Nanette L. Avery: Hello, my name is Nanette L. Avery. Nanette is my first name. It is French, although I am not French. I always liked my name, even when I was a little girl, because it sounded pretty, and no one else in my school had my name. My middle initial, L, stands for my maiden name, Lample, but I always had to repeat my name several times before it was clearly understood. Everyone always wanted to add extra syllables to the end. When I got married and took my husband's last name, Avery, I decided to just use the initial L for my middle name. Now, I have an easier name to pronounce, Nanette L. Avery.