my name was almost.....

[pinkslit.livejournal.com]

so what were some names that your mother almost named you? if i were a boy, i'd have been called beau david and other girl names that mom wanted were rebecca colleen (becca) and betsy jeanne. she settled on traci jeanne because on the way to the hospital, my dad was singing a song called "traces of love" to calm her down. i think that him not letting her call me betsy is about the best thing he ever did for me!

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[zante.livejournal.com]

My name IS Sarah Amy.

I believe had I been born male, I would have been Tobias.

Because I was born 3 months premature, I wasn't named Emily like planned. Boo :(

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

? Why didn't they name you Emily?

[zante.livejournal.com]

I was born via emergency caesarian section and they weren't sure if I would live or not, Sarah is my great aunt on my mothers side, and Amy is my grandmother on my fathers side.. so yeah, *shrug*

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

At least it's a sweet reason? ;) After emergency cesarean at 26 weeks, my daughter got her middle name 'Sherman' after my cat of 14 years that had died 2 weeks earlier. Aside from being sweet, and the morphine, we thought it'd be good luck.


Not to be creepy, but one of the reasons I asked is I sometimes wonder if parents give their less favorite names to children they're not sure will make it. I'm sure in the moment they're totally not thinking of that, but I also know I'm sad that I'll never have much occasion to say my daughter's beautiful name out loud again. Of course, It's more sadness that I don't have my beautiful daughter here to call that name..


ookay /tangent