Hello my name is…?!
My friend, Carla, over at All Of Me…Now started a weekly series “Me Before Mom” that I will be taking part in. Writing about myself before I became a Mom seems like a challenge & a lot of fun at the same time! Do I remember that woman?! The fun-loving, care free & super spontaneous me?! I do remember her, I have great memories of my life before I was MOM! It’s only been 3.5 years since I became a Mom….but once you’re a Mom, it’s a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week, 365 days a year way of life! I love my girls, I love being a Mom & wouldn’t change a thing…with that being said, there are those times that I want a glimpse of that other woman, the me I was before I was a Mom. I’m still fun-loving & sometimes spontaneous, with too many cares to be considered care free! This will allow me to explore me & give my girls a glimpse of the woman I was before I was MOM. Here goes…..
Prompt #1: How did you get your name? Did you always love it? Have you ever wanted to change it?
I’ve been with my Mom for a few days on vacation, so I was able to get this straight from the source… My Dad named me Heather before they left the hospital, right before…as in filling out the paperwork & they still hadn’t decided. My parents couldn’t decide on a name for a girl, but had a boy’s name which would have been Robert Michael after my Dad. They would watch the credits of tv shows & movies. Read books about names & watch newscasters names. My Mom wanted Megan, Sarah or Rachel. My Dad wanted Jenna, Jennifer or Allison. When a girl was born that November day, they couldn’t agree on a name. On the last day in the hospital my Dad came in & said “How about Heather?” My Mom immediately thought of the Heather in Scotland & England, a purple flowering shrub…she liked that it evoked a sense of her heritage. I became Heather… Lynn, my middle name, was decided because it sounded good with Heather. That tiny baby girl became Heather Lynn.
I know Heather was a VERY popular name in the late 70′s to 80′s, but I never really came across that many in school or in life. I’ve always liked my name…I can’t imagine being anyone else. I do distinctly remember wishing my name started with a “K” in middle school, because I could make the “K” look pretty when it was capitalized & cursive…not so much with an “H”. If you saw my signature now however, you wouldn’t know what the first letter is!
So there you have it… I’m Heather Lynn & can’t imagine having any other name!
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My mom would sing Heather on the hillside, drove me nuts. But then I used to think that anything that was heather gray was made just for me.
Right?! I would always look at the Heather Gray as I color I should buy!
awww I love the story of your name! And it’s a beautiful name!!!!
Thanks Michele!!!
I love your name. Funny thing? My parents almost named me Heather, but when I was born, they decided to name me Jacqueline!
Great story. Thanks for sharing. Loving that it evokes thoughts of your heritage. I never put the two together, but now I will every time I hear that name.
Love this series – I hated my name Jennifer because in the 70′s, there were 3 just in my class. haha
Love this name series! I love the name Heather!!!
Heather is such a pretty name and it is special that it relates to your heritage . I love the flower Heather too, it is cool your mom envisioned those when your dad first brought up your name. Is your favorite color purple by any chance?
So fun to reading these about your names- I bet your kids will love tou read this too!
I like your name, and your middle name is the same as my sister.
I have to admit I did like the fact that my name started with a K. I like the swoop at the end of the letter. It’s so fun to hear how everyone else got their name!
I love the name Heather! I knew a few Heathers growing up, one of whom I totally looked up to! This has been so fun to read about how everyone got their names.
Thanks Jane!! I had a lot of fun reading everyone’s stories as well!!