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Warm & Fuzzy · 08-14-2002, 02:54 PM

I know teachers ask this question like EVERY year, but I'm just curious. How did you guys get your names? Like were you named after anyone? Does your name have any signficant meanings?

Kay Scarpetta · 08-14-2002, 02:57 PM

My dad was watching M*A*S*H one night and Hawk-Eye's girlfriend's name was Carly...... so they just...... named me that. Poo.

I was almost named Maura...

I like the name Deidra.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 08-14-2002, 03:06 PM

Well..my mother wanted something to go with our lastname (Bell). Originally her first ones were: Liberty, and Betsy Ross...Thank GOD my Dad refused! I mean...c'mon- youre just asking for a beating @ school with names like that! So, they finally decided on Crystal. Yeah..I get the DING DONGS, cow bell, Clear, things ALL the time.

Dr. Lilith Sternin · 08-14-2002, 03:12 PM

My mother got my name from the Bible. I was supposed to be born around palm sunday/Easter, and Bethany was the town where Jesus stayed before Palm Sunday, where he performed a famous miracle (anyone know which I'm referring to? LOL). Anyway, the name also means "House of Figs" which means fruitful. That's me, Miss Fruitful!

Anyway, I actually love my name! Which is odd, because most people hate theirs. I have a little fetish with my name... I'm a weirdo.

LOL

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 08-14-2002, 03:13 PM

Umm my mom said, "Let's name her Amy" and my dad said, "Okay."

Ewan's My Man · 08-14-2002, 03:14 PM

I was gonna be Caitlin Marie blaaaah...but then my mommy met someone named Lauren and she had never heard that name b4 and she really liked it, so, yea. Now I'm Lauren Kelly

Titania · 08-14-2002, 03:16 PM

Well, my fathers aunt was named Caroline and my mothers aunt was named Joyce (my middle name) so it was kind of a compromise there. My mom also admitted that she she liked the way the name sounded because it reminded her of Caroline Kennedy.
Yeah, I dont mind my name too much, but by the time I was eight I was bordering sick to death of that Neil Diamond song.

KerriBerri687 · 08-14-2002, 03:39 PM

weeeeeeeeellllll...my name needed to start with a 'K' but my parents didnt know wut to name me. first my mom said Karly but my dad said nooooooo...n then my dad said Kara but it didnt work with my last name. n then my mom said kimberly and my dad said "yay" but than my mom realized she hated the name kim and only like kimberly! soooooo than my dad was lookin at a irish newspaper *i dunno y* and he saw the name kerri and he asked my mom if she liked it and she said ya so thats how i got my name.

Crimson and Clover · 08-14-2002, 04:00 PM

i was names after my great aunt Mary.

Czas na Zywiec · 08-14-2002, 04:02 PM

Mom: Domy mu imie Krzysztof.
Dad: Dobrze.

There you go.

dawsongirl · 08-14-2002, 04:06 PM

My dad wanted a name that couldn't be shortened into a nickname, and out came Cathy. Who knows were it came from.

-*Forever*- · 08-14-2002, 04:10 PM

My parents liked the name Kaitlyn. They were gonna name me Keaton (that's my mom's middle name) but nnnnnnnooooooooo, I get stuck with Kaitlyn.

Kristina · 08-14-2002, 04:17 PM

My mom told me she always wanted to be named Christina since she was a teen and so she named me Kristina she thought a K was more unique I guess.

-*Forever*- · 08-14-2002, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dawsongirl
My dad wanted a name that couldn't be shortened into a nickname, and out came Cathy. Who knows were it came from.

What about Cat?

QueenOfTheGypsies · 08-14-2002, 04:46 PM

My parents were going to name me Heather. But then my mom saw the name Shannon somewhere, and she thought it was pretty and very unusual. Of course, by the time I went to junior high school, I always had at least one other Shannon in one of my classes.

08-14-2002, 02:54 PM	#1
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	How did you get your name? I know teachers ask this question like EVERY year, but I'm just curious. How did you guys get your names? Like were you named after anyone? Does your name have any signficant meanings?
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08-14-2002, 02:57 PM	#2
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	My dad was watching MAS*H one night and Hawk-Eye's girlfriend's name was Carly...... so they just...... named me that. Poo. I was almost named Maura... I like the name Deidra.
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08-14-2002, 03:06 PM	#3
¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ MISS APRIL Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 19, 2001 Location: Parsonsfield ME Shaws - Screwing my way up the employment ladder! Posts: 68,780	Well..my mother wanted something to go with our lastname (Bell). Originally her first ones were: Liberty, and Betsy Ross...Thank GOD my Dad refused! I mean...c'mon- youre just asking for a beating @ school with names like that! So, they finally decided on Crystal. Yeah..I get the DING DONGS, cow bell, Clear, things ALL the time.
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08-14-2002, 03:12 PM	#4
Dr. Lilith Sternin Ice Cube in Heels Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2002 Posts: 523	My mother got my name from the Bible. I was supposed to be born around palm sunday/Easter, and Bethany was the town where Jesus stayed before Palm Sunday, where he performed a famous miracle (anyone know which I'm referring to? LOL). Anyway, the name also means "House of Figs" which means fruitful. That's me, Miss Fruitful! Anyway, I actually love my name! Which is odd, because most people hate theirs. I have a little fetish with my name... I'm a weirdo. LOL
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08-14-2002, 03:14 PM	#6
Ewan's My Man I'll Cover You Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 29, 2001 Location: Beneath the opera house... Posts: 5,682	I was gonna be Caitlin Marie blaaaah...but then my mommy met someone named Lauren and she had never heard that name b4 and she really liked it, so, yea. Now I'm Lauren Kelly
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08-14-2002, 03:13 PM	#5
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	Umm my mom said, "Let's name her Amy" and my dad said, "Okay."

08-14-2002, 03:16 PM	#7
Titania a part of that Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 04, 2000 Posts: 3,694	Well, my fathers aunt was named Caroline and my mothers aunt was named Joyce (my middle name) so it was kind of a compromise there. My mom also admitted that she she liked the way the name sounded because it reminded her of Caroline Kennedy. Yeah, I dont mind my name too much, but by the time I was eight I was bordering sick to death of that Neil Diamond song.
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08-14-2002, 03:39 PM	#8
KerriBerri687 defying gravity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2001 Location: you'll find me in Emerald City...I'm the green one with the flying monkeys Posts: 2,869	weeeeeeeeellllll...my name needed to start with a 'K' but my parents didnt know wut to name me. first my mom said Karly but my dad said nooooooo...n then my dad said Kara but it didnt work with my last name. n then my mom said kimberly and my dad said "yay" but than my mom realized she hated the name kim and only like kimberly! soooooo than my dad was lookin at a irish newspaper i dunno y and he saw the name kerri and he asked my mom if she liked it and she said ya so thats how i got my name.
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08-14-2002, 04:00 PM	#9
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08-14-2002, 04:02 PM	#10
Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	Mom: Domy mu imie Krzysztof. Dad: Dobrze. There you go.

08-14-2002, 04:06 PM	#11
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	My dad wanted a name that couldn't be shortened into a nickname, and out came Cathy. Who knows were it came from.

08-14-2002, 04:10 PM	#12
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08-14-2002, 04:17 PM	#13
Kristina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 27, 2001 Location: CaLiFoRnIa, UsA Posts: 8,890	My mom told me she always wanted to be named Christina since she was a teen and so she named me Kristina she thought a K was more unique I guess.

08-14-2002, 04:46 PM	#15
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