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When my mom was born her parents disagreed on her name. My Deda wanted to name her Alexandra and my Baba liked Nadine. My Baba won! He told my mom the story of how she got her name when she was little and she always told him that when she grew up, if she had a daughter, she would name her Alexandra. Turns out, my dad also really liked the name because they liked Alex for a girl. They thought it was a strong name and they wanted their daughter to be a strong woman! My Dad said when I was born, he could see an ‘Alex’ walking though the woods with a backpack on, unlike some of the other names they had on the short list. Alex has turned into Ali over the years, but I'm always Alexandra to my Deda!

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My mom wanted to name me Carson and my dad wanted to name me Bryce, so they claim to have "made up" my name. Somehow, I've seen many Bryson's younger and older then me so I'm not sure how accurate their story is but we'll take it! :)
I have two middle names, both after my two uncles!
My last name is of british decent, so here's a picture I took in London!

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My name also means a tailor as in someone who sews. My middle name is the same as my aunts. For my first name my parents said that it was a uni-sex name and my name would've been the same either way.

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My mom named me after a friend of hers in college, I think because she thought it had a nice ring to it. Most people don't call me Jillian, instead Jill. Usually, I use Jillian in professional settings and maybe two of my friends use my full name, but I don't mind which is used. I find "Jill" is better received as a name by others. To my knowledge, there is no family or cultural significance to my name. My father wanted to name me something else and the deal was he could pick my middle name!

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Hi there!
My name is Chevonne and the meaning of my name is 'God is gracious'. This has religious meaning to me because my family and I are Christian and God has greatly been gracious and merciful and faithful to me all my life.

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My parents chose my name.  My name comes from Imaan in Arabic which means Faith. It defines me as I am somebody who loves serenity and peace. 

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My name is Monica Mehmi. My mom chose my name for me. My mom thought that Monica was a beautiful name and that it was internationally known. I think she struggled with people not wanting to pronounce her name correctly (Balwinder), and she wanted to make it easier for me. There was also talk of it being after a Much Music VJ. She was going to either name me, Jessica, Ashley, or Jasmine otherwise. I love my name, I am glad she chose Monica.
The Latin meaning of Monica is "to advise".

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My name is of Nigerian origin and it means enjoying wealth. It's very common to have more than two names in Nigerian culture, so I have at least five other names besides my last name because members of your extended family are given the honour of giving you a name. However, I don't know who gave me this name and now I want to find out.

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My first name was chosen because my parent's liked the name. They liked Julie as well, but met a rude server at a truck stop named Julie while my Mom was pregnant, so they went with Julia. My middle name is Constance, named after my Nanna who I never met. She passed away when my Dad was 6 years old. I'm glad I share her name. Even though we never met, It's a way to be connected to her :) (The butterfly is a Julia Butterfly haha)

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My mom was having trouble coming up with a name for me while she was pregnant. She was watching TV and there was a character named Christie, which she liked the sound of. Apparently she felt a very strong kick in her stomach so she thought that was a sign. She decided to change the spelling a bit to take away that not-so-subtle connection to Christ/Christianity (the original name actually means "little Christian girl"), so she went with Kristie! I love my name because it is fairly unique, the only issue I ever have is people calling my "Kirsty" or "Kristine" by accident. I also just looked up my name again and "Christie" is also apparently a world in skiing terminology! Huh!

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Teagan is an Irish name that means "beautiful"! I am my parent's first child, and they found the name in a book and immediately fell in love with it. It is a simple story but I could not imagine being called anything else!

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I believe 'Mitra' or a variation of the name originally refers to an Indian/Iranian deity, though I'm not quite sure of what, but I think it is along the lines of friendship, light or truth. The wikipedia page is a little overwhelming!

However, I'm neither Iranian nor Indian - I am Lebanese! My mum just heard the name somewhere and immediately loved it, so it's really not that exciting of a story. But I do like how unique the name is, even though it can be a little othering at times. This is my name also written in Arabic: ميترا

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My name is derived from my tribe, I identify as a bini girl from Edo State Nigeria. In my tribe Osaretin means God and Etin, power. So put both together The power of God. For my parents it serves as a reminder of the endless possibilities that God can do.

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My name doesn't have a fancy story or anything. My mom was a teenager in the 80s and loved the name Brittany, as did many women around that age at that time. I've always thought my name wasn't very special because I know so many other Brittanys - there were even four others in my graduating class in high school - but  now that I'm older I've come to terms with my name.
My middle name comes from my maternal grandmother's side of the family. According to my mother, it was tradition to have either Anne or Marie/Mary as a middle name. So I got both!

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Meighen is a traditional gaelic/welsh name with other varriations being spelled as Meaghan, Megan, etc. pronounced Me-Gh-En. It is derived from the greek work for pearl.  My family's background is mainly Scottish hence the choice of a traditional name - though my dad did not what to go with one of the more popular spellings and chose one that is typically used as a sure-name. The joke is my parents wanted to give me a complex. The fact that is represents a link to my background makes me feel more conected to it.
That's my nephew in orrientation with me last week btw.

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My name is Tarek! My name has Islamic and Arabic origins and to my knowledge directly translates to 'morning star'. The story of how I got my name is rather unremarkable as I was named by my uncle after going nameless for about two weeks! My name means a lot to me as it reminds me of my origins.

