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My maternal grandmother was Sarah Anne. She died before my parents were even married; my father wanted to name me Sarah Anne, but my mother didn't like the name and hadn't liked the person either, though she never told my dad that. All she said was that she wasn't keen and perhaps they should think of something else. This, apparently, went on for about eight months! They never got around to discussing a boy name. Luckily for me, because I dislike Sarah, my mother had a delivery-room inspiration and my father was so impressed and escited that he'd have agreed to anything. I got Anne as my mn and I'm happy about that, but I'd have been a miserable Sarah, or perhaps not? I think I could have been a happy Sally Anne - very retro, but that's OK. But not Sarah Anyone, or Anyone Sarah.