My first name is McGee. It's sort of a family name.... my grandmother was born and raised in Mcgehee, Arkansas, although the spelling is a bit different from my name. My father swears that McGee was the last name of a character on a tv show, but I'm not sure I believe him. When I tell people about my grandmother being from Mcgehee, AR, I always say "I'm incredibly grateful she wasn't from someplace like Smackover!" (yes, there IS a Smackover, Arkansas!!!)
The complicating factor is that my LAST name is now commonly used as a woman's FIRST name, and McGee is commonly used as a last name, so everyone gets my name backwards! Oh well. I like my name though because it's so unique! Once people get the order right, they never forget my name.
Had I been a boy, I'd have been William Thomas III after my father. I'm glad I wasn't given my grandmothers' names, or I'd have been Betty Muriel!
We have a ton of odd names in our family though, including such gems as Keturiah, Parthenia and Una, so I guess I lucked out with McGee.
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