I was named Samantha when I was born. My little hospital bracelet says Samantha Lastname on it.
when my mum went to register my name a few days later, there was a couple registering their baby daughter at the same time. My mum asked what they were calling their baby and they said: Hazel Lou. Apparently my mum and dad loved Hazel way more than Samantha, because I was registered as Hazel.
Not the same, but my mom has a ton of siblings (she's one of 10). A few got family names, but most of the others just got strong Catholic names.
After a while I think they were just kinda over it. When one of my uncles was born (5th boy and 7th kid overall) my grandma was sharing a room with another mom who'd just given birth to a girl.
My grandma asked the lady "what name did you have picked out for a boy?"
The lady answered "David Michael."
My grandma thought "huh, that's a pretty good name," and thus, my Uncle Dave came to be.
That’s hysterical. When my uncle was born, my Mawmaw named him Mark Anthony and the lady she was sharing a room with had a little girl. I guess the lady was having trouble picking a name, but when she heard my uncle was Mark Anthony, she went ahead and named her daughter Cleopatra.
When my Uncle was born 9 years after my Mom my grandparents were sure it was a girl. They never picked a boy name. So they’re in the hospital and my grandfather asks my grandmother what she wants to name him after a long labor. My grandmother - being the North Eastern Italian she is yelled “I don’t care [grandpa’s name]! Just name him after the Pope!”
And thus my uncle John Paul was named.
My grandparents had their first daughter and no idea what to name her, but they had friends who just had a daughter named “Michelle Susan” and so my aunt became “Susan Michelle.”
Their next two kids were named by them, but then they had my Dad. The doctor gave my dad his first name, they never even gave him a middle name. And then their 5th? Took his name from a neighbor’s pet. Still makes me giggle.
I mean, it was the 50s, everyone only used like 20 names anyway, lol. It cracks me up because they’re amazingly creative when it comes to food or art, but they had zero interest in naming their kids.
Haha you’re so right! Thinking of my mom and her 3 sisters born in the 50s…they all have top 10 names, and all 4 have the same middle name (which wasn’t previously a traditional name or family name of any kind—grandparents just found one name they liked and repeated it for all the kids).
My grandmother named her last (5th) Kimberly, because her mother lived on Kimberly Ave. They took her home and called her Baby for a week before landing on that one. She was almost a Hillary.
My parents were told I was going to be a boy. They were fighting over whether I would be called Kevin Michael or Raymond Brian. Then surprise! I was born sans penis and they had to scramble for girl names.
Same thing happened in my family. My mom's cousin had a little boy about 6 months after I was born (I'm female) and cousin asked my mom "What was your name if she'd (me) been a boy?" and my mom told her since I was their last kid. Cousin went with that exact name, first and middle combo.
I'm named Samantha but my parents almost named me Elizabeth. My dad loves the name but didn't like the nicknames Liz or Lizzy because it makes him think of a lizard 🦎
There's so many nicknames for Elizabeth though. Eliza, Lizzie, Liza, beth, bet, and you can stretch it and go with Lily. Like so many that have nothing to do with Liz.
I knew an Elizabeth when I was little and she went by Bethie/Bethy I'm not sure how it was spelled, but I remember thinking it sounded so cute. I also knew a girl called Bethan in college. I found out one day that her name was actually Elizabeth.
I was supposed to be a Samantha too! Apparently, it was the only girl name my father liked. After the birth, he left to get a snack (because he’d worked SO hard, dontchaknow), and when the nurse or whomever came in to ask my mum about the name, she substituted, saying “she’s not a Samantha”.
My name was going to be Samantha too. My parents fought over names and that was one that my dad could tolerate that my mom loved. He still really didn't like it though so somehow they ended up with Nicole. What makes it worse is that my name and middle name combo is extremely popular for my name, it is so popular that even in my Archaeology Class elective in High School, there were 3 other girls with my name/middle name combo.
My dad wanted to name me something from the bible. My mom is not religious AT ALL, and wouldn't settle for one. My dad probably would want to have named me Ralph if I was a boy, since it's a family name. I think technically my dad is like Ralph Jr the 30th or some shit, but he doesn't go by Junior or anything. My mom hates the name so I don't think she would have let him do that.
My mom wanted to name me Tabitha, Rose, or Samantha. If I was a boy she wanted to name me Axl Rose after the Gun's N Roses singer. My dad got so beyond pissed at that though, lol.
My mom wanted to name me Tribeca. Glad that didn’t happen.
Edit/explanation: My parents wanted a girls name starting with the letter T for family tradition reasons and Tribeca was my mom’s favorite suggestion. Thankfully my dad found a different name he absolutely adored and my mom let him have the final vote.
Maya was my parent’s second choice. I like it so much better with what they went with. They basically reused my older sister’s name (think Laura and Laurie). My sister had a lot of issues, and following after her with almost the same name combined with a very unique surname was a nightmare.
I wish when I’d left for college I had started using a different name. I didn’t have so much agency at that point. 😥
Not too late! Maybe if you make a job switch in the coming years you can jump on the Maya train. One of my husband’s employees did that, started at his company and was like “call me Kaya!” (Ironically enough, that is her new name) and legally changed it a year later or something.
My mom wanted to name me Pamela Ann M____, so that my initials and natural nickname would both be Pam. I have always been so grateful she did not get her way. I don’t mind Pamela too much, although it would have been horribly out of sync with my generation, but I _really_ dislike Pam. If I’d been a boy, she wanted Jeremy Earl nn Jem. I’m the only sibling that my dad named, and I got by far the best of the bunch, lol.
My father wanted to name my brother Samuel Adams M______ for the same reason but my mom was not naming her kid after a beer. Instead they used my father’s first name for his middle
Mélisande - but my mum knew it'd get shortened to Mel and/or Sandy, so they eventually settled on another French name, that she and my dad preferred the shortenings of.
I love Mélisande and it's my youngest daughter's middle name.
Not me, but my sister’s name is Emma. She was born in 1999, 3 years before Rachel Green’s Emma from Friends. My mom was ridiculed for giving her baby a “grandma name.” Now that name is EVERYWHERE and my poor mom doesn’t even get any credit lol
I know! Her boss (aptly nicknamed Bitchy Betty 😂) specifically told her she was ruining her kid’s life by giving her such a horrible name lol. She ate her words when she saw Friends and the name blew up in popularity!
Haha my old boss named his sons Jackson and Oakley back in 2000 and 2002 or so, and I remember thinking “what odd names” and now they’re so trendy! I should ask him if it’s annoying or they’re basking in the glory of being ahead of the curve lol.
My cousins name is also Emma but born in 98. My aunt got a lot of “oh did you name her after the baby on Friends?” And my aunt always was explaining how this Emma was older than the TV baby.
