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My name was given to me by my mother. She wanted to give me a name that was different.

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I was named as my grandmother. My name means "dolphin" and I feel interconnected between my name because my Hispanic culture and the sea where dolphins are

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Silvia                                                                                       My name comes from a famous Mexican actress. Silvia Pinal.  My father loved her.  He chose my name.   I love my name.

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Silvia                                                                                       My name comes from a famous Mexican actress. Silvia Pinal.  My father loved her.  He chose my name.   I love my name.

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My name now is not my birth name. I disliked my first name of "Kimberley Ann Rice" from the time I can remember anything. I was also raised by grandparents after being abandoned by divorced parents. At university--pretty much estranged from my family--I legally changed my name to Kim Jamie Hunter. Later, I changed the spelling to Kym--more unique in my mind. The "Kennedy" came from a short-term marriage; my husband died after one year, but I kept the last name. I do not think there will be any more changes now. My family completely disowned me when I first changed my name; I guess they put much stock in my birth name.

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When people shortened my name to Stephie, I would say "My name is Stephanie.  It's on my birth certificate"

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When people shortened my name to Stephie, I would say "My name is Stephanie.  It's on my birth certificate"

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I know my name means beautiful in Spanish. Not sure why my parents chose my name, other than there are no people named Linda on either side of the family.

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Susan - I come from a country that was colonized for decades. We all had to get a Anglo name to attend school.

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Susan - I come from a country that was colonized for decades. We all had to get a Anglo name to attend school.

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My families name was originally Verben, when they arrived to Ellis Island in the late 1800 they Immigration officer wrote down the name of the people they were staying with for their last name “Ginsburg”

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My families name was originally Verben, when they arrived to Ellis Island in the late 1800 they Immigration officer wrote down the name of the people they were staying with for their last name “Ginsburg”

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My name means "fairy" in Spanish (Hada) but my parents chose to take the /h/ off.

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My name was chosen at the last minute as they did not expect a girl.  But it mans a gift from God.

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My middle name is Mishael and that comes from the bible. It's actually a boy's name that mean one who is like god.

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My middle name is Mishael and that comes from the bible. It's actually a boy's name that mean one who is like god.

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My parents wanted me to fit in as American/Caucasian, so they chose a name that would sound as so, which is ironic, because my physical appearance is not Caucasian

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I was born 2 days before Valentines Day so my mother compromised with my father who wanted to name me Valentina. So I am Tina. I kinda wish it was Valentina though.

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I was named after Juan Garcia and Arturo Garcia. Two brothers who were my uncles. They were killed in battle during the war in Vietnam.

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I'm not entirely sure where my name comes from, but I know that my older sisters had some choice in the matter. I think the name they chose for me was different. "Benjamin" is a Hebrew name, which roughly means "son of the right hand (i.e. favorite son). I am the only son, therefore, I have to be the favorite. I like my name, especially because many historic figures share it with me.

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Alexandra: My dad chose this name for me. It means "protector of mankind".

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My father named me. He just liked the name and my middle name is a rhym of his.

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My name was chosen by my cousin sister. It is not very common and it means goddess.

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My name came from the song "Maria Elena", but transposed: Elena Marie. My mom sang it to me, my piano teacher gave me a framed copy of it. I have always felt like the only Elena. My mom called me MiscEllaneous. That's another story for another padlet :).

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My mother wanted to pick a name that she that would not be popular so she picked a name that was popular when she was growing up. It is also the name of one of her best friends from high school

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My name came from one of my aunts & I was named after her. Unique spelling & it's always misspelled.

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It was a  popular name at the time. It was not a family name. It means beautiful. I feel a little off with how it refers to looks.

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It was a  popular name at the time. It was not a family name. It means beautiful. I feel a little off with how it refers to looks.

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I was supposed to be Mandy like the Barry Manillo song but my godmother called me amanda because it means to be loved.

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My parents wanted a unique name ( which now is no longer unique), but at the time I was the only one i knew named Stephanie.  I think they wanted a strong sounding name

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My parents wanted a unique name ( which now is no longer unique), but at the time I was the only one i knew named Stephanie.  I think they wanted a strong sounding name

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My parents named me after the actress Katharine Hepburn. Katharine means pure. My middle name is Agar, which is my mom's maiden name.

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My parents named me after the actress Katharine Hepburn. Katharine means pure. My middle name is Agar, which is my mom's maiden name.

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My mother's name is Ana so she named me after her.  I do not know why my grandmother named my mother Ana.  I don't know what it means.

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My mother's name is Ana so she named me after her.  I do not know why my grandmother named my mother Ana.  I don't know what it means.

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My name was chosen because it was a popular name in the 80's and my mom and dad both really liked it. I am very much an 80's child and so the name is very fitting for me

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I was named after my grandmother on my father's side of the family. Come to find out, she was also a teacher in Az. -Julia

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My name was chosen by mother because she liked the name and it would mean that we had the same initials, as her name also starts with a "C". I also chose to name my daughter a "C" name. :)

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Where does your name come from? How was your name chosen? What does your name mean? How does your name tie into or contribute to your sense of identity?