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Originally Posted by Low C Sharp
I even know a "Liisa" with two i's...in other words, absolutely everything associated with her appears to have been badly edited. No thanks.
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I know a Lisa who spells it "Lissa" .. of course everyone pronounces it incorrectly at first. Most people assume it's short for Elissa/Alissa.
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Originally Posted by AnotherKD
Aaaaaaaaand that's why I won't put my names on here.  We're planning on giving a son, if we ever have one, my mother's maiden last name as his first name. 'Cause we think the name is damn cool. Plus, we love names that have personal meaning. |
I grew up living behind 2 brothers whose middle names were each of their grandmothers' maiden names:
John Squire and James Clarkson. I think both flow nicely.
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
Also very Southern: Maiden/family names as middle names for girls.
Typically accompanied by the first name of Mary.
Example:
Mary Carter Lastname
Mary Lee Lastname
Mary Stallings Lastname
I get a kick out of looking at the bid lists for Auburn, Bama, etc. because it seems that 20% of the pledge class is a Mary ___________.
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This surprises me. My mother and I were talking the other day about names from her generation (she's in her mid-50s) that you don't hear very often anymore... e.g. Nancy, Cathy, Brenda, Cindy, and MARY. I find it interesting that there are a lot of people in the south who are still being named that.
My mom's name is also uncommon - Joan. She was THRILLED when we went to this bar down the street from our house and one of the bartenders, who's probably in her mid-twenties, said that her name is also Joan.
My brother and I both have our parents' first names as our middle names. I was named after my grandmother and my aunt (who ended up having 2 sons - hence my mom feeling the need to carry on the name). My second cousin was then given the same name. Interestingly, none of us are/were called the same thing, and only my second cousin goes by our actual given name.
Now... I don't really know if I even want to have kids, but if I do, and I have a girl, I'd probably want to name her Haley. For a boy, I used to love the name Christian... but then a certain guy with that name totally ruined it for me. Haha
Same thing happened with Olivia. Used to love it.. and now, not so much.