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Subject: Re: [KYMCCREA] Ernest Ramsey
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 17:18:37 EDT


Dear Kenna, (What a beautiful name!)

In looking over the information we received from you, I was surprise and
pleased to see your name "Kenna."

The name Kenna is not so common, I know, because our 1st daughter has your
name as well. When we named her Kenna our friends thought we should have named
her Kenna Sue, however, I chose to name her Kenna Ann. Ann, after her Aunt
Barbara Ann. Many times afterwards, I have wished that I had name her Kenna Sue.
The reason being, my middle name is Sue and I go by Sue. My husband's name is
Kenneth.

I never realized that my Kenna did not like her name until one day in her
high school days, she mentioned she did not like her name because no one else had
her name. We lived in NC at the time and one day my sister-in-law Vienna, who
lived in CA, but actually is from Hill Top, KY, sent us a newspaper article
of a picture of a beautiful girl who had won some type of contest. She sent the
article for Kenna's benefit. Then one day I notice that one of the ladies at
our local bank had a last name of "McKenna."

Well, college does make a difference and one day Kenna and I have the same
conversation again about her name. Only this time she was telling me how much
she loved her name, that she is the only one at Southern University, that has
that name and she loved that!

I have always loved the name Kenna from the first time I heard of it in 1960.
We lived in CA when our Kenna was born. My husband worked with a lady whose
brother lived in OR and his wife had just had a baby girl and they names her
Kenna Sue. The little girls father was named Kenneth, just like my husband. I
though, what a neat idea! my baby will be name Kenna if she is a girl.

My Kenna was born February 17, 1961, in Riverside, CA, making her 42 years
old. People have always commented how pretty her name is. Throughout the years,
I have only known of one other person name Kenna. This lady is a school
teacher here in CA and probably 15 or so years older than my daughter.

I wonder, do you like your name Kenna? If you care to share, I would be
delighted to hear how you got your name. Are you originally from KY? My husband is
the son of the late Theo and Esther Jones of Hill Top. One of his cousins is
the librarian at the Stearnes Library. Her name is Kay Morrow. If you have the
time, I would love to hear from you.

Best Regards,
Sue Jones - Riverside, CA

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