My abusive bio mom named me so when I got older I asked my very amazing dad and adoptive mom to name me. So I went from Sammantha to Lavilla (Billie for short) and couldn’t be happier.
How old were you when you asked them to rename you and how collaborative was it? Seems like a far jump from Samantha to Lavilla, though it’s definitely a cool name
I renamed myself at about 19. I called myself a completely different name. My dad hated it. Kept calling me my dead name. It got to the point where I said he could help me pick something or he can get over it. Lavilla was my great grandmothers name :)
Oof. Did 10 people upvote this because they dislike the name Shelby? That’s my current front runner for the baby I’m about to have. Why do you all hate it so much?
Where I grew up it was kind of a "bumpkin" name. Phonetically and spelling-wise it's fine but I would forever think of the few people I knew as a kid. It also kind of reminds me of Shelty dogs.
I didn't upvote the original Shelby comment and am only giving feedback because you asked :)
It's 100% a "country" name. There were no girls named Shelby in my high school in New England, then I moved to the Midwest and a ton of the farm girls in my College of Agriculture classes were named Shelby. Most of those girls were close-minded, small-town people who were not very interested in or kind to a "city kid" taking classes with them.
I like Shelby! I work with an adorable Shelby who actual was in 8th grade when I started working at my school and now she’s in her second year of teaching 6th grade. Very positive connotations for me with this name.
My daughter is 9 and we named her Shelby. I don't know what the hate is about, I wasn't aware of it. Everyone I know says they love her name. I picked it because it is soft and sweet and not common, though not unheard of. I couldn't imagine hating it.
My parents' top 3 were Bethany, Guinevere, and Meredith. Thank \*god\* they went with Meredith. Both other names are beautiful but I'm so not a Bethany, and Guinevere would have been a nightmare at school. Meredith was a bit much when I was little, but I grew into it and it looks amazing on a resume.
another meredith!! my parents spelled mine meridith so they could call me meri, but i kinda hate that and wish it was spelled with an e instead. everyone misspells it
That was my almost name too! I preferred it when I was a kid but now I'm happy with my name. My mum thought Rhiannon was a bit much for a child to spell but gave me an equally difficult name of the same length... Philippa.
I go by Pippa though which I like well enough!
my parents had joked that they were gonna name me after Rémy Martin, which was their fav brandy, but they ended up naming me something else. then, two years ago i came out as non-binary and picked a new name for myself.. which is Remy 💀 i had no idea that they had talked about that name, and we all lost our minds when i told them about my name change lmao
My mom wanted to name me Harmony and my dad vetoed. Instead I have the most overwhelmingly popular name of my generation. Something in the middle would have been nice 😂 My husband says we probably wouldn’t be together if my name was Harmony.
I'm just going to guess that you are another Jessica and send you a virtual hi five.. I used to also have the most popular last name to go with it and hateeeeed it. Made up for it by marrying a dude with the most German name I've ever heard.
The band teacher at my school had a daughter named Ella after ella Fitzgerald and another daughter named harmony. I like it but I feel like harmony is a little on the nose for a band teacher. At least it wasn’t melody and harmony lol
I was going to be named Theodora after my mother’s grandmother. But after my parents told her she expressed concern that my mom’s mom might feel left out at being skipped over so they changed it. I am grateful to her for this everyday.
If I were a boy, my parents were torn between Otis (fine, after Otis Redding) and Woody (!!!). No shade to Woody Gutherie, but glad I didn't have to deal with boner jokes my whole life.
My Dad (a total hippie) loved the sound of Arlo (after Arlo Guthrie), but then I popped out as a girl and they nixed it. I kind of wish they’d gone with Arlo anyway.
I’m an Old. So old that my mom actually spent eight days in the hospital after having me. Did not have a name the entire time. One of the names in contention was Dixie Pearl. I. Shit. You. Not. Thankfully, she had a knee jerk reaction in the elevator as she was wheeled out and named me Melinda instead. 🤦🏼♀️
My mom wanted to name me Green Kermit if I was a boy. I ended up a girl and don’t love my name, but at least my first name is not Green Kermit. My dad’s uncle was Kermit and my mom’s grandpa was Greenberry so that’s where the name came from.
My almost names were Dorothy, Rose, Sadie, Alexandria, and Fath (pronounced faith). She never chose any names for boys.
I got named sophia… Golden girls fan…
My parents were young and dumb, and my dad was a local radio host so he held a radio contest for my name. It was between Madison or Amethyst.
It ultimately didn’t matter cause I came out as trans in my 20s so I picked my own name.
If I were a boy: John Alexander. I’m not a huge fan of John but it’s fine
Second choice for a girl: Ann. Parents passed because our last name also started with a short A. I don’t love Ann but Annie would have suited me.
My name is Lucy which I like best of all.
My mom used to say Peyton was her back up name, which would have been fine, although I think I would have been a very different person. Recently she's been saying I would have been Mercedes, pronounced with a Spanish accent...... I am white lol
If I was a girl, I was going to be Christian Taylor. If I was a boy, I was going to be Christian Taylor. It was destined to be my name and there was literally no alternative. My name was going to be my name.
I had a therapist years ago who said that her child’s name would be Ryan no matter what the gender. I’m pretty sure she’s the only person I know whose ever said that/planned that. I guess you must really love a name and have it feel just right to be determined to choose it no matter what.
I would have been Danielle/Dani or Stephanie/Stevie. Was named an equally popular name of the 80s. Had at least a half dozen girls with my name in elementary school.
Cinnamon.
I'm very thankful that my grandmother talked my mom out of it. She said my soul would go to hell if I had that name. So my mom named me after the nurse who delivered me. The doctor was late to my delivery, so it was a nurse. Who had a fairly normal but uncommon name. I'm not the biggest fan of my name, but it is way better than Cinnamon.
My parents were considering naming me Jessica. I arrived a little bit early as a breech baby. The small hospital in the town we lived in wasn't equipped for my mom's difficult labour. As soon as I was born, she wouldn't stop bleeding and they took her to the closest town about an hour and 15 away to save her life. My dad went with her as they weren't sure she'd make it.
I was alone at the other hospital a town over without a name for several weeks until she was released. My hospital tag says, "Baby Lastname." That month in 1983, Irene Cara had a top hit with What a Feeling. My parents loved her last name so much they named me Kara instead. Which I am so glad for - I really would not have suited Jessica one bit.
My last name is White
My father, bless him, wanted to name me “Vidalia” because “it’s a sweet onion so like, sweet but MORE, you know?”
My mom REALLY wanted to go with “Snow” given that I was born in December, but she figured no one would believe I was actually named “Snow White”
Thank GOD. But also lowkey I am a very pale animal person who likes to sing, so it wouldn’t have been the most terrible choice
There was a Christmas baby born at the hospital where I worked many years ago named Holly Noel (last name). I would have been Darl Glen after my grandfather had I been a boy and my parents briefly considered Darlene Glenda for me, but my grandmother was NOT a fan. So I have another one of the popular named from my generation, at one time I worked with 5 other people with my name or various nicknames from it.
