What did your parents almost name you?

Decemberbaby2014

I was almost Hannah, it was between my name & that & my dad picked my name and that was that!

drmh22

My dad wanted to name me Heather after Heather Locklear...the Baywatch star. My mom wanted Danielle, and dad agreed only if she promised not to call me Dani. So I've been Dani to my mom for 24 years

spoonleg

Eugene Leroy. The Third.

SeeRealSky

@DoctorWorm222‌ I kid you not, my dad tried naming me Cinnamon Candy. My parents didn't talk girl names AT ALL because they were convinced (without any kind of medical verification) that I was going to be a boy. So after my mother was induced, they figured they should pick out a girl name!

Thankfully, my mother was not going to have a stripper name for any daughter. So instead they named me Kylee, after Kylie Minogue. They had no idea how to spell it, but I really like my a far more than Cinnamon Candy.

chicorojo

If I was a boy John the IV. I would have been Katherine but my Aunt also loved the name and if she was having a girl she was gonna use it. Her last (a boy) was born the day before I was and we were overseas and didn't get the news in time that he was a boy so my Mom didn't use it just in case. I love the name Katherine and it is on my list for a girl.

RosieB0514

My parents always joke about how they almost named me Misty Morning. On the way to the hospital it was a misty outside. So glad they stuck with my name! If I had been a boy I would have been Grant.

Beren+Luthien

I would have been Vincent if I was a boy.  For a girl, it was between my name and Julie.  I actually like the name Julia/Julie.

yellowroseFRA

If I'd been a boy, I'd have been named James, but my mom had her girl name picked out from childhood so there wasn't much of a question there. But with my sister, they agreed throughout the pregnancy to name her Emma, but after having had an epidural and given birth, my mom yelled at my dad when the nurse asked the baby's name, started crying, and said she wanted to name the baby Mary after her mom. The problem is that my mom is also named Mary after her mom...she was so mad afterwards that everyone gave in to her outburst, and still sometimes wishes she'd gotten to use Emma!

Belle3184

My dad wanted Diana and my mom wanted Ellen. I'm happy they comprised with a different name.

nopegoat

They thought I was boy until I actually was born. My name was going to be Donald or Rudolf after my dad. Kind of glad I was a girl lol!

bibliophiletory

I'm not sure if there was an alternate boy name selected for me, but the other girl name they were considering was Sarah Jane. My name is a good bit less common that that, so I'm glad they picked what they did.

Eliz77

My Dad was all about biblical names if I had been a boy, like Elijah and Abraham. My mom wanted to name a girl Lydia or Daria, but when I was born, she decided I looked like her mom (who was NOT a morning person!) when she woke up, so I am named after her. 

lisamarie84

My dad wanted to name me Mona Lisa. I'm so glad my mom said no! They went with Lisa Marie instead.

Thakapura

My dad had picked a name for a daughter when he was 12 so my mom got no say. If I had been a boy I would have been Niccolo (Nico) or Dominic (Dimes) after one of my grandfathers. My husband and I are considering Nico for our baby if it's a boy!

weezy29

My parents were considering Rebecca Suzanne but my dad really wanted me named after his mom. My mom refused as her name was Melva but she did agree on us sharing a middle name, Louise. So they went with Suzanne Louise instead. Had I been a boy, my name would be Gregory Dale.

mama+kmeaux

I was ALMOST Keith-Ann (my dad's name is Keith). My 13yo bro interceded on my behalf & said he was NOT having a sister named Keith.

colliebabe

If I had been a boy I would've been Andrew. They also liked Katelyn for a girl but ended up using it for my younger sister instead.

taylojade57

When my sister was born my parents named her Amy... My mum fell asleep and when she woke up my dad had changed her name on the birth certificate/records to Amber... My name was going to be Taylor, no matter what sex I was.

TravelingCouple

I was going to be Desirée but my Dad vetoed that. I like my name better.

courtd2

My mom insisted on naming me Flower. My dad was (obviously) having none of it. I personally love the name. So every video game character I create I name her Flower.

Maere

If I had been a boy my parents had "phillip john paul" as my name. Yup three names in one!!!

breesee03

The other name options my parents considered were Stormy, Rain, or Britannia. Ended up with Brianna...followed by 4 middle names none of which are Stormy or Rain.

optix47

My mom wanted to name me Randy, after her doctor. I can't say I've ever liked one if my doctors so much that I would name my child after him or her.

leoandethansmom

I was Molly until I came out and my mom said I was definitely a Kate. My grandma called me Molly until I was 2!

zoester766

I was a suprise baby so my parents had two names picked out
Either I was supposed to be a Noahor if I was a girl Anjanah Zoe. When I was born the doctors asked for my name and my mom blurted out "Zoe! It's just Zoe."
When my dad walked back in he was suprised at the name change...

lollielizabeth

My parents considered Kirsty and Rachel before settling on Lauren. If I were a boy, I would have been Cole. DH would have been Jessica if he were a girl.

jennielee123

Edward. I was supposed to be a boy.

efgallarday

I almost got named Ruth, which I hate. No offense to any Ruth's out there.

On another note, my friend, who is from India, with a perfectly fine Indian name, Ravi, was renamed Hardick by his parents. Which is basically the words hard and dick smushed together, so let's just say he has gone by Ravi since he got older and understood his parents made a horrible choice lol