Are you named after anyone?

Question

I'm not, I don't think I approve of it really - I think it takes away a little identity - but that's just my opinion.

Dolores - I also meant being named after famous people etc.

There's nothing wrong being named after someone - it's just not original and can be difficult at times for those people.

Plus I'm a great believer in individuality.

Answer 1

No, but someone was named after me. I agreee it does take away a little identity.

Answer 2

I'm named after my Great Grandmother, my grandmother (both on my dad's side) and the feminine form of my dad's name. In that order. I don't feel it takes away my identity in fact I like the link. I wish they'd put in some names from my mum's side though! (I think they liked the Italian names better!)

What's really sad though is that my brother was named after my mum's favourite glam rocker, Marc Bolan, who died the same year my bro was born.

Answer 3

I'm named after my two grandmothers (who died before I was born) and have always been called by the two names together.

(Needless to say my real name is not Dolores-Prune)

BTW what do you mean you don't approve? Is it better to name your beloved child after some half-witted pop singer or TV soap character than to give him/her the name of someone you thought worthy to honour?

Answer 4

Only my second Christian name,Frank,after my granddad.It was the tradition in my mum and dad's time to have an original first name and a family related second name.Some kids had three or four christian names mostly with family connections.

Answer 5

Yes. My name is Tabitha and I was born in Australia (now in uk) back in the 60's. I was named after a song in the charts over there at the time. Anyone remember it? Cos I've not heard it.

Answer 6

My dad says he named me after a character in a triology of books he was reading at the time- a young, beautiful, intelligent heroine- but apparently she comes to a very sticky end in the third book (hope i was therefore named after before he had got to that bit)

Answer 7

I am named after my father. And he was named after is father. And he was named after his father. So there are 4 people in my family that are named Michael. You do not want to be named after someone because If they call say you were named after your father if they called you name and ment your father and you bother say what that takes time out of what ever you were doing

Answer 8

Yes, my mother. Apparently she likes "Her" name. I don't get to use mine around the family, so I got stuck with a nickname. I agree that it takes away a little of my identity.

Answer 9

My middle name, Johnfrederick, is traditional in my family, after an ancestor who was moderately famous in the civil war.

Answer 10

i was named after my fathers grandfather. i agree with you about the identity part, mainly because i don't like my first name, but aparently i am very much like my great grandfather personality wise. don't know what to expect as he died aged 96 after falling out of an apple tree he was scrumping!