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]

It wasn't her sisters' names in the hat, it was their suggestions for the baby.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, see, I entirely read that wrong. "Put her sisters and sisters-in-law names into a hat" instead of what you actually put. Sorry! Makes much more sense now, but still not a way I'd want to pick a name.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Amen to that, sister!