[pandoraou812]

Maybe or could be Maria. They may have just liked the name. Out of 4 of my natural children 3 have family names. My youngest at 10 yrs old would love to change her name. It is Michaelee. You pronounce it Michael Lee & I am glad I named her for my sister who has since passed. My grandfather was named Michael & all of his 1st born grandchildren were named after him. And the first ones were all girls! So we have all kinds of Michael names lol. We call her Sassy & that fits her really well.

[pennyfarmer]

Family names “suck”. I hate the fact that people think that we should have family names or they impose their name crap on us. I have 6 daughters and 1 son. I decided early on that there would be no real family influence on first names. There are a couple with middle names but I minimize that.

I have the most anonymous name on the planet and I don’t particularly care for it. People confuse me for my father and I often have to field calls for him from jilted lovers.

If you leave your son with a particular name you Better make it a good one.