if you were a boy

cynnichinny13 · April 2012

What would your parents have named you? Or what other names did your parents consider naming you?

If I were a boy they would have named me Thomas. Other name contenders were Natasha and Susan.

ETA: I would ask what your name ended up being but I know a lot of bumpies are very hush hush about RL information. My name is Cynthia btw (shocker), and I'm glad that it ended up that way.

hmp1 · April 2012

I'm not sure they had a boy name, but I was almost Wendy.

sillypit · April 2012

They didn't even have a boy name picked out, my mom was "sure" I was a girl. I was supposed to be Lauren rather than Heather, but my mom changed her mind in the hospital.

Brags0607 · April 2012

I was suppose to be Trevor Michael if I was a boy. There weren't any other girl name choices than the one I was given.

hterry85 · April 2012

My mom always loved the name Corey, but they had three girls.

scoutkate · April 2012

James Robert, Jr. They would have called me Jamie, which I really dislike.

myself1nme · April 2012

If I was boy I would have been Daniel. My Stepdad's boy name choice for my sister was Guido ISYN!

laurapalmer · April 2012

My mom got to pick girl names and my dad got to pick boy names. I was going to be Douglas. My sister would have been Geoffrey.

seahorse102410 · April 2012

Beau if I had been a boy and Elizabeth was their other girl name. They ended up naming me a weird old-ladyish name. Hated it when I was growing up but I love it now.

scottsbride379 · April 2012

If I'd been a boy, my name would have been Christopher.

MrsWindyCity · April 2012

Yianni/John after my grandpa (he died when my mom was pregnant with me). I was also almost named Yanna/Joanna (same reason) but ended up just being named Elly.

amykins1283 · April 2012

If I were a boy I would have been Charles (Charlie, really) and the other girl name they considered was Emily.

nanabanana06 · April 2012

My parents were dreading having me come out a boy. They didn't have a boy name picked out. The only thing they had set was that my middle name would of been Michael. Since I was a girl I was named Andrea Michelle. However, my mom wanted my name to be Rachel. Thank god that didn't happen! Lol

ames71 · April 2012

I think I was going to be a Michael. Other girl contenders were Jennifer and Dawn.

LilyRose28 · April 2012

I would have been Peter for a boy and Leslie as an alternate girl name if my dad hadn't vetoed it.

LoveyFNR · April 2012

If I was a boy my name would have been Austin. Don't know about the middle name.

My mom also considered naming me Chantel/Shauntel (spelling?) but they settled on Nicole instead.

Yules · April 2012

I'm from the former U.S.S.R., so the alternative sounds weird in English but is a pretty common Russian name - Ksenia. I'm glad they went with Yulia instead.

EVA116 · April 2012

I would have been Daniel Dakota. My mom was suppose to name me Mary but when my dad wasn't in the room she put the name she wanted on the birth certificate.

pattipu · April 2012

Phillip (I'm really not sure if it has two Ls or not though). I ended up being Patti.

NicoleWright8 · April 2012

I would've been Phillip.

My mom said at the church where my parents got married there was an altar boy who was really sweet and polite. His name was Phillip and that's what she wanted for me.

Rachel R · April 2012

Nana_Osaki06:
My parents were dreading having me come out a boy. They didn't have a boy name picked out. The only thing they had set was that my middle name would of been Michael. Since I was a girl I was named Andrea Michelle. However, my mom wanted my name to be Rachel. Thank god that didn't happen! Lol

Hey now!!!!

My name was supposed to be Sarah but my mom changed her mind at the last minute. I don't think she had a boy's name picked out.

Spin313 · April 2012

I would have been Michael Alexander. Coincidentally, Michael is my son's middle name and my daughter is named Alexandra.

Anne Mommy · April 2012

I was named after my two great grandmothers (Anne and Marie). If I was a boy it would have been after two of my great grandfathers (Michael Edward). It's not too bad except my initials would have been MEL!

kcl22 · April 2012

I was Brian until I was born sans penis

schnappycat · April 2012

I would have been Andrew, which I love. So much in fact, that it is my DS's middle name.

Strunella · April 2012

My dad wanted to name me Arnold, after his dad. My mom was like...no way! Can you imagine being an ARNOLD today???

kj07 · April 2012

Hah, Arnold! You would have gotten so much "what you talkin about Willis?" on the playground.

I would have been Brian. Nothing wrong with that name, but it was too popular back then. I like my relatively uncommon girls name.

FirstBabyMomma · April 2012

Anders. Pretty glad I was a girl.

LadyXaverian · April 2012

For a boy, they considered Nicholas. They also liked Joshua, but they adopted a little dog that came with the name Josh, so that went out the window.

Before settling on Sarah, they also considered Victoria (but didn't like the nn Vicky)and Amy.

adoubleu12 · April 2012

Probably Nolan.
My Dad was a big huge Nolan Ryan fan. My brother's name is Ryan.

citychicks · April 2012

Hezikiah. Great name, but we're not Jewish (or religious in any way). And their girl choice (Jessica) was super trendy at the time. Hmm

daisygirl2010 · April 2012

Brandon.

Other names for girl name choices: Noelle and Holly *I was due on Christmas day, hence the "theme" names*

All three sound pretty ok to me, but I don't mind my current name either.

AnneEB · April 2012

I would have been Sam.

OctoberBabyH · April 2012

I would have been Michael. Odd bc my older and younger brothers are not named this.

NewFamily09 · April 2012

I think my parents once told me that I would have been Patrick if I were a boy. And I think their other top choice for a girl was Stephanie. I like my name, so I'm glad they picked it and not Stephanie (although that name is okay too).

Kitiara5512 · April 2012

I dont know about me, but my sister was supposed to be a brother named Aamir.

NastyAnnie · April 2012

Had I been a boy, they would have given me my brother's name, Christopher. It was a favorite of my mother's. My dad pushed for "Clarandalynn" (yeah, that's right). It's a combo of my maternal grandmother's (Clarica), my mother's (Andrea), and my paternal grandmother's (Evelyn) names, and it started with a C, which is what my mother wanted. She obviously vetoed that so, so quick. She considered Chealsea, Brittney, and Kailey before settling on Cortney.

I changed my name when I turned 18. :P

kendra223 · April 2012

NastyAnnie:

Had I been a boy, they would have given me my brother's name, Christopher. It was a favorite of my mother's. My dad pushed for "Clarandalynn" (yeah, that's right). It's a combo of my maternal grandmother's (Clarica), my mother's (Andrea), and my paternal grandmother's (Evelyn) names, and it started with a C, which is what my mother wanted. She obviously vetoed that so, so quick. She considered Chealsea, Brittney, and Kailey before settling on Cortney.

I changed my name when I turned 18. :P

OMG that name makes my head spin.

As for me, I'm pretty sure I would be Kevin if I was a boy. My Dad always loved the name Keith, but his older bro had a son and named him Keith lol. That kind of got to my Dad, but oh well... all he had was girls anyway Kevin was my Dad's second favorite name I suppose.

My Mom choose to name me Kendra as a feminine form of my Dad's name (Kenneth, goes by Ken).

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