Names- Who Were You Named For ?

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Posted by dannisayz

Danielle - my mom had met a French woman with the name and she fell in love with it.

Marie - my parents are Catholic and it's for Mary.

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Pretty names, interesting story!!! Mary MOB

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Posted by jonsgirl04

I was named after my godfather. His name is Stephen and thats how they got Stephanie and my middle name is my godmothers Elizabeth. My mother was going to call my Brook Lynne! so Iam happy with my name! LOL!

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Also pretty names, and interesting story!!!! We have Elizabeth in our family tree too. Debi's name is Deborah Elizabeth; Elizabeth after my Mom's middle name and my Husband's Mother's first name. Mary MOB

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Posted by anamaree77

My Grandma on my Dad's side...........I miss her.

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Awwwww, AnaMarie, I miss my Grandmother, too!!!!! Mary MOB

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Posted by ant n tilde

my mother's mother passed when my mother was 15 and my uncle was 4

she followed italian tradition and named me after her

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That's a sweet story , Matilde!!! Everytime I see your name, I think of the Australian song, Waltzing Matilda, although I think it might have an a on the end. Pretty song!! Mary MOB

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Posted by Munchkn16

I'm named after my mom's grandmother and my father's grandfather.

FH and I want to name our kids after our grandparents, also.

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Thanks for sharing that story!! Mary MOB

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Posted by cherish83

I was named after Meggie from the movie Thornbirds. My grandma's name is also Margaret so my mom was happy that its a form of her name.

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OMG I looooooooove the thorn birds. and rachel ward was so beautiful in that movie.

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Posted by futuremrsfab

My mom was trying to get pregnant and didnt at first so she started praying to Mary and Saint Elizabeth- so when I was born, I was named Mary Elisabeth- but I use Marybeth since thats so long

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Love your name, Marybeth!!! Mary MOB

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Posted by ant n tilde

my mother's mother passed when my mother was 15 and my uncle was 4

she followed italian tradition and named me after her

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my two oldest sisters are named after my grandmothers but they ran out of grandmothers by the time they got to me so i am named after an italian actress (silvana mangano) and a girl in my sister's grade school class lol

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Posted by ChristineAaron08

I was named for none other then Christopher Columbus I was born on Columbus Day-- creative parents, huh?

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Love the name, Christine, and the story of how you got it!! I think there are a lot of Christines, Kristina's and variations on here?? Mary MOB

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Posted by cherish83

I was named after Meggie from the movie Thornbirds. My grandma's name is also Margaret so my mom was happy that its a form of her name.

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Wasn't that a great movie? Love your name!! Mary MOB

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Posted by jeffamanda080808

I was named after 'Amanda Cory' from the old soap Another World!!!
Jeff was named after after 'Dr. Jeffrey Martin' from All My Children.
We are both Soap Opera babies!!!

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Wow, that is too cool, that you both got your names that way!! Love Amanda!! Mary MOB

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Posted by smplynluv

Named after St. Lucia of Portugal but my parents wanted to Americanize it a bit so they made it Lucy

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That's really interesting!! I love that name, because I fondly remember Lucy, from I Love Lucy!!! What a great actress!!!! Mary MOB

My first name is one my parents liked when they met a woman by that name (Kathryn) and my middle name is after my paternal grandmother (Celia).

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Posted by debismom

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Posted by cherish83

I was named after Meggie from the movie Thornbirds. My grandma's name is also Margaret so my mom was happy that its a form of her name.

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Wasn't that a great movie? Love your name!! Mary MOB

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Thanks. Its my Mom's favorite movie.

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Posted by FinallyEngaged

I was named after my great grandmother....

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Angela is a very pretty name!! Mary MOB

I was named after both sets of my great grandparents

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Posted by LeeLee111

I'm Lisa Marie but not after Lisa Marie Presley, my parents loved Lisa and Marie is both of my grandmothers middle names.

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I always wondered about that, Lisa Marie!!!! Pretty name!! Mary MOB