What's Your Name? by Katelyn Bala https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz Tell us the story of how you got your name. What inspired your parents to give you your first gift, your name. en-us 2020-11-02 18:16:43 UTC 2025-12-01 19:42:05 UTC hello@padlet.com I was named after a second hand crib. My middle name is from my mom. https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1998999462 2022-01-18 21:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1998999462 My parents literally came up with my first name and middle name at the hospital with no significance or meaning behind it. https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1998999947 2022-01-18 21:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1998999947 My first name is my grandmothers middle name. She wanted me to be named Bethany but my mother thought that wasn't a good name for me so I became and Elizabeth. https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1998999981 2022-01-18 21:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1998999981 My first name is my mothers middle name & my middle name is named after my great grandmother https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000278 2022-01-18 21:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000278 Chloe Marie https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000390 My mom used to wear the perfume Chloe. Marie just sounded good with Chloe according to my mother.]]> 2022-01-18 21:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000390 My Name cdiddle https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000483 Cortney is after a soap opera star who was a doctor and very smart. My mom wanted me to be just like her... oooppssss! 

Nichole is after my dad, Nicholas. Who ironically I act just like. **eye roll**]]> 2022-01-18 21:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000483 https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000492 I got my first name because my mom thought it was beautiful. She didn't let my dad have a say. My middle name is after my grandmother who died a year to the day I was born. ]]> 2022-01-18 21:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000492 My mom just LOVED Jennifer and it was the most popular name at that time. https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000533 2022-01-18 21:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000533 I was named for a song from the 1960s :-( then Steve Perry redid it in the 80s :-( my middle name just happned https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000600 2022-01-18 21:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000600 Amy https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000623 I was named after a song by Pure Prairie League]]> 2022-01-18 21:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000623 https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000733 Erica- Named after Erica Kane from All My Children. My father wanted to name me Heather and idk why
Joan- Mother's middle name, Grandmother and cousin's middle name, other Grandmother's first name
Pronovost- Idk but it means meadow]]> 2022-01-18 21:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999000733 Kennedy Marie https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999001044 I think my parents just liked my first name, but everyone thinks my brother, Carter, and I were named after presidents. My middle name is from my mom's sister. ]]> 2022-01-18 21:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999001044 My mom heard my first name on a TV show and liked it. She changed the spelling so it was "unique". My middle name is my great grandmother's first name. https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999001227 2022-01-18 21:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999001227 I think there was a character in a soap...Blake...and it was popular in 1984.... IT was the first time my Mom heard it as a girl name? https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999001329 2022-01-18 21:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999001329 -Michael- I have two siblings who have names that start with an M, so they thought it would be cool to keep us all with the same letter. My mom also loved the name, and it has some Irish Significance behind it. https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999002198 2022-01-18 21:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999002198 Elizabeth Zehr https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999003862 I got my first name because my mom and dad couldn't agree on any other names. My middle name, Grace, is named after my Great Aunt. Also my maiden name is Kelly, so I like to say I am named after the actress Grace Kelly.]]> 2022-01-18 21:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kbala/xh6gdz9ziw3e05wz/wish/1999003862