were you named after someone?

I recently found out where my mom came up with Lauren from.
A few days after I threw my old company's Christams Party, where I was walking around checking people in with a clipboard, and handing out raffle tickets- where a work friend kept calling me 'Julie from the Love Boat' (she was the cruise director).
I found out that she saw the name Lauren in the credits of the Love Boat. For the girl that played Julie!
weird.

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Posted by Naunie

I recently found out where my mom came up with Lauren from.
A few days after I threw my old company's Christams Party, where I was walking around checking people in with a clipboard, and handing out raffle tickets- where a work friend kept calling me 'Julie from the Love Boat' (she was the cruise director).
I found out that she saw the name Lauren in the credits of the Love Boat. For the girl that played Julie!
weird.

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thats pretty random. . . i was reading that thinking. . wait her name isnt Julie?

i am the second daughter,so in typical italian fashion, named after the maternal grandmother

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Posted by rojerono

I was named after a dude. A French designer who was popular in the 50's named Jean Louis. So my mom named me Jean Louise. She used to say 'I am pretty sure Jean Louis was gay' whenever she would tell me the story about why I was named Jean Louise. I think she was hoping I would be a lesbian. I did not turn out to be a lesbian - but I did almost become a nun.

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i knew my story would be the least interesting!

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by rojerono

I was named after a dude. A French designer who was popular in the 50's named Jean Louis. So my mom named me Jean Louise. She used to say 'I am pretty sure Jean Louis was gay' whenever she would tell me the story about why I was named Jean Louise. I think she was hoping I would be a lesbian. I did not turn out to be a lesbian - but I did almost become a nun.

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i knew my story would be the least interesting!

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But you have the COOLEST name. I love Matilde.

Yeah, this broad:



My dad crushed on her big time

No, or at least my dad insists that he just liked it. But he insisted on Kathleen and my dad never 'insists' on anything...he's the most laid back guy to roam the earth. My middle name, Mary, is my maternal grandmother's name.

My sister Kerry was named for my paternal grandfather's county in Ireland, and my brother Daniel was named after my maternal grandfather.

I got the shaft. My first son (god willing) will be Cavan, named after my grandmother's county in Ireland.

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Posted by rojerono

But you have the COOLEST name. I love Matilde.

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lol thanks!

I wasn't named after anyone but my parents named me Cindy, NOT Cynthia bc they figured everyone would just call me Cindy anyway.

Well lo and behold, you know how many people insist that my name is Cynthia!!!!!!! I even get mail addressed to Cynthia, why?? Do you know what it's like when people try to challenge you on your own name?

'Well what does it say on your birth certificate'

'It says you're a moron!!!!'

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Posted by cindyandkevin

I wasn't named after anyone but my parents named me Cindy, NOT Cynthia bc they figured everyone would just call me Cindy anyway.

Well lo and behold, you know how many people insist that my name is Cynthia!!!!!!! I even get mail addressed to Cynthia, why?? Do you know what it's like when people try to challenge you on your own name?

'Well what does it say on your birth certificate'

'It says you're a moron!!!!'

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yeah i get the same thing with spelling . . . people have asked me 'are you sure?' after i tell them my name ends with an E. . .um yeah i am sure

actually my first grade teacher took it upon herself to 'correct' all of my records AND 'correct' how i was spelling my name. . . my parents had to have a meeting with her. . .

I was named after a song in a Broadway show.
'Once in love with Amy, always in love with Amy'

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Posted by cindyandkevin

I wasn't named after anyone but my parents named me Cindy, NOT Cynthia bc they figured everyone would just call me Cindy anyway.

Well lo and behold, you know how many people insist that my name is Cynthia!!!!!!! I even get mail addressed to Cynthia, why?? Do you know what it's like when people try to challenge you on your own name?

'Well what does it say on your birth certificate'

'It says you're a moron!!!!'

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My mom named me Betty after a doll that she liked as a kid. Like you, I get the 'name on the birth certificate' question all the time. People always insist that my name is Elizabeth or Beatrice

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Posted by ChrisnAmy

I was named after a song in a Broadway show.
'Once in love with Amy, always in love with Amy'

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That's so cool! Your parents must be theatre dorks! Love it

Yes, an author named Jessamyn West.Jessamyn West

i was supposed to be brian michael. they had not one girls name picked - my mother swore she was carrying a boy.

they were sending me home from the hospital - when they just decided to name me after my mom.

Named after both of my grandmothers. But my first name is a variation of my mother's mother, who is Juanita, which translates roughly to Joanna. They dropped the o and then added on my other grandmother's name, Lee.

They actually screwed up on my birth certificate, I was supposed to be Janna Lee and no middle name, but instead they put Janna as first and Lee as my middle.

Oh yeah I get asked that damned birth certificate question all the time too. People swear my name must be short for something else. Like what??? Jannaleena?? I mean really.