Unusual Names
03-02-2011, 09:50 AM
#91
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Found the song Anna Lee w/lyrics. I believe it is pronounced the same as yours, i.e. onnalee.
Anna Lee
Skipping stones at the edge of the dock
The fog comes rolling in quiet like a hawk
The river so smooth it could shatter with a rock
It felt like I was walking on water
Then the doctors daughter came and dove right in
Lord Almighty she’s nothing but skin
I could turn my head, but she may never come again
She’s filling the sky with her laughter
[Chorus]
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
You’re shaking the timbers, your rattling the leaves
There’s a full moon rising in front of me
Come on stake your claim in my memory
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Did the good Lord send you down to deliver me?
Come stake your claim in my memory
I’m here and I’m yours for the taking
Well along around midnight on a river boat ride
I’m a mandolin jukebox and Annie at my side
One bottle empty, one waiting like a bride
She’s dancing like light on the water
We’ve got six weeks ‘til college, six weeks until we’re gone
Oh life is like a river and the river flowing on
Come on Annie, your lips are like brandy (or you taste like brandy)
Will you kiss me awake come morning?
[Chorus]
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
You’re shaking the timbers, your rattling the leaves
There’s a full moon rising in front of me
Come on stake your claim in my memory
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Did the good Lord send you down to deliver me?
Come lay your head in a bed of leaves
I’m here and I’m yours for the taking.
[Bridge]
I can’t promise a life time of tomorrows
What tomorrow brings God only knows
I know this about tomorrow
They’re filling it with sorrow
If we let tonight just go
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
You’re shaking the timbers, your rattling the leaves
There’s a full moon rising in front of me
Come on stake your claim in my memory
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Did the good Lord send you down to deliver me?
Come lay your head in a bed of leaves
I’m here and I’m yours for the taking.
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, Anna Lee, Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Anna Lee
Skipping stones at the edge of the dock
The fog comes rolling in quiet like a hawk
The river so smooth it could shatter with a rock
It felt like I was walking on water
Then the doctors daughter came and dove right in
Lord Almighty she’s nothing but skin
I could turn my head, but she may never come again
She’s filling the sky with her laughter
[Chorus]
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
You’re shaking the timbers, your rattling the leaves
There’s a full moon rising in front of me
Come on stake your claim in my memory
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Did the good Lord send you down to deliver me?
Come stake your claim in my memory
I’m here and I’m yours for the taking
Well along around midnight on a river boat ride
I’m a mandolin jukebox and Annie at my side
One bottle empty, one waiting like a bride
She’s dancing like light on the water
We’ve got six weeks ‘til college, six weeks until we’re gone
Oh life is like a river and the river flowing on
Come on Annie, your lips are like brandy (or you taste like brandy)
Will you kiss me awake come morning?
[Chorus]
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
You’re shaking the timbers, your rattling the leaves
There’s a full moon rising in front of me
Come on stake your claim in my memory
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Did the good Lord send you down to deliver me?
Come lay your head in a bed of leaves
I’m here and I’m yours for the taking.
[Bridge]
I can’t promise a life time of tomorrows
What tomorrow brings God only knows
I know this about tomorrow
They’re filling it with sorrow
If we let tonight just go
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
You’re shaking the timbers, your rattling the leaves
There’s a full moon rising in front of me
Come on stake your claim in my memory
Anna Lee, Anna Lee
Did the good Lord send you down to deliver me?
Come lay your head in a bed of leaves
I’m here and I’m yours for the taking.
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, Anna Lee, Anna Lee, Anna Lee
03-02-2011, 09:58 AM
#92
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Being a Sue and never being different all my life I gave my daughters unusal names.
I picked Denise Lynne when I was about 12 and then it was unusal. Lynne has a "e" on the end because I loved Anne (with a "e") of Green Gables.
Next came Dynell Leigh pronounced as if spelled Denell. My sister had a friend named Janell and I had a friend named Delayne so we put them together. Leigh is for Janet Leigh who I loved.
Notice now that their initials are the same.
Next came Dalene Sue. Dalene is the end of Mary Magdalene. My aunt had a friend with this name. Her christening name was Magdalene and her Mother was afraid people would call her Maggie so she used Dalene.
Next came Denette Letha. Had to keep the Da going and girls knew a girl at their school with this name. Letha was my Grandmothers name.
My Granddaughter is Karlynne putting together her Mother's middle name and the first part of my Mother's name - Carmen.
My Great Grandfather's name was Pinkney.
I picked Denise Lynne when I was about 12 and then it was unusal. Lynne has a "e" on the end because I loved Anne (with a "e") of Green Gables.
Next came Dynell Leigh pronounced as if spelled Denell. My sister had a friend named Janell and I had a friend named Delayne so we put them together. Leigh is for Janet Leigh who I loved.
Notice now that their initials are the same.
Next came Dalene Sue. Dalene is the end of Mary Magdalene. My aunt had a friend with this name. Her christening name was Magdalene and her Mother was afraid people would call her Maggie so she used Dalene.
Next came Denette Letha. Had to keep the Da going and girls knew a girl at their school with this name. Letha was my Grandmothers name.
My Granddaughter is Karlynne putting together her Mother's middle name and the first part of my Mother's name - Carmen.
My Great Grandfather's name was Pinkney.
03-02-2011, 10:01 AM
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My dad's name was Arna {R-na (short a)}. My mother's Adelene. My dad named us all with K--Karen, Keith, Katherine, Kim, Kenneth, Kary, Karla and then there's Jo Nina. She hates it and will only be called JO. I Named my children Jerry, Karrie, Tracy, and Christopher.
03-02-2011, 10:05 AM
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My GF fathered 22 children (1st wife died in child birth with #8).
My grandmother was Corinthia.
I think they started running out of names. My GM's 1st born son: Pleasant Rudolph.
I also had Aunt Verdie Vidella, Aunt Savilla (forgot her middle name), and my poor mom the 22nd child only got one name: Rosella. She always said couldn't they have named me Rose Ella so I'd have two names?
My grandmother was Corinthia.
I think they started running out of names. My GM's 1st born son: Pleasant Rudolph.
I also had Aunt Verdie Vidella, Aunt Savilla (forgot her middle name), and my poor mom the 22nd child only got one name: Rosella. She always said couldn't they have named me Rose Ella so I'd have two names?
03-02-2011, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Homespun
My dad's name was Arna {R-na (short a)}. My mother's Adelene. My dad named us all with K--Karen, Keith, Katherine, Kim, Kenneth, Kary, Karla and then there's Jo Nina. She hates it and will only be called JO. I Named my children Jerry, Karrie, Tracy, and Christopher.
03-02-2011, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by hannajo
My actual first name is Johanna. I've met very few others, although lots of Joanne's, Joanna's, etc.,.. I've always liked my name, even though people are always mispronouncing it. Now, I hardly notice when people mispronounce it. I was named after my grandfather's aunt who came from Holland. No one in our family met her, but I really like the idea of being named after someone.
03-02-2011, 11:13 AM
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My own name is pretty common, Terri, and I named my daughters fairly common names, just a little twist on the spelling, Traci, Holli, and Christa. But, hubby's middle name is Albin, his father was Olie, his mom was Adria, my mother was Gertie Iola, with sisters Gladys, Jewell, Fern, Nettie, Mabel, Pearl, Bertha, my grandma was Willie.
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