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My mother named me after some hot asian girl she knew. Oddly I am quite like my name's origin (mythology not asian girl).
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My name is Anton Maria, which is a quite particular male name in use in Italy. The reason my father had choosen it, was for its plain and simple euphony. Anton as itself is German (Bruckner), Russian (Cechov) as well as a diminutive of Antonio, which origins are Etruscan and later Greek (from the word 'flower' - ἄνθος). I like my saint, Sant'Antonio, he's always being holding and warmly protecting newborn Jesus. I'm an atheist.
Feb 23, 2010 12:02 by logosfabula-
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I love your name! I don't believe I've ever heard that combination before, probably because I'm not in Italy, lol. Nice description, even the atheist part, hehe:b.
Feb 23, 2010 13:35 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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@pensandpencilsgalore: ty mademoiselle.. mademoiselle.. mmh no 'real' french comes to my mind at the moment; and that's a plus for niceness I suppose :P
Feb 23, 2010 15:35 by logosfabula. -
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I like this. Anton Maria sounds very distinguished. Are you distinguished?
Feb 23, 2010 19:11 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna: I'd say yes.
Feb 24, 2010 05:05 by logosfabula.
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Actually, the only thing I Know is that my mom would have like to call me Bryan but there was already a Bryan so they chose something similar... Kevin
Feb 21, 2010 17:44 by newk82 from iphone-
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Did she like the Backstreet Boys ;) ?
Feb 23, 2010 01:29 by x-u.
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The name Kristen means follower of Christ --- but I like the urbandictionary.com meaning better: Slang for "most awesome girl ever"; usually extremely beautiful. can surprise you at what she can do. very outgoing. can be emotional at times, but mostly just wants to party!
Kristen is a very common first name for women (#194 out of 4276)
I have no idea why my parents picked to name me kristen. I guess they just liked the name. I like it, so thats what really matters, right? ...just DONT call me krissy or even worse krissi (with a heart over the i) !!
Feb 20, 2010 21:57 by kristenskydiver -
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My name is Meghan. In the year of my birth, I am sad to say it was all the way up at 65 in the top 100 names of the year (1985) but I love the story of why my mother picked it, so I forgive the popularity.
My mom named me after the main character in the novel The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough. I guess it might have something to do with the mini-series, but she claims it was really the book. I'm not sure why she gave me Meghan, because the character is Meghann. I just read that. I'll have to ask her. So, I am named after a girl who sleeps with her priest.I like it a lot because of the spelling. The H is important to me.
Feb 20, 2010 18:44 by notanotherskye-
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H agreed.
Feb 20, 2010 20:51 by discomeg2.
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My parents chose Brady as my name because they liked it. There wasn't really much else to it. But they couldn't decide on a middle name so I got two: Matthew Randolph. Both are great, great grandfathers.
Feb 20, 2010 16:16 by thebradymachine -
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My Name is Natalie, originally it was going to be Natalia but it rhymes with my last name Battaglia. So to save me years of pain and humiliation my grandmother just decided to stick with the Americanized version of Natalia.
Feb 20, 2010 14:57 by aimeejean-
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I was told once that it's very popular in Italy to give your child a rhyming name.
Feb 20, 2010 18:34 by notanotherskye. -
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That's pretty cool, I've never heard of that. (:
Feb 20, 2010 20:21 by aimeejean.
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my name is shira and it means poetry in hebrew
Feb 20, 2010 14:18 by aspirin-
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that's really pretty.
Feb 20, 2010 14:51 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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I agree. Very pretty, with a lovely meaning!
Feb 20, 2010 18:34 by notanotherskye.
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Kelly: My mom really liked the cartoon strip Pogo, so she named me after the author and artist, Walt Kelly. When she wrote to him to tell him that, he sent her the original art for the strip from my birth day, pictured above.
I found it here http://209.212.22.88/data/rbr/1960-1969/1963/1963.06.26.pdf Check out the all of the comics on page 27. It was a different time.Feb 20, 2010 13:20 by kellydna-
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Great story :)
Feb 20, 2010 13:56 by merendis. -
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that's too cool!
Feb 20, 2010 14:51 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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You were born in Red Bank, NJ?
Feb 20, 2010 16:33 by saxchik. -
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@saxchik: No, but that's the only online picture of my day's strip I could find.
Feb 20, 2010 16:35 by kellydna. -
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That is great! What a gracious response to an honor like that, too.
Feb 20, 2010 18:35 by notanotherskye.
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My name's Katie Nicole Carol Viola Lawson. Katie because my mother liked it better than Jolene (her grandmother's suggetion), Nicole because apparently Carol (occurs frequently in the family) and Viola (a woman that was like a mother to my father) weren't enough.
That explains the sn too haha.
