The Accidental Name

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

I thought this was one of the oddest naming stories I've heard:

A co-worker of mine is named Elaine. When she was born, her mother had no idea what to name her, so she had all her sisters and sisters-in-law put names in a hat, and the one she drew, was the baby's name. On top of which, she misread the name from the hat: it was supposed to be Eileen.

My co-worker just laughs, I guess she's had her whole life to get used to it, but I'd feel very strange about having a totally random mean that meant absolutely nothing to my parents or even my aunt!

Comments

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I actually don't find that too strange. I mean, my name meant basically nothing to my parents besides that they liked it.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but at least they liked it. Here was a name that, if for no other reason than a pretty sound, they particularly wanted their child to have. I can't imagine naming my child just some random thing.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I'm sure if it were a name the mother despised, she would have scrapped it and reached in for another, though.