My Name

Daily writing prompt

Where did your name come from?

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Yeah… On July 28th the daily writing prompt asked where your nickname comes from. I don’t have a nickname so my response included explaining where my name comes from.

So yeah… I have literally done this one already. Oh well.

My parents were expecting their second child. The first was a girl named Lisa. For their second child, I don’t know what the chosen female name would have been. The male name was my father’s name. Robert James. That second child was a boy… me. 52 years later, my father and I are still both named Robert James. He goes by Bob. I go by Rob.

And that, friends, neighbors, and loyal readers, is that story.

Again.