, Linda, was very popular at the time. and it went well with italian last name. my middle name, kathryn, was my mother's.

ArnoldLayne wrote: My son wanted us to name his yet to be born sister Hartley, after a hare in a kids programme


OMG I remember Hartley Hare! I used to LOVE Hartley Hare! And Octavia the Ostrich! And the tortoise.

What WAS that programme called??

Do you remember all the clocks jangling when it was "Time" to do something?

Oooh, it was Pipkins! :rolleyes:

my name changed from Allison to Kimberly...the DAY i was born. someone broght it to my parent's attention that my initials would be A.S.S if they did not change it. that is all i know about my name. lovely, huh?

My first name is so unusual that I have only meet one other person with the name. I'm not sure where my mom got it or why she gave me the name...:-3 I have wanted to change it all my life, would have been happy with a normal name like Linda..!! Oh and all my mother knew about the name is that it is FRENCH..

CARLA wrote: My first name is so unusual that I have only meet one other person with the name. I'm not sure where my mom got it or why she gave me the name...:-3 I have wanted to change it all my life, would have been happy with a normal name like Linda..!! ;)your real name is unique and lovely!:-4 you should be proud of it. my son has a very unusual name, Ivar, but he became famous here and nobody needed to ask Ivar-who? there is only one.