What ‘s in a Name?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
January 9, 2017 10:03pm CST
@sunrisefan teased me on why I wasn’t named Conception , since December 09,my birthday , is just a day after the Feast of Immaculate Conception by the Catholics .
I told him , good thing my parents aren’t into religious names , which I find old fashioned and I won’t surely like it . 
With our daughter , I chose her name . Hers is Dianne .
I was sitting at the lobby of a clinic waiting for my turn of pre-natal checkup , when I saw an ad of a cream . It is named Dianne . I pronounced it together with my married name and I liked it . Besides it’s a combination of my name Dina and my husband’s , Allan – thus Dian with an ne .
However , I gave birth on Christmas day . So , I added Joy to her name .
Sadly , our daughter doesn’t like the Joy in her name and uses only Dianne . She finds Joy , corny . 
So, do you give names to your children that connotes anything ?
With our daughter , I chose her name . Hers is Dianne .
I was sitting at the lobby of a clinic waiting for my turn of pre-natal checkup , when I saw an ad of a cream . It is named Dianne . I pronounced it together with my married name and I liked it . Besides it’s a combination of my name Dina and my husband’s , Allan – thus Dian with an ne .
However , I gave birth on Christmas day . So , I added Joy to her name .
Sadly , our daughter doesn’t like the Joy in her name and uses only Dianne . She finds Joy , corny .
So, do you give names to your children that connotes anything ?25 people like this
25 responses
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
if my name is looked into a religious calendar, it would have been from a saint, St. Josaphat, but my late mother named me Ingrid because she told me my birthday was the same with an actress. in a baby book, Ingrid means daughter, which my siblings say i am my father's pet.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
And it would have been Josephine as your name .
Oh , so ingrid means daughter . I learned what your name means . So you are your father's pet . 
It's not good for parents to have a favorite son or daughter , but that cannot be controlled though .
Oh , so ingrid means daughter . I learned what your name means . So you are your father's pet .
It's not good for parents to have a favorite son or daughter , but that cannot be controlled though .1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@ridingbet I think your female sibling may have some hurt feeling about you being the pet of the father rather than just be fair to everyone .
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD yes i was my father's pet according to my siblings but i did not feel that way though. we are only 2 females, and my sister was the eldest.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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10 Jan 17
My real name is the combination of my parents' first names.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@rina110383 That's good that you liked it . I son't like my name because the n is actually ñ . I just like it Dina . Good thing , it registers dina only on some sites .
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@rina110383 (24492)
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10 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Yes, I do. It sounds too formal. Fits my personality.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
I give the name of my youngest sister. I get it from two of my classmates that I admire and I like the nickname Annie for Annamarie so all four of us siblings have the same ending sound, Marie, Auie and Louie
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
@averygirl72 Yes , i like it too . At least there is always a remembrane of the parents name , specially when the child will talk about his /her name .
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Yes. By the way I like the way parent's use their names or combine names of parents to their children
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
if i remember correctly, i had a classmate who was a christmas child so she was named christine
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
Yes, that' an appropriate name indeed . So nice , Christine .
I think , had i not been scheduled for Dec. 29 but for 25 i could have thought of that name also to sound like Christ , who was also born on Christmas day .
But suddenly, at 6:30, i labored and gave birth later . So , i only thought of just adding Joy to Dianne to mean also Christmas - joy of the season .
I think , had i not been scheduled for Dec. 29 but for 25 i could have thought of that name also to sound like Christ , who was also born on Christmas day .
But suddenly, at 6:30, i labored and gave birth later . So , i only thought of just adding Joy to Dianne to mean also Christmas - joy of the season . 2 people like this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@hereandthere Oh yes, that the common name for girls and Jesus for boys for those born on Christmas .
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD i won't be surprised if some are named jesusa if born around that date.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
Another choice for your daughter's name would have been Christianne and her nickname would have been Annie too :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD No. I was named after Magellan and Legazpi hahaha! My daughter's nickname is also Annie :)
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
@sunrisefan Oh yes , but think Magellan is Ferdinand , not Fernando . Well , they almost sound the same .
I think , there are a lot whose name or nickname is Annie . 
I think , there are a lot whose name or nickname is Annie . 1 person likes this
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
I got the name of my eldest daughter from my three pupils. Then the twins from my name and a brand name of a denim pants. My youngest daughter's name was taken from a member of the production staff of one of the movies I watched. And my only son's name was taken from a scientist and a waltz composer..
My real name was Black Saturday " Sabado de Gloria". I don't really like it so i did not use it. I am using my baptismal name...
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
See, we all get names from those other people' name .
Gloria is common before , and i know why you don't really like it , like i also don't like my name with ñ , as in Diña . I like Dina only .
So , parents should choose names that are nice sounding , so their children will like it when they grow up .
Gloria is common before , and i know why you don't really like it , like i also don't like my name with ñ , as in Diña . I like Dina only .
So , parents should choose names that are nice sounding , so their children will like it when they grow up . 1 person likes this
At least your son's two names are just short . 
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Jan 17
Whatever name you decided to choose as a name for your daughter was the best suited and it was a sane decision on your part. DIANNE sounds good to me, nothing wrong about it.
