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Nighthawk76 · 08-08-2006, 07:13 PM

Do anyone of you know what other names that your parents considered giving you before they decided on the name you were finally given? Like what would your name have been if you had been the opposite sex?

For a boy's name my parents always wanted Michael. For a girl's name they had decided on Jennifer if I had been a girl. Though they also considered Bridgett as a possible girl's name before finally deciding on Jennifer. My dad said that at first he was reluctant to go with Jennifer because he didn't like Jenny as a nickname.

Michael [hXc] · 08-08-2006, 07:21 PM

my parents didn't agree on names at all, so they had very different ideas of what to name me. my dad wanted to name me after him (joseph) or his father (carmine) and if i was a girl, he wanted to name me francesca. and he had a bunch of other Italian names in mind. my mom wanted to name me michael (my name), matthew, dylan, jason, or evan. and if i was a girl, she would have named me christina.

EmoJoe · 08-08-2006, 07:22 PM

i would've been named Jenna if i was a girl. i hate that name. so i'm glad i turned out to be a boy...

Sharop · 08-08-2006, 07:36 PM

If I'd been a boy, my parents would have named me Michael James. So I'd be Michael James Gibson. I sometimes wonder what I'd be like if I was a boy.

As it is, my name is Michelle (my full name being Stephanie Michelle Gibson.) But I've always been called Michelle. I like the name Stephanie, but my parents have never called me by my first name - they were always going to have me as Michelle, but they thought that "Stephanie Michelle" sounded better than "Michelle Stephanie", so they gave Michelle as my second name. I've always had to correct the teachers at school and tell them that I'm always called Michelle.

I Love John Ritter · 08-08-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharop

As it is, my name is Michelle (my full name being Stephanie Michelle Gibson.)

You have a very pretty name

Janice · 08-08-2006, 09:27 PM

My name was almost Eileen, after my aunt/Godmother. I'm not crazy over that name. My parents decided to make Eileen my middle name instead. I was named Janice because I was born in January.

strawberry cupcake · 08-08-2006, 09:31 PM

if i'd been a boy i would have been named david after my father.

my dad wanted to name me dorothy jaquline alma

but my mom hated it so they named me dorothy rae.

dawsongirl · 08-08-2006, 09:50 PM

I would have been Jeffrey Michael...which is Jeff Gordon's name, so that's pretty damn cool.

Chelsea · 08-08-2006, 10:06 PM

At one point over the last two decades, it got mentioned that had I been born a girl, my name would have been Elizabeth.

Beth. Go figure.

(As for how my name came about: As the World Turns. Imagine if mom'd been watching General Hospital instead)

D.J. · 08-08-2006, 10:10 PM

I was very close to being Dwayne. My dad liked it but my mom was against it.

Ambear · 08-08-2006, 10:21 PM

As for my name, my mom wanted to name me Summer Rose, but my dad thought it was stupid. They wanted a name that nobody else in the family had so they named me Amber. As far as my middle names, my mom put in the name Michelle after her best friend. My dad put in Louise for his sister Wilma Louise (Who was dying from diabetes at the time). So, in the end it became Amber Michelle Louise.

Cactus Jack · 08-08-2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ambear

. Ass far as my middle names,

Never heard of middle names that went as far as your ass

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-08-2006, 10:28 PM

Uhh, my mom told me she wanted to name me Jordan but I guess she settled with Ashlee. I don't know what my dad wanted.

Ambear · 08-08-2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

Never heard of middle names that went as far as your ass

Oops!

Yooch · 08-09-2006, 01:20 AM

I don't know for sure, but I think if my parents had a girl it might've been Eugenia*, shortened to Gen or Jenny. As it turned out, my parents never had a girl, just four ornery boys! I don't know which, if any other boys names they were considering.

*I had a revered great uncle Eugenio, hence the name.

08-08-2006, 07:13 PM	#1
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Names Do anyone of you know what other names that your parents considered giving you before they decided on the name you were finally given? Like what would your name have been if you had been the opposite sex? For a boy's name my parents always wanted Michael. For a girl's name they had decided on Jennifer if I had been a girl. Though they also considered Bridgett as a possible girl's name before finally deciding on Jennifer. My dad said that at first he was reluctant to go with Jennifer because he didn't like Jenny as a nickname.

08-08-2006, 07:22 PM	#3
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08-08-2006, 07:36 PM	#4
Sharop Andy Gibb aged 12 Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 03, 2004 Location: Courthouse Square, Hill Valley, beside the clocktower, 10:04 p.m., November 12th 1955 Posts: 3,912	If I'd been a boy, my parents would have named me Michael James. So I'd be Michael James Gibson. I sometimes wonder what I'd be like if I was a boy. As it is, my name is Michelle (my full name being Stephanie Michelle Gibson.) But I've always been called Michelle. I like the name Stephanie, but my parents have never called me by my first name - they were always going to have me as Michelle, but they thought that "Stephanie Michelle" sounded better than "Michelle Stephanie", so they gave Michelle as my second name. I've always had to correct the teachers at school and tell them that I'm always called Michelle.
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08-08-2006, 09:31 PM	#7
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08-08-2006, 10:06 PM	#9
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	At one point over the last two decades, it got mentioned that had I been born a girl, my name would have been Elizabeth. Beth. Go figure. (As for how my name came about: As the World Turns. Imagine if mom'd been watching General Hospital instead)
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08-08-2006, 07:21 PM	#2
Michael [hXc] dying. Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 8,532	my parents didn't agree on names at all, so they had very different ideas of what to name me. my dad wanted to name me after him (joseph) or his father (carmine) and if i was a girl, he wanted to name me francesca. and he had a bunch of other Italian names in mind. my mom wanted to name me michael (my name), matthew, dylan, jason, or evan. and if i was a girl, she would have named me christina.

08-08-2006, 09:27 PM	#6
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	My name was almost Eileen, after my aunt/Godmother. I'm not crazy over that name. My parents decided to make Eileen my middle name instead. I was named Janice because I was born in January.

08-08-2006, 09:50 PM	#8
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I would have been Jeffrey Michael...which is Jeff Gordon's name, so that's pretty damn cool.

08-08-2006, 10:10 PM	#10
D.J. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 887	I was very close to being Dwayne. My dad liked it but my mom was against it.

08-08-2006, 10:21 PM	#11
Ambear ☮We All Shine On☮ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2004 Location: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Posts: 4,781	As for my name, my mom wanted to name me Summer Rose, but my dad thought it was stupid. They wanted a name that nobody else in the family had so they named me Amber. As far as my middle names, my mom put in the name Michelle after her best friend. My dad put in Louise for his sister Wilma Louise (Who was dying from diabetes at the time). So, in the end it became Amber Michelle Louise.
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08-08-2006, 10:28 PM	#13
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	Uhh, my mom told me she wanted to name me Jordan but I guess she settled with Ashlee. I don't know what my dad wanted.
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08-09-2006, 01:20 AM	#15
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	I don't know for sure, but I think if my parents had a girl it might've been Eugenia, shortened to Gen or Jenny. As it turned out, my parents never had a girl, just four ornery boys! I don't know which, if any other boys names they were considering. I had a revered great uncle Eugenio, hence the name.
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