Why do I have this name?

[Lal]

My first name was chosen because my parents liked it, and my second name after my great-grandmother, who, from the stories I've heard about her, I grow more like every day

My son's first name was chosen again because we liked it (but it's also the name of one of my great-grandfathers - a good, solid name), his second name after his uncle, and his third name because we felt the need to add an Anglo-Saxon poet's name in there...

[bodger]

So why the reluctance to show your names ?, i'm Anthony after Anthony Eden, and our next door neighbours son was Neville, after Neville Chamberlin "?", yes we were born in the late 1930s. We have four daughters, Samantha Jayne, Selana Jo, Sararah Jacquline, note all S, J, then the fourth was born, her name Emma Victoria, , not sure why but my wife loves  Bronte, and i was born  in Victoria, Hepworth, nr. Huddersfield.
Grand children, Stephanie Jo, Christopher, Samuel Joseph, Thomas Kristen, Holly Bexton, Evan Charles, Mia Kate. Amber May, & Anthony Kieran.
So there you go S J for some, then total random names that the parents chose

[Erato]

I was named after my maternal grandmother.  I don't hate my name but I wouldn't have chosen it.  I use a shortened form.

[LizzieW]

I've no idea why I have my first name (my middle name is my Mum's name so that seems fairly obvious).  The only time my mum said something about it was when she told me that when she told her mother what she was going to call me (if I was a girl), her mother said, "Oh I hate that name".  Bit strong for the name Elizabeth, but then it was her eldest sister's name, so perhaps there was a bit of history between the two of them.

Lizzie

[ajf25]

I was named after my father's favourite cousin, and yes I like my name

Alison 

[Jean McGurn]

Apparently I was named after two nurses in the maternity ward. Suppose I am lucky really they could have been male nurses 

Got adopted, new mother kept them but didn't like my first name so have been called by my middle name ever since 

Jean

[Guy Etchells]

I was given my name to continue the maternal surname.
My uncle, the last male in the family line to carry the surname Guy was killed in WW2. My elder brother and sister were named after my father and mother and given additional christian names.
Cheers
Guy

[maidmarianoops]

i could have been Gertrude Annie ,thank goodness for the custom of giving a silver coin,so i finished up Sylvia

i have 12 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren ,non have been given my name.

and anyone singing who is Sylvia is not my friend

[busybod]

My name is Lynne and I was named after a friend of my aunt's who was in the Land Army.  Her full name apparently was Leonora, but the girls all called her Lynne.  When I was born my Mum was going to call me Anne and my aunt persuaded her to change it to Lynne (thank goodness).  I love my name and am very upset when people call me Linda (some people seem to think that Lynne is an abbreviation of Linda and not a name on its own).  No disrespect to any Linda's out there!!!!

Busybod