Oct. 27, 2021
How did my parents chose my firstname?
My parents had apparently a strong preference for classic firstnames when they had to chose it for their three children. When I was a child, they told me the story behind my firstname's choice.
At first, they wanted to name me Jeanne because it is intemporal and sounds good to the ears. But unfortunately, my grandgrandmother Jeanne died three weeks before my birth. My parents then changed their mind. They did not want their choice to appear like a tribute to the dead for the other family members. I personally disagree. To name a child according to their ancestors is, I think, a nice tradition. I would have been honored to bear my grandgrandmother's firstname. But as I was not born at a time, I had nothing to say on that matter.
My parents found the firstname Manon nice. But a famous movie with this firstname in the title was released, and my parents once again doubted. What if too many girls end named from this movie this year? What if this first name get indefinitely linked to the main character of the movie?
Finally, at the last minute, they decided for an other firstname. This one is so commonly given, that I always met two or three others at school. When someone is calling my name in the street, I don't know if it is addressed to me. I think it's a pity : What is the use of a firstname if everyone bears the same? And why my parents were so unmotivated to decide for a firstname that please them no matter what?!
Nowadays, the choice of a firstname is more open than before. Parents often seek for singularity, for something that sounds good or that is linked to some history or culture. They will then put the grandparents firstnames as second or third firstame. Some people find this trend for fanciful firstnames lame. I,however, think this is a good thing. I don't want to be an individualist, but the firstname is a part of one's identity, something one can talk of, and something one's parents searched just for oneself. Well, that is just my opinion.
What if too many girls end up with the same named, from this movie this year?e same movie?¶
You've written very well maybe just avoid unnecessary repetition for example you used 'this' in the same sentence twice with just one word in between
How did my parents choose my first name?
'first name' is correct, but often we would just say 'name'
At first, they wanted to name me Jeanne because it is intemporaltimeless and sounds good to the ears.
intemporal is a very unusual word - I had to look it up to find out what it meant.
I would have been honored to bear my grandeat grandmother's firstname.
In this case you really should say 'name' instead of 'first name', because 'first' is strongly implied by the context
This oneIt is so commonly given, that I always metthere were two or three others with the same name at school.
How did my parents choose my firstname?
My parents had apparently had a strong preference for classic first names when they had to choose itone for their three children.
When I was a child, they told me the story behind my first name's choice.
At first, they wanted to name me Jeanne because it is intemporal and sounds good to the ears.
But unfortunately, my grandeat-grand-mother Jeanne died three weeks before my birth.
My parents then changed their mind.
They did not want their choice to appear like a tribute to the dead for the other family members.
I personally disagree.
To name a child according to their ancestors is, I think, a nice tradition.
I would have been honored to bear my grandeat-grand-mother's first name.
But as I was not born at athat time, I had nothing to say on that matter.
My parents found the first name Manon nice.
But a famous movie with this first name in the title was released, and my parents once again doubted.
What if too many girls end up named from this movie this year?
What if this first name gets indefinitely linked to the main character of the movie?
Finally, at the last minute, they decided foron an other first name.
This one is so commonly given, that I always met two or three others at school.
When someone is calling my name in the street, I don't know if it is addressed to me.
I think it's a pity : What is the use of a first name if everyone bears the same?
And why were my parents were so unmotivated to decide foron a first name that pleased them no matter what?!
Nowadays, the choice of a firstname is more open than before.
Parents often seek for singularity, for something that sounds good or that is linked to some history or culture.
They will then put the grandparents first names as second or third first name.
Grammatically correct, but we call these second or third first names 'middle names' as they're between the first and last names.
Some people find this trend for fanciful first names lame.
I,however, think this is a good thing.
I don't want to be an individualist, but the first name is a part of one's identity, something one can talk of, and something one's parents searched just for oneself.
Well, that is just my opinion.
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I wasn't sure if it would be prudent to keep correcting the 'firstname' error, but I did anyways in case. I sympathize with your story as my first name was kind of a weird choice by my parents as well. Instead of giving me a family member's name with meaning, my father chose my first name from some random woman who called the house one day and he thought it sounded nice.
