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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[gregs-wife1201.livejournal.com]

When my sister's mother-in-law was pregnant with her second child, she asked her 5-year-old son to name his baby sister. He said Tricia. And that's how she got named. Ironically, the mother's name is Patricia. So mom and daughter have nearly the same name. But mom goes by Pat or Patty now. But still, I liked the story of how she got her name.