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I met Dafydd, 7 years ago when he came to Cardiff to visit my best friend who he went to University with (he's from Aberystwyth, I'm from Cardiff) . When I was introduced to him he told me that there was a girl with the same name in his Primary school (Elizabeth ********). Although my name is not very common, I didn't think much of it and quickly forgot about it. When I was introduced to his parents a few months later, his mum told me that Dafydd was Christened when he was a baby by a Priest with the same surname as me in the parish of Aberystwyth and he was the father of the girl in Dafydd's school. I recalled this story to my parents who told me that they knew this Priest and he was actually my father's cousin. A few days later, I was watching the 6 o'clock news and heard the story of Tony ********, the Bishop of Bangor, had passed away. Dafydd exclaimed that that was the person who had Christened him. After a phonecall to my father, he confirmed that it was his cousin and he knew the family had moved to North Wales a few years previously, but had lost touch many years ago. So, I knew I had a cousin living somewhere in Wales with the same name as me who had gone to school with my boyfriend! A couple of years later, I rang a call centre based somewhere in England to order something over the phone. When I gave my surname, the male voice on the other end of the phone hesitated and told me his girlfriend had the same surname. I then gave my first name and again, he hesitated, but this time for a little longer. He asked me if I was joking and when I said no, he told me that I had the same name as his girlfriend! I immediately thought about the girl who went to school with Dafydd so I asked the man on the phone if her father was the Bishop of Bangor and it turned out it was! So, here I was, Elizabeth ********, now speaking to the boyfriend of Elizabeth ******** who went to school with Dafydd and who's father had Christened him! I'm not entirely sure if the man on the end of that phone believed me or not, even though I assured him it was not a joke!!! Dafydd and I are getting married next Friday, so my surname will be lost, but I'll always be keeping an eye out for a girl called Elizabeth ********.
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Date submitted:Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:36:49 +0000Coincidence ID:5838