What were you almost named?

[KittyTwoShoes]

Just thinking about how on earth anyone ever decides on a name for their child and wondered if anyone knows their parents' shortlists? I'm interested to see how they differ from the shortlists on here today.

I'm Katherine, but was almost Anastasia... DP was almost Morris(!).

So what were you nearly called?

If my Dad had his way I would have been Mitzi - or Bridget.

My Mum vetoed both suggestions.

Victoria. Far, far superior to what they actually saddled me with

I am a twin and my mother wanted Polly and Molly or April and Avril we are very grateful to my Dad

My mum wanted Rachel but changed her mind when I was born. I had big brown eyes, still do actually , and she swapped to a name she thought meant 'cow's eyes'!

It doesn't - and I really like it and much prefer it to Rachel.

My dad wanted to call me Cindy-not really sure why and whilst im sure its a lovely name and suits some people, all i can think of when i hear it, is the Sindy doll!
The midwife asked my mum to call me Patricia if i was born on St. Patricks day-she was Irish, and i was a day late anyway!

But I dont really like my name at all-Lynne- its just so non-descript to me, not sure what i would want to be called though!

polly and my last names garrett. Can you imagine the stick i would have got at school polly parrot!

My dad wanted Penelope and mum wanted Polly.

Anne-Marie, Catherine or Carina

If I was a boy I would have been Liam or Rory

Felicity-Jayne.
Kendal if I had been a boy. Think my father may have had a crush :)
If they had known back then that Kendal was also a girls name that would have definately been my name.

My dad wanted me to be called Nyrie-Dawn (sorry not sure the correct spelling!!)

My mum wanted me to be called Heidi or Wendy.

My lovely Nanna stepped in and said that none off those names were suitable and that I should be called Karen - both parents instantly agreed and so thats it basically - think I got let off lightly!

Apparently my mum decided on my name (Victoria) when she was 11, so there was no chance of ever being called anything else! Or my dad having a say..... The alternative for a boy was Patrick, which is top of our list as well.

My Mum wanted to call her first daughter Eilidh (gaelic for Helen); Dad said he didn't want a name he couldn't spell. He wanted to call me Barbara-Ann, after the song - cringe. Luckily they couldn't agree and my twin and I were both called completely different names.

I would have be Martin if a boy.

Luckily no penis then....

Quentin if I'd been a boy, and my Dad wanted to call me Arabella, but Mum managed to negotiate it down to middle name. I bloody hate it - I have two, pretty pretty multi-syllable girls names and they have never suited me. I have a nice unisex nickname instead

I would have been Gregory if I had been a boy. Glad to have been female really, any name with 'egg' in gives me the boak.

Sarah or Sophie. Got another S name instead, less common and I dont like it or the shortened version.

Think it was robert for a boy.

Robert.

I was supposed to be a boy and they didn't have any girl's names at all. Nothing, even though I was late. My aunt intervened and named me. Very grateful to her for her good sense.

I was very nearly Brynn Elizabeth. (yes yes I know, but Brynn is a girl's name here you see :) ) My great grandmother could never remember it though, so I'm a Megan. One of three in my class.

It'd have been Brandon or Ian if I'd been a boy...Ian's ok but Brandon? No thanks!

I was going to be Briany. Spelt like that. My name is much better and I like it :)

I hate my name (Joanne), but think the alternative is actually worse.
Vanessa.
or Gary.

Morgan as in Morgan le Fay from Arthurian legend. She was a sorceress.
I think it would have suited me.

Joanna or Julian (she went with Sarah) THANK GOD.