Feb 20, 2010 12:00 by kncvl-
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that is quite a mouthful, lol.
Feb 20, 2010 12:53 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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@pensandpencilsgalore: yeah, it's a little ridiculous!
Feb 20, 2010 13:13 by kncvl. -
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I love the name Viola. It flows off the tongue so lyrically.
Feb 20, 2010 18:36 by notanotherskye.
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Jennifer Susanne...
My mom thought she was being unique by naming me Jennifer - she was a teacher and had a 6th grade student named Jennifer who was really nice and she fell in love with the name. Apparently so did everyone else, as it became the most popular name for girls for about 10 years. At least my middle name is spelled in a nontraditional kind of way with an "s" rather than a "z". Susanne comes from my mom's name (Susan), which explains the different spelling.Interestingly enough, the popularity of my name really bothered me in elementary school (there were 11 Jennifers in my class) and so I renamed myself "Mandy." It stuck and I still use it today.
Feb 20, 2010 11:59 by mandy716 -
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I am named after an Acer netbook, owned by the Digital Ghost. As part of my reimbursement for the honour of having that name bestowed upon me, Merendis and I have bequeathed to him our first born child.
Feb 20, 2010 11:54 by a_noob-
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hahahah, too great:).
Feb 20, 2010 12:55 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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LOL! You just made me dribble, only not in a boy on boy party, carnal type of way.
Feb 20, 2010 14:37 by thedigitalghost.
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Two paternal grandads of my parents, to give me the name William Thomas. But that makes me William Wallis! So I get called Tom instead. Fortunately. :-)
Feb 20, 2010 11:51 by thatjazzguy from iphone -
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My name is Meghan Marie Chiampa.
Meghan - After both grandmothers, both named Margaret. Meghan is Welsh or something for Margaret. Marie is after my Great-grandmother and Chiampa is Italian for someone who has leg problems. Which is funny because I do.
I have to tell you my SN too. I use it mostly everywhere on the interwebs. I used to have a pet mouse named Disco Jason. I named him Disco Jason because I really liked the movie Boogie Nights, the whole disco era etc in high school, still do. Not so much the music, more of the lifestyle and fashion. His name was Jason after a person on Real World Boston. haha. Anyways, I named my SN after him, way back in the AOL days, and 2 is my lucky number. DiscoMeg2.
As for Disco Jason, he lived to be 2 and half years old. Which is old for a mouse. He had a little disco ball in his cage. He was awesome.
Feb 20, 2010 11:29 by discomeg2-
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Your mouse sounds like he was rockin' it!
Feb 20, 2010 14:17 by athanie. -
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i had wondered who discomeg1 might have been. i am glad i know now.
Feb 20, 2010 16:44 by rabbitdan. -
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You're a Meghan with an H, too!! Sister!!!
Feb 20, 2010 18:46 by notanotherskye. -
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@rabbitdan: Idk if there was. In 1995, you just had to have numbers and letters together.
Feb 20, 2010 20:53 by discomeg2.
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I am named after both Granddads, Keith for my first name and David for the middle name. I dont really like my name tho, mabey i can change it to something awesome like Thor.
Feb 20, 2010 10:36 by sayanythingbam-
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I had a friend who's father changed his name to Hawk.
Feb 20, 2010 11:29 by discomeg2. -
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Keith is a very strong name. Only awesome people should be named Keith.
Feb 20, 2010 18:47 by notanotherskye.
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My dad was lobbying hard for Lindsay (even after I was born), but my mum won out because my older cousin had pointed out that she had "carried the critter for nine months." So it was Ann, after my maternal grandmother. Middle name is Ryan, which is the maiden name of my dad's mother. Ryan was a little hard to figure out during the middle name guessing game because none of my gal friends thought it'd be a (traditionally) male name. : P
Feb 20, 2010 10:28 by athanie-
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I love it :).
Feb 20, 2010 11:27 by pensandpencilsgalore.
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I've always seen cars that break down growing up (Dad always drove fords), so when I noticed how reliable hondas were (200k + miles with little maintenance) I fell in love and was known as hondaboy. Then someone ran a red light and totalled my civic, so I switched to toyota (also reliable, more affordable, more interior room) and I became toyotaboy (lame I know). Of course with the recent recalls and lies by the CEO, I've lost a lot of respect for the company
Feb 20, 2010 09:32 by toyotaboy-
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I LOVE Hondas!
Feb 20, 2010 09:37 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Nissan though; GT-R for the win.
Feb 20, 2010 10:55 by a_noob.
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Jena: named after character my parents liked in a made-for-tv movie they saw while living in Germany. Spelled with one "n" so it would be unique.
Feb 20, 2010 09:21 by jenaissance from iphone-
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Oh and my middle name is the super common Marie, but I was named after my mom (it's her first name). The story behind my kids' names is better, my daughter is named after an obscure star trek: tbg character :)
Feb 20, 2010 09:30 by jenaissance. -
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TNG that is.