I am of the view that whatever names we give to our children, should have some meaning and those names should be easy to pronounce and shout be short.
DIANNE sounds good to me, nothing wrong about it.
I am of the view that whatever names we give to our children, should have some meaning and those names should be easy to pronounce and shout be short.1 person likes this
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD It is good to hear that your daughter likes her name.
Long names (when name of your city/native place and/or your father is added to your name) sound difficult to pronounce and could create confusion. Shorter the name is, better it is. 
Long names (when name of your city/native place and/or your father is added to your name) sound difficult to pronounce and could create confusion. Shorter the name is, better it is. 1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
Yes , she likes Dianne too and we like it too . Though she finds the Joy after it, corny . But she has no choice but to use it always because it's her legal name .
I agree , the names should be meaningful though short and easy to pronounce . Some here have 3 names for their child , like Mark Christian Evans then the family name . Too long for the child to write in his her test paper .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@dpk262006 And the faster you can begin answering you test paper too .
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
Oh, I don't have kids yet. I also wonder what will be the names I will give my future kids if ever. All I want are short unique names but not that too complicated to spell and pronounce.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Hum...I will just think about it once it already happens.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Jan 17
I named my youngest son Patrick Neil after Patrick Cash a well known Australian tennis player and my obstetrician Dr. Neil Mayall .. lol .. I prepared Vanessa because it was going to be a girl .. when he came out I was a bit lost with names ...
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
Patrick Neil , that 's beautiful too . See , we always pattern names after our favorites .
You know , we also thought that our daughter was a boy because then there was no ultrasound yet . So we prepared Dino Allan as name , the boy version of my name and the name of my husband .
And we have Dianne , if she's a girl .
You know , we also thought that our daughter was a boy because then there was no ultrasound yet . So we prepared Dino Allan as name , the boy version of my name and the name of my husband .
And we have Dianne , if she's a girl . 1 person likes this
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
15 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Indeed, there was no ultrasound in the 80s ..
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Jan 17
@epiffanie That's what is nice at this age .
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@1creekgirl (41443)
• United States
10 Jan 17
Our son was named after my father and my husband (his father.) Our daughter was named after a favorite song of my husband's and she has my middle name. I like your daughter's name.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
Parents really want that their name be in their children's name . That way their names live even when they are gone . Usually the eldest would be named after a parents or the combination of their names.
Thank you . I like it too . My daughter likes it though without Joy. And she jokes that she lose because she only have one gift for Christmas and her birthday .
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
My mother told me she named me after her best friend who was courted by my father before her. LOL
I am not sure if there's truth about the courtship thing. Hihihihi!
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@brokenbee I agree with your father , because those cion on their name is old fashioned names indeed , another name is also Consolacion aside from Concepcion .
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Hahaha! I won't do that too... Hihihi
It's funny that last night, while we were having dinner, my father said the name Resureccion(or whatever the spelling is) is not a beautiful name. My mother said he is bad because it's a religious name from the word resurrection. Then my father said, any name with Cion is not good for him. LOL! Then you mentioned Concepcion.
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@diosabella (4789)
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11 Jan 17
I dont have a kid yet but my mom said when she was pregnant with my sister as she was reading an article from a newspaper she saw a production company name from Hollywood and named my sis after it.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
@diosabella So , she didn't exert effort in looking for a name for you .
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@diosabella (4789)
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11 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Yes. This is my name. I asked. She said she just thought of it and she just knew that this had to be my name.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16761)
• China
10 Jan 17
Here we make much of kid's name and puzzle our brains about kids' names.Many people fancy that kids' names would influence their future.However what I took into account of is how to make my kid's name easily read and avoid being a standing joke.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
@changjiangzhibin89 I think most parents think like us - practical as they say.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16761)
• China
11 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Glad that We have the same take on this issue!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
11 Jan 17
All of their middle names are after family and friends. Their first names are just names that we both liked.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
10 Jan 17
We named our first born to contain all the letters of my father's name without actually giving him my father's name because my father hated his first name. Our second son has named for someone in the Bible, but we used a modern spelling of the name rather than the Biblical one.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
That is so nice .
Actually here , that's what is being followed by parents . They make a modern twist by having it in a modern spelling .
So , what is the name of your second son , with a modern spelling , if i may know because i was intrigued .
Actually here , that's what is being followed by parents . They make a modern twist by having it in a modern spelling .
So , what is the name of your second son , with a modern spelling , if i may know because i was intrigued . 1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
That's usually the case indeed . Though for some parents here they combine their names and come up with a new name and others name them after their grandparents or after the saints whose feast day falls on the birthday of the child.
But whatever it is , we chose what is beautiful in our ears .
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@Yadah04 (3363)
• Philippines
15 Jan 17
My name is a combination of my parents' plus my grandmom's name. So it sounded a little weird though i get to love it later on as i grew older. I have grown to appreciate the uniqueness of my name and that it is easier to get govenrment issued IDs and passports.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
16 Jan 17
Wow , really . So it must be a long name .
So , when it comes to getting NBI clearance the probability of having someone with the same name as yours is nil .
So , when it comes to getting NBI clearance the probability of having someone with the same name as yours is nil .