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I asked my Mum and Dad (now in their seventies) why I was named Christine and my younger sister Jaqueline........ Answer: They liked them!!!! Next question....Why was I given a second name Susan and Jaqueline (Now universally known as Jackie) none? Answer: Jackie would probably have enough problems learning to spell it without an additional name!!!! Funnily enough the only people to use my full name of Christine are my parents, and then only when talking about me to people who don't me, to show I am female. Chris :))))

Oh Dee, I'm so sorry, I can't stop laughing, that is so funny. Vivienne

My mam was going to be called Marsha after my grans maiden name, Marsh. They decided against it after my mams granda said (Imagine a broad mackam accent), MAIRSHA! You can't call a bairn Mairsha! My gran soon changed her mind!

My mum just said she saw the name Dierdre in a Names For Baby book and liked it..... WHY??????? It's even spelt incorrectly!! It was especially horrible teamed with my maiden name - Freshwater. I spent all my school years being called Dreary Ditchwater! Then I foolishly wed a Mr. Lally.... so am now D(o) Lally! Grrrrrrr Dee x

we gave our son the same first name as dads middle name, purely by coincidence, which now follows tradition again, it was going to be sons middle name , as his first was after a mountain in falklands , ( dont laugh its a sensible name,) but we changed um round so the mountains his middle name,

I was given the name Annabel as I had a one syllable maiden name. My Mum decided my brother and sister should all have three syllable christian names. But everyone shortens it to Anna anyway!

My parents named me Tammy after a song from a film at the time (1968) with Debbie Reynolds in. I never liked it much and got alot of stick at school but what can you do!! lol My brother's got off lightly with Richard (after Dad) and Lee (because it couldn't be shortened). I have considered changing it but nothing suits me!! Tammy

My mother gave me my first name as she liked it and wanted a break from allthe same family names then family tradition took over Howardxx

Hi Bec, Not bad thanks. I have my moments. I am on a bit of a rollercoaster at the moment. Hope you are ok and had a nice time at the wedding.

I was 'born' an Anne which Mum and dad would have kept apparently, but i had a cousin Ann and they thought it too much the same. Dad apparently wanted me to be called Debby - thank goodness mothers determined streak ran true. My first name i still dont like very much, so i'll stick with my second - thank you. My brother got saddeled with mums maiden name as a second name - and he hated that too. (i'd have called mine Eleanor Ruth and a Lawrence Frederick had the 'big plan ' worked). jess x

Hello Natalia! How you doing hon'? Wondered where your lovely name came from! becx

I am pretty sure i was named after Shirley Temple, as no one in the family has the same name. Shirley Ann.

my hubby was given his name after his dad, as he was number 5 child and his parents decided to get married just before he was born, since found traditional scots call third son after the husband, together they had two sons and two daughters prior to getting married, and all names began with an S,dunno why, we then discovered hubbys dad had two other sons in previous marriage, which may have been named after grandfathers, hense hubby given his fathers name, well its clear in my head anyway,

Hi Bec! I was meant to be Naomi but when my mam had gone into hospital my dad had been watching the gymnastics on TV. He saw a girl called Natalia and thought it was nice so mentioned it to my mam and she loved it. Pretty mad that I ended up a gymnast. My middle name is Rose after my dads aunt who died in the summer before I was born. She was a lovely lady apparantly so I am happy to be her namesake. Mark is Mark cos his mam wanted him to be Simon and his dad said NO as he would end up being called simple. hehe. So he's Mark Simon. Still simple in my eyes though!!

My Mum named me Jill so that it couldnt be shortened, I now get called Jilly!!! My second name is Irene after my Gran. I would rather be called Charlotte,but its a bit late for a name change. Jill xx:)

Haven't got a clue. Second name is mums second name and my sister got her first name as her middle name. Maybe because I was born at 12.25am. My eldest has mums first name as her middle, son has dads proper first name as his middle and tiddler has hubbys mums first name as her middle .Now all I've got to do is persuade hubby to have another and hopefully have a boy so can be named after his dad.

My Mum named me after a very famous actress who was married to a really famous & gorgeous actor!! She got it from the TV times!! lol :0) Joan xx

cos my brother decided that was what i was, a julie ann, lucky i was

I was named Mary after my great-great-grandmother and my father's favourite aunt. My second name is Elizabeth - after my mother's mother, my father's grandmother and his elder sister. I'd have preferred the names the other way round. I don't like being called 'Mary'. CB >|<

My mum's friend pinched her fave name (Zoe) for her daughter just before I was born so my mum thought of Claire (because of the record I suppose) and said it wasn't a very common name in 1974 and couldn't be shortened to anything.....must have quickly become common then because there were 7 in my primary school year! I DID call my daughter Zoe for my mum though! Claire xx