My mother had six daughters......she started running out of names for girls by daughter number 4. I'm daughter number #6. My name, Leidene, pronounced like "Nadine" except with an "L". The background to this name: Born on May Day which is Lei Day in Hawaii. The lady in the hospital bed next to my mother suggested my name as my mother didn't want to give me a short name like May or Lei. Throughout the years, people either can't pronounce it, spell it or remember it. So I've been Nadine, Lisa, You (my mother calling me after going down the list of my all my sisters name first before getting frustrated and saying YOU). Does it stand to reason, I hate my name???