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Thevy29 · 41-45, M
Mum wanted to name me after her 2nd boyfriend which wasn't my Dad and Dad wanted to name me after a horse he won money on. They decided to name me after the next street they came to. Which I will not utter here, I hate the name.
My younger brother Dad wanted to name John after him, seeing how John was a popular name on his side of the family given that he and 2 of his other brothers were also named John. So he decided Sean which is an Irish name for John...🤷♂️
My youngest brother was named after the John Wayne movie we had just watched Big Jake. Which was just rounded down to Jake. And Jake always loved that story, imagining himself as the Duke; he always had to climb onto his imaginary horse and canter everywhere he went. A phase he didn't grow out of till he was 13.
My eldest brother unfortunately was named after Mum's first boyfriend, Dad found that out too late and boy was not happy about it. Small wonder they couldn't keep the marriage going.
My younger brother Dad wanted to name John after him, seeing how John was a popular name on his side of the family given that he and 2 of his other brothers were also named John. So he decided Sean which is an Irish name for John...🤷♂️
My youngest brother was named after the John Wayne movie we had just watched Big Jake. Which was just rounded down to Jake. And Jake always loved that story, imagining himself as the Duke; he always had to climb onto his imaginary horse and canter everywhere he went. A phase he didn't grow out of till he was 13.
My eldest brother unfortunately was named after Mum's first boyfriend, Dad found that out too late and boy was not happy about it. Small wonder they couldn't keep the marriage going.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@Thevy29 [quote]They decided to name me after the next street they came to. Which I will not utter here, I hate the name.[/quote]
Well, it could have been worse. How about "Weiner Cutoff" after Weiner Cutoff Rd? Or, if it had been earlier in New York you could have ended up as "Adolf Hitler" if they had been in Camp Siegfried.
"The planned community German Gardens in Yaphank, New York, was built on the former site of Camp Siegfried, which was owned and operated by the pro-Nazi German-American Bund. Until 1941, several streets were named after prominent Nazis, such as Adolf Hitler Street (renamed Park Street), Goering Street (renamed Oak Street), and Goebbels Street (renamed Northside Avenue)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_named_after_Adolf_Hitler
Well, it could have been worse. How about "Weiner Cutoff" after Weiner Cutoff Rd? Or, if it had been earlier in New York you could have ended up as "Adolf Hitler" if they had been in Camp Siegfried.
"The planned community German Gardens in Yaphank, New York, was built on the former site of Camp Siegfried, which was owned and operated by the pro-Nazi German-American Bund. Until 1941, several streets were named after prominent Nazis, such as Adolf Hitler Street (renamed Park Street), Goering Street (renamed Oak Street), and Goebbels Street (renamed Northside Avenue)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_named_after_Adolf_Hitler