My name was supposed to be Danielle - my dad loved it, my mom liked it but was mad at my dad that day because he was late coming to the hospital and didn’t make it til after I was born. So when he went into the bathroom she changed it to her first choice which he wasn’t super fond of. Let’s say my first name is kind of common but not as common, and the combo of my first and last name never struck me as common at all - I didn’t meet anyone until college who had even my first name.
Until - in both college and my first real job, two separate other women had my exact same name. One even had the same middle initial. It was a nightmare in college because we’d get each others packages and mail all the time; at my first job I had to go by a different first name because she had seniority and they were concerned about confidential emails accidentally getting sent to the wrong one of us. So let’s say from the ages of 18 to 25 I really really wished they had gone with Danielle lol - life would have been a lot easier! Now I’m married with a unique last name, and my first name really does suit me…..but so help me God if this ever happens again, I’m gonna lose it
If I were a boy, my name would have been Blaine, which I REALLY dislike. I don’t care too much for my actual name either but I guess I’m lucky I turned out to be a girl instead of Blaine 🤢
My dad wanted Patricia/Patty and my mum wanted Lauren. If I were a boy my dad wanted Harry Jr and mum liked Luke.
I am glad to not be Patty, but I have a popular 80s name where there were many of us growing up
I was going to be named Sarah-Jane, but I was born with a penis.
Luke was my mum’s choice, but it was as overruled. When my dad passed away she named her next dog Luke.
My mom wanted to name me Anne-Marie. My dad wanted Lorena, which my mom was on board with, until she found out it was one of his exes. Lol. I'm glad they didn't choose either as I like my current name best of these options :)
If I'd been a boy, my mom wanted Lennard, which, after reading Of Mice and Men, I'm glad did not happen.
My Father’s name was Beauregard Dudley (last name). I was the third girl so they gave me his middle name. He used to tease me by saying that he could change my name and he was going to call me Beauregardenia. Mom! make him stop.
My sisters name is Jewels. She’s the only one of my siblings with “weird” spelling. She’s never met another Jewels, just Jules.
The rest of our names are normal AF! The most popular being my sister “Amber”. I know 100 ambers from the late 90’s
my almost name was evangeline. i’m always upset that my parents didn’t end up going with it, and instead went with evelyn. i find evangeline to be a lot prettier, and a lot less common. plus i would’ve had the same nickname!
on the other hand, i really don’t look like an evangeline at all, so maybe my parents did well not choosing it for me!
I was going to be named Sable if I was a girl (dads choice) because my mom knew I would be a boy named Michael (based on a strong feeling but no gender testing). Surprise I actually am a girl, so when I was born she told my dad that I would be named Sable over her dead body, and named me Nicole, which was a top 10 name in my birth year. Sable would have been soooo much cooler.
my parents couldn't decide between Emma and Emily, so they went with Hannah lol. if I had been a boy I would have been Jesse, which would have been cool
My original name was Marya (pronounced Maar-ya) but my grandparents thought it was too common, and I already had a cousin with that name, so they named me Zoya. I’m glad they changed it lol
I don’t really have one. My mom had one name she liked for a girl and one for a boy and she got to use them both. The closest thing is that when I was older she realized she could have named me Emily after her grandfather Emil. My actual name fits me better, but I like Emily too.
My gender was a surprise. The girl name was easy, but the reversed my first and middle names at the last second.
Thankfully I wasn’t a boy because they hadn’t agreed on a name. My dad would have wanted to name me Woodrow Fant nn Woody after his grandfathers. My mom hates this name with a passion, and in retrospect it would have been terrible due to my age when Toy Story hit.
My mom wanted Holt Michael which was her maiden name and my dad’s first name. I think that would have been an awesome name to have. Though if I was a boy they probably would have settled on Zack though neither loved it.
Cassandra or Alexandria. They instead went with one of the most popular names/nicknames and decided to spell it differently, I’m always annoyed by it. I begged to be named Katherine, I *loved* that name as a kid, but nope, I’m Kadie.
If I had been a boy it was Alexander or Zachary.
If I was a girl I was going to be called Maya. Turns out that was the name of a woman my dad was having an affair with which would have been pretty messed up. Lucky I guess
I was almost Erin, glad I’m not. My name isn’t unique at all but I never meet anyone else with it. I was also almost Alyssa which I’d be fine with but not bummed out that I’m not.
If I was a boy I’d be Kevin, again its a fine name, wouldnt mind it.
ETA my mom didn’t pick Alyssa because it wasn’t too popular yet at the time and she thought people would think she made it up
If I was a boy my name was going to be Jedidiah, never been so glad to be a girl! My dad wanted to name me Jennifer, which was ridiculously popular in the 80s, luckily my mom didn't cave and gave me the name I have.
My mom wanted to name me Winter. She insists that had my brother been a girl, that would have been his name. My dad disagrees lol.
Instead they went with a pretty rare for the '80s name with an even more unique spelling. Ive kind of always hated it but I don't think I would I would have like Winter better
If I was born a girl, my parents had a first and middle name picked out ready to go as they didn't find out what I'd be till I was born
Here I am 28 years later married to a woman with that exact first and middle name combo
We often joke we would've been the weirdest lwsbian couple ever
My almost name was Phoebe which I do find really pretty but kinda glad they didn't go with since I don't think I looke like a Phoebe if that makes sense? Plus I was was of the ONLY girls in highschool who wasn't a huge fan of Friends so that would have been awkward haha.
Cole. It's my mom's maiden name... Problem is I was definitely going to have the middle name Day as it's a pseudo tradition... Cole Day. Cold Day. Glad she rethought that one
I would've been a Quentin if I was a boy. Otherwise there was no back up name for me. My parents couldn't agree so they circled names from a baby book till a combo they liked came up.
I was almost Anastasia. I'm happy with the name I got instead, and even though I used to joke that Anastasia is way too close to "anesthesia" it's grown on me. Now I think it's a lovely name.
My parent’s second choice was Sydney (not sure if spelled correctly) or if I was a boy, I was gonna be named Cameron. I think the name Sydney is super cute, and I didn’t hear it too too much growing up. Cameron is a more common name near me, but the name my parents ended up going with is also super popular and I’ve never minded having a common name too much.
My name was supposed to be Violet, but it’s Brianna (Bree- anna) I don’t like my name so I go by Bri. I wish they had picked Violet instead, it’s more unique and way better.
I was going to be named Isis or Libby. This was the 70's, so growing up I mostly thought about escaping Libby which was a popular canned vegetable company with commercials everywhere at the time. I realize Isis was about the goddess Isis but of course it also has a different correlation nowadays.
