How did you get your name? Are you named after someone special? What was the other option(s)? What would you have been called if you were the opposite gender?
My name is Farheen Shahnaz. I was born after 6 years of my parent’s marriage and so , Farheen was the name suggested by my father, which means “Joyful and happiness”. Initially, I was named Farah Naaz, but my father wanted me to be a doctor and there was a very popular doctor at that time named Shahnaz. Hence, Farheen Shahnaz. My parents decided the name after I was born. so, no names were decided for opposite gender.
I recently did a post on my name. Haha! Anyways, my dad named me Diana for he loved the name. I am glad that I was not named after any famous people although people tend to call me Diana Ross (which is okay) or Princess Diana (which I dislike).
My family says that I wasn’t named after anyone but my only aunt(on my moms side) is named Margaret lol. I wasn’t ever aware of what they would have called me if I was a boy.
Great post! I think Courtney was just a popular name when I was born. The other option was Lacey, but my dad didn’t like it. If I was a boy, I would be named Taylor. This is a fun post idea.
My first and middle names are Linda and Isabel. Linda was very popular name when I was born and meant means beautiful in Spanish. I was named Isabel after my grandmother who died when my father was very young. Isabel also means beautiful in a number of languages, and I teased my parents that the two names canceled each other out.! If I was a boy, I would have been a Richard.
I’m after my Aunt, mine is a family name 🙂 Its not to common where i’m from either which is nice!
I was almost called Hope!! Texting my mom right now to see what she would have picked had i been a boy 🙂
Great question
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Originally my mum wanted to think of J name for me since both parents and my older sister start with J. But they couldn’t think of one, so Angela it is 😀 When my younger brother came around, they gave him an A name too cause why not
I was named for my father’s best friend in college. He had been majoring in Chinese history, eventually earned a doctorate and is now a professor in Singapore. I majored in regular old history but still somehow ended up living and teaching in China for nine years.
My Dad strongly believed I was going to be a girl; this was in days before ultra scans so they never really thought of boy name for when born. Most Babies now probably never have alternative gender name as so many people find out the sex. When I was my Mum’s tummy though my Dad did give me nickname Ruphert after Ruphert bear as did not just want to refer to me as ‘it’.
My Mum had always liked name Sarah and my Dad said it had to be spelt Belgium 🇧🇪 way like his Auntie Sara. There is lots of Sarah’s in England so pleased to be a Sara rather than Sarah especially as relates to Belgium ancestry.
As additional questions / later in series can we have:
Do you like name
Do parents still like name they chose.
If you have named child do you still like their name?
Always think your name says more about your parents than you.
Carol Ann because it was traditional and ‘nice’ sounding (apparently!) but they hadn’t picked a boy’s name. They took ages to call me what they did apparently! x
I was named Adila coz my parents felt it matched with my mom’s name Abida well. Adila means ‘justice’ in Arabic. Maybe they would name Adil if I was a boy.😅
My parents don’t remember how they found my name or even other options! Makes me so sad haha. All my mom has told me was that they wanted to give me a more American sounding name as they planned to go back to Mexico after working here a few years. I suppose one option could have been Ines after my grandmother but my mom’s sister beat her to it. If I had been a boy my mom wanted to name me Alejandro after my dad but my dad wanted his kids to have their own names so he didn’t like that idea! But I would have liked it as either gender so I could be called Alex haha.
Karunya is an Indian name and my dad decided on it because it was part of a religious recital he used to often listen to. I hated it for most part of my childhood since it was long and unattractive 😛 It means sympathy or kindness 🙂
My name is my mom’s first name (Valerie) and my dad’s mother’s name (Marguerite)! So I get the best of both worlds, haha (: although I never did get to meet my grandmother Marguerite. She passed away before I was born. I don’t think my parents had decided on any boy names before they found out I was a girl. My name means strong (Valerie) and pearl (Marguerite), which I think are both beautiful meanings, but look kind of funny together, hah!
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Momma named me after St. James. I don’t know if there were any options. 🙂
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My name is Farheen Shahnaz. I was born after 6 years of my parent’s marriage and so , Farheen was the name suggested by my father, which means “Joyful and happiness”. Initially, I was named Farah Naaz, but my father wanted me to be a doctor and there was a very popular doctor at that time named Shahnaz. Hence, Farheen Shahnaz. My parents decided the name after I was born. so, no names were decided for opposite gender.
