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How I got my name

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Wish I had a cool story, but I don't

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The name comes from my Irish heritage. My grandfather is from Donegal, Ireland where two rival clans resided. Those two clans were called the Mickey Davis clan and the Patty Owen clan. It was forbidden to marry amongst the other clan yet my great-grandparents did! My parents believed that giving me a name from each clan would be a sign of unity and strength. Il also makes a good story to share if anyone asks!

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My name is Miri. Pronounced the same as our phone bestie "Siri". I think my dad found the name in some book. I like my name. I get lots of compliments on it, especially at work. I do often have to repeat it for people to understand what I said. And no, it is not short for Miriam, just Miri.

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My mum named me Carolina because she liked the name my aunt was going to give her daughter. But I saw on Google that the name means 'free spirited' which I feel applies a lot to me :)

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The name Mia means 'mine' in Italian. My mom is Italian and I think my parents just thought it was a pretty name. My middle name is a more feminine variation of my Nonno's name Francesco. I think it's nice because my name is an ode to both of my parents/sides of my family in their own special way!

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Jacqueline Paul - my mother liked french names and wanted to name me Genevieve but my dad never would have remembered how to spell it.

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My first name doesn't really have much of a story behind it, but from what I know my Grandpa had told my parents that he wanted whatever name they pick to be something that has some short form nickname for it (Nate). Funny enough no one in my family calls me Nate, including my Grandpa.

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My parents both wanted a unique first name that allowed myself to stand out a little bit. My parents are also both high school teachers, therefore a number of first names were ruined for them by former students.My middle name, McCabe, was actually my families last name until my dad was about 14 when they found out my Grandfather was adopted. We were able to trace our new last name to an Indigenous Reservation up in the Muskoka's where my great Aunts, Uncles and second cousins still currently reside and I am a member of.

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My name came from the movie "A Knight's Tale", the princess was named Jocelyn. My mom didn't like the spelling with a 'c' and then discovered spelling with 's' from a nickname for a character on a show called "Time of your life"

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My full name Alexandra, was given to me by my mom, who is also a teacher. She had a student in her class named Alexandra, and she loved the sound of it. I go by Alex because in Kindergarten, I couldn't spell a 9-letter-long name, so they called me Alex. My last name is an English/Irish last name that I don't know anything else about.

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My parents had no idea what to name me. My father went to the Washroom in the hospital, and when drying his hands, the brand, "Kimberly-Clark" was there. He liked the name Kimberly and decided to name me that. People do not find my name difficult to pronounce.

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My full name is Sarah Marie Jing Lujetic!

First off, my parents wanted me and my sister to have names from the bible which both of ours are! My father also had a grandmother named Sarah so they wanted to keep it in the family.

My first middle name, "Marie," is from my mom's side, which was her aunt's name!

My second middle name, "Jing" was taken from my Mandarin name when I was in the orphanage in China! My full Mandarin name is "Chen Jing Hong"

My full name is a dedication to my ancestors as well as my culture!

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I was named after my great grandmother by my dad. I have her middle name and a version of her first name because my mom wanted to be able to call me Lexi as my nickname, which is how most people refer to me as!

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My mom wanted to name me after my dad, "Christopher", because in a lot of Mexican families, it is common to name the firstborn son after the father. But once I was born, they were surprised I was a girl, so they scrambled and quickly google searched female versions of Christopher and liked the name Crystal.

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How I got my name: My mother really wanted to name me Charlotte, she grew up in England and had always loved that name. Unfortunately, one of my father’s friends started rhyming it with “harlot” and “charlotte the harlot” worried my mother enough that they picked Rebecca, a name that doesn’t rhyme with anything and that my parents both liked fine enough. I love my middle name Isobel, it is the irish spelling and women on both sides of my family line have had it as a middle of first name for generations. My last name connects me to irish settlers on my fathers side, and we think it was derived from McCanney or some variation which is quite cool to be able to trace that history.

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My mom heard the name Mareena from Days of Our Lives (soap opera).

My middle name is after two grandmothers on each side of my family.

My last name is of Scottish decent. The road I grew up on is mainly MacPherson's that all moved down the street.

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My parents chose the name Madeline right before I was born just because they loved the name. I have 2 middle names, one is my grandmother's first name and the other one is my other grandmothers middle name. This makes it connected to both sides of the family. My name is frequently misspelled and/or pronounced differently as it originates from France and is a french name! A lot of people used to think my name came from the children's books called "Madeline":)

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My first Name means " The Protector" or some say " The Saviour". My dad picked that name as at the time my family lived in Dubai and it is a very common name in the Arab culture.

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I was named after my mother's favourite soap opera character Taylor from The Bold and the Beautiful. She thought the name was original for a girl at the time.

My last name is often mispronounced but it's simply said "Ready". It is of Hungarian origin, where my grandparent immigrated from, there are royals from the past with the same name.

