What's in a Name? A lot, actually
I was thinking about names the other day, because it is something I tend to think about every so often. I went to school with twin girls named Misty and Summer.
Their last name? Weathers. True Story. Names are fun.
Shakespeare, through the voice of Juliet, asked us to consider: "What's in a name?" Well, what is?
How many of you were named for other people, specifically, family members?
Does being named after a beloved relative heap unfair pressure on you to be a certain way--act a certain way--love certain things--just because the person you're named after did?
What about those of you who were named for favorite actors or actresses, literary characters or anything that your parents thought was cool at the time?
Do you love your name? Does it suit you? Would you change it if you could? To what?
Do you ever think you might be a different person if you were named something else?
Do you know the origin of your name? How did you come to be a Gabe or a Mason or a Ronique or a Lyanni, Anshruta or a Trey?
For example, my name is Cassandra, which comes from Greek Tragedy, Agamemmnon by Aeschylus, but my mother and father didn't know that. So, I have no idea really, where they got it from, but I often wonder if I would be a completely different person if my name was something simple like Lisa or Diane or something like that. My personality seems suitable for my name, but what if it weren't my name, ya know?
When other people shorten your name does it make you angry? What about when people mispronounce it?
There are a lot of questions here--make sure you hit all of them.
Their last name? Weathers. True Story. Names are fun.
Shakespeare, through the voice of Juliet, asked us to consider: "What's in a name?" Well, what is?
How many of you were named for other people, specifically, family members?
Does being named after a beloved relative heap unfair pressure on you to be a certain way--act a certain way--love certain things--just because the person you're named after did?
What about those of you who were named for favorite actors or actresses, literary characters or anything that your parents thought was cool at the time?
Do you love your name? Does it suit you? Would you change it if you could? To what?
Do you ever think you might be a different person if you were named something else?
Do you know the origin of your name? How did you come to be a Gabe or a Mason or a Ronique or a Lyanni, Anshruta or a Trey?
For example, my name is Cassandra, which comes from Greek Tragedy, Agamemmnon by Aeschylus, but my mother and father didn't know that. So, I have no idea really, where they got it from, but I often wonder if I would be a completely different person if my name was something simple like Lisa or Diane or something like that. My personality seems suitable for my name, but what if it weren't my name, ya know?
When other people shorten your name does it make you angry? What about when people mispronounce it?
There are a lot of questions here--make sure you hit all of them.
I'm named after an Italian Prophet and my name means "Messenger of God." However it doubles as the soul-less bastard ginger from children of the corn. I feel unique in my name. Sure, I've met other Malachi's, but i'm the only white one I've met. It's pretty funny. I've seen different spellings of it, I've heard different pronunciations for it. So many substitutes and wrestling announcers have butchered my name. It's not their fault. They don't know. I simply smile and maybe chuckle depending on how bad they pronounced it and go on about my business. I've thought about changing my name. I could never bring myself to do it. My middle name, Ignacio, was my biological moms idea. She named me after a friend of hers. I have no idea who he is. I don't mind my middle name. It's weird and unique. My whole name is and i find humor in seeing others struggle to pronounce it.
ReplyDeleteWhile my mom was pregnant with me she loved to watch a lot of soap operas. That's where I got my name from. Apparently there was a really beautiful and smart character who was also blind or deaf, that was named Kaela. Spelled that way too. Kaela is a very common name but I've never met someone who spells it the same way that I do. So in that way it's unique. I don't love my name but I love the way it's spelled. However, if I had the choice, I wouldn't change my name. I didn't know this before I looked it up but apparently Kaela is “an unusual baby girl name”. It means the laurel crown; slim and fair. Kaela is Irish, hebrew, and Hawaiian. Urban dictionary says that I'm an uncontrollably attractive, one-of-a-kind-wonderful girl. Often smart, funny and a great person to be around. Because of the way my name is spelled people usually call me Kay- elluh. Growing up I use to hate my name because of the lack of nicknames I had, I was so jealous of my siblings who all have nicknames.
