What Was Going to be Your Baby Name?

[grlNIN]

If you were a boy or girl.

First tell us your actual name and then, if you know, what the opposite gender name was going to be.

I ask this because after years of wanting to know mine and only getting the response "I wanted a girl so bad i didn't pick one" i actually got a non bullshit answer from my mom.

My name-Maria

My name if i was gonna be a boy-Michael

[EliSnow]

My real name is Brian.

If I had been born female, my mom was going to call me Melissa.

She later used that when she had her first daughter.

[grlNIN]

My mom said that when she was pregnant with my oldest brother(her first child) she wanted to name it Daria if it was a girl.

So i don't get why she didn't name me Daria....but those who know me know exactly why i am glad she did not.

[EffMeBoobs]

My parents told me if I was a boy I would be James. I guess Lisa sounds better.

[ralphbxny]

The christian name is Rafael.
My Name would have been Clotilde if I was a girl.
Damn Puerto Ricans and their horrible naming skills.

[Tall_James]

My parents told me if I was a boy I would be James. I guess Lisa sounds better.

:furious:

[Snacks]

My mother thought I would be a girl 100% because the pregnancy was so different then when she was pregnant with my brother. So she wanted to name me Dena. When I was born she was shocked I was a boy and it took her 3 days to pick a name.

[reillyluck]

i just got off the phone with my mom. (uggh) She said if i was a boy it would have been Stephen. she really wanted to name me samantha for a girl but she really liked Princess Stephanie of Monaco and Queen Elizabeth. Stephanie Elizabeth, How original Mom.

[EffMeBoobs]

:furious:

Short James is no match for Tall James.

[EliSnow]

My mom said that when she was pregnant with my oldest brother(her first child) she wanted to name it Daria if it was a girl.

So i don't get why she didn't name me Daria....but those who know me know exactly why i am glad she did not.

The names change between kids. There are names we really liked when my wife and I were expecting our first child that we don't like know that we are expecting our second.

[GvacMobile]

My name is Gregory. If I was a girl it would've been Gina.

Just a G thang I guess.

[IamPixie]

I was gonna be Maya since I was born in May. My dad thought the name was too hippy-ish so Andrea it is.

[Jujubees2]

My parents weren't very creative when naming their kids. My oldest brother is a junior (Matthew Luigi), I'm Joseph James, my sister is named after my mother and my younger brother is James Joseph. So I would have been Norah if I was a girl.

After my brother, my mother and father each promised their favorite uncle that the next boy would be named after him. My mother's uncle's name was James and my father's uncle's name was Joseph. Since my father wasn't their when they asked my mother for a name, she told the hospital that I was James Joseph, which is what's typed on my birth certificate. But my father used a pencil to cross out the two names and switch them so I became Joseph James.

[RhinoinMN]

My name is Ryan. I think that I was going to be Rachel or Rene. I'm not sure which.

Parents thought that Ryan would be an original name at the time. I graduated with a class size of 140 and 6 them were Ryans.

[GwEnYpOo]

If I was a boy, I would have been Dean or Seamus, thank God for my lack of penis.

When my mom found out I was a girl she picked Raven Ashley Quinn (my dad's last name), but for some reason the day I was born she changed her mind to Gwen Elizabeth Bradley, fuckin flake.

[Heather 8]

If I was a boy, I would have been Kristopher. The name was passed along to my younger brother.

My folks were also considering Bethany (after my dad's late baby sister) or Stephanie, which was the back-up girl's name for two of my brothers.

Parents thought that Ryan would be an original name at the time. I graduated with a class size of 140 and 6 them were Ryans.

Mom picked Heather because it was "unique." Remember, this is the 1970s; all throughout school there were always at least 3 other Heathers in the same class as me.

[Badinia]

I was complaining to my parents that they named me Virginia, and they told me that they originally thought I was a boy and were going to name me Adam, and when I was born with different equipment my drugged-out mother thought "Adamette" might be a good girl name. Don't know why "Eve" did not come up. So, I have to count my blessings.

[undressa]

My name is Vanessa
If I were a boy it was to be Ian
My sister is Gillian and if shere were a boy it was to be Jullian

We are English and my mum swears Vanessa is an English name
She is wrong

[FUNKMAN]

Ron - Michelle

Mom had 5 boys and always wanted the girl. She lived with 6 men and one bathroom, poor lady!

