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HelpRe: Sarah; also for Pamela
in reply to a message by Pamela
My mother was also under pressure to name me after her mother-in-law, Sarah Anne. Unlike you, she didn't much like her MIL, who had been dead for some years - since before they got married, I think. My mother said that Sarah Anne had ignored her doctor's advice, did what she wanted (she was diabetic) and died prematurely. So she managed not to honour this lady, but I got Anne as my mn which I'm very happy about. I don't enjoy Sarah much, but that might be because of what I know about that long-ago grandmother.
When I was old enough to think that way, I thought that my parents could have named me Sally instead of Sarah; I would have liked it, and it would have been close enough to Sarah for my Dad and far enough away from it for my mother. But they didn't think of it.
ETA: If I had been Sarah Anne, my initials would have been SAD; same as my gran's, but marrying a D-surnamed man was her choice!
When I was old enough to think that way, I thought that my parents could have named me Sally instead of Sarah; I would have liked it, and it would have been close enough to Sarah for my Dad and far enough away from it for my mother. But they didn't think of it.
ETA: If I had been Sarah Anne, my initials would have been SAD; same as my gran's, but marrying a D-surnamed man was her choice!
This message was edited 1/18/2021, 1:39 AM
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