ReplyDeleteMy dad wanted to name me Alexandra because his name is Alex, in the contrary my mother wanted to name me Maria. So they settled with Alexandra as my first name and Marie as my middle name. Being named after my dad well--him and I don’t have a connection anymore. To be honest I love my name and I wouldn’t want another one. I just don’t know how I feel being named after someone who quite literally betrayed my entire family. I’ve come to terms that it is okay that I feel this way, quite recently I’ve learned to forgive and just because you forgive a person does not mean you have to forget what they did to you. I think my name suits me very well--when I looked up its definition it came up as “defender of mankind” “protector of men.” And I don’t think that I’m some great Greek hero but I feel as the definition of my name at its core suits me. I do think that if I had the name Maria I would have been REALLY shy. I also think I wouldn’t have been as impulsive as I am today. I like my nickname being Alex because it’s short and sweet, since my name is so long a lot of people can mispronounce it. I’ve had people call me Alice, Alexsandra, Alesandra, Alexandria, Alexa, Allie, Ally, Sandra. Literally anything you can come up with I’ve been called, in fact my 11th birthday cake wrote “ Happy Birthday Alexsandra!”... I don’t like it when people misspell my name or mispronounce it, after they’ve known me for a while. I also don’t like when people give me nicknames like Sandra or Alexa. My parents call my Allie but they are the only people in this entire universe that are allowed to call me that. So hey, I’m Alex
ReplyDeleteHonestly I’ve asked my parents this question so many times before, but they really never told me the exact reason why they named me Sammi. Like it’s a simple name that a lot of people heard of before, so me personally I do really enjoy my name. I feel like no other name would suit me better than Sammi because when you say it, it gives off the vibe of me. Literally. I wouldn’t want to be called something else, but sometimes when I think about it, I sometimes imagine myself being called something else like a Jessica or a Tiffany. Something along those lines. If I had a new name, I would totally be a whole different person. The vibes that I give off will be completely different and I wouldn’t enjoy being called something other than Sammi. When I was growing up, I’ve been called a whole bunch of wacko nicknames before and I’m to the point where I don’t even care about what people call me. Most people call me by my regular name, or if they’re close to me, they will call me other names that have my name somehow implemented into it. I don’t really think that people can mispronounce the name Sammi, so I’ve never really encountered anything like that, but since I spell my name differently from most people, I’ve witnessed people spelling my name wrong. Even people that I am close with sometimes forgets that I have two M’s in my name, or that I spell it with an I rather than a Y.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is my middle name and not first that comes from a family member, I am named after my mom’s sister. We have the same middle name, which is Marie. My mom wanted my aunt and I to have the same middle name, because, for one, she liked the name, and two, her and my aunt had always been very close and felt that she wanted to appreciate her sister by giving me the same middle name. I don’t feel that I have to live up to any standards or act a specific way because I’m named after a family member. If anything, I feel the exact opposite. I can’t say that I love my name, but I do like it. I feel that it suits me and my personality and that without that name, I would be a different person. I don’t think that my personality or views would be different, but I think that if I had a different name, that it just wouldn’t fit. I’m always told that I look like a Brianna and that the name fits me. I get called Brie, or Bri, a lot by everyone, so when people shorten my name, it doesn’t bother me. Most of the time, I never hear certain people call me by my full name. Most people don’t. I kind of like the name Bri. I don’t really mind when people mispronounce my name, because most of the time I don’t feel like correcting them, because it is the same name, in the end. Some people call me “bri-onna,” while the way my parents say my name is actually the “Bri-ANNA” like as in the name Anna. But, like I said before, this doesn’t really bother me because of how much people do it. I don’t blame them, because I know people who like to be called “Bri-onna” and it is spelled the same way, after all. I honestly didn’t know the origin of my name, but i looked it up and it said that the origin of my name is something called a Celtic baby name. My name means strong and I’m pretty sure it is an Irish name, which makes sense, because a lotttttt of my family is Irish. After all, i don’t think I would change my name. I feel like my name suits me and I do like my name.
ReplyDeleteI am not named after a family member. But I do know people who are, or who’s middle name is carried down from generations. I think it is cool when people are named after famous people (except hitler, that name is not cool). But it is also a cop out to being original. I think my name suits me. I mean I can’t picture being named anything else. Like if I was a Samantha, or a Madison, or Holly, I can’t imagine being called any of those. Like I guess it’s cause I grew up with my name (obviously) and it is just what I am accustomed to. Idk if I like my name or not. My name in my brain is choppy or harsh. I don’t know why this is though. I have asked my parents in the past how they got my name. So they basically looked through a book of children named and narrowed the list down to 2 they liked the most 1) Nicole and the other Jenna. So then they were like “let’s figure out a way we can incorporate both of these names” so they were trying to see which name fit better as a middle name or a first name. So Nicole Jenna Miller does not flow at all, BUT Jenna Nicole Miller flows and sounds better so that is what it is. I don’t really have a problem with people saying my name wrong. It’s pretty obvious. I also don’t care if people shorten my name. I do have people spell my name wrong though. ESPECIALLY when I was younger. Not as much now, which shows that people are getting more intelligent because how hard is it to spell Jenna. Like I get it if you miss an “n” but people have spelled my name like “gena” or “jeana” like c’mon man.
