Who were you named after? A family member? Someone famous?
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My father told me that he named me after his grandfather. John Alexander William "Jack" Thompson.
Alexis.....I got a new 'son-in-law' for Christmas, named Alex, short for Alejandro.....life is great!
My father told me I was named after Anne of Brittany, twice Queen of France (De_Bretagne-28).
I just looked and apparently we are 3rd cousins 18 times removed but my father would not have known that. She was somebody he admired.
I must ask him more.
My parents decided that I was going to be a boy, and they would name me David; no girl's name was chosen. My father was killed in WWII, and I was born 18 weeks later. My mother decided to name me after my father Clare Alexander Lovelace Jr., so it is also my grandfather's name Clare Alexander Lovelace Sr.. My birth name is Alexis Clare Lovelace.
My uncle got two surnames (Gordon, and Newton) as his name. Fortunately for him they worked as forenames. I like your Ellsworth.
(Not sure why I always mix up the names Ellsworth(y) and Ellsmore, but I do. )
There are some wonderful stories behind some of your names. I wish mine was as cool. True story ~ My mother told me I was named after a soap opera star way back in the day. Probably some guy she liked on the The Guiding Light or As The World Turns! Thanks mom.
My first (Given name) came from a penpal my mother had when she took French in High School at Lebanon, Wilson county, Tennessee, USA , the name , address of the woman is still written in my mother's French book from high school which I still have my middle name, Leigh is after my dad , his middle name was Lee
Gisele Mackenzie. She was a Canadian-American singer, actress and accomplished classical violinist. She was very popular when I was born and my mother was a fan.