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

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Someone else commented similarly, but as I told them, at least picking a name "just because we like it" is still picking a name. For whatever reason, even if it just sounded pretty, they particularly wanted that name for you. Drawing something out of a hat is a very different thing. It means you literally can't bestir yourself to even just pick something that sounds pretty.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

well if you think about it the mom did just like it... I'm sure if the name wouldn't have been something she liked then she would have drawn another one xD

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

lol, yeah probably so.