ReplyDeleteMy first name isn’t named after anyone in my family, however my middle name is. My middle name Rose comes from my mother’s name, Roseann. When it comes to my first name, it took a lot of back and forth between my parents. My original name was supposed to be Jamie Rose because my fathers name is James so I would have both my parents names in mine, but my dad didn’t like that. My name doesn’t pressure me on any standards because I love having my middle name after my mom. I wouldn’t say I love my name, but I do like it. Kaitlyn to me is an overused name that’s just spelled in a various amount of ways. My name is spelled Kaitlyn because my mom didn’t want anyone to shorten it with “Kate” from Katelyn or things like that. However, in 7th grade there were 3 Kaitlyn’s in my English class which lead to my very generic nickname Kait. Typically, Kait isn’t spelled like that, but I think it’s alright. I don’t mind nicknames because they are different, I like them. Some people even call me “Katie Rose” at times but not a lot and plus I don’t really like that. Nobody has ever mispronounced my name before since it’s literally said how it’s spelled. A lot of people call me Kait so I’m just used to it. My family members are really the only ones who call me Kaitlyn. It does drive me crazy though how my name is always misspelled. I know it’s not the person’s fault because of how many ways to spell it, but it’s annoying always telling them how to correct it. I think my name suits me but I can’t really explain why it does. Many say I look like a Kaitlyn, but I simply think it suits me because I don’t have any other names to compare it to since it’s my only name. Sounds weird but I really don’t know. I always think about what if I had a different name since there are so many Kaitlyn’s, but I don’t think I ever actually would change it. I think I would be a little different if I was named something else because I possibly would maybe act different. I think I would act different because I possibly would have different friends. I didn’t know the origin of my name, but I looked it up and it said The Origin of Kaitlyn is an Irish baby name. The times where my mom gets mad at me and calls me by “Kaitlyn Rose”, the full on name, I’m always like damn that’s really my name, that’s cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure my first name comes from it being the most popular girl name of that year. That is super boring to say that's how I got my name but my sister is the same way. I've always wanted my name to have some meaning to it, like a famous star my mom wanted to be when she was older, or an important family member. But sadly, just an ordinary name. My middle name is special though and has a meaning. Most of you know my middle name, but if you don't, it's Grace. My parents love this band called "The Dave Matthews Band" and have gone to so many of their concerts, their wedding song was even one of their songs. Well one of their songs is "Grace is Gone" and they decided to make that part of my name. It's crazy that music is apart of my life and my name. Tunney is apparently historic so that's pretty cool if you ask me. There was also a really famous boxer with their last name Tunney so I guess it's a pretty famous name too. Nicknames are tricky because I don't mind when people call me Em or Ems or sometimes Emmy (only a select few) but you have to know me for a while and become a little close. My last name is apparently really tricky to say, I never understood why. If you just sounded it out, you'd be perfectly fine. They even said my my last name wrong at my parents wedding..... But I love my name, I like the way it flows and how it sounds, and hopefully if I make it big or make it anywhere in generally, people will like it too.
