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Shock! I Never Expected That!

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 23 Apr 16

All of my life everyone called me Ann until the day I had to leave France and go to Hawaii. This was the biggest shock of my life. When I arrived at the airport I was given both of my passports to check-in and board the plane. At...

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Have you or will you name your children after your favorite actors/actresses?

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 5 Nov 10

Hi everybody! I just thought about this lately. I'm still single and if ever I have children in the future, I'm thinking of naming them after my favorite thespians. I have a couple of favorite actors which...

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How did you choose your children names?

rodveiga @rodveiga (333) • Portugal 9 Jan 09

It was after someone in your family? some name that marked your childhood? a name you always liked? Have you imposed a name or let someone choose for you? My youngest son's name was my choice but the oldest was my husband's...

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Naming your children

ZephyrSun @ZephyrSun (7381) • United States 19 Oct 08

I was reading this article that about a man that secretely named his new born daughter without his wife knowing. I myself would be pretty upset with my husband if we had agreed on a name and he changed everything without talking...

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Did you name your child/children after somoene?.

xXxMikesWifeyxXx @xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072) • United States 9 Jul 08

Or mabey you got your childs name from a book or website!. How did you get your childs name.. is there a story behind it?... share!..

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Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 8 Feb 08

Do you know someone or did you name your children with a theme or for instance all the names start with the same letter? Did you do this as a tradition or why? I ask because my best friend from high school carried out her...

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What Names Did You Choose for Your Children? Why?

momsunited @momsunited (61) • United States 28 Jun 07

I named my oldest daughter Bryanna because of it is an irish name, and it means "strong". I wanted her to become a strong and independent woman. My toddler is Abigail, and it means "my father is joyful"...both her heavenly father...

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I need help! Throw me some boy names ok!

tanniebabe78 @tanniebabe78 (2934) • United States 21 May 07

I know this will be a fun challenge for you all. I currently have a first place name in mind. Evan Cole. However, should the baby not LOOK like an Evan, I would like some back ups! Girl names are covered. I have Rayna Anne and...

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Do you believe in the Freakonomics behind our names?

alexandrie @alexandrie (37) • Philippines 7 Apr 07

You can google which book this concept came from. The idea is that highly educated mothers pick more creative names. Additionally, our names indicate, to some extent, the level of success we can expect to achieve.

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