Wow, you had a mom who was very patient, and it's no wonder you became a creative person with her understanging attitude.
My name is obvious, I am from Ohio and my name is sue. But it also comes from a joke, I work at Ohio State University Hospital East, usually referred to as OSUE. The hospital had a different name when I started there, so when the name change came, I jokingly said, Hey, they named it after me.