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How I got my name: I was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. My first name has no cultural significance; my parents just liked it. However, the pronunciation is something that has always haunted me. My name is pronounced "My-ah" and for the whole 22 years of my life, 95% of people call me "Mee-a". When I asked my parents why they spelled it like that, they had no reason other than that's how they thought it sounded (fair enough).

My last name is Ukrainian! My grandfather's parents came to Canada from the Ukraine when my grandfather was a baby, and our last name at that point was "Surkanovitch". For reasons unknown to me, they cut the name in half when their ship landed here and the name stuck.

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I was named after Mother Mary or the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ, which is referred to as Maryam in the Middle East, because my father was very religious at the time. However, I have come to reclaim my identity through a different lens spiritually, as Mary Magdalene also had the same name and was the first disciple of Christ. My name also literally means the Star of the Sea, a shining star leading those lost at sea.

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My parents decided to name me Amanda because of what it means in Latin, which translates to “worthy of love” or “loved one”. My name is associated with love and how much my family loves me, I also have a Chinese name given to me by my grandma. My name means to me what it means to my parents. That i am a being who is loved and is worthy of receiving that love.

A few nicknames I have are Mandy, which was only used by my father and Amanda Panda because it rhymes with Panda. My name is fairly easy to pronounce and is quite common, it is very rare that people spell it incorrectly, but I have had it misspelled a couple times.

My middle name is “May” named in honour of my grandmother who passed away before I was born Finally my last name is my Fathers last name that is a common Asian last name.

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My name is Balenda pepin Valerie and my friends call me Pepino. I'm from Cameroun central Africa.because of the culture im from i wear french surname but my last name Balenda literally means People of Today.

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My first name is important and special to me because it is mine. I don’t honestly have a story behind my name, it isn’t tied to any important cultural, or religious beliefs. It’s just special to me because my parents chose to name me Megan. If I was born as a boy, my name would have been Nathan which is completely different to Megan.

My middle name is Elizabeth, and this name is special to me in a different way, because it is the name of my mom’s mom, who passed away before I had the chance to meet her. I have multiple people in my family with the name Elizabeth (either as a first or middle name) as a tribute to my grandmother.

My last name is Yik. It is the surname of my dad’s father. Interestingly, my grandmothers surname was YICK, and my grandfathers surname was YIK. So when my grandmother married my grandfather the only thing she had to change in her surname was a single letter.

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My first name is Madeline. My mom thought it would be unique but I have met so many Madeline's in my life so that plan didn't really work out. My middle name is Rose and it comes from the first part of my moms maiden name Rosenburg. According to my grandpa, my relatives who were Jewish changed their name from the Jewish spelling to the German spelling for safety reasons. My last name is Tauro and its a Filipino surname because my Dad and his family immigrated from the Philippines.

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My name is Jada (Jay-duh), and all my siblings have names that start with a J (Jonathan and James). Beyond that, I don't know why my parents chose that name in particular. Throughout elementary and high school, I've been enrolled in French Immersion programs and often have had my name mispronounced as there isn't a correct direct translation for my name. Also, even though my name is only two syllables my nicknames include Jay, Jades, JJ and Jade :)

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My family is of Greek descent, so they decided to follow the culture's rules when it comes to naming a child. Typically in our culture, a child is named after their father's parents. So, I was named after my father's mother. Naturally, I am reminded of how strong a woman my grandmother was when I think about the origin of my name. I don't typically have a nickname as I feel like having a nickname takes away the meaning and backstory of my name. However, this means that I have faced a lot confusion surrounding my name whenever I introduce myself to someone new. It is also the case that my name never seems to be spelled right (even when people are given the correct spelling!). My middle name comes from my mother's grandmother.

How to pronouce: ee-oh-ah-na

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My first name and middle name (Ruth) come from the Bible. Sarah also means princess. My mom always wanted to name me Sarah, and while she was pregnant, she told my aunt. My aunt liked the name so much she named her daughter Sarah because she had her baby first (which my mom was not happy about). My parents wanted my middle name to be Olivia, but then my initials would have been SOS. I'm Indo-Caribbean, so my last name originates from India.

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I believe that my parents just liked the name Claire. I almost got named Fiona though. Sometimes people call me Claire Bear!

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My mom got the idea for my name from a TV show she liked called Crossing Jordan. It was about a medical examiner who would solve crimes. I actually never watched it, but it seems like something I would watch. No wonder I enjoy a good crime drama.

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My name, Maryam, is the Arabic name for the Mother of Jesus, so it has a religious meaning for my parents who named me. I was also named after my Acadian maternal grandmother. Her name is Marie which is the French name for the Mother of Jesus. For me, my name represents both my identity and my diverse background. Although my name is very common, it holds a special meaning for me, and everyday I try to follow the example of the two wonderful women I was named after.

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My name is Sarah Bryanna Mae Wilson. My fathers name is Bryan hence Bryanna and my great grandmas name was Mae.

