I Could Be Gloria
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (176906)
United States
April 18, 2020 4:53am CST
"Gloria" was recorded in 1946 by Bob Hayward with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra. I was born in 1948. Also released in 1946 was a song named "Linda"; and I'm pretty sure that's where I finally got my name from.
Now, I don't happen to like the name Linda; but my parents told me that they were going to name me Gloria because of the song. No offense to the Glorias out there; but it makes me glad I'm a Linda.
Do you like your name? Were you almost named something else?
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Though this classic doo-wop ballad has long been thought of primarily as a vehicle for various group-harmony vocal treatments (Cadillacs, Passions, Manhattan...
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@LadyDuck (470924)
• Switzerland
18 Apr 20
@Tampa_girl7 
My second name is Maria, like yours.
My second name is Maria, like yours.1 person likes this
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
18 Apr 20
Your Name is really good. I love my name to. My name is Lavanya.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50127)
• United States
18 Apr 20
My first name is Linda. My mama wanted to name me Sabra Marie, but my daddy wanted to name me after my mama. Daddy won, but they called me by my middle name.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Apr 20
I don't think about my name one way or another.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Apr 20
@LindaOHio That's true 
. We are never happy with our names or our bodies.
. We are never happy with our names or our bodies.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (176906)
• United States
19 Apr 20
I like your name. But that's really the way it usually is, isn't it?
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@TheHorse (218038)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Apr 20
Funny. I was supposed to be Robert, but my dad's brother's son (my cousin) was born ten days before me, and my uncle "stole" the name for his son. I did not like my name growing up, because it was "odd" in America. I could not get a little license plate for my bicycle like all the Bobs and Jims could. But now I don't mind it.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 Apr 20
my family has a tradition of middle initial O's for male children, I like being SOA in the IT world, it stands for start of authority!!!
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