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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[breezy-boo.livejournal.com]

my parents couldn't decide what to name my sister, so they asked my uncle (who is a professor) to ask his students for their favourite name, so my parents went through all the pieces of paper and picked Caleigh. i think it's a neat story to have. most people don't really have a story about their name... other than "it's a family name"