Feb 20, 2010 09:31 by jenaissance. -
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I like it with one n. It's very pretty.
Feb 20, 2010 18:48 by notanotherskye.
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I was named after Jacqueline Kennedy who was my mothers idol.
Feb 20, 2010 08:46 by jacosaurus-
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Good choice on the idol selection by your mum.
Feb 20, 2010 14:38 by thedigitalghost.
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My mother liked the name "Stephanie" because it didn't rhyme and was under the impression it wasn't a popular name (haha, wrong). My father liked the name "Roxanne" but my mother didn't like names that were too easy to rhyme; she had a rhyme-y name and hated it. She thought Roxanne would become Roxy and it would a lifetime of foxy-Roxy for me so Mom won. Ironic that I kind of like the name Roxanne/Roxy and hate my own name. It is rhyme-y, especially the shorter versions.
Feb 20, 2010 08:32 by stephie-
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good thinking mom
Feb 20, 2010 12:31 by joe_dude. -
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it might not rhyme, but what about the horrors of "step-on-me"?
Feb 20, 2010 13:49 by merendis. -
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@merendis: My step-dad had a girlfriend and when he heard she got pregnant he called her "stuff-in-me." Isn't that rotten?
I tried to think like a cruel child before deciding on a name for my own child.Feb 20, 2010 18:49 by notanotherskye.
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Erin, which means Ireland. Erin Go Bragh = Ireland FOREVER!!
Feb 20, 2010 08:31 by miss_anthrope-
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Salut.
Feb 20, 2010 18:50 by notanotherskye. -
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Slainte!
Feb 21, 2010 10:02 by miss_anthrope.
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James ~ My father's name, my grandfather's name
Most common male name in the U.S. census 1990
Most common first name for a U.S. President
derivative of JacobFeb 20, 2010 07:42 by jdproductions -
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My mom apparently wanted to name me Victoria or Olivia, but since I was the first and possibly only child in my dad's family (didn't end up being the case, but there was only one boy who showed up 15 years after I was born), I was saddled with carrying forward my dad's and grandpa's name, James. Thus, Jamie. I didn't like it much when I was a kid, but now I do, especially its gender neutral quality :P
Feb 20, 2010 07:30 by nonlinear_time-
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I like Jamie.
Feb 20, 2010 11:31 by sayanythingbam.
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Zippie is short of Zippallini, my great-grandfather’s family name. The Zippallini’s were world famous toboggan makers back in the old country. They were also well known for their acrobatics and had a travelling show call ‘The Flying Zippallini’s’. Tragically, my great-grandfather broke both his arms while testing a toboggan in the Swiss Alps back in 1883 and was never again able to perform his trapeze act. The Zippallini’s ended the trapeze act and closed the Zippallini Toboggan Factory in 1885. They became outlaw gypsies and spent the rest of their lives traversing the old country in a caravan made from old toboggans. On another note, an original ‘Zippie Toboggan’ recently sold for $8500 at a Sotheby’s auction in London.
It’s Zippie!
Believe it or not!Feb 20, 2010 07:14 by zippie-
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That's too wacky to not be true!
Feb 20, 2010 07:34 by nonlinear_time. -
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I do not think you can make this stuff up.
Zippie has a nice sound to it.Feb 20, 2010 07:36 by leopicado. -
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if this is BS, it's the best piece i've read in a long time
Feb 20, 2010 08:29 by bingo3. -
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so unique, especially the story, I love it!
Feb 20, 2010 09:09 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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this story would make a good Simpsons episode
Feb 20, 2010 12:32 by joe_dude. -
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Zippie Toboggans, that's pretty funny
Feb 20, 2010 16:29 by joe_dude.
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Feb 20, 2010 06:45 by coco-tidan-
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Lots of history behind the name, eh? I looked up mine and there's like 2 lines.
Feb 20, 2010 14:14 by athanie.
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My first name is my Dad's name.
My middle name was my Grandpa's name, but I was also born on Saint Leonard's Day.
Since my siblings never cared for my first name, they have always used my middle name... so, I am Leo! =o)Feb 20, 2010 06:06 by leopicado-
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haha, cute!
Feb 20, 2010 09:26 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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My baby is Leo :)
Feb 20, 2010 18:52 by notanotherskye.
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When you're Jewish, you tend to get named after dead relatives. I'm named after my great grandmother Lillian and my great grandfather Samuel ... Lauren Sue. If I was a boy instead, you could have called me Bruce.
Feb 20, 2010 06:06 by saxchik-
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that is a great name combination! I much prefer that over Bruce, haha.
