Do you love your unusual name?

[Anonymous]

Renata is Latin.

Means re-born.

People usually name their children Renata (girls) or Renato(boys) in South America after a difficult pregnancy or when the child is born with a illness and overcomes it.

[Anonymous]

I didn't like my name growing up, Tara. I like it well enough now--pronounced Tare-Uh, not Tar-Uh. I was born in 1978, and know that it was common enough, but there weren't a lot of kids with that name where I grew up. I could never found anything personalized... None of the "Property of ______" stickers that were so popular when I was a kid.

My friends as a kid were named Kerry, Elaine, Lisa, Carla, Desiree, Crystal, Kristine, Jessie, Kelly and Jenny. Boys were Chris, Clinton, Craig, Charlie, Matt, David, Mike, Joel and Steven.

[Anonymous]

What origin is Renata, it is very pretty. Does it have a nick name?

My cousin goes by Neti

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I like the name Sasha as a nickname for Alexandra, but it sounds bad with our last name.

Me too! That's my daughter's name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know why Sasha comes from Alexandra, I just know it does! It's originally a Russian/Slavic tradition (for Alexander, too).

In my native language (Slavic, but not Russian), the nickname from Alexandra is Sasha.

[Anonymous]

Magda

[Anonymous]

What about Frances (female) or Francis (male)? Both of my grandmothers were Frances. It's very traditional and I love it. Didn't name my daughter Frances because DH didn't want to, but I love the name.

[Anonymous]

Love Frances for a girl. Though I have a friend who named their daughter that, and they call her "Frankie". Not a fan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was born in the 70s and given a name that was popular in the 50s -- Sandra, nickname Sandy. I always hated it growing up, and I still hate it. I can't say it ever hindered me in any tangible way, it's just an aesthetic thing.

I was born in 74 and my name is Sandra, too. Used to go by Sandy but when I went to college, I decided Sandra was more grown up. Now the only people who call me Sandy are my family back in the midwest.