ReplyDeleteSo in my family out of the siblings it's David, Daniel, Daylinn. We’re all D’s and every 5 years a new one was born they stopped at Daylinn. A lot of the times i get confused with David i don't know how but it does happen. I think it's because we did a lot of stuff similar to each other like go to the same school, work at the same place. But yea a lot of people get us confused but we are different from each other in so many ways. But my name comes from the bible. Daniel was being percecuted for being christian. Some people betrayed Daniel because he was the kings right hand and the others didn't like that so they did Daniel dirty. They set a law saying that all the people of babylon should praise the king and the jealous people snitched on Daniel and the king arrested him and they put Daniel in pit of lions. And when he went entered the pit. Lions came around him and the lions were looking mean and they came near him and the lions didn't do anything to Daniel. He came out with no scratches on him. My mom thought of this name when i was born because if any danger came near me i will not be harmed. I do love my name i know the meaning of it and i know that hopefully when i am in danger my name does come to its realization. I think my name does suit me, i couldn't think of any other name to be better than Daniel. But my dad was going to name be Ramon like him, i don't know why i was never told . But i would never personally would want to change my name. My name was given for a purpose why change it? And if my name were to be something else i feel like i wouldn't change anything i would still be a same me. Some people often say Danny, Dan, Dan the man, Mr. Ramirez (Weisback) i don't really get mad because its just a faster way to say my name to get my attention some do say Daniel but it's pretty rare. I feel like people only call me Daniel when they are mad at me or if i did something wrong. I don't know its just me that thinks this but it is true. One time a substitute teacher of course said Dan (stopped) aisle like the section. It was so weird like how do you mess up Daniel and i just started dying of laughter. But who doesn't love when stubs mess up names.
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ReplyDeleteI love my name. I feel like it fits me perfectly. I am probably saying this because I have gotten so used to it throughout my life haha but whatever. It would be very weird if I ever switched up my name though, but I would never want to anyway. I like my name because I know very few people that have the same one. So not many people catch my attention talking to another Gabe. I remember asking my mom and dad why they decided to name me Gabriel, because of how unique it was. So, Gabriel is a saint and is known as an archangel. They told me they named me that because they liked the whole meaning behind it, being an angel and all. I liked the reason. If I was named something else it probably would not have changed anything, unless my name was like Juanito or Carlos people would see my Mexican side more often. People shorten my name to Gabe and I’m totally okay with that as you can see. Gabriel can get sort of tiring to say all the time so Gabe is fine. I do like when people call me Gabriel sometimes for some odd reason. I don’t think my name is that hard to pronounce but lots of substitute teachers tend to say Gabrielle rather than Gabriel and it sometimes makes me mad and annoyed. No matter what, I’m grateful for my special name and hope to have it remembered everywhere I go.
My name was given to me because my family is part scandinavian and my parents wanted me to have a short name. They wanted me to have a short name so it would never be changed or mispronounced. The other name i couldve has was eugene but nobody liked that one so i'm Eric. My great grandfather's name was Eric one my moms side and my middle name is after my Dad so i have part of both sides of the family incorporated into my name. There are also different ways to spell my name, which the way mine is i like. It can be spelled with a K which i think it's better with a C. My name is very simple and easy to write in a lot of places so i like it. It's also rather unique generally but also cool in the fact i have noticed it's not too confined in a certain race or ethnic group. Mostly because i have personally seen people from various different races named Eric.
ReplyDeleteAs I get older I love my name. It is very long and has lots of syllables and is often spelled wrong, but I love it. Gabriella Kathryn Costantini. Everyone has always told me since a young age how beautiful the name Gabriella was, but I always preferred to be called Gab, Gabs, Gabbie, the list goes on. My mom wanted to name me Gabrielle originally, but liked it better with an "a" at the end, and wanted something that went well with Costantini. She also said that Gabriella is the female version of Gabriel, who was an angel, and she loved that. Costantini obviously derives from Italy, and that is where most of my family is from, mostly Sicily. I actually found out that my last name should've been Garcia, because that is my biological grandfather's last name, who was born in Mexico. My grandmother remarried though, and took the last name "Costantini." My middle name, Kathryn, is my mom's mom name, so that's why my middle name is Kathryn.
ReplyDeleteI think my name suits me well. Growing up in an Italian family has shaped me to be very loud and stubborn, and that proves it in my name. Teachers often say "Gabbie" suits me well because I talk a lot, and I agree with them. I can't imagine myself having a different name.
I was named after Priscilla Presley, my mom said she didn’t know what to call me but when she saw my big brown eyes and dark hair it instantly reminded her of Priscilla and how beautiful she was at that time and how beautiful I was. My dad didn’t have an issue with it because he loved Elvis Presley which was her husband. Being named after her puts no pressure on me at all, I feel honored to be honest because of the way my mom described her. I really do love my name though, I feel like it’s unique and I’ve only met one Priscilla so far in my life but even if many people had it I’d still love it the same. I could never change it but I don’t think I would be a different person if I had a different name. When I searched up the origin of my name it says that it was from the name Prisca. Prisca was a women from the New Testament who lived with Paul. I find that interesting because I never knew that until now. The urban dictionary describes a Priscilla as someone who is strong, full of energy, nice, loyal, someone who has a great personality along with many other things. I agree with mostly everything that it said which is crazy because it’s very accurate.