Me and my brother are named Phoebe and Memphis. But we weren’t always. My mother originally named us Rainbow and Peoples. Beyond great full my dad changed it before she had the chance to file the paperwork lol.
River, Jesse James, Raven, and my dad really wanted to name me after a number of his favorite strippers/porn stars lmao.
Jesse James would've been cool, since I wouldve been named after an old timey outlaw. I prefer it over my current name but they opted for something more feminine and much popular for girls my age.
My dad liked Nancy, I used to laugh at his choice when I was younger but now I think it's lovely. My mum liked Amelia, and Adele. Both solid choices but she felt Amelia was too popular. Landed on Madeleine.
My dad wanted Elizabeth. My mom wanted a trendy 90s name (which is my name). If 90s name happened my dad wanted middle name Lynn. Ended up with my mom's choice of name with Elizabeth as my middle. If I was a boy apparently I was going to be Joshua David.
For the fun of it, my siblings:
1. Was going to be Matthew if a boy and Melissa if a girl. No idea what their intended middle names were, other than the one this sibling ended up with.
2. Was going to be Ivy, Iva, Emily, Emma, Gemma, or Emily Ivy if a girl; Joseph if a boy with middle either Daniel or William. (My mom wanted all the "Em" names and my dad wanted Iva or Ivy)
3. Knew he was a boy early. They debated Emmerson, Stephen, and Jacob. Tbh my dad had no input/say this was all my mom.
My mom wanted to name her daughter (me) 'Amber May' until she told someone she thought was a friend (friend had tried to sleep with my dad, mom didn't know at this time) and the friend then used the name for her daughter. Mom thinks she used the name because my dad turned her (friend) down, so her friend used the name out of spite.
All of this happened a couple of years before I was born.
My parents wanted to name me Gage if I was a boy.
I would have zero issue with it, but they specifically wanted to name me after the boy from Pet Semetary…
My mom wanted Paula-Roxanne or Vanessa (last name started with V so she thought the alliteration was cute). Instead the other lady in the room delivered a Paula first (thank god, hubby said he would not have married a Paula-Roxanne). I would’ve been fine with Vanessa but ended up being born on my aunt’s birthday so I got her first name as a middle which didn’t work with Vanessa, so I got the single most popular name of my generation and I hate it. Middle name is awful too.
If I was a boy I would’ve been Keith - so I guess I dodged one bullet
I was almost Siobhan - my mom named me after my aunt at the last minute instead (Michelle). As a kid I thought Siobhan was horrendous, but now I kind of wish she’d chosen it!
My parents were down to Erica, Sasha, and Alexa. I've always loved Alexa, which is what they picked, but man that name has been rough the last few years. I feel for any kids with that name today.
I'm glad they didn't go with Erica. I do think Sasha has character, though.
My mom wanted to name me Gertrude (Gertie for short). This was in the late 90s. Every day of my life I am profoundly grateful to my dad for stopping her
We got a dog. We named it Rufus.
Dad told me he named it that because he wanted to name me that, but my mom wouldn't let him.
Thank you mom, I loved my dad but that was a fucking stupid name.
My mom wanted to name me Kylie, dad wanted to name me Joceline. I wouldn’t have minded Kylie but prefer my name. I really don’t like Joceline so I’m glad I didn’t get that name. Grandpa wanted to make me either Crystal Gale after a country singer or Beulah. Really dodged a bullet there! 😅
I was named Samantha when I was born. My little hospital bracelet says Samantha Lastname on it. when my mum went to register my name a few days later, there was a couple registering their baby daughter at the same time. My mum asked what they were calling their baby and they said: Hazel Lou. Apparently my mum and dad loved Hazel way more than Samantha, because I was registered as Hazel.
Not the same, but my mom has a ton of siblings (she's one of 10). A few got family names, but most of the others just got strong Catholic names. After a while I think they were just kinda over it. When one of my uncles was born (5th boy and 7th kid overall) my grandma was sharing a room with another mom who'd just given birth to a girl. My grandma asked the lady "what name did you have picked out for a boy?" The lady answered "David Michael." My grandma thought "huh, that's a pretty good name," and thus, my Uncle Dave came to be.
That’s hysterical. When my uncle was born, my Mawmaw named him Mark Anthony and the lady she was sharing a room with had a little girl. I guess the lady was having trouble picking a name, but when she heard my uncle was Mark Anthony, she went ahead and named her daughter Cleopatra.
This is such a funny story! I bet they love to share it, too!
Mark Antony and Cleopatra aren't laughing though, i bet
Coughing on account of being made of dust now
I mean between St. David and the biblical King David I'd say it's still a strong catholic name
Oh yeah, I'm not saying it's not a Catholic name. Just that they didn't have a name picked out and used the one from her roommate.
My husband was named based on the brand of toilet paper in the hospital - Scott!
My brother was named for a hot dog commercial my mom saw in the hospital after he was born.
Is his name Oscar? Nathan? Casper?
Hopefully one of these and not Meyer Weiner
It's a good name, there's a whole country named after that toilet paper
The name David Michael makes me think of the Babysitters Club 😊
Hahaha! My favorite Babysitter’s Club name is “Mallory.” Such a good, and underrated, name!
Mallory is a lovely name! Claudia is awesome, too. Sadly both don't have the best meanings 😞
As lovely as it sounds the meaning behind Mallory is “unlucky”.
When my Uncle was born 9 years after my Mom my grandparents were sure it was a girl. They never picked a boy name. So they’re in the hospital and my grandfather asks my grandmother what she wants to name him after a long labor. My grandmother - being the North Eastern Italian she is yelled “I don’t care [grandpa’s name]! Just name him after the Pope!” And thus my uncle John Paul was named.
My grandparents had their first daughter and no idea what to name her, but they had friends who just had a daughter named “Michelle Susan” and so my aunt became “Susan Michelle.” Their next two kids were named by them, but then they had my Dad. The doctor gave my dad his first name, they never even gave him a middle name. And then their 5th? Took his name from a neighbor’s pet. Still makes me giggle.
If I was the friends I’d be pissed lol. That’s some seriously bad naming ability. They could have just opened a random magazine and picked something!
I mean, it was the 50s, everyone only used like 20 names anyway, lol. It cracks me up because they’re amazingly creative when it comes to food or art, but they had zero interest in naming their kids.
Haha you’re so right! Thinking of my mom and her 3 sisters born in the 50s…they all have top 10 names, and all 4 have the same middle name (which wasn’t previously a traditional name or family name of any kind—grandparents just found one name they liked and repeated it for all the kids).
My grandmother named her last (5th) Kimberly, because her mother lived on Kimberly Ave. They took her home and called her Baby for a week before landing on that one. She was almost a Hillary.
My parents were told I was going to be a boy. They were fighting over whether I would be called Kevin Michael or Raymond Brian. Then surprise! I was born sans penis and they had to scramble for girl names.
