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!

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[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Elaine/Eileen... close enough, lol. That being said, I like Elaine better than Eileen.

This reminded me of a story my mom told me this past Saturday: My mom was on bed rest in the hospital for about two weeks. My dad wanted a short, one-syllable name like his (Mark) for my brother. She was looking around her hospital room for inspiration when she saw a towel dispenser and, above it, a bunch of Scott towels. So, she suggested Scott as a name to my dad. And, he liked it! I laughed for almost 5 minutes straight. I never knew that and I don't think Scott knows it either (lol). My name (Samantha) was only chosen because it's an "s" name and it has a short nickname.

[lipsty.livejournal.com]

My cousin and her fiance decided on the name Kimberley for their daughter after they both saw it in the loo at the hospital (Kimberley Clarke is a company that makes toilets here in the UK). The name is cute and really suits their daughter, and it's a funny story :)