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How did you get your name?

Topic #83 (Brought to you by Plinky.com):

How did you get your name?

Who chose it, and why?

47 Comments
    • Scott Berkun #

      Proof I’m getting senile – which if you like, makes for a fantastic topic: Do you think Scott is senile or not? How would you know, when it’s possible you’re just senile yourself?

      March 28, 2011
      • In your defense, it’d be a bit difficult to keep track of all the topics we’ve done so far, and the new one had a bit of variation… incorporating voice mail and whatnot.

        March 28, 2011
  1. Erica Johnson #

    Thanks! Picked a new one.

    March 28, 2011
  2. You’re welcome! It’s no problem. I am always afraid I’m going to repeat myself on my blog too. LOL! Don’t feel bad. :)

    March 28, 2011
  3. Ahhh, had me a bit confused there for a moment. Went to my e-mail and found the talk/text topic, then I’m redirected to something else.

    How did I get my name? Interesting new topic – though for me, there wouldn’t be enough information to make a worthwhile blog post about it. I was named by my parents, both my mother and father contributed, after one of the prophets of the Bible, a fairly rare name (often times misspelled).

    March 28, 2011
  4. shreejacob #

    Well…after I was born I’m pretty sure my mom, dad and grandma all took themselves with yours truly to a temple. Gave the priest the date and time I was born and then he did some calculations, pondered the stars and planets, drew this cool birth chart and told them that my name needed to start with a J and I’m sure other details…

    March 28, 2011
  5. My parents wanted to give me a Russian name to reflect my heritage. While it was not fun during the Cold War, it’s kinda trendy now. People like to welcome me to the U.S.A. for some reason and I get called ma’am in emails.

    March 28, 2011
    • …and I get called Mister a lot :D

      March 28, 2011
  6. misswhiplash #

    I Think that the wires are crossed here somwhere

    March 28, 2011
  7. http://timbond81.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/how-did-you-get-your-name/
    Here’s why I was given my name

    March 28, 2011
  8. text and email is the best form of communication for me!

    March 28, 2011
  9. Ana: #

    My mom’s name is Adriana, when I was in the belly, my parents couldn’t decide in what to name me, so they went for the short version. They felt it was very strong, concise, and it means ‘light’ in name language or whatever.
    Ana it is. :)

    March 28, 2011
  10. Well mom and dad wanted a Bill Jr so that happened and that name ended up being trouble in the future. Don’t ever name a kiddy after your name….. TROUBLE

    March 28, 2011
  11. booksbecome #

    Well, my mom stole what was supposed to be my cousin’s name. Bean from the Ender’s Game books, on the other hand, was named by his crew. Here’s the full post:

    http://booksbecomelife.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/enders-shadow-by-orson-scott-card-pages-7-74/

    March 28, 2011
  12. nmera07 #

    How I got my name – short version
    http://nmera.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/whats-in-a-name/

    March 28, 2011
  13. I did this topic a couple of weeks ago…
    http://stardazed.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/how-did-you-get-your-name-54345/

    March 28, 2011
  14. My paternal grandmother’s name was Elizabeth and one of her aunts was Tantie Marie. So my mom named me Lisa (first name) Marie (middle name) (not all as one first name). She DID NOT name me after Lisa Marie Presley.

    March 28, 2011
  15. When I was just born, parents didn’t have any name to give until then they heard another patient in that hospital give a name “Yori” to her new born baby. And then my mother suddenly fell in love with that name and then… yea… you know what’s happening then…

    March 29, 2011
  16. Ros #

    Mt father was Polish – he came New Zealand post-war where he met and married my mother. His mother’s name was Rozalia. My parents would have liked to have given me that name….but…they felt New Zealanders wouldn’t be able to pronounce it (probably true at that time) . So they combined a bit of my mother’s Irish heritage, a bit of the Polish and gave me Rosalene. I’m rarely called that – mostly Ros, or Rossi to people who know me well.

    March 29, 2011
  17. i have blogged about this incessantly ! I love to hear from any friends. I try and remember who likes what. Texts, emails, Facebook, skype, phone, mobile, bumping into, or even dropping in on!

    minefield……

    March 29, 2011
  18. O meu nome foi em homenagem a minha bisavó, felizmente a minha mãe mudou o meu nome, ela a homenageada se chamava MINDÍA, olha que horror, eu gosto do meu nome.
    Abraços a todos!
    Mina!

    March 29, 2011
  19. My mother told me that my father named me after a popular song “Sweet Lorraine.” I haven’t thought about it since before the age of internet so I only listened to the song for the first time today. It originated in 1928, but I was probably named after the King Cole Trio or Erroll Garner versions of 1945. The Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole versions were after I was born. (But I like the Patty Griffin revision the best.)

    March 29, 2011
  20. a simple story about from where I got my name is here:
    http://joknut.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/my-name/

    Thanks!

    March 29, 2011
  21. What happened to the Talking vs. Texting topic? I saw it here yesterday….Am I crazy?

    March 29, 2011
  22. meu nome originou-se de Oeldinandes uns dos 12 pares da França, meu pai, por ter este primeiro nome optou-se por Hélio Campos . é um nome muito bonito e forte, traz algo de novo, diferente , eu amo ele…

    March 29, 2011
  23. I was named for Jane Austen’s most annoying heroine, to whom I wrote an open letter of general complaint:
    http://wordsarefornerds.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/an-open-letter-to-emma-woodhouse/

    March 29, 2011
  24. If I ever write a novel or some short stories, I will find a suitable pseudonym. For blogging, I use Zol H. I like it.
    http://zolh2011.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/my-name-is-h-zol-h/

    March 30, 2011
  25. How I got the name “Wells”: http://bit.ly/fW5JBi

    March 31, 2011
  26. Hmm — what’s in a name? Playing the Name Game/

    March 31, 2011
  27. What’s in a name ? Well for me alot of syllables. Full name: Elizabeth Ann Isabella Barrass P. I was named for my two grandmothers and my mothers’ eldest sister. My dad added the Barrass by virtue of well, being my dad. I’m not really sure what input he had in the process. My name came in rather handy though as I always knew how much trouble I was in by how many of the names got called. Elizabeth only was “come help me do something”. Elizabeth Ann was “you did something and I need to yell at you”. Elizabeth Ann Isabella was “you did something really King Kong stupid and now I’m going to let you have it”. I didn’t often come down if I was up to three names. If you want me that badly – come and get me….

    June 16, 2011

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