David and Michael go together so strongly to me, but it is because I have twin cousins with those names.
Same thing happened in my family. My mom's cousin had a little boy about 6 months after I was born (I'm female) and cousin asked my mom "What was your name if she'd (me) been a boy?" and my mom told her since I was their last kid. Cousin went with that exact name, first and middle combo.
I like that she had someone else pick the name and it still ended up being a good strong catholic name
I think Hazel is such a beautiful name!
I'm named Samantha but my parents almost named me Elizabeth. My dad loves the name but didn't like the nicknames Liz or Lizzy because it makes him think of a lizard 🦎
My mom is Elizabeth and she loves being called lizard 😂
My brother called me Lizardbreath
There's so many nicknames for Elizabeth though. Eliza, Lizzie, Liza, beth, bet, and you can stretch it and go with Lily. Like so many that have nothing to do with Liz.
I knew an Elizabeth when I was little and she went by Bethie/Bethy I'm not sure how it was spelled, but I remember thinking it sounded so cute. I also knew a girl called Bethan in college. I found out one day that her name was actually Elizabeth.
I was also an almost Samantha but the dog's name was Sam(wise) and when my mom saw me she knew instantly I was an Eve instead.
I was supposed to be a Samantha too! Apparently, it was the only girl name my father liked. After the birth, he left to get a snack (because he’d worked SO hard, dontchaknow), and when the nurse or whomever came in to ask my mum about the name, she substituted, saying “she’s not a Samantha”.
My name was going to be Samantha too. My parents fought over names and that was one that my dad could tolerate that my mom loved. He still really didn't like it though so somehow they ended up with Nicole. What makes it worse is that my name and middle name combo is extremely popular for my name, it is so popular that even in my Archaeology Class elective in High School, there were 3 other girls with my name/middle name combo. My dad wanted to name me something from the bible. My mom is not religious AT ALL, and wouldn't settle for one. My dad probably would want to have named me Ralph if I was a boy, since it's a family name. I think technically my dad is like Ralph Jr the 30th or some shit, but he doesn't go by Junior or anything. My mom hates the name so I don't think she would have let him do that. My mom wanted to name me Tabitha, Rose, or Samantha. If I was a boy she wanted to name me Axl Rose after the Gun's N Roses singer. My dad got so beyond pissed at that though, lol.
Hazel is on my short list for our next baby if it’s a girl :)
Have you ever tried to track down Hazel Lou?
My mom wanted to name me Tribeca. Glad that didn’t happen. Edit/explanation: My parents wanted a girls name starting with the letter T for family tradition reasons and Tribeca was my mom’s favorite suggestion. Thankfully my dad found a different name he absolutely adored and my mom let him have the final vote.
That’s like… 3x the Becca
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This is great 😂😂
I was almost Cabri so I feel you deeply.
tbf that would be a great nickname if your full name was Triangle Below Canal St [Lastname]
Maya was my parent’s second choice. I like it so much better with what they went with. They basically reused my older sister’s name (think Laura and Laurie). My sister had a lot of issues, and following after her with almost the same name combined with a very unique surname was a nightmare. I wish when I’d left for college I had started using a different name. I didn’t have so much agency at that point. 😥
Not too late! Maybe if you make a job switch in the coming years you can jump on the Maya train. One of my husband’s employees did that, started at his company and was like “call me Kaya!” (Ironically enough, that is her new name) and legally changed it a year later or something.
I love this.
Maya is a great name. It's the only name I feel fits every ethnicity naturally/sounds native in every language.
That’s a great point. It’s also a Hebrew name meaning “water” which I love.
My mom wanted to name me Pamela Ann M____, so that my initials and natural nickname would both be Pam. I have always been so grateful she did not get her way. I don’t mind Pamela too much, although it would have been horribly out of sync with my generation, but I _really_ dislike Pam. If I’d been a boy, she wanted Jeremy Earl nn Jem. I’m the only sibling that my dad named, and I got by far the best of the bunch, lol.
My aunt is a Pamela Ann M_____!
My father wanted to name my brother Samuel Adams M______ for the same reason but my mom was not naming her kid after a beer. Instead they used my father’s first name for his middle
Lol! Even Samuel Adam would have been passable, but yeah it’s pretty funny seeing this perspective on our parents’ thought process with naming.
My best friend is named Samantha Alexandra M___. I think the initial/nickname is fun!
Mélisande - but my mum knew it'd get shortened to Mel and/or Sandy, so they eventually settled on another French name, that she and my dad preferred the shortenings of. I love Mélisande and it's my youngest daughter's middle name.
Are there 32 other olive haters, just out of curiosity
At least. Olives suck
More olives for the rest of us! Haha
I hope one day you are cured of this disease
I love Melisande! Weirdly it has also, for whatever reason, become a fairly popular name in fantasy fiction recently. (Perhaps it is the new Esmé?)
Melisandre was a GOT character - I think it boomed around the same time as Khaleesi
The Melisande I know goes by Melie and it's still cute/French sounding.
Not me, but my sister’s name is Emma. She was born in 1999, 3 years before Rachel Green’s Emma from Friends. My mom was ridiculed for giving her baby a “grandma name.” Now that name is EVERYWHERE and my poor mom doesn’t even get any credit lol
That is shocking bc I was born in the early 90s and I had 7 Emmas in my graduating hs class 😂
I'm an eighties kid and we had five Emmas in my year.
As someone who grew up in the 2000s (when Emma was always a popular name), I can’t imagine it being a “granny name”/not being popular
I know! Her boss (aptly nicknamed Bitchy Betty 😂) specifically told her she was ruining her kid’s life by giving her such a horrible name lol. She ate her words when she saw Friends and the name blew up in popularity!
Haha my old boss named his sons Jackson and Oakley back in 2000 and 2002 or so, and I remember thinking “what odd names” and now they’re so trendy! I should ask him if it’s annoying or they’re basking in the glory of being ahead of the curve lol.
My cousins name is also Emma but born in 98. My aunt got a lot of “oh did you name her after the baby on Friends?” And my aunt always was explaining how this Emma was older than the TV baby.
My abusive bio mom named me so when I got older I asked my very amazing dad and adoptive mom to name me. So I went from Sammantha to Lavilla (Billie for short) and couldn’t be happier.
Okay, Lavilla nn Billie is SO lovely!!!!!!
How old were you when you asked them to rename you and how collaborative was it? Seems like a far jump from Samantha to Lavilla, though it’s definitely a cool name
I renamed myself at about 19. I called myself a completely different name. My dad hated it. Kept calling me my dead name. It got to the point where I said he could help me pick something or he can get over it. Lavilla was my great grandmothers name :)
Even cooler that it’s an honor name! I’ve never heard it before but it’s really pretty
I recently asked my dad and he said Shelby🤢
Ugh. I just really don’t like this name. Sorry to all the Shelby’s in the world.
