Comments on: The Sundance Kid

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:20:14 +0000

Shauna, does your mom ever look at your checks and think, “Hey, cool!”?

I’m told that my grandfather wanted a daughter named Susan, but never had one, so that’s why I have this name. But it could very well be a cover for a check story.

By: Swistle

Swistle — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:56:18 +0000

Wow, that was a close call. TIFFANY. Whooo.

My first name isn’t “after” anyone per se, but my mom was a teacher and she grew fond of the name after having a student with that name.

My middle name is ACTUALLY part of the “French-ish names are cool!” ’70s trend (Michelle, Danielle, etc.), but it also happened to be the surname of one of my dad’s favorite college professors, so after they thought of the name they thought, “Oh, and it’s ‘after’ Dr. ______!”

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:48:25 +0000

Emily: I love the name Emily, and always have. I am green with envy over here.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:37:46 +0000

Amber! That is so funny because my parent’s had picked out Amber Rose for me but my paternal grandmother thought it sounded like the name of a stripper! I’m so sorry that you were actually named Amber. I lucked out because my parents listened to grandma (really they didn’t have a choice because your HAD to listen to her if you know what I mean). So I got Emily Anne instead. I’ve always really liked my name. Perhaps because I knew the alternative.

Oh and if I had been a boy it would have been Dean. Yuck.

By: JMC

JMC — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:06:14 +0000

Well, I and everyone else born in the 70s am named Jennifer Lynn. Which is okay. If everyone else can live with it, so can I. Plus, it’s WAY WAY better than Daphne Arlene, which is what my grandmother wanted my mother to name me. Yay mom for not going along with THAT travesty!