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Hi all! I have to say that I love my name, as it represents both my Cape Breton, and Italian heritage. My middle name (Lee), however, has absolutely no meaning, and was chosen just because it sounded nice! (Not the most amazing decision that my parents have made - but I don't hold it against them!) :)

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My parents were looking for an R name since my dad's name started with an R, and my older sister shared the same first initial with my mom.
They were going to name me Rachel after Rachel from Friends, but my grandfather started to date someone named Rachael, so that didn't work out.
They turned on the radio one day and the song Rebecca-Lynn by Bryan White was playing, and so they chose it. That's the story of how I was named after a really bad, cheesy, country music song. :)

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My first name was chosen because my parents each made a list of names they liked and it was the only name that appeared on both lists. My middle name is after my paternal grandmother. My last name (married) is Macedonian.

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My first name doesn't have much of a background but my middle name Ann is after my grandmother, and Sarah after my mother. I know my first name somewhat came from my grandfather's name "Charles", as well as my parents wanted a traditional name for me when I was born.
I often get the joke "Hitman" from friends about my last name, but Hitsman is German I believe.

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Sally: Both my parents liked the name (it was more popular around the time they were growing up in the 50s/60s).
It means 'princess.'
When I was young I hated it since I could never find it on pencils/magnets/keychains etc like you do more common names.

May: My grandmother passed away a year before I was born so my mother included her name in mine as my middle name.

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photo of a small harbour in NL (taken by my uncle)

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While both my parents decided on my name, my dad was behind the spelling of my first and both name. 'Kelsea" has 2 inspirations; the first one being my mom, who is named kelly (where the kel in my name comes from), and the second inspiration is the ocean (sea in kelsea). My dad decided to spell it with an 'a' at the end instead of 'y' as the house my parents were living in was right by the sea. It is cool looking back now as I find I have a strong connection to the ocean. My middle name, "Jealita", again decided by my dad, is a mix of both of my grandmothers names, Jean and Carmelita. My dad actually wanted my first name to be Jealita, but my mom thought of the compromise of it being my middle name. Both sides of my family have irish decent, so many of the names that were inspiration of mine are either irish/celtic.

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I don't have a particular connection to my name, but it does have Gaelic roots. As a child I was into highland dancing and even learned some Gaelic during my lessons.
When my mother was pregnant my parents went for a drive and saw "Kyla's Dress Shop" and really loved the name.
I got into sewing as a teenager and even sewed my own wedding dress. (with more time I could probably find a photo to upload - hee hee).

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My parents didn't have a name picked out for me until a few days before I was born when a character on a tv show had the name Lauren and they loved it. The middle name Ivy was picked out previously after my great grandmothers' name.

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My first name came from biblical roots - "Aaron" spoke for Moses and was courageous, and I suppose they liked those qualities!

My middle name "John" was a dear friend of my parents who they admired for his intellect and insightfulness.

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My first name is religious. Mary is the Mother of God in the Catholic faith and Anne is Mary's mother. My parents mixed both to come up with Marianne!

My middle name was given to me because my Grandma always wanted a girl named Kathryn, but she got 5 boys instead.

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My English name is derived from my parents naming me after the Ford car Jimmy. However my Chinese given by my mother means perseverance. She spent a lot of money to have me through fertility clinics since she had me when she was in her 40s. So she named me Chi-heng because of her perseverance for having me.

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I was born in Argentina. I believe Adriana is a Spanish/Italian name. Laliberté is my married name. It is a Quebecois name and means freedom.

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I think my mom just really liked the name "Megan". One thing she liked was that my initials would be "MOM". Originally, she wanted it to be spelled Meghan, however my great-grandmother, who was completely French said "If you don't take a French name, at least take one that I could spell".

Later on, I went into prayer about my name because it seemed not meaningful to me. I came across the daily reading that day and this scripture came up, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it". It was super beautiful because I learned that my name actually means "Pearl" and I felt very loved.

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First Name:
- It originated from a phone call my mom had after attending a Blue Jays game where her car broke down... They were playing the Texas Rangers and the starting pitcher was Nolan Ryan (which my parents liked the ring to).
- It actually has a Gaelic origin (which is not my heritage, I am German/Italian)
Middle Name:
- Taken from my father (as seen in photo)
Last Name:
- Schleimer is a German last name though my family (paternal) is not from Germany, rather a German-speaking state in what is now Slovenia

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There is not really much of a story to my name. I know my parents had a few different names in mind and they chose Jason when I was born because they thought that was the one that fit me the most.

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My mom heard the name when she was a teenager and loved it! My middle name is after my grandmother and is shared with my mother as well. I have always loved my name because I rarely meet people with the same name! The proper spelling of my name is Chloé, which is also a reason why I love it as I love the designer Chloé's handbags!

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My first name (Erica) was chosen by my parents after being inspired by someone famous (I believe it was an athlete). My mom's side of the family is Italian so they wanted to pick a name that was easy for my grandparents to pronounce. My family calls me Keeka because that's what I called myself when I was young since I couldn't pronounce my own name.

I really dislike my middle name and try not to use it very often.

My last name is derived from Wynoski. My family is partially Polish and when my ancestors moved to Canada, they changed their name to Warriner.

