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Did she base her name on Aileen Wuornos?

posted 3 months ago by RipRoss (557)
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If so that was a pretty radical thing to do.

[–] Callahan7 (1158) 3 months ago

Nah.

https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-aileen

https://www.nameoftheyear.com/aileen-name-meaning/

Irish variation of Helen "bright, shining light"

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77424) 3 months ago

I would not at all think so.
Sometimes people can just have a normal life but a very scary name.

I’d wager that there are hundreds of terrific guys named John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy in America, it’s just shit luck.
I feel bad for them!

Reminds me of a Seinfeld episode when Ellain learns her new boyfriend’s last name is Dahmer and she dumps him!