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I recently did a post on my name. Haha! Anyways, my dad named me Diana for he loved the name. I am glad that I was not named after any famous people although people tend to call me Diana Ross (which is okay) or Princess Diana (which I dislike).
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My family says that I wasn’t named after anyone but my only aunt(on my moms side) is named Margaret lol. I wasn’t ever aware of what they would have called me if I was a boy.
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Great post! I think Courtney was just a popular name when I was born. The other option was Lacey, but my dad didn’t like it. If I was a boy, I would be named Taylor. This is a fun post idea.
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How did you get your name?
It’s my mom’s sisters name!
Are you named after someone special?
Yes I am, my mom’s sister who actually cannot have children of her own.
What was the other option(s)?
I don’t think there were any other options.
What would you have been called if you were the opposite gender?
I believe Alexander
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I was named after the singer Carly Simon!
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That’s awesome! Can you sing?
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I’m pretty decent! My dad and grandpa were both really good at singing!
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That’s lovely 😊
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My first and middle names are Linda and Isabel. Linda was very popular name when I was born and meant means beautiful in Spanish. I was named Isabel after my grandmother who died when my father was very young. Isabel also means beautiful in a number of languages, and I teased my parents that the two names canceled each other out.! If I was a boy, I would have been a Richard.
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I’m not sure what I would have been called if I was a boy, but my parents contemplated using my middle name Nicole as my first name (:
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They are both beautiful. Does anyone have a nickname for you?
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My dad calls me Pookie like the teddy bear from Garfield (:
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I’m after my Aunt, mine is a family name 🙂 Its not to common where i’m from either which is nice!
I was almost called Hope!! Texting my mom right now to see what she would have picked had i been a boy 🙂
Great question
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So sweet. I love hope ❤️ do let us know if your mom tells you 😊
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Harvey….I’m well not feeling it…. Not one bit! Xx
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Originally my mum wanted to think of J name for me since both parents and my older sister start with J. But they couldn’t think of one, so Angela it is 😀 When my younger brother came around, they gave him an A name too cause why not
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I was named for my father’s best friend in college. He had been majoring in Chinese history, eventually earned a doctorate and is now a professor in Singapore. I majored in regular old history but still somehow ended up living and teaching in China for nine years.
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My Dad strongly believed I was going to be a girl; this was in days before ultra scans so they never really thought of boy name for when born. Most Babies now probably never have alternative gender name as so many people find out the sex. When I was my Mum’s tummy though my Dad did give me nickname Ruphert after Ruphert bear as did not just want to refer to me as ‘it’.
My Mum had always liked name Sarah and my Dad said it had to be spelt Belgium 🇧🇪 way like his Auntie Sara. There is lots of Sarah’s in England so pleased to be a Sara rather than Sarah especially as relates to Belgium ancestry.
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As additional questions / later in series can we have:
Do you like name
Do parents still like name they chose.
If you have named child do you still like their name?
Always think your name says more about your parents than you.
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Carol Ann because it was traditional and ‘nice’ sounding (apparently!) but they hadn’t picked a boy’s name. They took ages to call me what they did apparently! x
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My name is Hunida. My Dad made it up from his own name which is Hun. I’m sure if I was a boy, I would have just been Hun Jr. 😂
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I was named Adila coz my parents felt it matched with my mom’s name Abida well. Adila means ‘justice’ in Arabic. Maybe they would name Adil if I was a boy.😅
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Lovely 🙂
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My parents don’t remember how they found my name or even other options! Makes me so sad haha. All my mom has told me was that they wanted to give me a more American sounding name as they planned to go back to Mexico after working here a few years. I suppose one option could have been Ines after my grandmother but my mom’s sister beat her to it. If I had been a boy my mom wanted to name me Alejandro after my dad but my dad wanted his kids to have their own names so he didn’t like that idea! But I would have liked it as either gender so I could be called Alex haha.
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Nope! My name ain’t special at all..just normal
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Karunya is an Indian name and my dad decided on it because it was part of a religious recital he used to often listen to. I hated it for most part of my childhood since it was long and unattractive 😛 It means sympathy or kindness 🙂
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My name is my mom’s first name (Valerie) and my dad’s mother’s name (Marguerite)! So I get the best of both worlds, haha (: although I never did get to meet my grandmother Marguerite. She passed away before I was born. I don’t think my parents had decided on any boy names before they found out I was a girl. My name means strong (Valerie) and pearl (Marguerite), which I think are both beautiful meanings, but look kind of funny together, hah!
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