Feb 20, 2010 09:27 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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I always thought it sounded very Southern (Lauren Sue) for someone who we born and brought up in upstate NY.
Feb 20, 2010 10:14 by saxchik. -
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saxchik is cause i'm chick who plays saxophone.
Feb 20, 2010 10:14 by saxchik.
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My father wanted to name me after Van Morrison, but my mother disliked Van.
They thought about Ivan, once more, my mother was not liking it.
After DAYS of fighting like that, they agreed with Evan.Feb 20, 2010 05:03 by eman_rocks-
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I've always really liked that name.
Feb 20, 2010 09:27 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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That's a good compromise.
Feb 20, 2010 18:53 by notanotherskye.
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No story behind mine, I'm afraid.
My parents simply liked the name Kim and chose it for me because it was fairly uncommon without being too weird. As it turns out I think they made the right choice... I'm one of the few people I know who actually likes their own name :-PFeb 20, 2010 04:22 by yadarfyn -
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My parents got drunks and thought David was the way to go :)
Feb 20, 2010 03:38 by superc0w from iphone-
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haha, beautiful story!
Feb 20, 2010 09:29 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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You got lucky. Most parents that get drunk and name their children end up naming them things like Aristotle or Dirtbike.
Feb 20, 2010 18:54 by notanotherskye. -
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Hah I wish it was a true story. I really have no idea how they came up with my name. My SN is because I used to think ubuntu's apt-get Easter egg was clever, and I grew up on a farm.
Feb 20, 2010 23:41 by superc0w.
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Apparently my parents had a babysitter named Meredith and they just liked the name. Unlike my siblings, there was no fighting, no back and forth, no compromising, I was always going to be Meredith (Welsh for 'Guardian of the Sea')
Additionally, I have my father's last name, but my mother's last name as my middle name. I always won when we played that game of trying to guess new friends' middles names. Somehow 'Drazinski' was never high up on anyone's list...
Feb 20, 2010 03:16 by merendis-
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I am planning on giving my prospective future children my last name as their middle name- it's nice to see there are side perks, although I have one of those first name-last names so it won't be quite so easy for them to win. I'll bet everyone's first guess was always Marie, so many girls have the middle name Marie.
Feb 20, 2010 07:39 by nonlinear_time. -
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I'm a middle name Marie! But it's my mom's first name. My kids all have Chinese middle names, they willnot be easy to guess :)
Feb 20, 2010 09:26 by jenaissance. -
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@nonlinear_time: Elizabeth and Anne are common ones as well... I do recommend the last-name-as-a-middle-name thing. I choose to go by it, my siblings, don't, but it gives us the choice without burdening us with the hyphenated last name.
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I like the picture you chose too!
Feb 20, 2010 14:13 by athanie.
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I was named after Jason of the Argonauts. My father apparently liked the Greek myth.
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My mother wanted to call me Callie, my father wanted to name me Callahan.
The name Calann seemed to suit both of their tastes.Feb 20, 2010 01:15 by pensandpencilsgalore-
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Me like!!!! It is a great name!!! =o)
Feb 20, 2010 06:08 by leopicado. -
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Never heard of any other Calanns, but it's a very lovely name!
Feb 20, 2010 13:55 by merendis. -
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That is a nice name. Callie is catchy too.
Feb 20, 2010 14:09 by athanie. -
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A unique name!
Feb 23, 2010 11:50 by logosfabula. -
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@leopicado: @merendis: @athanie: @logosfabula: thank you very much:).
Feb 23, 2010 13:33 by pensandpencilsgalore.
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Mom just liked the name so I don't have much to offer for a story, but per the interwebz:
1.) Dark one
2.) From the city of HadriaFeb 20, 2010 00:32 by thedigitalghost-
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Adrian? Nice to meet you...
Feb 20, 2010 06:09 by leopicado. -
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Can I yell it like rocky? :)
Feb 20, 2010 09:28 by jenaissance. -
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"Dark One" is kind of telling since you're in with Voldemort's squad. You have very nice eyes too.
Feb 20, 2010 14:08 by athanie. -
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@athanie: I know. It suits me.
Feb 20, 2010 14:39 by thedigitalghost. -
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@jenaissance: Sure you can. There's an opening in the chorus of everyone else that I have met that screams "Yo' Adrian!"
Feb 20, 2010 14:39 by thedigitalghost.
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God I have the world's most boring name, Amanda Nicole. Ironically enough, I have it because my parents thought it was unique. I started going by Mandy because there were about six Amanda's in my class. Plus kids think it's hilarious to call you "A man, duh". I think Mandy fits me better anyway :)
Feb 20, 2010 00:14 by hardrockhippie-
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I like "Mandy."
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Tee hee! I called myself Mandy and I'm a Jennifer!
Feb 20, 2010 12:13 by mandy716.
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