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My name is Alex (Ah-lex). My name was given to me by my brother when I was born. The other option for my name was Luka. My name does not have much meaning other than my brother choosing it.

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My name David (Day-vid) was given to me because my grandpa is named David. My name means beloved. My name is pretty common so it's easy for people to pronounce at school and there are other students with the same name.

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My name is Noah (No-uh). My parents named me that mostly because they liked the name. They also picked it because it's a biblical name and I'm jewish.

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I was originally supposed to be named Riley, but that was the dogs' name at the time and my parents felt as if it would be too confusing. They then chose the name Hope as they were very excited to be having another kid and my middle name is Riley. I like my name a lot because I think it's simple yet unique and not a lot of people have the name. It's also created a lot of funny nicknames and I get a lot of jokes about my name too. It's kinda fun being one of the only Hopes at school.

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My name is simple yet uncommon and has roots from both sides of my family. My fathers side of the family is Portuguese and are responsible for my Italian sounding last name. My middle name, Nikiforow, is from my Russian family. Originally the name was more similar to Nikiforov but it was altered as more generations lived in America. Overall I am happy with my name and the history behind it.

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My parents picked the name Marisa (muh-ri-sa) when I was born because they liked the sound of it. They were always planning on naming one of their kids that, assuming they had a girl. When they found out they were having me, my parents went back and forth between Marisa and Makayla, when they finally chose Marisa. My whole life people have spelled my name wrong, using two S's instead of one, but my mom thought it would be more unique to spell my name with one S instead of two. I would say that Marisa is a fairly uncommon name, and I have only ever met three people who share the same name as me, except none of them go to Needham high.

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My parents chose my name, Amelia (uh-meal-yuh), because they thought it sounded pretty and would be unique compared to other common names. My mom was very specific about the spelling and pronunciation of my name. Originally, I was going to be named Emilia with and "E," but my parents thought it would be confused with the male version, Emilio. Also, my mom wanted my name to have three syllabus because our last name, Bycoff, is three and my middle name, Rae, is one. She did the same thing for my sisters name because she thought it would sound and flow the best. I used to hate my name growing up because it was not common and no one knew how to spell it. Now, especially as I am getting older, I have grown to love my name.

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My Name Tyler was given to my by my parents as it was a name both of them agreed on. (Ty-lur) (Ghi-zoni). I don't really know what hopes and dreams my name holds. Yes it is a very common name so everyone can pronounce it. I am not the only one at school with this name. It doesn't make me feel anything.

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My name is Bavly (Bav-ly) Abdelmalek (abd-el-ma-lek) both pronounced as spelt. My name was given to me at a time where my family were having a lot of successes and it means "To be Humble". I like the name because of its uniqueness according to babynology.com only 13 people throughout the last 100 years were given this name. It is very difficult for people at school to pronounce both my first and last name. I am the only one in the school with this name too, it makes me feel special.

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I was given the name Jacob because my Spanish name was too hard to pronounce.
My name is pronounced (Ja‧cob) Its spelled like this because my parents wanted me to have an American name. My name has no real meaning to me except the its my given name. I was named after Jacob who was the son of Isaac and Rebecca from the book of genesis. My name is easy for others to pronounce at school and I know other Jacobs at this school. Im not the only one with my name at school.

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My parents chose the name Tyler (ty-ler) for no specific reason, they just liked the name. My name is pretty easy to pronounce, and I know people who have the same name.

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My parents chose the name (dev-in) because they wanted me to have a name that could be used for a boy or girl. They chose to spell it with a y because they wanted it to be more unique and feminine. My parents were debating between that name and the name Dani which is short for (Danielle). I think the name Devyn fits me more though. I like my name for the most part but it sometimes can bother me when people first read the name and assume I am a boy, or when I have to specifically correct people with the spelling of my name, since it's a y and not an i, e or o which it can also be spelled with.

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There is no specific reasoning as to why my parents chose the name Molly (Mall-ee). they were choosing between the names Sophie and Isabelle but decided that they liked Molly the best. They chose to spell it with a "y" because it is more common and easy for people to remember. It is very easy to pronounce and really never gets butchered. Being the only Molly that I know of at the school makes me feel unique. My name is pretty uncommon which is something that I like.

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my parents just liked the name Matthew so they chose to name me that. (Math-u). my name is pretty easy to pronounce and I know a few kids my age who have the same name as me. my name doesn't have a particular meaning and I'm not named after anyone.