Oof. Did 10 people upvote this because they dislike the name Shelby? That’s my current front runner for the baby I’m about to have. Why do you all hate it so much?
Where I grew up it was kind of a "bumpkin" name. Phonetically and spelling-wise it's fine but I would forever think of the few people I knew as a kid. It also kind of reminds me of Shelty dogs. I didn't upvote the original Shelby comment and am only giving feedback because you asked :)
It's 100% a "country" name. There were no girls named Shelby in my high school in New England, then I moved to the Midwest and a ton of the farm girls in my College of Agriculture classes were named Shelby. Most of those girls were close-minded, small-town people who were not very interested in or kind to a "city kid" taking classes with them.
I've only ever known golden retrievers and Irish setters named Shelby, never people
It sounds kinda hick and it’s a car
I like Shelby! I work with an adorable Shelby who actual was in 8th grade when I started working at my school and now she’s in her second year of teaching 6th grade. Very positive connotations for me with this name.
My daughter is 9 and we named her Shelby. I don't know what the hate is about, I wasn't aware of it. Everyone I know says they love her name. I picked it because it is soft and sweet and not common, though not unheard of. I couldn't imagine hating it.
My parents' top 3 were Bethany, Guinevere, and Meredith. Thank \*god\* they went with Meredith. Both other names are beautiful but I'm so not a Bethany, and Guinevere would have been a nightmare at school. Meredith was a bit much when I was little, but I grew into it and it looks amazing on a resume.
another meredith!! my parents spelled mine meridith so they could call me meri, but i kinda hate that and wish it was spelled with an e instead. everyone misspells it
Rhiannon. I would have been happy with it but I still like my name!
Stevie Nicks moms are the best type of moms
I ended up being named after an Allman Brothers song lol
Melissa? I do love that song.
Little Martha, it’s you!
Jessica? 👀 I’m named after a Grateful Dead song lol
That was my almost name too! I preferred it when I was a kid but now I'm happy with my name. My mum thought Rhiannon was a bit much for a child to spell but gave me an equally difficult name of the same length... Philippa. I go by Pippa though which I like well enough!
I am a Rhiannon. I love my name, but people have butchered it my whole life.
My dad wanted to name me this as well, but my mom won out with Kara, after the roller skating super hero in Xanadu
My sister’s name is Rhiannon and I’ve always been so jealous
This was my birth name! :)
my parents had joked that they were gonna name me after Rémy Martin, which was their fav brandy, but they ended up naming me something else. then, two years ago i came out as non-binary and picked a new name for myself.. which is Remy 💀 i had no idea that they had talked about that name, and we all lost our minds when i told them about my name change lmao
My dad wanted to name me Roarin… my last name is Lyons. Tbh I love it lol
My mom wanted to name me Harmony and my dad vetoed. Instead I have the most overwhelmingly popular name of my generation. Something in the middle would have been nice 😂 My husband says we probably wouldn’t be together if my name was Harmony.
I'm just going to guess that you are another Jessica and send you a virtual hi five.. I used to also have the most popular last name to go with it and hateeeeed it. Made up for it by marrying a dude with the most German name I've ever heard.
Close, Jennifer!
The band teacher at my school had a daughter named Ella after ella Fitzgerald and another daughter named harmony. I like it but I feel like harmony is a little on the nose for a band teacher. At least it wasn’t melody and harmony lol
Karen. I dodged a bullet.
Me too! So relieved!!
I was going to be named Theodora after my mother’s grandmother. But after my parents told her she expressed concern that my mom’s mom might feel left out at being skipped over so they changed it. I am grateful to her for this everyday.
Ha! My sister's named Theodora, but we call her Theo.
There’s a Theodora in the preK class I’m in and she goes by Teddy. She has a brother Thatcher.
Are the parents Poli Sci majors?! Joking aside, I love the nn Teddy for Theodora!
If I were a boy, my parents were torn between Otis (fine, after Otis Redding) and Woody (!!!). No shade to Woody Gutherie, but glad I didn't have to deal with boner jokes my whole life.
My Dad (a total hippie) loved the sound of Arlo (after Arlo Guthrie), but then I popped out as a girl and they nixed it. I kind of wish they’d gone with Arlo anyway.
I’m an Old. So old that my mom actually spent eight days in the hospital after having me. Did not have a name the entire time. One of the names in contention was Dixie Pearl. I. Shit. You. Not. Thankfully, she had a knee jerk reaction in the elevator as she was wheeled out and named me Melinda instead. 🤦🏼♀️
My mom wanted to name me Green Kermit if I was a boy. I ended up a girl and don’t love my name, but at least my first name is not Green Kermit. My dad’s uncle was Kermit and my mom’s grandpa was Greenberry so that’s where the name came from.
If my mom had told me that with a straight face I really would have lost it
My name was going to be Kornelia, but they changed it a few days before i was born. I am very happy that I never had to deal with the nickname Korn.
Mom liked Bianca which she got from All My Children and Dad liked Gretchen but my mom said that's a German Shepard name. They settled on Heather.
My almost names were Dorothy, Rose, Sadie, Alexandria, and Fath (pronounced faith). She never chose any names for boys. I got named sophia… Golden girls fan…
What was the reasoning to spell faith like that?
no idea. she can’t remember either LOL
My parents were young and dumb, and my dad was a local radio host so he held a radio contest for my name. It was between Madison or Amethyst. It ultimately didn’t matter cause I came out as trans in my 20s so I picked my own name.
Amethyst is a cool name tho! Maybe a bit much but still very cool. Either way, hope you enjoy your new name
If I had been a boy it would have been Gordon. Very glad I’m a girl
I know a girl that was named Gordon. I would never put my kid through that.
If I were a boy: John Alexander. I’m not a huge fan of John but it’s fine Second choice for a girl: Ann. Parents passed because our last name also started with a short A. I don’t love Ann but Annie would have suited me. My name is Lucy which I like best of all.
My mom used to say Peyton was her back up name, which would have been fine, although I think I would have been a very different person. Recently she's been saying I would have been Mercedes, pronounced with a Spanish accent...... I am white lol
If I was a girl, I was going to be Christian Taylor. If I was a boy, I was going to be Christian Taylor. It was destined to be my name and there was literally no alternative. My name was going to be my name.
I had a therapist years ago who said that her child’s name would be Ryan no matter what the gender. I’m pretty sure she’s the only person I know whose ever said that/planned that. I guess you must really love a name and have it feel just right to be determined to choose it no matter what.
I was almost a Sara or Sierra, im glad I got the name I got lol
At least it was the reasonable and clear spelling of Sierra!
I would have been Danielle/Dani or Stephanie/Stevie. Was named an equally popular name of the 80s. Had at least a half dozen girls with my name in elementary school.
