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They story goes that names -- their meanings, their personal significance in a family -- can end up having influence on a person. What do you think?

Couldn't say, myself. If I'd been a boy, Mom wanted to name me after my grandfather, Vernon Van Dyne. Dad just wanted 'Something French.' So they went with Vernique. French and before that Greek for Bringer of Victory. Same etymology as the name Bernice, so some would say I lucked out in that I didn't end up named Bernie.

I certainly like it.

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	in_a_snap 2010-05-22 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Dad told me it was because he and Mom like Jerry the mouse of Tom and Jerry but Mom said it was after an old boyfriend of hers and she liked the name. I’m still not sure which to believe. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	quadrimanial 2010-05-22 02:48 am UTC (link)
	It's funny when the stories don't add up, isn't it? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_a_snap 2010-05-22 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Yes it is, and both says the other is lying when I try confronting them on it. I swear it seems like they have no idea where my name came from. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	small_but_tough 2010-05-22 02:40 am UTC (link)
	I was named after my Grandmother. She is one tough old lady and I’m proud to be named after her. (Reply to this)

	digthefuzz 2010-05-22 02:44 am UTC (link)
	I never got a chance to ask my mother why she named me what she did. (Reply to this)

	superpowerboy 2010-05-22 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Well. I'm named after one of my dad's best friends...who also used to date my mom. Awkward. As for the names I picked for myself...well, Superboy was my dad's old name. I wanted to continue the legacy and make him proud. But since I'm in another dimension, I'm going with Powerboy. A relative of mine gave me the idea. Besides...it fits. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-22 06:18 am UTC (link)
	I think if I'd been a Henrietta, there'd have been some trouble from dad, but he and my mom's ex weren't friends. I picked mine from perhaps my favorite word. I like cosmopolitan butterflies, comopolitan cocktails, Cosmopolitan magazine, and generally cosmopolitan living. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sonoftheatom 2010-05-22 04:32 am UTC (link)
	Mom wanted Dad to name me, and Dad wanted something that wouldn't be too out of place in New Morlaidh. Sir Dinadan was a close friend of Sir Tristan (which is where I got 'Tris' from), and was known for being a witty joker who thought that courtly love was a waste of time. I'm...not entirely sure what that says about my parents' expectations of me. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-22 06:09 am UTC (link)
	Wasn't he the one also known for paying attention to people instead of their clothes or armor? There are worse knights to be named after. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-05-23 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	He was, actually. Sir Tristan didn't even recognize King Arthur until Sir Dinadan told him who he was. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sammyfury 2010-05-22 06:06 am UTC (link)
	Dad thought Sam Fury sounded like a good, solid name for a kid. I think he was expecting a son. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-22 06:09 am UTC (link)
	Doesn't make him wrong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2010-05-22 06:20 am UTC (link)
	*grins* About the son or the name? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2010-05-22 06:22 am UTC (link)
	Heh. The solid name thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nextgen_parent 2010-05-22 12:44 pm UTC (link)
	Damn right it's a good solid name. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	marlow 2010-05-22 07:15 am UTC (link)
	I don't know where my name came from. Clea said I arrived already named. (Reply to this)

	ifmemoryserves 2010-05-22 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	Daddy says that I remind him of three of the most beautiful women he's ever known, but that my name comes from the person he most admires and respects. (Reply to this)

	subject0001 2010-05-22 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	I don’t remember what my real name is, they just kept calling me Subject 0001 at the Hydra base I kept in until I destroyed it. After escaped I found myself in Philadelphia and I’ve just been using that as a name though I’ve shortened it to Phil. (Reply to this)

	little_mermaid 2010-05-23 04:33 am UTC (link)
	I have no idea why I am named as I am. (Reply to this)

	quitethecharmer 2010-05-24 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	The name my birth mother gave me means "victorious". (Reply to this)

	gal_gardner 2010-05-24 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Petra was what Mom was able to argue Daddy down to after they'd never got around to planning a name, and they needed something on the birth certificate ASAP. (Reply to this)

	greatest_zatara 2010-05-24 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	My parents thought Uncle John had a great idea with going with an alliterative name. -.- (Reply to this)

	got_the_touch 2010-05-24 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Dad really liked the name, but everyone at first thought he was making some kind of joke. He never realized what he was actually saying until Mister Logan pointed out the connection between it and his powers. (Reply to this)

	notthelantern 2010-05-27 07:56 am UTC (link)
	Orphanage was giving the guys A names. That's all. Nothin' special. As for my codename...well, I thought about Sentinel but it sounded dumb so I stuck with Green Lantern. (Reply to this)

neogoblin 2010-05-27 07:59 am UTC (link)

My mother told me she was too hopped up on the drugs to remember why she named me what she did. Bit too close to my no good old man's name for my taste but far enough away that I'm not bothered to change it. And really, what else am I gonna call myself in this costume? Not like I'm one of those Osborn losers that can paint his costume another color and just go with something dumb like 'Gray Goblin'. (Reply to this)

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