[grlNIN]

The names change between kids. There are names we really liked when my wife and I were expecting our first child that we don't like know that we are expecting our second.

I guess '79 to '85 but she basically just replaced one letter and gave me a name that hasn't been popular since the 1960's.

She said she wanted to name me Scarlett after Scarlett O'Hara but my dad refused.

[Tenbatsuzen]

She said she wanted to name me Scarlett after Scarlett O'Hara but my dad refused.


And given your celebrity look-alike, how freaky is that shit?

[grlNIN]

I would have really liked that name and i know my mom really wanted to name me that.

So, for her i've decided to name my daughter(if i should ever have one) Scarlett Grace.

[cougarjake13]

i was originally gonna be named erik but a cousin of mine had the name and was born a few months before me, then he died a few weeks before i was born so they decided not to call me erik

never asked if they had a girls name ready

[Thebazile78]

My name is Elizabeth Theresa. (Good, solid, Catholic name; my parents were CCD teachers at the time. They picked "Elizabeth" because of what it means and "Theresa" because it's my mom's middle name and her family didn't give middle names right off the bat, but Dad's family did.)

My parents kicked around the name "Matthew Timothy" for me, but I strongly suspect that I'd have ended up as a Junior (Gerald Thomas) . . . which is my brother's name.

According to my dad, they'd also kicked around the name "Bernadette" . . . but I'm not so sure that I buy that, either. I had a great grandmother and a great aunt named "Elizabeth" (who went by "Lil" and "Betty" respectively) so "Elizabeth" is also a family name. Lucky me.

One thing that sticks out about my brothers' names, though, that's really funny is that my mother SWEARS up-and-down that because her family has a ton of men named "John" or "Joseph" she'd never name her son either . . . and what name do we end up with for poor Sheepy? Joseph. (But, I don't blame Mom for that. That's God's fault. Just ask Dad.)

[Fallon]

My mother wanted to name me Eric until my Dad talked her out of it.

Eric... yuck. Bobby Fallon has a much better ring to it.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

My Name is Jeff, its what my parents hand pecked for me, my middle name sucks it is Ira,(my silly religion makes you name your middle name after a deceased relative, my Uncle Ira dies in 1977)

Randy was made on the spot, my mom did not have a clue that she was having twins, my dad named him Randy Scott after his favorite western actor Randolph Scott

I would have named him Mistake

[DarkHippie]

My name is Craig Andrew, named for my great grandmothers Ceil and Ann. If I was a girl they would've named me Carrie Anne, which would've been splended considering that 'Carrie' had just come out.

[Bunny™]

my dad named him Randy Scott after his favorite western actor Randolph Scott


http://www.ladyofthecake.com/mel/saddles/images/goodbye.jpg

RANDOLPH SCOTT!


My name is Dan and I'm a boy. I was almost named Andrew. If I was a girl I think it was gonna be Jessica or Danielle.
I know my middle name is from my uncle / my dad's best friend who passed from cancer right around the time I was created.

My girlfriend is throwing her $.02 at us...She's a girl and her name is Melissa. If she was a boy with a penis, it would have been Nicholas Michael III.... Nicolena Michelle was thrown into the mix as well. Now she doesn't even have a middle name, it was traded in 1981 for J. Geils Band tickets.

[Whiskeyportal]

My name is Morgan


It still would have been Morgan if I was a girl. I was fucked either way.

[Thebazile78]

My Name is Jeff, its what my parents hand pecked for me, my middle name sucks it is Ira,(my silly religion makes you name your middle name after a deceased relative, my Uncle Ira dies in 1977)

Randy was made on the spot, my mom did not have a clue that she was having twins, my dad named him Randy Scott after his favorite western actor Randolph Scott

I would have named him Mistake

That's only if you're Ashkenaz; it's considered poor form to name after the living. (Among other things; I used to know why, but I never bought the Telushkin book I borrowed from David before we took Yiddish. I think I might.)

If you're Sephardi (or, let me be a little more specific about this because I'm not so sure if it's true across the board in Sephardi communities, if you're Syrian Sephardi) you can name for the living. My friend Dit was raised Ashkenaz, but married a Syrian Sephard named Dave. She and her sister-in-law Miriam both named their first sons "Ralph" for Dave's dad Ralph. . . which is OK, because the kids both have different middle names.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

That's only if you're Ashkenaz; it's considered poor form to name after the living. (Among other things; I used to know why, but I never bought the Telushkin book I borrowed from David before we took Yiddish. I think I might.)

