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My name is a sanskrit name meaning 'delight'. I'm not sure why my parents chose it. It's pronounced 'uh-mee-yuh' , like 'a mia' (or a singular mia). I do know the origins of my middle name (sarah). It was my great grandmother's name, so my parents decided to give it to me as my middle name in case I decided that Amiya was too hard for people to pronounce.

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I was given the name Maria by my parents becuase its my grandmothers name. When i think of my name , i think of my grandmother. My name is easy to pronounce because most people already have heard it before.

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My first name comes from my great great grandmother Janet so they thought of a name that starts with J. My last name I got from my father and a hundred years ago or something it used to be Mcgreggor but I believe it was shortened to Gregg. My middle name is Anthony and I have no idea why. People call me Jon, Jonny, and Jonathan, all of these are fine I don't really have a preference or a nickname I use most often.

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My name is Mary and my parents named me after my grandmother. At school no one usually has my name and if somebody does it is a very rare chance. I do not mind my name and no one has any trouble pronouncing it.

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My name is Zoey Sklar. My first name means "life", which is why my parents gave me that name. My name is spelled with a "y" at the end because my parents liked how it was different from the traditional "zoe". I don't think I know anyone else at the school that spells their name like mine, and it is easy to pronounce.

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My name is Evangelyn and it means good news. This name is after Evangelists, who are messengers to the Christian faith. I also have a nickname, Engie. It is pronounced like the letters N G. I really like my nick name. It is more unique and usually nobody has this name.

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my name means "my gift" in Hebrew, and I am named after my great grandpa. My aunt liked the name and since I was the first grandchild in my family, my mom liked that name and she named me it.

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My name is Emma and I got my name from my mom's favorite book, Emma by Jane Austin. My parents where originally going to name me Emerson but my grandmother suggested Emma and it reminded my mom of her favorite book so they ended up going with Emma.

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My name is Campbell and it doesn't have any meaning or background behind it. Apparently my parents would have also named me Campbell if I was a girl and I think that is kinda funny. I like that it is not a normal name and that everyone is surprised when they first hear it because in a way it makes it easier for me to stand out.

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I was given my name because I am named after my great grandma who passed away before I was born. Her name was Clara, therefore Chloe sounds similar to Clara. My name is pronounced by saying "clo" and then saying "e." My parents were always sure that they wanted to name me Chloe. Although it is a popular name I like it and I feel that it fits me.

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My name was given based on my 2 great grandfathers on my mother's side of the family. My first name came from the hebrew name of my great grandfather. It is pronounced as though it's spelled Zack, but my parents spelled it with a -h instead. It's an easy name for other people to say and I know many other people in the school with the same name, but some of them spell it differently than I do.

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My name is shohum but originally it was supposed to be something else. I don't know what is was but they decided to go with shohum something nore unique and authentic. You would pronounce my name the way it sounds Show- hum and it means something with number 1

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My name was supposed to be Emily. And my parents wanted to keep the name secret until I was born. However, my cousin (who is 10 days older than me). was named Emily so my parent's second choice was Mia.

For me, my English name means less to me than my Hebrew name, Yochannah. Which means: gift from god. This is important to my family and me because I was rushed into surgery at birth. So my parents view my health as a gift.

Normally my name is easy to pronounce. Sometimes (rarely) people will say "Maya" instead of Mia. This always confused me because Mia is such a popular and simple name. I am the only Mia in the grade and I like the individuality that gives me.

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I was given my name as a compromise between my parents. Both of them wanted to name me different things, but they eventually came to a compromise with Lucas, which my grandparents also liked. My name is pronounced the way it is traditionally, although it has multiple different spellings. I haven't thought much about my name, although I am satisfied with it. My classmates and teachers have never had problems pronouncing my name, although my parents pronounce it differently because they speak Dutch.

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My names sean Murphy. I got my name from a my grandfather who was named Sean. And my dad decided that it would fit me and everyone just calls me Sean and I don’t really have hope and dreams with my name it’s just my name and I’ve always just been called sean for my whole life

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My parents picked out my name because my Mom loves traditional names and like William. The reason I have the nickname Will instead of another nickname is because my Mom didn't like other nicknames besides Will; so when I started school she made sure that I used the nickname "Will". My name is very easy to pronounce for other people because it is a very common word that is usually written or spoken in sentences. My name means strong-willed warrior, my name has English roots but Germanic origins. I know a couple people with the same name as mine.

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My name is Sydney Broderick. My name was given to me because my mom is from Sydney Nova Scotia in Canada so I was named Sydney after that. When my mom moved here she wanted to keep a part of where she was from so she knew she wanted to name her daughter Sydney. People have my name at this school but some are spelled different ways.

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I don't know why I was given my first name, but I know my parents had some family members with the name Elizabeth so that is why that is my middle name.
Brook- It's spelled with a silent e
It has meaning to me because it's always been my name
My name holds hopes for my parents so that I do well in my life
My name is pretty easy for people to pronounce. There is a few other people in my school with my name
It is not difficult for people. I know a few people with the same name. I think it's cool that some people have the same name

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My parents picked my name because they liked it. I am not named after anyone in my family. I have a twin sister so my parents had to pick 2 names that would go together. My parents chose to spell my name with a "C" instead of "K" because my sister's name (Katie) begins with a "K". People sometimes misspell/mispronounce my name. As an adolescent that bothered me but now I don't mind correcting people.

As is often the case with twins, there is always an order to saying the 2 names. Growing up it was always "Katie + Cara" with my name second. I remember feeling so strange and also excited when I went to college and could have my name stand on it's own.

My name means "beloved" or "friend". I do like my name and feel like it fits me well.

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