Does your name have a story?

I wish I had a good story for my name but I don't. My parents named me Jessica Dawn because they liked the name. lol All I know is that if I had been a boy, I would have been named Joshua. lol

My name is Vicki also. My middle name is Louise, named after my great-grandmother Mary Louise. Our daughter's middle name is Louise and I had hoped her daughter would have been given the same middle name, but she wasn't. Oh well.

I am the 2nd child in my family, my parents had my brother before me...and when my mom was expecting me, my dad was hopping it would be a girl so the family would be complete. ..they would have one of each. So when i was born they named me Manisha, which in my language means "the heart's desire".

Faye is a beautiful name. I know a few people who have that name. My name is Laurel. I was named after this elderly women who use in have a canteen in our neighborhood. Mom loved her name and decided that the next daughter she had would be named Laurel. I remember as a child I would always get free candy at the store and the owner always made so much of me. I only learned later in life why. I always knew her as Mrs. Gildart back then. Growing up I didn't really like my name. I always wanted something that was more popular like Shelley or Susan. I now like my name and appreciate the fact that my parents gave me a unique name. I always get called Laurie and Lauren or they will say "Laurel? Like in Laurel and Hardy?" That use to bother me but now I just laugh it off.

My name is Caroline and I always used to think that Mum had got it from the Neil Diamond song (or the Status Quo one for that matter) but she just happened to like the name.

This is a really novel and amusing way to name somebody, Faye. I'll tell you about how I was named: When I was about to be born, my parents wanted my name to be uncommon and different from others. They finally decided upon the word 'Sparsh'. It is a Hindi word which means 'touch'. Many people in India, including my parents, believe that the name of a person has a strong bearing on his/her personality. I've grown up to be a sesnsitive person-sometimes I think I get over-sensitive-too easily 'touched' or 'influenced' by others.

My father's side of the family are descended from the French Hugenots. In the 18th -19th century my ancestors were canal diggers, or navvies as they were called and they did something to upset people in Leeds which actually banished them from the entire city - I have been there since so they must have forgotten us now lol

Your name is unusual, I like it. My name is Anna, a very common name in Italy, where I was born. My father decided my name and he though that Anna is short, easy and common. I like it, so no one shortens my name.

I have no clue where my name come. It's a Scottish sounding name, and my mom's side of the family is from Scotland, but I know of no ancestors with my name. I was supposed to be Robert, after my mother's father, but my cousin was born ten days before me and my Uncle stole my name for his son. My dad always teased him (his bother) about that.