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My mama was very fond of the show Beverly Hills 90210 (1990's) and apparently she liked it so much that my name was based off of one of the characters?? Shoutout to my mama, my best friend :D

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My mother's name is Suze that's why my father decided to name me Suze too.
At home they also called me Gaïka which is what my mother wanted to call me. It's after my father's name "Gary".  (They were too in Love) :)

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My mom and my dad both had an aunt named Karen, who impacted their lives in positive ways, and so I am named after my great aunts. It is a bit hard now to be namd Karen in 2021, however I just try to be my positive self and show that a meme is not accurate of a whole group of "Karen's"

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-Means wisdom
-My parents were going to name me Zoe or Sofia
- Middle names are both my grandmothers names
-I have the same initials as my brother (SAGM)

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My name came because my dad said he never met a Jennifer he did not like and that was not always happy and smiling. So when I came he thought it was perfect because I seemed like I was just going to be a happy baby.
I did get my middle name from my mom, we both share the same middle name and we also share it with my grandma.

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This Rwanda a land of a thousand hills they say :)

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My Full name is Sandrine Mahoro Umuhoza. I was born in Rwanda in 1994 a month after the 1994 Genocide started. My father named me Sandrine it means protector of men. my mom named me Mahoro which means peace in Kinyarwanda Umuhoza which means comforter. They said I represented what they hoped for in the future.

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I was named after my father. At first I did not really understood the meaning behind my name. However, once I learned the meaning behind it, I was able to connect it with myself. The meaning of Elham is inspiration and I tend to inspire others specially children when they struggle with certain things such as physical activity, etc.

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There is no great significance or meaning behind my name. My mom and dad struggled to agree on any names before I was born, my dad could not seem to please my mom with any of his name choices. Finally, after I was born my dad said the name "Alexandra" and it was the winner. He is still proud that he picked my name. Since then, I have been called Alex, Alexi, and Lexi. Lexi is the name I chose growing up and it is what most people in my life know me by.

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My last name makes me feel connected to my Grandma Cooke 

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When I was first born, my parents wanted to pick a name that started with the letter H to match with my father's first name. In addition, my parents also knew that they were going to immigrate to Canada so they intentionally tried to pick something that was easy to pronounce and wouldn't be butchered. So they landed on the name Haseeb, which is one of the 99 names of God in the Islamic faith. People still mispronounce it though....

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I am named after a character on a TV show! My family is from Denmark, so my parents decided to use the Scandinavian spelling, which is where the "IN" came from. It's a relatively uncommon spelling, so I always have to correct people!!

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I am named after the most prominent female religious figure in Islam, and although it is a very common name both among Iranians and Muslims in general, I have never wanted to have a different name :)! Here is a photo of what my name looks like when written in one of the Persian calligraphy fonts.

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Hi! My name is Sara. Here is the story of how I got my name ... the deal between my parents was that my Mom would be able to pick my Godparents and my Dad would be able to pick my name. However, my Dad wanted to name me Sarah but my Mom at the time knew someone with that name that she did not like. So, they both decided that in order to prevent my Mom from thinking of that person when calling my name, they would drop the "s" from my name which is how I ended up with the spelling of my name. Sara also means Princess!

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As I started typing this out, I almost said that my name has no meaning but that really isn't the case. My first name is simply just a name that my parents liked - I wasn't named after anyone in particular there. My last name is Langelier which is of French origin as my paternal grandfather's side was all French Canadian but my middle name says something else. My middle name is of Chinese origin. I was adopted from China as an infant and my parents wanted to keep a part of my Chinese identity with me to carry forever in my name. So, I have a few different meanings to my name which is kind of neat. :)

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My older sister was given the opportunity to name me, while my older brother chose my middle name (Laura). My sister chose my name from the main character in her favourite movie at the time, Quest to Camelot. It is Gaelic, both of my parents are Irish, but it is originally spelt "Ceilidh" used to describe a social event where there is traditional dancing and story telling. My parents, however, always told me it meant "Kitchen party".

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My mom found the name Jenna in a book of baby names and loved the meaning 'little bird.' While she was in the hospital a nurse was telling her that a friend had just named her baby girl Jenna. After that, she was set on the name!

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And not the Jess from New Girl!

I am my parent's first child and they LOVED the name Jessica. However, one of my Dad's best friends was also having a baby who was due at the same time as me. He ran into his buddy at the hospital, and they realized that they both planned to name their daughter Jessica. Knowing we would go to school together our whole lives, his friend spoke to his wife and they opted to "let" my parents have the name. To this day, my friend JENNIFFER still teases me that I stole her name.

My middle name is Claire. After my grandfather, Clarence, who unfortunately passed away before I was born.

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I do not have a huge story associated with my name. My first name is Alison, my middle name is Ruth (I've always disliked my middle name).

I was adopted. My first name comes from my parents (the couple who adopted me). I'm not sure where they got it or why. It might be related to the fact that Alison is also my aunt's middle name. They simply liked how it sounded.

My middle name comes from my "birth-giver". She named me after her grandmother. My parents were kind enough to allow her to pick my middle name. Unfortunately, I am not a huge fan of the name Ruth. I might change it one day but for now, I leave it, to respect the sentimental value it has to my family members.

No one in my family is named after each other. We do not have any repeat names or reasons for the names we have! Pretty simple!

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My mom loved the show Bewitched growing up, and decided that if she were to have a daughter she would want to name her Samantha (the main character's name). There is no big cultural significance behind my name, just a tv show character that happens to be a witch.