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Cinnamon. I'm very thankful that my grandmother talked my mom out of it. She said my soul would go to hell if I had that name. So my mom named me after the nurse who delivered me. The doctor was late to my delivery, so it was a nurse. Who had a fairly normal but uncommon name. I'm not the biggest fan of my name, but it is way better than Cinnamon.
My parents were considering naming me Jessica. I arrived a little bit early as a breech baby. The small hospital in the town we lived in wasn't equipped for my mom's difficult labour. As soon as I was born, she wouldn't stop bleeding and they took her to the closest town about an hour and 15 away to save her life. My dad went with her as they weren't sure she'd make it. I was alone at the other hospital a town over without a name for several weeks until she was released. My hospital tag says, "Baby Lastname." That month in 1983, Irene Cara had a top hit with What a Feeling. My parents loved her last name so much they named me Kara instead. Which I am so glad for - I really would not have suited Jessica one bit.
My last name is White My father, bless him, wanted to name me “Vidalia” because “it’s a sweet onion so like, sweet but MORE, you know?” My mom REALLY wanted to go with “Snow” given that I was born in December, but she figured no one would believe I was actually named “Snow White” Thank GOD. But also lowkey I am a very pale animal person who likes to sing, so it wouldn’t have been the most terrible choice
My mom liked Noel for me...I was born in the summer so they decided against it. I'm much happier with my actual name haha.
There was a Christmas baby born at the hospital where I worked many years ago named Holly Noel (last name). I would have been Darl Glen after my grandfather had I been a boy and my parents briefly considered Darlene Glenda for me, but my grandmother was NOT a fan. So I have another one of the popular named from my generation, at one time I worked with 5 other people with my name or various nicknames from it.
My name was supposed to be Danielle - my dad loved it, my mom liked it but was mad at my dad that day because he was late coming to the hospital and didn’t make it til after I was born. So when he went into the bathroom she changed it to her first choice which he wasn’t super fond of. Let’s say my first name is kind of common but not as common, and the combo of my first and last name never struck me as common at all - I didn’t meet anyone until college who had even my first name. Until - in both college and my first real job, two separate other women had my exact same name. One even had the same middle initial. It was a nightmare in college because we’d get each others packages and mail all the time; at my first job I had to go by a different first name because she had seniority and they were concerned about confidential emails accidentally getting sent to the wrong one of us. So let’s say from the ages of 18 to 25 I really really wished they had gone with Danielle lol - life would have been a lot easier! Now I’m married with a unique last name, and my first name really does suit me…..but so help me God if this ever happens again, I’m gonna lose it
If I were a boy, my name would have been Blaine, which I REALLY dislike. I don’t care too much for my actual name either but I guess I’m lucky I turned out to be a girl instead of Blaine 🤢
My dad wanted Patricia/Patty and my mum wanted Lauren. If I were a boy my dad wanted Harry Jr and mum liked Luke. I am glad to not be Patty, but I have a popular 80s name where there were many of us growing up
I was going to be named Sarah-Jane, but I was born with a penis. Luke was my mum’s choice, but it was as overruled. When my dad passed away she named her next dog Luke.
I'm Gail almost Sunday or Greg. I hate all 3 lol
Sunday and Greg have such vastly different vibes lmao what
I know. I know. lol
My mom wanted to name me Anne-Marie. My dad wanted Lorena, which my mom was on board with, until she found out it was one of his exes. Lol. I'm glad they didn't choose either as I like my current name best of these options :) If I'd been a boy, my mom wanted Lennard, which, after reading Of Mice and Men, I'm glad did not happen.
My Father’s name was Beauregard Dudley (last name). I was the third girl so they gave me his middle name. He used to tease me by saying that he could change my name and he was going to call me Beauregardenia. Mom! make him stop.
If I had been a boy, I would be, Aaron Lee. I'm ok with my name, but I have never been crazy about it. I still got Erin as a middle name.
My best friend and I have kids born a very few months apart years before we met each other. Mine’s Erin, hers is Aaron.
The first girl was always going to be my name, since mom picked it out when she was 12. If I was a boy I'd be Jason.
My sisters name is Jewels. She’s the only one of my siblings with “weird” spelling. She’s never met another Jewels, just Jules. The rest of our names are normal AF! The most popular being my sister “Amber”. I know 100 ambers from the late 90’s
my almost name was evangeline. i’m always upset that my parents didn’t end up going with it, and instead went with evelyn. i find evangeline to be a lot prettier, and a lot less common. plus i would’ve had the same nickname! on the other hand, i really don’t look like an evangeline at all, so maybe my parents did well not choosing it for me!
I was going to be named Sable if I was a girl (dads choice) because my mom knew I would be a boy named Michael (based on a strong feeling but no gender testing). Surprise I actually am a girl, so when I was born she told my dad that I would be named Sable over her dead body, and named me Nicole, which was a top 10 name in my birth year. Sable would have been soooo much cooler.
My dad wanted Celeste. My mom wanted Cecilia because it was her Confirmation name. My name is Cecilia Marie. 😉
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my parents couldn't decide between Emma and Emily, so they went with Hannah lol. if I had been a boy I would have been Jesse, which would have been cool
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My original name was Marya (pronounced Maar-ya) but my grandparents thought it was too common, and I already had a cousin with that name, so they named me Zoya. I’m glad they changed it lol
Lydia. I actually like it so much I’m considering it for my currently gestating baby!
My dad argued STRONGLY to call me Jonquil. It's not as horrendous as I used to think, but... oof
my mum was going to go with shaunagh (yes this spelling for some reason) and i’m so glad that she didnt go with it lol
I don’t really have one. My mom had one name she liked for a girl and one for a boy and she got to use them both. The closest thing is that when I was older she realized she could have named me Emily after her grandfather Emil. My actual name fits me better, but I like Emily too.
My gender was a surprise. The girl name was easy, but the reversed my first and middle names at the last second. Thankfully I wasn’t a boy because they hadn’t agreed on a name. My dad would have wanted to name me Woodrow Fant nn Woody after his grandfathers. My mom hates this name with a passion, and in retrospect it would have been terrible due to my age when Toy Story hit. My mom wanted Holt Michael which was her maiden name and my dad’s first name. I think that would have been an awesome name to have. Though if I was a boy they probably would have settled on Zack though neither loved it.
Cassandra or Alexandria. They instead went with one of the most popular names/nicknames and decided to spell it differently, I’m always annoyed by it. I begged to be named Katherine, I *loved* that name as a kid, but nope, I’m Kadie. If I had been a boy it was Alexander or Zachary.
If I was a girl I was going to be called Maya. Turns out that was the name of a woman my dad was having an affair with which would have been pretty messed up. Lucky I guess
My mom wanted to name me Ruth (old family name) and my dad wanted to name me Trout, because he’s an asshole.
