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When reflecting on the story of my name, both of my parent's simply enjoyed how the name 'Jill' sounded with my last name. I don't necessarily associate my name with any particular historical meanings as my middle name is a family name as opposed to my first name. I enjoy my name as it is short and simple, and was very easy to learn to write when I was young and learning to write my name. I don't have a nickname as my name is already short, and most people don't find my name difficult to pronounce, which I like. Thanks for reading!

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My dad is a teacher and had an inspiring student who he coached that had mentored through a lot of hardships. I had a lot of health concerns that I had to battle at birth so my dad and mom wanted to name me Meghan, not only after his student but also because it means warrior in Irish, which they think I was.

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My name is based on the principles of Chinese astrology and Yinyang Feng Shui, determined by my birthdate which represents my body Five Elements (5 phases), and since me lack the element of water, it is "Hai," which means sea, so I won't be missing water anymore. Astrid is just a name I randomly chosen from the cartoon movie 'How to Train Your Dragon', Hiccup's girlfriend.

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My mom used to watch soap operas all of the time (I remember watching The Days of our Lives with her any days I was home from school) and apparently I was named after a character from one. She just liked the sound of it.

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I was named after my great aunt Joyce. My parents had discussed the spelling of my name and had agreed on "Joycelynn" however, when my mom gave birth to me, my dad filled out the birth certificate and without my mom knowing changed the spelling to "Jocelynn". Additionally, my parents forgot to write down my middle name so i dont have one legally but we didnt figure that out until I was 15.

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My name came from a funny doctor's comment.
I was born sick with streptacoccus type B, 90% fatality rate for newborns, and my heart gave out 3 times, the third time being pronounced dead. My parents had asked for a priest to come and give the final words and prayer, and my heart started beating again, and stabilized after. The doctor in charge told my parents : "He's kind of like Super Mario,coming back to life!" And it just sort of stuck with them, and decidedly named me so!

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A couple of years before I was born, my dad met a man named Rory Bradley that lived in the area. They became friends over the course of a few years. One night, during a bad snow storm, my dad lost control of his car on a dark country road and ditched it. He waited for hours for someone to come by and the situation was getting fairly dire. Rory Bradley happend to drive by in his truck, got him unstuck and on his way. As he was leaving, my dad said he'd name his first born son after him and he stuck to it.

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My parents heard the name "Janelle" for the first time at church, and they really liked the sound of it. They decided to look into the meaning of the name and discovered it means "God is gracious". I really like my name because I think it is unique, and I've only met a couple of Janelles throughout my life.
Also, enjoy this picture of my dog Radar :)

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Once upon a time, an man who spoke English mainly in his home met a woman who spoke French mainly in her home. It was love. Then they decided to grow their family, they agreed their children should have names that were "beautiful" in both languages. Heather was an option, but sounded very different in each language. Charles was another option, but did not match the face of the child that had arrived. Sarah was an option, but the mother did not prefer this name. They settled on Natalie. No "h", as in Nathalie -the new parents believed in brevity. Newborn in hand, they filled-out the birth certificate.

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My mom's name started with a K, so she wanted my name to start with a K as well. My mom looked up other names that started with a K and and liked the way Kaelan sounded.

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My first name was chosen by my mother (she got to choose boy names). Evan has no previous relevance to my family. It is the welsh version of the name John and in other cultures means "young warrior" (see relevant photo). If I was a girl, my name would have been Aja (my younger sister got that one!)

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Originally, my mom wanted to name me Adam but my dad didn't want to. Then, my mom was watching a TLC show called a baby story. The couple on the show named their kid Jaden and my mom liked it. She asked my dad if he liked the name and he did so thats what they went with.

Most people call me jay.

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The story of my first name comes from a old western movie that my dad and grandfather always used to watch together growing up. My middle name (Fraser) comes from my great grandfather on my mom's side who was born in the year 1900, 100 years before me. My last name (Nixon) is British, but I have family coming from England, Ireland and Sweden.

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My name is Hisham. Its a typical Arabic name which means knight. Another possible meaning is someone who is generous. My parents have never shared the story of why did they give me that name, however I know that I was going to be named Sharbel after a Saints in Lebanon, but for some reason they changed their mind. On another note I feel that a person's name becomes a part of is personality.
Cheers

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My parents picked my name after I was already born. My dad wanted to name me after a relative like they did with my sister but they were very outdated. Ultimately, they landed on Katherine which is also a bit outdated. In addition, there is no actual meaning behind my name. :)

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I was named after my great grandmother. She passed away about a month before my brother and I were born. While my great grandmother was in the hospital, my mom told her that she was having twins and that I was going to be named after her. Apparently she had a huge smile on her face. I do not have any pictures of her so here is a picture of my dog.

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My mom saw the name in a magazine and liked the sound of it. My middle name is Nicole, I am named after my godmother (I think) and my mom wanted a name that represented the French side of our family. I have been told the story but it has been a while.

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Originally my mother wanted to name me Hazel, but I was born with blue eyes and ultimate did not see the name fitting.
My parents both loved to play the sport of curling and ultimately decided to name me after an olympic American Curler named "Erika Brown"

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My last name is a combination of my mom's (Cadieux) and my dad's (Groleau) last names. As for my first name, they were having a hard time thinking of a name and one night, shortly before I was born, my parents were out playing pool with my godfather and his girlfriend, and he had recommended "Ryelee". They loved it and decided that's what my name would be. Although, when it was first recommended, I doubt this spelling was what they had in mind.