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At that time, for some unknown reason, my mom thought that Russian names were popular. So, she was looking for a Russian name that is also used in Serbia. Turns out, it was not really used much. I did not like it as a child, due to its uniqueness. But, it grew on me. :)

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Hi everyone! My name is Erica. My full name is Erica Ann English. Unfortunately I do not have a super cool or in depth meaning to my first name! However I will tell you that my dad was the one who chose my name. My middle name though is taken from my moms side of the family. My great grandma, grandma and mom all share the middle name Ann, because I was the first born it was passed on to me!

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My first name was from my mom's mother (Annabelle - my name is Anna), and my middle name was from my dad's mother (Noreen). I don't associate much to my last name (Parks), but my mothers maiden name is MacLeod, and her mothers maiden name was MacDonald, so my family is very involved in our Scottish heritage.

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My parents wanted a beautiful name and they chose Heba as it means "Gift"

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The name is special to me because as you know it has some interesting meanings in English (both in Canada and the U.K. and Australia), so I've endured a lifetime of teasing. However, when I first came to Canada in Grade 6, when one classmate teased me, all the others got together and defended me from being bullied. I thought this was the nicest thing and a wonderful introduction to what schooling would be like here. Grade 6 remains my favourite year so far!

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My given name doesn't have any particular cultural significance. Silva, is the most common family name in Portugal, which is where both my parents emigrated from. I like to think there is a connection between how important the olive is to Portuguese cuisine and how that may have been an influence on my name but I think it may have been happy coincidence.

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I got my first name because it supposedly has the same meaning as my older brother's name (Nathanael). My first middle name, Edward, is after my dad's favourite relative, and my second middle name, Douglas, is my father's name. My last name has Irish roots, supposedly meaning Little Rock.

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My dad wanted to name me Erica, which my mom thought was too many E's with my last name. After an emergency c-section my dad let my mom choose.

Susan and Wendy are two of my aunts. Wendy died before I was born and there are now three younger members of my family who carry her name forward.

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I was named after my great grandmother. Many people think the spelling is "Jenny." The "ie" at the end of my name is the old way of spelling it, as my great grandmother was born in the 1800s. Kathleen is also a name of a family member.

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Casey --> first name, English name
Kai Yan --> Chinese name
Kai = means family
Yan = means happiness
Lo --> family name

"Lo Kai Yan" --> How my name is said in Chinese

Casey is a random name that my parents chose when I was born. Kai-Yan was a popular Cantonese name at the time.

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My name is Kyle Jordan , as far as I know my first name doesn’t have any particular meaning I think my parents just liked it. I do know that both of my middle names ( Patrick and Harrison ) have some more meaning. Patrick was my grandpas name on my fathers side . Harrison was the maiden name of my great grandma on my mother’s side.

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My first and middle names are French. My mom's side of the family are French Canadian (Franco-ontariens). My last name is Dutch. My Oma and Opa on my dad's side immigrated from the Netherlands before my dad was born. My last name means "friend" in Dutch, which I always thought was cool.

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I share the same name as my Nonno, so I guess that makes me Antonio Sicoli Jr. He immigrated to Canada with nothing, worked hard, and is definitely someone I look up to.

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My parents didn't know what to name me, but I have three older sisters and they let them decide and they decided on Julia. My parents were hoping for a boy and were going to name me Peter (after my dad's middle name)
My middle name is my moms name.
My last name is Dutch.

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Hodgson - my dad's last name his parents are from Middlesbrough England.

Nori - the shortened version of Norika the name my dad overruled

Elyse - suggested to my parents by my grandmother who was listening to classical music, and selected because it is the French familiar to Elizabeth a name passed down through my mother's family.
It also has origins in the ancient greek word Elysium the kingdom of the good souls

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-Melissa means Honey Bee in Greek
-Anne is part of my mother's name, Mary Anne
- McGirr is Irish which means " Son of a short man"

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My name is Katherine but everyone calls me Kate. I am #4/ 5 kids, so my Dad got to choose a name he liked!

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I'm not totally sure why my parents decided on the name Michelle - I think they liked the sound of it. But when I was little, my Dad would sing "Michelle" by the Beatles to me, and I used to think it was a song he had written just for me. My middle name is Elisabeth (in the German spelling) which is after my Oma's mother, and I love this name because it connects me to that side of my family.

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My first name, Kasey, is the name that both of my parents liked when I was born. My middle name, Lynne, is my mother's middle name, as well as my grandmother's middle name.

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My grand-papa named me after a tv drama that took place in Savannah, Georgia.

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I don't have any cultural ties to my first name. My parents actually just saw the name 'Chloe' in the credits for a movie they were watching and thought it was a nice name, so that's how I got it :). Depending on which family member is spelling it (a German family member or French), they sometimes put different accents on the 'e.'

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My last name used to be Cox. When I was sixteen I legally changed my last name to my mother's to honour her. This is a picture of my mom with my two boys.

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My parents had a huge list of boys names picked out but had no girls name ideas so they left the task to my older sister, who was 7 at the time. She was obsessed with the Power Rangers so she proudly declared that she wanted to name me Kimberley, after the Pink Ranger. I hated the name until recently when my niece started carrying around a Pink Ranger doll that she calls "Auntie".

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My name doesn't have much of a story beyond the fact that I'm Scottish on my Mother's side. One note is that my parents Had my name picked out before any of my three older sisters were born. My middle name is the same as my dad's brother.

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My mom named me after her friend's daughter.