Who were you named after. Steve McQueen...thanks Mam..seriously.

stevejr

I like my name...steve...it's easy to say, and not too common...in ireland...Anyone gotgood stories about thier names....privacy notwithstanding.....:)?

k4kate

I was called after Katherine Hepburn, my mum was a real fan.

After I started school the nuns insisted I spell it with a c

lil_lisa

I kicked for the first time when my parents went to see Mona Lisa in the cinema.

k4kate

Just met a poor sap tonight who was called after his GRANDMOTHER

Bordering on child abuse that

her name Frances Mary

his name Francis Mary

EGAR

Sarah is a common name now but it wasn't when I was child and in the country I come from. My dad was a BIG Sarah Bernhardt
fan..:eek:

Mackman

I was named after my Uncle, and my grandfather, and my great grandfather. Im a 4th generation Matt.

My brother was named after Art Garfunkel :pac:

myflipflops

A very common name throughout my family (both sides) that is also a saints name so a very Irish way to name somebody.

superelliptic

after my dad.

My names milkman.

fivestar

Fivestar pizza

wandatowell

My folks called me Rodney......after dave

splendid101

myflipflops wrote: »

A very common name throughout my family (both sides) that is also a saints name so a very Irish way to name somebody.

St. Flip Flop?

adamokeefe

Adam, the first man.

By a woman who believes he existed.

But also believed in Dinosaurs.

No joke. Her face when I pointed out that the two were not compatible: Priceless.

Doublin

My Mother & her Mother in Law never got on, and my name was another argument(first male grandson). The peace negotiations resulted in my being called after the Pope.

orourkeda

lil_lisa wrote: »

I kicked for the first time when my parents went to see Mona Lisa in the cinema.

It really was that bad wasnt it?

Leeg17

Lee Sharpe

Tom Dunne

Larry Gogan.

User Friendly

Pancake:mad:

Dudess

My nana - so I got an auld one's name ffs.

Remmy

Robert Kennedy..Cliched I know.

I think that originally my parents were going to call me Aaron but a few weeks before I was born a neighbor had a kid and they called him Aaron so my parents went for Craig instead. I thank the heavens as for some reason any Aaron I've met in life has been a tosser.

Wile E. Coyote

Deleted User wrote: »

I think that originally my parents were going to call me Aaron but a few weeks before I was born a neighbor had a kid and they called him Aaron so my parents went for Craig instead. I thank the heavens as for some reason any Aaron I've met in life has been a tosser.

Just want to reinforce that stereotype by saying F*** You!!!

I was named Aaron because my mother wouldn't let my dad call me Elvis. Thanks Mam.

tallaghtmick

My family had a tradition of at least one child being called michael for years,going back a long time but they fecked up with my da and called him patrick michael,so the oul lad started it again with me and well......i ruined it by calling my son kiernan michael:pac:

phasers

Some batty auld one down the road used to call my sister the wrong name all the time, so they called me that name for the craic :rolleyes:


I hate my horrible granny name.

dexter647

phasers wrote: »

Some batty auld one down the road used to call my sister the wrong name all the time, so they called me that name for the craic :rolleyes:


I hate my horrible granny name.

Phasers is a lovely granny name:D

Aisling(",)

Mine is because they wanted to call me Susan and but just before I was born the neighbours got a dog called Susie so I got stuck with the last minute back up name.

chalkie 501

I come from a long line of chalkie's
my father was chalkie 500,his father was chalkie 499 and so on....

Immaculate Pasta

I was named after my Dad's confirmation name so I'm named after Saint Michael the Archangel.

Corvo

I was named after Keith Richards.

Kind of cool until you realise he's a smack head