Sarah is a biblical name, it comes from the Hebrew Language meaning Princess or noblewoman. When I was born my mom had two names picked out, Sarah or Vanessa. My mom tells the story that when she saw me for the first time she knew I was a sarah because I had a button nose and that she would call me button nose Princess... not my fav but she likes it. I often get my named spelled without and H.

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My name, Jana (pronounced like ‘Hannah’ with a J) is a Czech name that comes from my family’s ancestry in more Central Europe. My parents had picked the name to both connect to that (albeit distant now) ancestry, but also to carry on a tradition of nearly all the people in my extended family on my mom’s side having a J name. I also remember my mother telling the story of how Jana can be a variation of the name Diana, the Roman version of the goddess Artemis, which connects to the moon being a big symbol in my life!

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When I was born my mom hadn’t told my siblings that she was pregnant, when she gave birth she wanted my siblings to be involved so she let them choose my name. My siblings choose my the name Kaitlyn and my parents decided the spelling of it as there is/ was many varietys on how to spell it. Overtime, they decided that they were going to call me Katie for short.

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I am the youngest in my family. I have an older sister and brother. When I was born my parents had narrowed down their name choices to three options, but they couldn't decide which to choose. So they sat my brother and sister down and told them the options, and they chose Erin. So my siblings will forever have that to lord over me. To this day my parents can't even remember what the other two name options were...my mom thinks one of them was Abby.

My last name is Church, I'm not sure of the significance. For the last several decades there has been an important tradition in the Church family relating to our family crest. When a man in the family turns 21 he gets gifted a family ring with the Church family crest on it (which is a greyhound holding a clover). I'm very proud to say my dad was the first to say it's time to change that tradition, and not me and my sister both have a Church family ring.

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My mom wanted to name me McKenna or Paige, and my dad wanted me to be Alana. Somehow they landed on Amber. I have mixed opinions of my name. At surface level, my name is a gem and a colour. On a more personal level, I share a name with every Disney Chanel mean girl. I like that I was always one of one Amber in my class, but as a Vegetarian and occasional Vegan, absolutely despised when kids called me Ambuger.. as in Hamburger.

As an adult I still face the same issues with my name. My boyfriend annoyingly calls me Amburger from time to time, and I am still left with the dichotomy of feeling proud to be an Amber, like the orange gem, and disappointed to Disney decided that my name was the name in virtually every show and movie created in the early 2000's. Part of me wishes my parents named me my middle name-Beatrice- like my Great-Grandmother, but I am sure if that were the case, I would find issue in that as well.

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I was actually named Chloe for about a day before my parents changed my name to Sofie. I can't remember why they ended up changing it but I suppose they changed their minds. The name Sofie is the Danish (among other languages) spelling of the name. If I had to guess, it was probably my mom who found the name, because her family is Danish. I know that the name means 'wisdom', but I don't think it was much of a factor in me getting the name. In general, I really like my name. I've only ever met one other Sofie who spells her name like mine, so I think that's cool. But, when I was a kid, and even now, people didn't spell my name right, which used to really annoy me, especially in elementary school when my teachers would write 'Sophie' on the board and I would have to correct them over and over again. It even caused some actual problems, like I wouldn't get my work handed back or supply teachers would mark me absent or on the first day of school the teachers would be putting names on everything and they would spell mine wrong and have to do it all over again. Now it's more annoying than anything.

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Hi! My name is Aarushiya and my parents named me. I don't know how they thought of it and there is not a meaning behind my name. However, I am Hindu and an Astrologer told my Mom when I was younger that my name was a Muslim name, and I believe that it is because it is similar to Aarushi or Aarush.

I have a nickname that my family and close friends use which is Aaru. I appreciate this nickname and holds alot of memories and is special to me. Also, my full name is 25 letters and is difficult to spell and pronounce. Aarushiya would not fit on the attendance list and I would always need to correct my teachers from K to Grade 12.

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My name is Cassandra because my parents wanted a name that could be pronounced in French and English. I was nameless for about a week before my parents decided what to name me. (From a baby name book at the hospital)

Nickname: Cass

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Hello!

The story of my name is really not that interesting. Essentially I was the first born grandchild in my family so everyone was very opinionated and so my mother decided to keep my gender a surprise until I came into the world. As far as I am aware, my parents had a very strong feeling I was going to be a boy and so a variety of boy names like Jacob and Jeremey were selected. Although it dawned on both of them when I was born a chunky little lady that they had not considered any names for if I was a girl. My mother worked as a RECE and so many names were banned from being an option and so my father left it to my mother to decide. Kaitlyn was very popular the year I was born but my mother changed it to Kailin due to bad experiences with students with the same name. Other than that I believe being a teacher she considered my name's unique spelling to be easier to learn to write as I got older. My last name derives from German background as far as I know and was once actually "Aylward" but my grandfather adjusted it when he married my grandmother to sound better. This is all I am aware of, tragic I know.