Who were you named after?

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

A bastard who doesn't take care of his kids. But my middle name (the one I go by) is Matthew, who is an apostle and one of Jesus's friends.

 

[TankCopter]

Fiona, I was named for the meaning it has I think. Fair one- dad's from Dublin, and I've got my gran's genes from his side, pale skin and dark red hair. That or my parents just liked it.

 

[Hexadecimal]

I thank all known gods and all that is holy for not letting my dad calling me in honor of his other favourite poet,Omar Khayam.

Yes, yes, I come off all self-righteous, but my uncle owns a hotel named after this guy. I feel an automatic urge to correct if I see his name spelled incorrectly.

Anyway, I was named after my maternal grandmother. And, as luck would have it, 50% of the female population in my country have the same name.

 

[Kollega]

I thank all known gods and all that is holy for not letting my dad calling me in honor of his other favourite poet,Omar Khayam.

Yes, yes, I come off all self-righteous, but my uncle owns a hotel named after this guy. I feel an automatic urge to correct if I see his name spelled incorrectly.

Sorry. Wasn't sure how his name is properly spelled in English.

 

[Mcupobob]

Ok my parnets aruge about this all the time my dad says my mom named me after a friend of hers she knew and my mom says my dad pick the name and was hellbent on it.
now My middle name is from my grandfather on my dads side which is funny because I live with my moms parents while my younger brother whos middle was named after my moms dad lives with my dads parents(Me and my brother both live whith or grandparents btw).

 

[Hexadecimal]

I thank all known gods and all that is holy for not letting my dad calling me in honor of his other favourite poet,Omar Khayam.

Yes, yes, I come off all self-righteous, but my uncle owns a hotel named after this guy. I feel an automatic urge to correct if I see his name spelled incorrectly.

Sorry. Wasn't sure how his name is properly spelled in English.

Now I feel like a total self-righteous douche. I'm sorry. *sticks out hand to shake*

OT: Fun fact! My brother is named after my paternal grandfather. Creativity was never one of my parents' strong suits.

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

I'm named Henry because I do horrible things to countless women.... WHAT?!

 

[Satin6T]

I'm named after two of my Dad's college roommates

 

[Rofel]

Got my name from my grandparents, Rolf and Helga.
So my name is Rolf Helge ^^ would be cooler with a Von inbetween Rolf Von Helge.

 

[henrebotha]

After my cousin/father/grandfather (three different people, not the same guy, tyvm).

EDIT: If I have a son, I plan on naming him after Leto Atreides. Or the archangel Gabriel.

 

[Kajin]

The steel driving man. Apparently my father thinks it's funny to name me after a historical railroad worker. I think it's because he's a racist bigot.

 

[Mister Eff]

Ashley Thomas
Ash tree Dylan Thomas

My last name is just our old family name.

 

[iron codpiece]

My dad's friend who died in a motorcycle accident before I was born.

 

[Nieroshai]

My name: Erich Otto Williams.
Who from: my douchebag abandoning father.

 

[latenightapplepie]

Nobody in particular. No famous people bear my name. I believe my parents thought the name sounded nice and uncommon enough to give it to me. My middle name is my father's middle name though. But it's boring and biblical.

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

I'd like to think it's meaningful but I really have no idea xD my full first name is Kristjhan though so i guess my parents were creative somewhat

 

[Darth Revan 192]

Dakota... I've heard a lot of childish jokes.

 

[Chechosaurus]

I was named after the composer Haydn. Apparently, my name also means "lives by a hedged wall" in old Celtic or something along those lines. It's kind of funny really, I've got a friend called Joseph and so together, we are Joseph Haydn (the composers full name)

EDIT: Just thought, my middle name is a river. One of the only two rivers to rise in England and finish in Wales. I'll leave you to figure out which one.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

Bowie, I believe.

 

[Sigel]

I was named three days after I was born because my mom wanted to see if I looked like a name. She was thinking about naming me Sarah, but decided that I looked more like a Melinda instead.