My name(:

My mom always tells me that shes never met a ugly Brooke and till this day i believe that to be very true. My name is Brooke Giangrasso and I am very pleased with my name.While my mother was pregnant with me she went through a huge list of names, but finally as she was in the last hours of labor with me her favorite soap opera came on and a character on there inspired her to name me Brooke.The name Brooke first got popular in the 1950s because of Brooke Astor who is philanthropist and was a huge socialite during the 1950s.

As a child I never liked my first or last name, I didnt like Brooke because in the first grade when we learned syllables mine only had one so i only got one clap when they did my name. I didnt like my last name because it was Young and I was always at the back of the line, but when I was eight I got my last name changed to Giangrasso.

Giangrasso is Italian, im not sure what it means but I do know some history on the name.When my  ancestors first came over to American thier last name were Giangrosso however they did not speak english very well.Each one pronouced Giangrosso differently when they were giving people their first and last name, because of this I have family members that have a different spelling of the name Giangrosso. Mine thankfull was spelt with an A instead of an o.



I believe this name has grown is popularity because of how many celebrities have the name now such Brooke Burns,Brooke Hogan,and Brooke Sheilds. I also think people may like the name Brooke because of its meaning which is "a small natural stream of fresh water".

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