tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535414384309157179.post2043712086052709490..comments2024-03-28T00:48:35.441-05:00Comments on .@VickiBatman: .@VickiBatman - What name was popular when you were in school? #namingbaby #MFRWorg #RLFblog #cozymysteryVicki Batman, sassy writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535414384309157179.post-31437575327817772002015-05-23T05:35:43.240-05:002015-05-23T05:35:43.240-05:00Yes, for the sake of this comment I did neglect to...Yes, for the sake of this comment I did neglect to say that my father told me I was named more for his favorite city in Italy than my maternal grandmother. But I still wanted to be Antoinette.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945541317281436950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535414384309157179.post-86008268054839493532015-05-22T09:19:19.754-05:002015-05-22T09:19:19.754-05:00Hi, Florence! You do have an old name and there...Hi, Florence! You do have an old name and there's a wonderful place in Italy with the same one with magnificent handbags. Sigh. <br /><br />My mom never liked her name Eva. It doesn't fit her. She has a wonderful light in her eyes that says a whole lot more. <br /><br />I'm with you on FB: I don't use names, thus Handsome is Handsome. And I'm not supposed to use #1 and #2son's names in books. Teehehe, but I did once. Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535414384309157179.post-17935084411800871012015-05-22T07:09:26.951-05:002015-05-22T07:09:26.951-05:00Holy Toledo ... names? I have what is called an ol...Holy Toledo ... names? I have what is called an old name ... Florence ... old and never spelled right ... Florence that everyone wanted to shorten to Flo ... God help me ... Flossie.<br /><br />NOPE ... I never and I mean never let anyone shorten my name. But I longed for a sassy nickname. It happens that if my mother finally had a girl, she would be names for both grandmothers. Because my father gave The Big Guy our paternal grandfather's name and my mother gave The Middle One her father's name ... my dad expected the same order of business. My first name for my paternal grandmother and my middle name for my maternal grandmother. <br /><br />Then fate stepped in and my maternal grandmother passed one month before I was born. So instead of being Antoinette Florence, my dad allowed my mother to call me Florence Antoinette. I so wanted Antoinette 'case then I could be Toni with an "I."<br /><br />I got even and made my first female character Antoinette, or Toni, but I never truly liked my name. No one. And I mean no one had it ... not in school or work ... and it is still considered an old name. I guess I had to get old to grow into it :)<br /><br />BTW ... I never use my family's first names. The kids are my first born and my second born ... "the boy" and "the girl" and my brothers are always as I mentioned before. If my daughter wants to use my granddaughter's name on FB that is her choice ... I always refer to her as my grand baby girl or my angel :)<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945541317281436950noreply@blogger.com