If it's any consolation, half the news reporters at the time mispronounced the real Elián González's name as well. They did reasonably on the González part, but i think that's only thanks to Speedy Gonzales.
You can use a code name at restaurants that insist on calling your name. There's this one restaurant around here that I give them a different name every time I go, even though they recognize me. Keeps them on their toes.
Supposedly my father was trying to think of a name for me when he found out that my mother was pregnant. He dreamed of me, and in the dream … morehe was calling me , "Elian." (Eh-lee-an). I think he dreamed of this, because in around this time, there was a big news story about this boy who came from Cuba. He went on a boat with his mother trying to get to the US. In the process, his mother drowned, but he got to Miami, where his father was. When he arrived, there was a huge controversy about if they should let him stay, or take him back to Cuba. In the end, he was taken back to Cuba.
Elian (2000)
Elian (2013)
And just to add. Most of the time, people mess up my name so bad. That's why I never go to Chick-Fill-A xD. They always say something like, "Elliott" or "Elion" even "Elaine".
I've told strangers who asked for my name that my name was, "Austin." which has a nice ring to it. What do you guys think? Should I change my name to that, or keep the name I have at the moment?
My name is Torey. My mom told me that she knew she would name me Torey because it would work no matter if I was a boy or a girl. A quick internet search tells me that "Torey" comes from Scottish origin and means "from the craggy hills." I have no idea how that works out. I'm Japanese, from Hawaii.
Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, where he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Qur'an to Muhammad.
Who knows why my parents picked it. Seems to me like they flicked through a baby name book and slammed there finger in the middle of the page and there we have it my name.
I'm called Kayleigh.
Who knows why my parents picked it. Seems to me like they flicked through a baby name book and slammed there finger in the middle of the page and there we have it my name.
My name's Sean. My dad has three friends named Sean, (some of them the Shawn/Shaun variant), but I was named after his Irish friend Sean (Although I also am of Irish descent).
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If it's any consolation, half the news reporters at the time mispronounced the real Elián González's name as well. They did reasonably on the González part, but i think that's only thanks to Speedy Gonzales.
You can use a code name at restaurants that insist on calling your name. There's this one restaurant around here that I give them a different name every time I go, even though they recognize me. Keeps them on their toes.
Meaning: Splendor of Happiness
Origin: Latin
Trivia: I have the same name as one of the most famous books in German Gothic-Romantic (of Romanticism) Literature.
My name is Torey. My mom told me that she knew she would name me Torey because it would work no matter if I was a boy or a girl. A quick internet search tells me that "Torey" comes from Scottish origin and means "from the craggy hills." I have no idea how that works out. I'm Japanese, from Hawaii.
And all this time... I thought... your name was Dawn...
My name is Gabriel,
On hebrew it means "strong man of God".
And it's also a biblical name
Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, where he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Qur'an to Muhammad.
-tear rolls down cheek-
I've never been, actually.
And all this time... I thought... --wait I don't even know your name.
Scroll down, nub.
And all this time... I thought... I remembered your name.
I bet nobody can guess my name...It's rare.
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My parents liked it. Not much else to it.
Harold? Maximillion? West? Roscoe? Stellen? Octavius? XD
hah
Alex
Adamaska? Shalashaska? Chuck Norris? John? Spike? Bruce Wayne? Cole? Adam? R2-D2? Little Asskicker? Kim Kardashian? Dark Paladin the World Destroyer?
I'm called Kayleigh.
Who knows why my parents picked it. Seems to me like they flicked through a baby name book and slammed there finger in the middle of the page and there we have it my name.
I wouldn't say that medieval as maximillion.
Nope.
Close to R2-D2. :P
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How is that pronounced? Like Ka-lay? Or like Kay-lee? Or like Kay-la?
I really don't want to say it till someone gets close but it's not THAT rare...Just not your average name.
Aiden? Armando? Vincent? Victor? Vladimir Putin? Barack Obama? Arthur? Adolf Hitler? Joseph Stalin? Lenin? Carl Marx? Fidel Castro?
Vincent is around the rarity of my name.
Same.
My name's Sean. My dad has three friends named Sean, (some of them the Shawn/Shaun variant), but I was named after his Irish friend Sean (Although I also am of Irish descent).
TELL US YOUR NAME!
...Actually you know what...I'll say one last thing about my name...
It's whatever you want it to be. :P
Victor....?
Nope, it involves the alphabet.... :P
The back...
wat
Letters near the End...
Zach?
CLOSE!
Give me a vowel.
a
So if I was close, did it start with a "Z"?
Yes