who are ya named after?

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does exactly what it says on the tin...

anyways, zoe just means life in greek then my middle names are two of my great aunts, calliope and kathryn

so come on...

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first name - my dads, my middles names are both my grandads

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my grandma. she's kathleen, but they thought that was too mean, so i got katherine.

my middle name (elizabeth) is just cause they liked it. and wanted me to have a really fucking long name

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God king something or rather.

No idea. Apparently everyone has my name anyway. Too many Davids. Die.

Indrid Cold

I was named after my grandpa, as the tradition is. The original idea was to give me the corresponding male name of my grandma's, and I'd prefered that, since my grandpa's name is the most usual here.
I hate not being able to go anywhere without meeting someone who has the same name as me.

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My mum decided when she was about 7 that when she was older she wanted to have a little girl called Sarah-Jayne. So she did

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kirsty is the scottish version of christina which is my nan's name
elizabeth because my 'rents liked it
merleybecause my grandma on my dads side liked it

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Jemma - spelt with a J cos me rents wanted to be different
and my middle name is Elizabeth which is a fter a woman who was going to be my godmother but died just before i was born

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If you put my first and middle name together and say it fast you get this...

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mentor01/mandolin.gif

cruel parents...

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Originally posted by hybrid
merleybecause my grandma on my dads side liked it

There's a place called Merley round the corner from me, used to be home of Merley Bird Gardens

/random

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I think my parents took one look at me and thought

"You have more olivey skin than is traditional to our pasty white family, so we'll call you a name so everyone thinks your Spanish."

So I'm Maria. And my middle name (Elaine) came out of nowhere.

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Re: who are ya named after?

Originally posted by paperBprincess
calliope

I love that name 'fair voice'

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Re: Re: who are ya named after?

Originally posted by lisa simpson's saxophone
I love that name 'fair voice'

im the only person i have ever met called that

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Charlotte Rose= Both my grans names

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Re: Re: Re: who are ya named after?

Originally posted by paperBprincess
im the only person i have ever met called that

It's such a pretty name - one of the Greek Muses. I'd love to call one of my kids that, maybe not as a first name but as a middle name maybe.

I'm not named after anyone as far as I know - my parents just liked the name. My middle name is the name of one of my dad's aunts though.

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I was named Siobhan cos when my dad met one of his cousins, he quite liked her, and so he gave me her name.

I found out the other day that it means 'gift of god.' but doesnt it say that for everyones name?? My mate looked his up, 'john' and found out it was 'gift of the lord.' lol

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Re: who are ya named after?

Originally posted by paperBprincess
calliope

how do u pronounce that?

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michelle = after michelle from eastenders (seriously) :rolleyes:
betty-jo = both my nan's names

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U am a Ghanaian Thursday's child. So I am named after nearly every other Thursday born bloke in Ghanaian history. However these days most kids are called Edward and Christoper. Good old Anglicanisation.

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My parents went round all their friends before I was born saying if I was a girl, they'd call me Concordia and if a boy, Smedley.

Lol it was the2worst names they cud find in the baby book, n their friends were jus like, 'umm...yeah, thats nice...'

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(how much do ya wanna bet that somebody on here will have one of those names.... lol)

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Originally posted by blonde__batman
michelle = after michelle from eastenders (seriously) :rolleyes:
betty-jo = both my nan's names

hahaha

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Originally posted by Char_Baby
hahaha

quiet you

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who here has planned the names of their kids, when they have them??

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Originally posted by O_o
who here has planned the names of their kids, when they have them??

me, most people have

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i was named after carly simon (the 80's pop star!) but my mum swaped the 'c' for a 'k' just to be different! :rolleyes:

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My grandma wanted a girl called Charlotte Elizabeth but she had 3 boys (oops). However, being born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital there were a lot of Charlottes around. So Mum and Dad compromised and called me Kate (not Katherine, 'cos they'd never have actually used my full namei if they had) but kept the Elizabeth. Dunno why Kate, I guess they just liked it.

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well i wanna call my two oldest boys, if i have them, Michael and Robert. i dont really have a reason, i just like the names.

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Umm, no real reason.

Lucinda 'cause they wanted to. Heck, my mum wanted to call me Daisy.

Katherine...just 'cause.

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Kristian: Comes from a song apparently. Though my parents made it with a K to differentiate it from the religion.
Charles: No bloody idea. My mum's obsessed with the royal family so its blatently after him.
Michael: After my dad.

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Re: Re: who are ya named after?

Originally posted by Char_Baby
how do u pronounce that?

cal-ee-o-pea

i always choose names for what i want my kids to be called then change my mind, at the moment its:
jasmine alexandria
and jessie-ann rose

me mam always wanted to call her first son thomas, after marrying me dad her dreams were shattered, well, she couldnt really call a kid thomas cooke now could she?