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julz33
i run for bacon
Member since 5/05 20584 total posts
Name:
julz
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Names
What would you have been named if you were born the opposite sex? What were some other options your parents had? Do you think your parents made the right choice?
The winning name: Julie
Other girl name possibility: Vanessa
Boy name: James (after my dad)
I think they picked the right name. I can't imagine being Vanessa!
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peanutbutter2
Carpe diem!
Member since 11/10 5287 total posts
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Re: Names
My mom was convinced that I was going to be a boy, so she had Michael or Andrew all ready to go.
However, surprise! They didn't have any other options picked out for a girl, since they assumed I was going to be a boy. I think I'm named after my great-grandmother...I mean, I know she had the same name as I do, so I'm assuming that's why my parents picked it.
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:18 PM |
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Katareen
5,000 Posts!
Member since 4/10 7180 total posts
Name:
Katherine
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Re: Names
Winning name: Katherine
Other option: Courtney
Boy name: Andrew
I like my name...but wouldn't mind Courtney. It's uncommon but still a name people have heard of.
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:19 PM |
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PearlJamChick
No one sings like you anymore.
Member since 7/10 9264 total posts
Name:
Petticoated Swashbuckler
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Re: Names
The winning name: Kristin
Other girl name possibility: I don't think they had one.
Boy name: Christopher (my mom's choice); Barry (my dad's choice, after a deceased cousin)
I like my name; I can't picture being of another name. But most people call me Kris, not Kristin.
I just don't understand how so many people screw up my name.
Christine
Christina
Kirsten
Kiersten
I've been called all of the above. It's really not a difficult name. Some people are just asshats.
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:21 PM |
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Elbee
Zanzibar
Member since 5/05 10767 total posts
Name:
Me
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Re: Names
Fun topic!
Winning Name: Lisa
Other Option: Corrine
Boy Name: Joseph or Michael
I like my name, but just like every other Lisa, Jennifer, or Michelle born in the mid to late 70's --- it was 'overdone' --- there were 5 Lisa's in my math class in high school  But I do like the name and I do think it fits me.
I know someone who named their daughter Lisa a few years ago (maybe 5 years?) and it was nice to hear it again in a younger generation - although I haven't heard it again since then!
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:28 PM |
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maymama
my little loves
Member since 8/08 18453 total posts
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Re: Names
my situation is a bit different. My parents knew they were having twins and KNEW at least 1 was a girl (we turned out to be identical so both girls ...)
The definate girl name (my name since I was born first) Karin
The Other girl name just in case - Valerie
The boy name just in case - Thomas
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:29 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
Member since 5/05 27567 total posts
Name:
Janice
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Re: Names
winning: janice...she loved the name, he loved janis joplin
runner up-nicole. but my grandfather told her that is a bad girl's name
boy: reilly. my grandmothers maiden name. my brother was born 11 mos later and he is reilly.
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:35 PM |
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DumpsterBaby
My compass when I'm lost
Member since 5/11 2210 total posts
Name:
My anchor when I get tossed
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Re: Names
Winning name: Heather
Other option: Sandrine
Boy name: Alain
My mother is French. She was so out of it my Dad picked Heather Rae, she thought I was a boy! My great grandmother couldn't pronounce Heather, so I was nicknamed Raymond!!!!!!
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:37 PM |
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OffWithHerHead23
Keep passing the open windows
Member since 10/06 3627 total posts
Name:
Meaghan
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Re: Names
The winning name: Meaghan
Other girl name possibility: Brigid
Boy name: Seamus
Irish much??
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:40 PM |
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klingklang77
kraftwerk!
Member since 7/06 11487 total posts
Name:
Völlig losgelöst
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Re: Names
Winning name: Lisa
Second girl choice: Amy
Boy name: Thomas
They really thought I was going to be a boy.
I like my name. When I was growing up, there were so many Lisas, but In Germany there aren't that many, so it's nice. Plus the Germans say the 's' with a 'z' sound, so it sounds like a new name.
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:58 PM |
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AngnShaun
Sisters
Member since 1/10 21015 total posts
Name:
Ang
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Re: Names
My mom was told she was having a boy until I was born. I was Vincent after my paternal grandfather!
Winning name: Angela
Runner up: Mary
Message edited 4/26/2012 6:00:06 PM.
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| Posted 4/26/12 5:59 PM |
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Xelindrya
Mommy's little YouTube Star!
Member since 8/05 14470 total posts
Name:
Veronica
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Re: Names
Winning Name: Veronica
Alternate: There were none, I’m named after the Choir director who introduced them.
Boy’s Name: Christopher
Honestly my parents thought I was going to be a boy. I ‘hid’ my privates during viewings before. It was ‘unclear’ but the doctors guessed girl.
