How did you get your name?

TobiOrNotTobi · Post by **TobiOrNotTobi** » 09 Jun 2017, 05:56

I was named after my grandfather (Yanni). In Greece, it's traditional to name the first son after his dad's dad.

My parents had 2 kids before me, and they were both girls. Then, I came along, and I'm also a girl. My dad just ended up giving me the female name for Yanni (which is Yanna). Sorry, dad. He wanted a son so badly. XD

Kelebogile Mbangi · Post by **Kelebogile Mbangi** » 09 Jun 2017, 06:30

My second and more personal name is Pudulogo, it was my paternal grandmother's name. It was given to me by my father. when translated from Setswana it means "enlightenment".

Janien van Rooyen · Post by **Janien van Rooyen** » 09 Jun 2017, 07:41

My name is a combination of my parents' names. The first 3 letters are from my dads name and the last 3 are from my moms name

gali · Post by **gali** » 09 Jun 2017, 09:22

I was named after my late grandfather.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 09 Jun 2017, 19:43

TobiOrNotTobi wrote:I was named after my grandfather (Yanni). In Greece, it's traditional to name the first son after his dad's dad.

My parents had 2 kids before me, and they were both girls. Then, I came along, and I'm also a girl. My dad just ended up giving me the female name for Yanni (which is Yanna). Sorry, dad. He wanted a son so badly. XD

I bet it is an honor to carry the name of your grandfather. It bears the life's journeys of your grandparent. Your parents and your generation will always be reminded of your grandfather.

Snowflake · Post by **Snowflake** » 10 Jun 2017, 12:15

My parents had decided that if I was a boy, they were going to name me Mark. Then, 26 days before I was born my aunt and uncle had a son and they named him Mark! Good think I was a girl..... I am named after St. Patrick but the female form - Patricia.

Katherine Smith · Post by **Katherine Smith** » 10 Jun 2017, 12:38

My mother wanted to name me something that showed strength and courage. She picked the name Katherine after the famous actress Katharine Hepburn. She loved that Ms. Hepburn's later movies showed her as a lawyer and an overall strong, independent woman.

Neesee J · Post by **Neesee J** » 10 Jun 2017, 13:21

Hello all. I just joined today so I'm new to all this. Looking forward to getting to know you all in the future. My name is Denise Carol, My mom was not very creative I guess, as her middle name is Denise, and my dads is Carol. ( yea i know kinda weird Carol for a male) My grandma says she was trying to write Carl but was still woozy from the delivery so added the o and made it Carol so when she realized the mistake she went with it and called him Carol.

EMoffat · Post by **EMoffat** » 10 Jun 2017, 16:52

My name is Eilidh, which is a Scottish name. My dad is Scottish and we were living there so they wanted me to have a Scottish name. I don't think they thought about how every other country in the world would never be able to pronounce it, or spell it!

MrsCatInTheHat · Post by **MrsCatInTheHat** » 10 Jun 2017, 17:50

I would really love to know why and how Ms. Jenkins gave Alex is name.

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My name came from my mother's favorite author.

kislany · Post by **kislany** » 11 Jun 2017, 04:23

My name is Maria. A very boring, common (maybe the most common) name. My grandma had this name and while apparently my parents looked at several names before I was born, soon after my mom decided Maria it is. And that's what I'm blessed with.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 11 Jun 2017, 20:12

FloraZeyd wrote:My name is Fuzaila. My mom wrote down names when she was pregnant and picked one for me. Apparently in Arabic it means 'The most precious one'

Wow! Your name is a name of affirmation. The meaning of my first name is very simple. Donna in Italian is a lady.

KasieMiehlke · Post by **KasieMiehlke** » 14 Jun 2017, 16:43

My mom named me after a doctor from the show "ER". The doctor in the delivery room reminded her of one of the characters from the show and that's how I got my name.

Preciosonic · Post by **Preciosonic** » 14 Jun 2017, 17:01

wow,well my name initially was Violet, it was given to me by my dad because it wasn't common, I lived with until my 9th year,when Pastor Joy Amenkhiana from Christ Embassy prophesied to me at Erediauwa(Benin Headquarter)and changed my name to Precious(which am bearing till date)it funny that is the reciprocal of my initial name,because it is very common.

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Preciosonic wrote:wow,well my name initially was Violet, it was given to me by my dad because it wasn't common, I lived with it until my 9th year,when Pastor Joy Amenkhiana from Christ Embassy prophesied to me at Erediauwa(Benin Headquarter)and changed my name to Precious(which am bearing till date)it funny that is the reciprocal of my initial name,because it is very common.

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