If you're Sephardi (or, let me be a little more specific about this because I'm not so sure if it's true across the board in Sephardi communities, if you're Syrian Sephardi) you can name for the living. My friend Dit was raised Ashkenaz, but married a Syrian Sephard named Dave. She and her sister-in-law Miriam both named their first sons "Ralph" for Dave's dad Ralph. . . which is OK, because the kids both have different middle names.

he died 2 weeks before I was born

[midwestjeff]

I am a boy named Midwest.
If I was a girl, I would be Kelsey.
Which, ironically, is the same name I use when I tuck my dick, put on a dress, and troll truck stops.

[keithy_19]

My name is Keith, and my three older brorhters all have names that start with a C. I broke that chain.

If I were a girl I would have been name Carrie.

If I were a black women, I'd be name Taisha.

If I were a black man, I'd be named Montel.

My nickname is 'wrist deep'.

woo!

[drusilla]

my name: beth illyse after my grandmothers betty & ida

if i were a boy: david after my grandfather. none of the men in my family have middle names.

[Grendel_Kahn]

For God only knows why, my mother had her heart set on Mary. Irish catholic. Go figure.

[PapaBear]

My name is Paul. Neither of my parents can remember if they had a girl's name picked out. What's weird about my name is, I'm the only one out of five, who's name has no family relevance. I asked why they picked "Paul", and my mom said it just sounded nice.

[Thebazile78]

he died 2 weeks before I was born

And add 8 days to that and it's 3 weeks. . .that's practically a month. Your parents evidently thought they were doing the right thing by your family.

Besides, all y'all wait 8 days to name boys anyway, so what difference does it make how much earlier your uncle had died?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

And add 8 days to that and it's 3 weeks. . .that's practically a month. Your parents evidently thought they were doing the right thing by your family.

Besides, all y'all wait 8 days to name boys anyway, so what difference does it make how much earlier your uncle had died?

trust me I HATE Ira, would have loved a normal name

I still hold it against my parents

[topless_mike]

trust me I HATE Ira, would have loved a normal name

I still hold it against my parents

your name is ira ?

[drusilla]

trust me I HATE Ira, would have loved a normal name

I still hold it against my parents

every jewish family has to have an ira in it somewhere. you're lucky it's your middle name. my cousin got stuck with it as his first.

[ANC]

I was always going to be Anthony, after my father and my grandfather.. Not sure what my girl name woulda been.. I think my dad was just banking on a namesake.

[AngelAmy]

Just asked my mom, she said I would have been Jason.

[ANC]

I was always going to be Anthony, after my father and my grandfather.. Not sure what my girl name woulda been.. I think my dad was just banking on a namesake.

OK Just sent an email to my mom. She said if I were a girl it would be Toni Ann.. I guess my dad didn't want to let go of the 'Anthony-esque' theme....

[IMSlacker]

I was complaining to my parents that they named me Virginia, and they told me that they originally thought I was a boy and were going to name me Adam, and when I was born with different equipment my drugged-out mother thought "Adamette" might be a good girl name. Don't know why "Eve" did not come up. So, I have to count my blessings.

My name is Adam and my mom was going to name me Amanda if I was a girl. I wonder why yours didn't go with that?

[JerseyRich]

For those of you who know me, you will find this funny.

My name is Richard, but if I was a girl it would have been Helen.

Funny shit eh?

[mendyweiss]

My name is Gianncarlo.
If I was a girl- Carla
What can I tell you, Sicilians don't go much out of the box

[Badinia]

I was complaining to my parents that they named me Virginia, and they told me that they originally thought I was a boy and were going to name me Adam, and when I was born with different equipment my drugged-out mother thought "Adamette" might be a good girl name. Don't know why "Eve" did not come up. So, I have to count my blessings.

My name is Adam and my mom was going to name me Amanda if I was a girl. I wonder why yours didn't go with that?

HAR! Because anagrams are the devil's word-puzzles. That's cute.

[Lady Resin]

My dad wanted to name me Danielle. My mother didn't like it with my last name. It would have been Danielle Dooley. They named me, ugh, Geraldine. My mom named me after her little brother who died at the age of 5. He was Gerald.:sad: And my husbands name is Gerard.

[AngelAmy]

For those of you who know me, you will find this funny.

My name is Richard, but if I was a girl it would have been Helen.

