If you had to switch your first name, what name would you choose and why?
My legal first name is Melissa. When I was born my parents had issues agreeing on a first name. They both agreed quite quickly on giving me the middle name Ann after my Aunt Melba (her middle name was also Ann) who passed away in a bad car accident on October 31, 1975 at the age of 21.
My father originally wanted to name me Jennifer and call me Jenny/Genny for short after his Aunt Genevieve (Genny) who passed away rather young from heart problems. My mother originally wanted to name me Heather Dawn (instead of using Ann as the middle name) or Shawna. Neither of them liked the other one's ideas for names so, they finally found a name they could agree on Melissa Ann after my Aunt Melba Ann. See what they did there? I thought it was actually kinda cool. :)
So, if I had to choose a different first name I'd choose Gennifer and go by Genny. Then I could have the namesake of two of my Aunts.