ReplyDeletePeople give me so many nicknames like cilly, scilly, cilla, cilly string, prissy, pris, crenny, pp rose, and many more. It makes me happy when people give me nicknames. My teacher named Mrs. Kreifus from seventh grade said that when people give you nicknames it shows that they love you.(If people don’t give you nicknames it doesn’t mean they don’t love you, your name is probably just hard to make a nickname for or they like your full name.) Anyway, I always believed that, that’s why when people make up a new one for me it makes me warm. My full name is Priscilla Rose Crenny. I know Rose is a very common middle name but I still love it, it fits me. My mom made that my middle name because she loves roses so much, she has so many tattoos of roses on her and plans to get a dozen. My last name I think is cool, I would get annoyed when I was little when people would pronounce it creamy or creeny but now it’s funny when people do it. Overall, I love my full name and I wouldn’t change anything about it.
My name isn't anything super crazy. Easy to spell and pronounce. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever had someone say my name wrong. However I do understand how having a constantly mispronounced name could get annoying. My name probably has some deeper meaning in definition. However, I can guarantee that my parent's did not look that deep in to the name. I do have my uncle's first name as my middle name and that has always been something I liked. I look up a lot to my uncle and carrying apart of him around with me always makes me happy. I don't care how people say my name or whether it's shortened or what. I don't even care if I'm called by my first name. I suppose my name suits me but only because it's mine. My name is my name because it was given to me by my parents. Personally it carries no significance to me. It is just a noise that I respond to. I don't understand how any personal characteristics can match a name but I understand how some people may feel pressure to carry on a family name.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Vivek. My parents actually didn't name me, my godparents actually did. When they were in the hospital they suggested naming me after a historically revered Indian monk, named Swami Vivekananda. (Swami means religious guru or teacher). My parents obliged and I was named Vivek S. Kolli. My middle name is a secret, and no, it doesn't stand for Sureesh. I remember when we were taking the NJASK in middle school, everyone's test booklet had their full name on it, including their middle name, except mine. People pestered me that whole week to reveal my middle name, and I told them I couldn't because I was actually an FBI agent in training and it would put them in danger. Hilariously, some kids actually believed me.
ReplyDeleteI don't see my name putting any kind of pressure me and I'd like to think of it as unique, but it's really not. In the United States, it probably is because there aren't many Viveks I know in this country, but back in India, there's probably a Vivek for every neighborhood. When I was in India at the age of 8, my family and I were in a temple. My parents had to go buy something from a nearby store, but I didn't want to come with them, so they left me under the watchful eyes of a young married couple offering to assist them. We sat there quietly until the young man asked me what my name was, and I responded. He smiled and said in my native tongue (Telugu), "My name is also Vivek." I couldn't believe it. I had never even heard of someone with the same name as me, I thought I was the only one in the whole world. But there he was, someone with the same name. Sitting right in front of me. We both started laughing, and an old man next to us overheard our conversation, and interjected, "My name is also Vivek." My mind was blown. For 8 years, I thought I was the only Vivek in the world, and now, there were two other Viveks sitting right next to me. Probably one of the best days of my life.
I like my name. But I guess if I had to change it, I would become Firedagger123. Firedagger for short. Maybe if I had changed it earlier on, I would have been a better gamer. In all seriousness, I like my name, because I feel like I can see some of its meaning in my character. According to Urban Dictionary, my name means, "Someone who has swag levels so high they're off the charts." which is quite true. But the real meaning is judicious, sagacious, and wise. I'd like to believe I have some sense of good judgment.
When it comes to pronunciation, only my close family have been pronouncing my name correctly, but I'm okay with that. Ever since I was a kid, people have been pronouncing my name incorrectly and I've just been going with "Vivick" because it's easier. Also, I would feel extremely weird if people pronounced my name correctly, only because I'm so used to my family only pronouncing it correctly. With the shortcut of pronouncing my name a different way, I don't see the need for shortening my name, but some people do. I don't notice much and I don't care either way.
All in all, my name means a lot to me. I like it, and I wouldn't change it. I'd say the only thing more important than the name is the reputation attached to it, which is what everyone works to improve every day. My name's relatively unique, so I'd like to think I've got somewhat of a head start. Names are great and this blog's got me thinking deeply about them, but I guess I won't have to think about them again until I have a kid, and I guess this blog will be resumed.