Funny shit eh?

HA!

[Thebazile78]

My dad wanted to name me Danielle. My mother didn't like it with my last name. It would have been Danielle Dooley. They named me, ugh, Geraldine. My mom named me after her little brother who died at the age of 5. He was Gerald.:sad: And my husbands name is Gerard.

According to Nana, if my dad had been a girl, he'd have been named Geralyn. Either way, he was doomed. Nana had a devotion to St. Gerard Majella (http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=150).

Honestly, given the choice between the two feminine forms (Geraldine vs. Geralyn) I prefer Geraldine!

[ShelleBink]

Not sure what my name would have been if I were a boy... probably something boring. But my parents originally thought "Mary Ellen" which makes me cringe. Then they thought Elizabeth Michelle ((since all my siblings have M as their middle initial)) but flipped it to Michelle Elizabeth so my initials would be the same as my dad. And "Shelle" was started by my oldest brother, which just stuck. As for Bink... :)

[eeroomnhoj]

Boy-Patrick

Girl- Lizzy Lipschits

[sailor]

Not sure what my name would have been if I were a boy... probably something boring. But my parents originally thought "Mary Ellen" which makes me cringe. Then they thought Elizabeth Michelle ((since all my siblings have M as their middle initial)) but flipped it to Michelle Elizabeth so my initials would be the same as my dad. And "Shelle" was started by my oldest brother, which just stuck. As for Bink... :)

some variant of "bonk", hussy?

[buzzard]

My Mom wanted to name me Claude or Lizzie,My Dad wanted to call me Wilbur or Forrest

Those choices make William sound O.K.

[MadMatt]

This is a slight twist, but my brother's story is much funnier than mine.

My parents asked me what I thought my new brother's name should be. After much thought, I came up with Obadiah Hairbrush.

Obadiah because my favorite book at the time was "Thy Friend, Obadiah" by Brinton Turkle; and Hairbrush because I had to come up with a middle name and I was having my hair brushed at the time. What do you expect; I was 3 at the time.

It worked for me, but my parents went with Mark Andrew instead. :lol:

[Badinia]

This is a slight twist, but my brother's story is much funnier than mine.

My parents asked me what I thought my new brother's name should be. After much thought, I came up with Obadiah Hairbrush.

Obadiah because my favorite book at the time was "Thy Friend, Obadiah" by Brinton Turkle; and Hairbrush because I had to come up with a middle name and I was having my hair brushed at the time. What do you expect; I was 3 at the time.

It worked for me, but my parents went with Mark Andrew instead. :lol:

That's AWESOME. When she was 4 and I was 6, I renamed my sister Crystal Chandelier. She made everyone at school and home call her that, and was FURIOUS when she found out it was a light fixture.

[drusilla]

My dad wanted to name me Danielle. My mother didn't like it with my last name. It would have been Danielle Dooley. They named me, ugh, Geraldine. My mom named me after her little brother who died at the age of 5. He was Gerald.:sad: And my husbands name is Gerard.

my older brother who passed away when i was 9 was named gerald. he was a bit hyper active & whenever i would act up growing up my mother would call me geraldine cause i was acting just like he did.

[AngelAmy]

This is a slight twist, but my brother's story is much funnier than mine.

My parents asked me what I thought my new brother's name should be. After much thought, I came up with Obadiah Hairbrush.

Obadiah because my favorite book at the time was "Thy Friend, Obadiah" by Brinton Turkle; and Hairbrush because I had to come up with a middle name and I was having my hair brushed at the time. What do you expect; I was 3 at the time.

It worked for me, but my parents went with Mark Andrew instead. :lol:

That's AWESOME. When she was 4 and I was 6, I renamed my sister Crystal Chandelier. She made everyone at school and home call her that, and was FURIOUS when she found out it was a light fixture.

these are awesome funny stories

All I've got is that I asked my mom if we could bring my youngest brother back to the dentist, I was 5 or 6ish when he was borned

[Badinia]

these are awesome funny stories

All I've got is that I asked my mom if we could bring my youngest brother back to the dentist, I was 5 or 6ish when he was borned

You were right that he came from the dentist, because he came outta your mother's cavity! Ba-DUM-pum!

Not to say anything bad about your mother.

[ShelleBink]

some variant of "bonk", hussy?

Nah its from when I was a kid. Apparently I'd tap things and go "bink bink bink."

Now all anyones got to do is tap dis azzzz