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I was named after my great grandmother Mollie Lapointe. My mom was very close with her and wanted to name one of her kids after her. As I grew older and matured we realized that I am a spitting image of my late grandmother and we resemble each other in so many ways, even down to my mannerisms (according to my mom). I also just got a puppy and he represents me and my whole heart.

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I was seconds away from being named Jean-Sébastien, a name my grandpa (Jean-Eudes) and my mom loved. With some growing fears of living in an anglophone city with Jean-Seb they settled on Matthew John to avoid potential bullying!

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My mom named me Nicholas after her favourite uncle. My great uncle Nick fought in WW2 in France and Germany. He returned to England a changed man, but he never lost his amazing sense of humour and kind disposition. While I never got the pleasure of meeting Uncle Nick, I am proud to carry his name.

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My name doesn't have a remarkable story behind it. My parents actually both have different origin stories about it. My mom and dad both agree that my older brother suggested the name Emma or Emily which they both liked but when with Emily. My middle name is Marie, which my mom will say is derived from an old great great grandmother on her mother's side of the family, but my dad will say he thought he would buy a boat one day and call it the Emily Marie so that's why he chose it (He has not yet bought the boat..). My last name comes from my dad, his father's family is primarily British and Irish and this was just the family name that's been passed down. My mom chose to take his name when they married and wanted my brother and I to share 1 last name with both parents.

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Zacchaeus was a Biblical figure and a bishop of the early Christian Church. My family had an icon (painting) of him in our house that we had been given as a gift. As a newborn, being around that icon always made me stop crying and so my older brother decided to start calling me Zacchaeus and it stuck! (My middle name Benjamin was to give me a backup name in case I found Zacchaeus too "odd")

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My name is derived from the word Angel. I was a surprise to my parents who were young and newly dating. My dad considered this a "blessing" during a rough time in his life. I must agree, children are definitely a blessing.. planned or not planned.

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My father named me after his older sister (my aunt). She was 15 years older than him, and he loved her so much. Luckily, I happened to like her growing up. She showered me with gifts on every occasion.

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While my parents agreed that if I was a girl I would be called "Holly," they had different ideas for if I was a boy. While my dad wanted "Marshall," my mom was more keen on "Jedidiah", or "Jed" for short. In the end, my dad won out as my middle name of "Donald" came from my mom's father. My dad has only ever said he liked the name Marshall, with no further reasoning behind it.

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I'm not sure how my parents chose my name. People don't usually have problems pronouncing or spelling Lauren but as a kid I had a lisp and couldn't say my own name until I was 4 or 5. My mom says I called myself Yor-in.

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My name was given to me due to my moms love of a show: Young and the Restless. It was my moms favourite character so she figured to name me after them (Noah). My Avo (grandmother) was okay with it based on its biblical origins, so here I am with my name!

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I was named after Prophet Muhammad's first wife, which also translates to "first born" or "early baby", and I am the first-born child and grandchild of my family. My name is Arabic/Islamic, me and my family are Muslim.

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My parents couldn't agree on a name so they each put some of their favourites in a hat. When my name, William, was drawn, my mom didn't like it so they gave up on choosing from a hat. When I was born, she looked at me and told my dad that he was right, William was perfect.

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My parents lived in Thailand for a couple years before they had me, and Tassanie was a common girls name there that they liked. It is normally spelt Tassanee but they changed it to -ie at the end to reduce the amount of double letters haha. I often go by Tass. Here is a picture of me and my siblings in Thailand many years later holding a baby tiger

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My mom really wanted to name me "Jessamin" but my dad was not a fan of the name. They compromised on Jessica. I also was given my moms maiden name (Beaudoin) and my dads last name (Walker) to created my whole last name.

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It was between Alissa and Kaitlyn... my father happened to work with a woman named Kaitlyn who my mother didn't like so evidently I was named Alissa.

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When my mom was pregnant with me, the were convinced I was a boy, like the ultrasound tech said congrats it's a boy! So my name was Ian Joseph. There was no girl name picked out. So when I was born there was a bit of confusion and a distinct lack of name. The entire time my mom was in the hospital after I was born I was just 'baby'. Until one night she was up with me and she says "an angel whispered in my ear" Laura. I'm named after my great grandmother Laurette.

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My parents love to travel and travel quite often. When they were in Chicago together, my parents came across a restaurant that had Jillian with a J instead of a G. They liked that a lot better and that is how I got my name!

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My name was simply chosen because my parents liked it. My mom jokes that she named me after a soap opera character, but it's not really true. My last name is from ancestors who settled in Newfoundland years ago; they may have been Huguenots.

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My parents are very religious and named me James from the Bible, specifically the Apostle James. My middle name is Joshua for the same reason. My nickname is JJ.

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My middle name Maria is named after both my grandmothers who are both named Marianna, my first name Lisa, I have no idea how I got it, but my grandmother was mad when my mom named me it because she said it sounds like a cows name.. LOL

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My parents agreed on the name Riley, and when I was born they looked at me and knew I wasn't a Riley! I was nameless for two whole days and finally my parents agreed on Victoria!

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My mom named me (in the maternity ward) after her friend's daughter because she liked the name. I was born in Mission Memorial Hospital in Mission, B.C.