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I was given my name for no reason exactly, but because my mom liked it. My full name is Meredith (Me-ri-de-th) which my mother loved, but she wanted something different for when I was younger. She was unsure of what that name should be until I was born, and she realized Merry would be the perfect nickname. She said I was smiling all the time, and since "Merry" means joy, she thought it was a perfect fit. My mom never really loved the name "mary", and my cousin was already named "marie" so she thought this was a good in between. My mom hoped that I could bring joy to others and my joyful personality would be contagious. Sometimes my name is hard to pronounce for people because they can only say "Mary" and not "merry". I am pretty sure I am the only one with the nickname of merry, but there are other merediths.

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My family choose to name me Liza after my great grandmother whose name was Lillian. My name is pronounced Liza (Lie-za). My name does not have any particular meaning, although my parents named me after my great grandmother because they wanted me to be like her. My name is not always easy for people to pronounce, but I do not mind when people pronounce it wrong

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My parents chose my name, Andrew, simply because they liked it. My name is not very difficult to pronounce (And-Roo) and is fairly common in school. My name does not have any special meaning to me but I like it regardless because I can be called lots of different things by friends. For example, some people call me Drew or Andy but I usually go with Andrew.

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There is not a meaning behind my name, my mom choose the name Caroline (Care-oh-line) because she thinks "it is beautiful." My name is easy for students to pronounce and I know a lot of people inside and outside of school who share my name. It gets confusing when other people are named Caroline but it doesn't bother me.

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1. My family is both Russian and Jewish, and typically Jews name their children after their deceased loved ones. My dad's mom died before I was born, so my parents wanted to name me after her. My grandmother's name was Mila pronounced "Mee-la". My parents did not want to use her name exactly because they thought it wasn't American enough, and people would mispronounce it. So they were thinking of alternatives, other names that started with the letter M. They were thinking for a while until my brother who was only 6 at the time said the name Milana, and right after he said it my parents fell in love with the name and decided to name me it. Milana is pronounced "Mee-la-na". I love my name because it is unique and not many people have it. I don't think anyone else in the school has it. There are people who have similar names such as Ilana, Alana, Milena, but not Milana. Sometimes people mispronounce my name, but for the most part my name it is easy to say for many. I think by naming me after my grandma my parents hoped that it will let her memory live on, and make me cherish her even though I've never met her. My middle name, Danielle is actually named after my great-grandmother; Dorina pronounced "Do-ree-na". She was my mom's favorite grandmother, and she was also the only Holocaust survivor in her family. I have been told many stories about my grandmothers, and I am honored to be named after such amazing women.

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My Mom chose the name Charlie because she liked it. (chaar-lee) My name doesnt have any speicial meaning. its not very difficult to pronounce and is very common. there are other people with the same name in the school.

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My mom picked out "Kevin" as it was the last second - my dad didn't like it but time ran out. It's Irish and pronounced "Kev-in", as it's spelt. A lot of people have the name Kevin, especially family friends who are Irish, but it's not an Irish-only name anymore. My name was just a last resort, so it doesn't hold much meaning. It's common - although its popularity peaked in the 80s - meaning it's not hard to pronounce for people. There are tons of Kevins in the school, including quite a few Kevin C's, so it's rather hard to figure out who is being talked to.

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I was named Michael because my family does not have that many Michael's and it is a strong name according to my dad, since i am adopted my Russian name is German (GI-air men) put no one would say it right so my parents gave me Michael and German is my middle name

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I am unaware of any other meanings to the name other than it is biblical as the arch angle Michael. My name is not anything special just "oh that sounds good". No one has mispronounced it only sometimes international people say it their native way (Miguel, ect.) which I don't mind. It was interesting in like preschool finding out I was not the only Michael but other than that there is a good 10 or so Michael's

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My name, Keara (KEER-ah) Marie, was given to me at birth by my parents.
My parents wanted to give me an Irish first name, and they actually came across my name in baby book; however, the original Gaelic spelling is Ciara. My parents were afraid of people pronouncing it like "See-air-ah" (like the singer!), so they changed the spelling to Keara, hoping that the "ear" would make it easier to pronounce (well, they were wrong, and people still say my name wrong!). They also added "Marie" as a second part of my name--for Mary, because of our Catholic faith.

I did not like my name when I was young because everyone mispronounced it; I almost always had to correct my teachers and it made me very self-conscious. In fact, some of my family members still call me "Kara" to this day! However, when I was in high school, I started to embrace my name and its uniqueness. I still have to correct people all the time, but I love and appreciate that I have a different name!