My name is Corrine, often mispelled as Corinne. 7 people have told me it's of French origin. I'm half Italian.
Oct. 28, 2021
They will then put the grandparents first names as second or third first name.
Interesting. Can you have more that one middle name? Officially middle names don’t exist in France. The additional first names are just used by the administration, or if someone wants to change its first name for some reason, he can pick one of the others.
Oct. 28, 2021
Thank you for your correction!
Yes, Corinne is a classic french name in France, but with a reasonable amount of people. You will not hear it everyday everywhere. Corrine, I don't know. My first name is Marion. For various reasons I don't like it but it's not my parent's fault :D
Nov. 8, 2021
Interesting. Can you have more that one middle name? Officially middle names don’t exist in France. The additional first names are just used by the administration, or if someone wants to change its first name for some reason, he can pick one of the others.
You can have more than one. I actually have two, but it really depends on the cultural background of a person. I'm also half Filipino, and it's not unusual to have 2 middle names or more in Filipino culture. But your average North American typically has 1.
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How did my parents chose my firstname? How did my parents choose my firstname? How did my parents choose my first name? 'first name' is correct, but often we would just say 'name' |
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My parents had apparently a strong preference for classic firstnames when they had to chose it for their three children. My parents |
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When I was a child, they told me the story behind my firstname's choice. When I was a child, they told me the story behind my first name's choice. |
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At first, they wanted to name me Jeanne because it is intemporal and sounds good to the ears. This sentence has been marked as perfect! At first, they wanted to name me Jeanne because it is intemporal is a very unusual word - I had to look it up to find out what it meant. |
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But unfortunately, my grandgrandmother Jeanne died three weeks before my birth. But unfortunately, my gr |
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My parents then changed their mind. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They did not want their choice to appear like a tribute to the dead for the other family members. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I personally disagree. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To name a child according to their ancestors is, I think, a nice tradition. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I would have been honored to bear my grandgrandmother's firstname. I would have been honored to bear my gr I would have been honored to bear my gr In this case you really should say 'name' instead of 'first name', because 'first' is strongly implied by the context |
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But as I was not born at a time, I had nothing to say on that matter. But as I was not born at |
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My parents found the firstname Manon nice. My parents found the first name Manon nice. |
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But a famous movie with this firstname in the title was released, and my parents once again doubted. But a famous movie with this first name in the title was released, and my parents once again doubted. |
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What if too many girls end named from this movie this year? What if too many girls end up named from this movie this year? What if too many girls end up with the same name You've written very well maybe just avoid unnecessary repetition for example you used 'this' in the same sentence twice with just one word in between |
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What if this first name get indefinitely linked to the main character of the movie? What if this first name gets indefinitely linked to the main character of the movie? |
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Finally, at the last minute, they decided for an other firstname. Finally, at the last minute, they decided |
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This one is so commonly given, that I always met two or three others at school. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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When someone is calling my name in the street, I don't know if it is addressed to me. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think it's a pity : What is the use of a firstname if everyone bears the same? I think it's a pity |
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And why my parents were so unmotivated to decide for a firstname that please them no matter what?! And why were my parents |
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Nowadays, the choice of a firstname is more open than before. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Parents often seek for singularity, for something that sounds good or that is linked to some history or culture. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They will then put the grandparents firstnames as second or third firstame. They will then put the grandparents first names as second or third first name. Grammatically correct, but we call these second or third first names 'middle names' as they're between the first and last names. |
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Some people find this trend for fanciful firstnames lame. Some people find this trend for fanciful first names lame. |
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I,however, think this is a good thing. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I don't want to be an individualist, but the firstname is a part of one's identity, something one can talk of, and something one's parents searched just for oneself. I don't want to be an individualist, but the first name is a part of one's identity, something one can talk of, and something one's parents searched just for oneself. |
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Well, that is just my opinion. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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