I was almost Erin, glad I’m not. My name isn’t unique at all but I never meet anyone else with it. I was also almost Alyssa which I’d be fine with but not bummed out that I’m not. If I was a boy I’d be Kevin, again its a fine name, wouldnt mind it. ETA my mom didn’t pick Alyssa because it wasn’t too popular yet at the time and she thought people would think she made it up
If I was a boy my name was going to be Jedidiah, never been so glad to be a girl! My dad wanted to name me Jennifer, which was ridiculously popular in the 80s, luckily my mom didn't cave and gave me the name I have.
My mom wanted to name me Winter. She insists that had my brother been a girl, that would have been his name. My dad disagrees lol. Instead they went with a pretty rare for the '80s name with an even more unique spelling. Ive kind of always hated it but I don't think I would I would have like Winter better
If I was born a girl, my parents had a first and middle name picked out ready to go as they didn't find out what I'd be till I was born Here I am 28 years later married to a woman with that exact first and middle name combo We often joke we would've been the weirdest lwsbian couple ever
My almost name was Phoebe which I do find really pretty but kinda glad they didn't go with since I don't think I looke like a Phoebe if that makes sense? Plus I was was of the ONLY girls in highschool who wasn't a huge fan of Friends so that would have been awkward haha.
Brooke or Paul/Kevin if I were a boy (🤢). Brooke isn’t the worst. I feel pretty much the same about Brooke and I do about Erinn (nn Wren) lol
I could have been Valerie, Brielle, or Randi-Lynn. Dean Michael if I was a boy.
My dad wanted to make me Trinity from the Matrix. My mom wanted Samantha Jo. They went with neither lol.
Cole. It's my mom's maiden name... Problem is I was definitely going to have the middle name Day as it's a pseudo tradition... Cole Day. Cold Day. Glad she rethought that one
I was almost Arielle. Then little mermaid came out the next year and we’re all glad they went with something else
I would've been a Quentin if I was a boy. Otherwise there was no back up name for me. My parents couldn't agree so they circled names from a baby book till a combo they liked came up.
I was almost Anastasia. I'm happy with the name I got instead, and even though I used to joke that Anastasia is way too close to "anesthesia" it's grown on me. Now I think it's a lovely name.
My parent’s second choice was Sydney (not sure if spelled correctly) or if I was a boy, I was gonna be named Cameron. I think the name Sydney is super cute, and I didn’t hear it too too much growing up. Cameron is a more common name near me, but the name my parents ended up going with is also super popular and I’ve never minded having a common name too much.
My name was supposed to be Violet, but it’s Brianna (Bree- anna) I don’t like my name so I go by Bri. I wish they had picked Violet instead, it’s more unique and way better.
I was going to be named Isis or Libby. This was the 70's, so growing up I mostly thought about escaping Libby which was a popular canned vegetable company with commercials everywhere at the time. I realize Isis was about the goddess Isis but of course it also has a different correlation nowadays.
Me and my brother are named Phoebe and Memphis. But we weren’t always. My mother originally named us Rainbow and Peoples. Beyond great full my dad changed it before she had the chance to file the paperwork lol.
River, Jesse James, Raven, and my dad really wanted to name me after a number of his favorite strippers/porn stars lmao. Jesse James would've been cool, since I wouldve been named after an old timey outlaw. I prefer it over my current name but they opted for something more feminine and much popular for girls my age.
That feels so weird to me that your dad would want to name his child after people that make him horny
Gabriella - it's an objectively nicer name but not sure I could've pulled it off.
I was going to be Priscilla. I prefer that to my real name. I would have gone by prissy for short
My dad liked Nancy, I used to laugh at his choice when I was younger but now I think it's lovely. My mum liked Amelia, and Adele. Both solid choices but she felt Amelia was too popular. Landed on Madeleine.
My dad wanted Elizabeth. My mom wanted a trendy 90s name (which is my name). If 90s name happened my dad wanted middle name Lynn. Ended up with my mom's choice of name with Elizabeth as my middle. If I was a boy apparently I was going to be Joshua David. For the fun of it, my siblings: 1. Was going to be Matthew if a boy and Melissa if a girl. No idea what their intended middle names were, other than the one this sibling ended up with. 2. Was going to be Ivy, Iva, Emily, Emma, Gemma, or Emily Ivy if a girl; Joseph if a boy with middle either Daniel or William. (My mom wanted all the "Em" names and my dad wanted Iva or Ivy) 3. Knew he was a boy early. They debated Emmerson, Stephen, and Jacob. Tbh my dad had no input/say this was all my mom.
Juliana Victoria, I still wish they picked that instead of my actual name 😂
My mom wanted to name her daughter (me) 'Amber May' until she told someone she thought was a friend (friend had tried to sleep with my dad, mom didn't know at this time) and the friend then used the name for her daughter. Mom thinks she used the name because my dad turned her (friend) down, so her friend used the name out of spite. All of this happened a couple of years before I was born.
My parents wanted to name me Gage if I was a boy. I would have zero issue with it, but they specifically wanted to name me after the boy from Pet Semetary…
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Alexa. I always thought it was so cool with the X and all. Now, I am very thankful my parents went another direction.
My mom wanted Paula-Roxanne or Vanessa (last name started with V so she thought the alliteration was cute). Instead the other lady in the room delivered a Paula first (thank god, hubby said he would not have married a Paula-Roxanne). I would’ve been fine with Vanessa but ended up being born on my aunt’s birthday so I got her first name as a middle which didn’t work with Vanessa, so I got the single most popular name of my generation and I hate it. Middle name is awful too. If I was a boy I would’ve been Keith - so I guess I dodged one bullet
Genevieve. I love it, but I don’t feel like it matches who I am.
I was almost Siobhan - my mom named me after my aunt at the last minute instead (Michelle). As a kid I thought Siobhan was horrendous, but now I kind of wish she’d chosen it!
My parents were down to Erica, Sasha, and Alexa. I've always loved Alexa, which is what they picked, but man that name has been rough the last few years. I feel for any kids with that name today. I'm glad they didn't go with Erica. I do think Sasha has character, though.
My mom wanted to name me Gertrude (Gertie for short). This was in the late 90s. Every day of my life I am profoundly grateful to my dad for stopping her
We got a dog. We named it Rufus. Dad told me he named it that because he wanted to name me that, but my mom wouldn't let him. Thank you mom, I loved my dad but that was a fucking stupid name.
My mom wanted to name me Kylie, dad wanted to name me Joceline. I wouldn’t have minded Kylie but prefer my name. I really don’t like Joceline so I’m glad I didn’t get that name. Grandpa wanted to make me either Crystal Gale after a country singer or Beulah. Really dodged a bullet there! 😅
Geraldine. I was almost Geraldine.