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Re: For whom were you named?
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2007, 05:02:59 PM » |
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I was Michelle until the moment my genitals hit the bright lights. A scramble I suppose. I hear there was quite a spat, as my aunt about to deliver wanted the name Michelle for her spawn. Well, she got it.
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« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2007, 05:23:51 PM » |
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Oh and our last is because someone at Ellis Island couldn't understand my Great-Grandfather and just gave him one of the standards.
Us too kinda, German immigrants last name Wandel, but they pronounce the W's as V's. Plus they were decked out with "Our ancestors sacked Rome and all we got were these stupid t-shirts". Man oh man, between this and the "buying the state fair" line you're on a roll today.  |
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Re: For whom were you named?
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2007, 05:27:11 PM » |
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I was Michelle until the moment my genitals hit the bright lights. A scramble I suppose. I hear there was quite a spat, as my aunt about to deliver wanted the name Michelle for her spawn. Well, she got it.
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« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2007, 05:28:56 PM » |
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I was Michelle until the moment my genitals hit the bright lights. A scramble I suppose. I hear there was quite a spat, as my aunt about to deliver wanted the name Michelle for her spawn. Well, she got it.
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« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2007, 05:33:50 PM » |
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« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2007, 05:35:28 PM » |
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Well, I was gonna be a Mirandee 'cause my mom and dad liked the name. (My nickname would have been Randee.) But then I arrived and my mom said, "She doesn't look like a Mirandee". Yeah, so they talked a bit, and Mom asked Dad if he recalled talking about the name Natilee and if he liked it. It also means "Christmas child"/"Born at Christmas" which is in keeping with the time I was born.
I also had a great-great-aunt Natalie. I'm not sure if that was a before or afterthought, though.
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« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2007, 08:31:59 PM » |
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I was Michelle until the moment my genitals hit the bright lights. A scramble I suppose. I hear there was quite a spat, as my aunt about to deliver wanted the name Michelle for her spawn. Well, she got it. My cousin is Michelle, and I am now Michael.  No skin off my...........nose, any way. As was popular at the time (or not) they chose my middle name to reflect the most popular, handsome, suave, rich, .well you get the idea.. Having no real ethnicity....they strung together Michael Sean. Give Me a Ping Vasily, One Ping Only please Omg!!!!Stroh, we have the Michael and Michelle connection now!!!!  |
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« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2007, 08:41:25 PM » |
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I was Michelle until the moment my genitals hit the bright lights. A scramble I suppose. I hear there was quite a spat, as my aunt about to deliver wanted the name Michelle for her spawn. Well, she got it. My cousin is Michelle, and I am now Michael. No skin off my...........nose, any way. As was popular at the time (or not) they chose my middle name to reflect the most popular, handsome, suave, rich, .well you get the idea.. Having no real ethnicity....they strung together Michael Sean. Give Me a Ping Vasily, One Ping Only please Omg!!!!Stroh, we have the Michael and Michelle connection now!!!! OMG you guys just need to do the deed and get it over with! |
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« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2007, 08:41:58 PM » |
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Oh, yeah. My mom and dad picked out the name Garrett when they were expecting Chelsea. Garrett for my great-grandfather. My grandpa didn't want to have anyone named after him (not 'cause he didn't like the honor, but because I don't think he liked his name all that well). Anyway, they were having a hard time choosing a girl name. Then when my mom and I were at my best friend's spring performance, we ran into (not literally) the man who was her youth pastor. Well, that brought back a lot of fond memories, even of how my mom's senior class gave up their class trip to give the money to them for his wife's medical treatment. Her name was Chelsea. Well, Mom went home and asked Dad what he thought of the name. And well, Chelsea is Chelsea 'cause she wasn't a boy. Her middle name is the middle name of my maternal grandmother. And Garrett, you've already heard most of his story. His middle name is after the first name of the previous pastor of our church, he was like a father to my mom. His middle name is also the maiden name of my paternal grandma. And I won't post Kev's story 'cause he might want to.  |
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« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2007, 08:46:31 PM » |
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I am getting a headache from all the cousins brothers nephews aunts once removed talk. I have a hard enough time just understanding my family (mother has 8 siblings and some of them have 4+ children)
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« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2007, 08:49:57 PM » |
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My first name is from my paternal grandfather. I think my middle name comes from a maternal great-grandfather.
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Re: For whom were you named?
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2007, 08:52:43 PM » |
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[tj]always wondered why we say 'for whom are you named' instead of from...[/tj]
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Re: For whom were you named?
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2007, 09:21:25 PM » |
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Michael Edward:
Michael from the the John Travolta hit of the same name. Edward, from my dad's brother...a priest @ Notre Dame.
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Re: For whom were you named?
« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2007, 07:43:07 AM » |
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.......... from the the John Travolta hit ..........
We got Madolyn's name from watching Urban Cowboy. The character Pam. |
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Re: For whom were you named?
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2007, 01:13:08 PM » |
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Jeffrey because those hillbillies from KY couldn't spell Geoffrey in the proper English way. (Verily, verily, I say unto thee....)
Herald after me da, Uncle, and Grandfar.
I would have prefered Con Fergus after me other Grandfar.
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