I would have been Thomas Sloane Williams. For years, I thought that was after my father's brother, who died when he was young. Sloane was after the brother. I don't know where they got 'Thomas'.
Which would have broken with tradition. The eldest boy was always named after the surname. My father was a William Williams. So was his father, though my dad got the middle initial of 'J' (he later turned it into 'James').
I was named 'Karen'. It was a popular name in the 50s. My mother loved it since she could remember. So must a lot of other women who were born in the 20s. I can tell you that I am not a Karen. They're perky, outgoing, potential cheerleaders, and every one I've ever met play the piano. I changed my name to Ceridwen, which suits me much better.
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Which would have broken with tradition. The eldest boy was always named after the surname. My father was a William Williams. So was his father, though my dad got the middle initial of 'J' (he later turned it into 'James').
I was named 'Karen'. It was a popular name in the 50s. My mother loved it since she could remember. So must a lot of other women who were born in the 20s. I can tell you that I am not a Karen. They're perky, outgoing, potential cheerleaders, and every one I've ever met play the piano. I changed my name to Ceridwen, which suits me much better.