My nickname should have been Chris (5 letters like the rest of my family) but instead I was called Veronica. I created my own nick name of Ronie to match the 5 letter scheme. LOL. You would THINK the alternate would have been Christina, but no. They were SET on Veronica as the girl name no matter WHAT!
Meh.
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| Posted 4/26/12 6:01 PM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
Name:
Susan
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Re: Names
Winning name: Susan
Runner up: Nancy (really?)
Boy name, not picked.
I was named after a crazy Aunt..no actually Aunt Sara who passed and that is my hebrew name.
But Susan was uber popular in the late 60's as evidenced by the 5 Susans in my classes.
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| Posted 4/26/12 6:14 PM |
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rojerono
Happiest.
Member since 8/06 13803 total posts
Name:
Jeannie
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Re: Names
My Actual Name: Jean Louis
The Close 2nd: Crystal
If I Were A Boy: Duncan
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| Posted 4/26/12 6:16 PM |
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MrsM429
Mama x2 <3
Member since 12/10 4946 total posts
Name:
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Re: Names
Winning Name- Kristen
The Close 2nd- Brooke
If I were a boy- William Jr (who is now my brother)
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| Posted 4/26/12 6:28 PM |
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emilylives
biking
Member since 12/09 2163 total posts
Name:
Emily
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Re: Names
I don't know if my parents had picked a boy's name, but the alternate girl's name was Isabel. My dad loved it, but my mom didn't like that it sounded like a sentence. I really like my name, but I think it would've been cool to be an Isabel, because there would have been fewer people with the same time. On my high school softball team, 5 out of 14 of us were named Emily.
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| Posted 4/26/12 6:29 PM |
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Hofstra26
Love to Bake!
Member since 7/06 27915 total posts
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Re: Names
Posted by PearlJamChick
The winning name: Kristin
Other girl name possibility: I don't think they had one.
Boy name: Christopher (my mom's choice); Barry (my dad's choice, after a deceased cousin)
I like my name; I can't picture being of another name. But most people call me Kris, not Kristin.
I just don't understand how so many people screw up my name.
Christine
Christina
Kirsten
Kiersten
I've been called all of the above. It's really not a difficult name. Some people are just asshats.
I am Kristen too and I deal with the same thing. Nobody can say it or spell it. So annoying.
I am pretty sure this was the only girl name my parents picked out. Not sure what boy names were in the running.
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JennP
LIF Adult
Member since 10/06 3986 total posts
Name:
Jenn
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Re: Names
Winning Name - Jennifer
The Close 2nd- Katherine
If I were a boy- Joseph (my initials would have been JAP )
Joseph is now my son's name!
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ArmyOfBabies
Growing older but not up
Member since 7/07 4427 total posts
Name:
Jeri
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Re: Names
I'm one of three girls. I don't know which name was for which one of us, but the three names my parents liked for boys were: Kevin, Ian and Dennis
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Eireann
Two ladies and a gentleman!
Member since 5/05 12165 total posts
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Re: Names
My name is Erin. I know for sure if I were a boy I would have been Sean. Second choice girl...I don't know, but my mom had a baby name book and the only other girl name I remember being starred is Colleen although there were others.
I hated my name for years and I like it now. I prefer it to Colleen even though they're in the same vein. I think I would've made a good Sean though ; in fact, I kept pushing for it for my son's name--DH hated it though. 
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Jax430
Hi!
Member since 5/05 18919 total posts
Name:
Jackie
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Re: Names
The winning name: Jaclyn
I don't know of any alternate girls' names.
Boy's name: Jack
I was named after my Grandpa Jack, my mom's father.
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| Posted 4/26/12 7:04 PM |
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Katie111806
Team Pink!
Member since 12/06 5349 total posts
Name:
Katie
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Re: Names
The winner: Kathleen (my mom hates it so the stipulation was that I'd only be called Katie)
The runner-up: Meghan (my mom's preference)
If I was a boy: Daniel (my brother, 22 months later)
My sister is Kerri (also dad's choice) - if it was up to my mom she would have been Heather
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| Posted 4/26/12 7:29 PM |
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Re: Names
Winner: Tara
Runner Up: Tamara
Boy: Sean
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skew
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 6794 total posts
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Re: Names
Runner-ups: Megan, Erin and Tara
Winner: Just as Irish (if not more) as the runner-ups
Boy - Kevin
Message edited 4/26/2012 8:04:09 PM.
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Tracy705
LIF Infant
Member since 5/08 301 total posts
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Re: Names
I am happy with what was chosen!!
My name is Tracy
2nd choice was Aja (my middle would have been Jane so that my initals spelled my first name )
Boy- Dale...... and guess where we lived...Farmingdale. So I would have been Dale from Farmingdale.
Message edited 4/26/2012 7:59:45 PM.
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