Is there a story behind your name or your DC's name?

I was named after Natalie Wood, my mum loved her.

When choosing baby names, I really wanted to use Carlton which is a strong family name, grandpa, cousins all have it or variations of it, however DH is Scottish and Carlton came out "Carrrrrrolton" so he refused to say it - DH suggested Carter as an alternative and that's what we named DS when he arrived. His middle names are James (DH's middle name) and Spencer (my brother who we lost to cancer a few months ago).

I was called Laura just because my mum liked how it sounded when my dad said it (he's still got a broad Scottish accent)
DD's middle name is because a close friend died while I was pregnant, and I wanted her to be a part of DD's life even if she couldn't meet her.

DH's great grandmother had the surname Reeve, but when the family fled from Wales, they changed their name to something more boring/English-sounding. So the long-standing name Reeve suddenly died out in their family. DS has Reeve as a middle name :)

I heard my DS's name when I Was about 11 or 12 and I just knew that would be my son's name if I ever had one.

I lived abroad, and this was the name of a very highly regarded famous traditional architect and my dad loved his buildings so good memories were associated with it.

I still think it's a great name.

I'm named after a Beach Boy's song. And no, it's not Rhonda or Barbara-Ann!

My mum chose my twin and my first names because she liked them my dad chose our middle names after his two grandmothers. I got off lightly with Catherine as my middle name my twins middle name is Honora!!

My daughter is named after a symbol for the feminine divine, because I thought giving her the name of a Goddess might cause issues in later life.

I miscarried twins and shortly after got pregnant with DS. He is named after the Scottish island we went away to for a short get away from it all break (but not where he was conceived). His name preserves their memory and also reminds us of a very special place.

Having a bit of a grizzle now...

Our DD has a name that means 'new life' as we lost her sister the year before.

My DD is named after her granny (my DM) who died whilst I was pregnant and also the island where we got engaged and love to spend time.

My dd is named after my granny. My daughter was born away from home but in the same hospital that my granny died in!! My way of saying, I remember and love you.

DTS1 is named after a doctor who found me when I was four after being dragged out to sea. He was the first English person I'd met (I'm from Greece, specifically Corfu) and I love the name anyway, but it's my way of saying thankyou. He met my twins once, but unfortunately died of cancer three months later.

DTS2 was named after DH's grand-uncle, who died in a Jewish ghetto in Poland, when his grandfather was eight. The name is an English name, but sounds similar to his name which is Hebrew and means 'loves everybody'.

I'm named after my mum's childhood pet- a snail!

We couldn't really arrive at a name that began with A, but DD was born in April and it was a lovely spring that year, so we went with April. Had a few looks when calling her name in the play park the last few weeks. :-(

I am named after a well-known very glamorous and beautiful woman who my dad fancied at the time (Jackie Kennedy). As were many, many other girls born in the early 60s.

my ds3 was going to be Arlo but 2 wks before he was born another mum i knew had a boy and called him Arlo! i hadnt even mentioned it as a name. anyway we were then stuck but all the way through my preg ds2 had insisted i wasnt having a baby, i was having a rabbit! so when ds3 was born i looked at him and decided he looked like a Dylan and the rabbit from magic roundabout is dillan, so i figured it meant ds2 had his rabbit

I was going to be Danielle, but my parents called the bump Charlie and it stuck.

If I had followed that path (keeping the "bump" name) my children would be called Little Hackney and Storm. Nice.

My parents were very particular about giving names that would not associate one with a particular era/class/upbringing, etc. Hence my name being Mary Caroline. My DD is India Juliet Elizabeth. India for Gone With the Wind, my favourite novel, Juliet as a nod to Shakespeare and Elizabeth for the wonderful Miss Bennet.

I was named after my great grandad, who died whilst my mum was expecting. All that changed was the spelling (I'm an IE rather than a Y) but my great nan, his wife, has always sent cards (for 30 years) with his name spelling on it rather than mine.. Bless her.

Me - Dad was big enthusiast and collector of the works of Lewis Carroll. Had two boys before he got his own Alice. Middle name 1 - GM's name. Middle name 2 - place (abroad) where dad lived.

DS - name I have always liked; fil was researching his family tree when I was pg and found 8 generations in a row up to his father with this name; Middle name 1 - After uncle who was dying when I was pg (and made a full recovery); middle name 2- after fil, my idea rather than DH's as my PIL have always been lovely to me.

DD- first name is an anagram of Nil's(also a proper name!), middle name 1 is my first name in reference to my dad (see reason for my name), middle name 2 place in Derbyshire where we used to live (also a proper name).

That's lovely peachypips. :)

We tried for ages to get pregnant. We really prayed and eventually got preg. Our DS's name means 'God has remembered'.

Love the world war related ones :)

My DS's name comes from the fact that he was born with a medical condition that was difficult to come to terms with but he is conquering.

The name he has been given is from a mythical person who overcame difficulties at birth to become the most revered, respected and loved person from his culture. Having success at everything he did, despite the odds being against him at the start of his life.

I hope he will understand and love it when I tell him when he's older. He really is my special little boy.

My middle name is after both my grandmothers so it shut my Granny (Mum's MIL) up whining for 20 seconds, my first name is my mums favorite name, and was also the pet name that my aunt, her older sister, was called at home, also the pet name of my Nana's mother, and her own middle name so everyone was made happy. But mainly cos its my mum's favourite name!

My brother is named for my Dad, who was named for his Aunt who took the name when she went to a convent, my next DB was named as it it both an Irish and Polish name so again shut Granny up for 20 seconds, and my youngest DB's name means red lion, cos he was born with a shock of red hair and screaming.

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