Were you named for someone famous? Post a photo of that person

[bertha katzenengel]

I was named for Kim Novak:



What, did you really think my first name was Bertha?

[VelmaD]

1. not really a Velma here...

partly named in honor of this amazing woman:

[bertha katzenengel]

2. Oh, my. What an honor.

Shows a big diff between your mom & mine. :rofl:

Mine read the rags of the day; it seems your mom read real newspapers. :hi:

[VelmaD]

4. When I was born...

my parents wanted to name me after an elderly woman who was like a 3rd grandmother to me. I got her name as a middle name. The only other person my mom had ever known with that middle name, their first name was Barbara. About that time Barbara Jordan was making a splash and my mom really admired her...so Barbara is was. I like it. It's not a common name anymore.

[ghostsofgiants]

3. Here he is discusing throwing dead gophers into the girls' bathroom with his high school principal

[Redstone]

5. No way in hell. I haven't used my first name in 35 years, even professionally,

and I'm not about to tell anyone about it now.

Redstone

[Left Is Write]

8. You mean....it's not Redstone?

Even if you told us your first name now, I wouldn't be able to identify it with you. You are Redstone. Period.

[Redstone]

9. Redstone is one of my middle names. And it's who I am most comfortable being.

As you so wisely pointed out, it's who I am. And have been for a damn long time.

Names are strong medicine for us Indians, and you recognize that. I appreciate it.

Redstone

[Gormy Cuss]

10. I know your first name.

It's Awesome.

:-)

[flamingyouth]

6. I wasn't (I was named after my great aunt) but my mom was

Lucky her - named for Carole Lombard:

[Left Is Write]

7. Allegedly this woman:

[Redstone]

11. I have no idea who she is, but there's strength there as well as beauty.

So I'd suspect you wouldn't mind being named after her.

Redstone

[Left Is Write]

13. No, I don't mind at all.

:)

It's Catherine Deneuve.

[Redstone]

14. Who is legendary for both beauty and strength. As I said.

Redstone

[AlecBGreen]

12. Michael Alexander

[momophile]

20. Ms. Deneuve is so sexy! nt

[Hissyspit]

26. Mmmm. Catherine Deneuve.

Swoon.

[Whoa_Nelly]

15. Was named after my grandfather

and my granddaughter was named after me.

My grandfather was one of the founders of The Cowboy Hall of Fame, was an honorary Osage Chief, and a federal guardian for Jackson Barnett, the world's richest Indian. So, he was famous in his own way ;)

Don't have a pic of my grandfather handy, but here's my granddaughter and me
(one most of you have seen already, but dang that little girl is such a cutie!)

[Left Is Write]

17. She's your granddaughter?

She looks as though she could be your daughter!

She's definitely a cutie.

[Whoa_Nelly]

19. ooooo you are SO my new best friend!

:D Thanks, LIW! :hi: :loveya:

[LostInAnomie]

16. My middle name is after this guy

[Hissyspit]

24. St. Patrick

[LostInAnomie]

25. Yep

That's just one of the many perks of being raised Catholic.

[Ava]

18. Ava Gardner

[Hissyspit]

23. I've visited her grave up in Smithfield, Ava.

And visited the little dirt-farming community where she grew up.

[Fleshdancer]

21. Yep:

My mom kicks ass. She named me after this woman:

[Hissyspit]

22. Cary Grant:

as well as my father (Carroll) and a friend of his who was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.

[MsKandice01]

27. I was named after Candice Bergen

And yes, my first name really does start with a C. This username is just the one I always use because it's never taken.

[Kali]

28. ....

<<==== Her

[auntAgonist]

29. I wasn't named after anyone.

oh well :)

:hi:

aA

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

30. I was named after this woman:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B00006JMRD&h=500&w=500&sz=44&hl=en&start=99&tbnid=Gw5ZRoqo1GgfiM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMaureen%2BO%2527Hara%26start%3D80%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

Sorry, I don't know how to post images. I'm rather computer illiterate.

[bertha katzenengel]

32. I've always loved Maureen O'Hara.

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

31. Totally giving my age away here, but ...

... Frank Sinatra was all the rage when I was born, and his rendition of "Nancy With The Laughing Face" was in heavy radio rotation. I've always hated the name ... but considering the "other" names popular in those olden days, it could have been a LOT WORSE.

On Edit: DUH! Just remembered the point of the OP. The fact that Fabulous Frankie had a wife and a new daughter, both named Nancy, sealed the deal.