What were you nearly called?

[Abigail47]

I was nearly called Deborah or Scarlett.

They were in my parents top three names.

Then they finally chose my name.

I feel a bit of a connection to those other two names.

Hedwig. I kid you not.

Bloody Magdelena! I'm glad they changed their minds, I'm not a fan.

I was due Xmas Eve so was going to be Holly. I'm not keen on that or the name I was given, along with the 80s middle name that almost every girl got.

I almost called my daughter Pixie. My lovely Nan was mortified, said it was a "traveller" name. When she was born it just didn't suit her.

Nichaela pronounce Nick-eye-La

Or Jenna

Thank god my dad said no to them 😂

Lydia

Penelope Jane

My ndn had a lovely little dd. Her dh registered her as Amanda. Not the name the ndn had agreed to!!

If I'd been a boy I would have been called Willis. If I'd had a boy id have called him Willis. Probably Willis Nathan.

I was dead cert to be Justine. Then two days after I was born, a friend visit and asked to hold Baby Tina. So Justine was no more.

My dad's other choice was Michelle. My mother's, Elisa. Clearly they hated me

Although not as much as my friend's parents who almost named her Zyggy. And that's what I call her when I want to annoy her.

Adam, scans weren't as accurate in the eighties

Christopher or richard if a boy.
Other girls name was Victoria.

If I was a boy I was gonna be Bert

Llinos

My scouser dad couldn't pronounce it.
Thank you Dad 🙏 life saver

My dad wanted Bernadette (good Catholic name). Luckily my Mum got her own way!

Tessa.

Whilst mum was pregnant, my aunt got a dog called Tessa and that was that name ruled out. Years later we rescued a dog also called Tessa and I was very grateful to not have the same name as our dog.

Turns out my name has now become a pretty popular dog name anyway 😂

And Tessa has grown on me, not sure why.

Ian ..nope I was never an ian

David or Alice.

Alice was dropped when my dad remembered that a rather ‘lively’ ex female friend if his was nicknamed ‘slack’ Alice!

Chloe 🤢. My actual name isn't much better and was a very popular name in the 80s. Combined with the almost universal 80s middle name of Louise.

If I'd been a boy I would have been Andrew, which is MUCH nicer

As second born it was my Dad's turn to name me. I was going to be Luke (big star wars fan) but popped out female. Luckily I'm not leia, but got a solid tradition name instead.

Rafaella!

My dad said No thankfully, so I ended up named after the local football team he was a goalie for.

I gave my daughters the names I always wanted if I had girls.

I was almost Esther

That's my daughter's name.

Arthur igneous Ramsbottom claude

Thank god my mother failed to see the funny side and put her foot down

Albert was another-again,she put her foot down-I think they wanted 'robert'

I was meant to be called first name,second name but my mother 'accidentally' called me second name,first name (thank god,because my middle name,which should have been my first,is dreadful)

They wanted a name that hadn't been in the family before,but my grandad waited until I was registered and said 'oh,my aunt was a xxx'

My mother just told him never to tell her mother or she'd never have heard the last of it

If my brothers had been girls,they would have been victoria,Sophie and Elizabeth

@BanditofBrisbane why the 🤢 emoji for chloe?

My daughter is chloe and I think it's a lovely name which really suits her 🤷‍♀️

James if I was a boy