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ReplyDeleteMy name has zero special meaning my mom was expecting a girl and she was going to name me Keiliegh Rain. Instead of that terrible name I ended up with Mason which has no special meaning and I’m not named after anyone. Since my mom had to come up with a boy name on the spot she just took a book and closed her eyes and picked one randomly. After looking up what my name means it’s nothing special it just means a man who works with stone. I never really thought of my name as anything special I don't hate it but I’m not in love with it either. I think that for that reason I don't care if people shorten in or mispronounce it (I don’t know how someone would mispronounce Mason) I’m gonna be honest I have thought about what type of person I would be if I had a different name like if I was named Kobe would I be a basketball player instead of a soccer player? I don’t think I’d ever change my name because I’ve already gone 17 years with it so a lot of people already know me as Mason so there isn't really a point in changing.
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ReplyDeleteI wasn’t named after anyone special which I used to wish for but now I’m glad my name isn’t common. I’ve never met another Lyanni. I like to think it suits me because it’s different and one of a kind and not to TOOT MY OWN HORN but I like to think I’m different than most. When I was younger I used to wish my name was Victoria, I have no idea where that name came from but now I love my name I wouldn’t change it because it’s so uncommon. My name became my name when one of my moms best friends was suggesting names to her, Lyanni was one of the options and it stuck. My father wanted something to go with the middle name Marie, so Lyanni Marie is me :) I’m thankful for this name because if not I know I would’ve been given the most Puerto Rican name ever like a couple of my cousins. My cousins name was going to be Yaritza which sounds pretty when you say it right, but now that’s her middle name and her first name is Ashley. My dad wanted a similar name to Yaritza, so I wonder what I would’ve been. My parents were hoping for twins, a boy and a girl. If I were a twin I would’ve been named Christina, with my twin Christian. I like the name Christina, I don’t hear it to often. Another option was Angelis, a play off of my father’s name, Angel. I would’ve enjoyed Christina, or Angelis as a name but I love Lyanni because it’s so rare. I find it funny that I would’ve been an Angelis because I want to name my daughter Angelina, to break the tradition in my family of having a boy named Angel, or after the father, because that the tradition on my dad’s side of the family. His name is Angel, my brother’s name is Angel, my aunt’s husband’s name is Angel, so is my cousin, Angel. Pretty sure there’s another Angel in the family too. I don’t think I would’ve been any different if I was named Christina or Angelis, if anything for some reason I think I would’ve put myself out there more instead of being shy, I was very shy as a child. Sometimes I get annoyed when I get called lianna or laylanni. I used to not care but now it’s like come on... why are you adding on letters. It bothers me most when it’s people that have known me for years and still say the wrong name.
ReplyDeleteI like when people shorten my name. I’ve always wanted a nickname and once I went to high school lots of people began calling me ly, which I love. I don’t know why but it just makes me happy. I also like the way that some people say my name and I meant that in a not weird way. Like Maryn, and Kim, they say my name different than everyone else and I like it, but I can’t explain in words the difference (I know I sound insane right now). I like the way my dads side of the family calls me by my first and middle name, Lyanni Marie. I love the way it sounds when someone with a Spanish accent pronounces it, because it’s like my name comes to life and doesn’t sound monotone or boring. I know that all sounds very confusing but those are just the small things I love about my name.
I used to get frustrated when I couldn’t find a meaning to it online or there wasn’t a big backstory to it like my parents meeting a Lyanni or something, but I’m glad there isn’t much background to it because it’s so unique and special. I love Lyanni, I love me :)
I was not named after a family member or a famous person. My first name is Angel, last name Casanova, and middle initial B (don’t like my middle name). I also have a nickname by which my family calls me, Michael. And I also have other nicknames like Cass or Nova that my friends call me. I’ve been called Michael my whole life so I like that name better than Angel but it’s not like I hate Angel. If you’ve called me Angel since I met you then im comfortable with it. I think Michael suits me better only because ever since I was little that’s what I was used to.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think I would be a different person if I was named something else. I’ve always been called by at least 2 other names and that really didn’t change me. The only way I’d be a different person because of my name is if my name was something annoying or just so different that it was almost weird.
Apparently it was my dad’s turn to name the baby so he was the one that named me. He was in the air force and my mom told me that he saw a white dove on his plane before I was born and it reminded him of an angel. So he named me Angel.
