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I find it highly amusing some of these names are those of my female relatives. Both my grandmothers went by their middle names. One was Mabel Lorraine, and the other was Mary Katherine. Katherine had other Marys in the family so it made sense, and well Lorraine, that is somewhat self explanatory. My mother ended up Adah Lorraine. On my father's side the men had been named Richard Otto one generation, and then Otto Richard the next. My father lucked out and ended up Richard Emerson (yes we're related to the writer).
My sister ended up named after my mother's college roommate, Janice. Of course instead of JaNICE I call her JaNASTY when she is being mean. Since I was blessed being Anne Caroline my sister likes to say mom listened to too much Neill Diamond in the 70's thus 'Sweet Caroline", and she dug Raggedy Anne. And people wonder why I call her JaNASTY. Mother says I am named after classy, independent, intelligent, strong-willed princesses (namely of the British empire and Monaco).
I have a step brother and sister that have the same middle name which is from their mother's side. I didn't realize the name was important to the history of Tucson and Arizona, beyond a country singer from there.
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