At first school, I envied anyone with what I saw as a cool name. Kimberly, Charmaine, Alexia, Nicola. But one girl had the coolest and quirkiest name of all. She was called Carilanne. We all wanted to be called Carilanne.
Only when I was 16 did I realise it was spelt CAROL-ANN....
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- When I was a kid, I believed that bible school was "beauty school", and called it that all the time.— Dana
- Until I was about 11, I thought it was called a 'Girl Cheese' sandwhich.— Chris
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon
- I believed that female teachers got to choose if they wanted to be called "mrs. or miss" — Jenna
- I used to believe that my doll Kimberly was real and if I listened carefully, that I'd hear her speak!— Kristy
- My mom used to think "preschool" was called "pretty school" until a few years later.— Molly