I don’t really get mad when people shorten my name because everyone calls me different. He only time someone would mispronounce my name is when they’d confuse Angel with Angle. I don’t get mad because it was be as a joke.
I wasn’t named after anyone specific. I was actually going to be named Stephanie, Noah if I were a boy. My mom had a friend named Kimberly and she literally just liked the name. My middle name was literally because my mom owned an “Alexis” car at the time, she liked that so yeah... that’s my middle name. My last name comes from my dad obviously even though I have no relation with him today, I’ve been a Shaw since I was born so it’d feel weird and pointless to change it to my moms maiden name, it wouldn’t fit me. I love my name because I share it with barely anyone. I think it’s beautiful, it’s what I’m used to, it’s my identification. I am Kimberly, usually Kim for short, wouldn’t care for any other name. If I were named another name I guess it wouldn’t feel different since I wouldn’t know life without it. Minor things would change in my life but nothing major, a name is just a name, to be honest we only care a lot about our own names, we don’t care about the meaning of someone else’s usually.
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ReplyDeleteMy name Katelyn is not after a family member. To be quite honest, i’m not sure what came to my parent’s mind when they thought about choosing this name for me. I only know of a cousin who has the same name as me, whom I’ve never met. Aside from that, everyone on the planet seems to have my name or at least a variation of it. Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlin, Katelynn, Kaitlynn… need I go on. The forms of this name are endless, and to be honest sometimes this makes it annoying. Why does this name need 50 different ways to spell it? It’s just extra. It’s not that I love my name or hate it either, it’s just such a plain name that it feels unworthy of attention. Though this is true, in a way it suits me. There are just people in the world who “look” like a name, I do not have any other one. I could not picture a Kathy or anything else of the sort. If I could should change it, I would not. It’s because it’s so plain that it suits me, I am plain. I am just as bland as my name is, and i’m okay with that. If I was named something crazy long and eccentric, I think it would shape me as a person in some way. People with very long names appear to be more memorable. How do you forget someone named Hyacinth. I mean, come on, how do you even pronounce that? I would most likely be a more outgoing person with a name like that. The name Katelyn is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Katelyn is: the Irish form of Katherine. Pure. I am irish, so it’s pretty cool to have a name that traces back to my heritage, even if that’s a small percent and even if it’s only a form of the Irish name. The main reason my parents picked it though was because ever since my mom was little she loved the name “Crystal.” She never ended up naming my sister or I that because her sister had a child before she did. My aunts daughters name is Christa and my mom decided it was just too similar. So, I have an older sister who is named Kayla, and then I Katelyn. This was as close as my mom was going to get. As far as nicknames, sorry Jenna but no, I do not approve of “Katie D.” This is just about the only nickname that makes my skin crawl. I have never been called Katie, it’s just odd and misplaced if someone tries to call me that. I for the most part don’t have anyone shorten my name because its already only two syllables. But, having 5 Katelyn’s in a classroom is a bit problematic-One year I've had three. In these cases most other Katelyn’s volunteer before I do to change their name. But in 7th grade the teacher just called me Diaz, that was fine.
ReplyDeleteI don’t really like my name that much. My mother told me that I was named after a soap opera character from Days Of Our Lives. I saw Kaela’s blog post before writing this, and I think her mom had the same idea. That’s so funny! My mom was completely expecting a boy when she was pregnant with me, so my name was going to be Sebastian after the frontman of Skid Row.
ReplyDeleteMy middle name is my mother’s name, Caren (yes, with a C) and my mother’s middle name is Lynn (after my grandmother; her mother: Linda). I don’t think my name suits me at all. Actually, I can’t think of a single name that does. Names are just made up concepts to make it easier to address someone. I wonder if other living things name each other? If I had a name like Theresa or like Suzy or something, I think, in idea, I would act like a different person. However, I don’t think that would actually happen from a logical perspective. If my mom picked a completely different name for me, I would still go through the same things I went through… except for maybe how people can judge me when they hear my name, or how I wouldn’t have became friends with my childhood best friend Kaila (we had almost the same name and we became friends solely on that fact. I probably wouldn’t have grown up the same way if I didn’t meet her.). So I guess in a way, names do affect you. Thinking ahead a little- I’m not planning on having kids, but if I were to, I would have to think long and hard about how their name will affect them!