Last Names Research Paper

They are tools to bring community and accentuate the similarities of all humans. Sekou, was named after a prison inmate by his mother (Mary). This name gave him community with his mother because no matter where a person is or if they want it or not, the person that named them has a presence in their life. When he later met another person named Sekou, he felt a bond between them (Mary). Because of their name, these two people, who may not have had anything else in common were connected to each other. Arturo’s name was not only used in a way that hurt him, but that also tied him to his family and his history. He was named after his father, who was named after his father, who was named after his father, and this continued a long time back (Johnston). His name connected him to his family, especially his grandmother, who he will remember telling him stories about his name after she dies. Additionally, Julia’s name was used to link different sides of herself. When she was in class she was Judith. At home she was Julia, pronounced with an “h.” While with her friends she sported many different affectionate nicknames, including “Hey Jude” and “Jules.” Depending on what someone called her she knew how she was expected to behave and what the relationship between her and the other person was. Everybody has a name. It is a characteristic that man shares. Although it may be slight, knowing and using a person’s name ties humans

They go back to our ancestors that have originated our last names. There is background for almost every last name in your community and that is the great thing about it. Long after you are deceased, you will be remembered for the great things you have done. You will not just be remembered for yourself, but for the things that you have accomplished in your community as well. You will always be recognized and remembered for the things that you chose to do in your community. Community is a big part of you and everything you do will be associated with it.

In chapter eleven, "The Europeanization of Europe," Bartlett discusses how name could change for convenience purposes, but those purposes may have been for specific identification reasons; for example, a name could represent someone's ethnic origin (270-271). Last names were not really used by the major populace, so becoming John of Verona, helped to separate him from John of Florence. We still use names today for identification purposes, and still change them at will: think marriage, a woman will often change her last name to show the world that she has willingly joined with another human, and is honoring him by taking his family's

For this project I interviewed Kevin Engle from our class who sat right next to me the day we were assigned the project. It turns out that Kevin was never intended to have his first name be what it is. He was initially going to be called Kyle or Kasey, but his parents felt that his first name was a good name in between those names for him to have. It is actually interesting because his brother’s name is Jake which meant that his parents named their kids from oldest to youngest in alphabetical order. Kevin’s last name comes from Germanic origins and is actually a translation for angel in German. Despite this, Kevin’s family is not entirely from Germany and has its roots blended with a mix of European culture from Germany to England as well as

Lucky for us, everyone has a name that is unique to them. This subject of the meaning behind names has really interested me, and has driven me to dig deep and find the origins of my first, middle, and last names. A quote that I think has a deep meaning is, “Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names.” If you think about it, this quote has a very real truth.

In a few brief moments, I will be leaving the my family in order to fight for the kingdom of Heaven and the glory of Christ. My father would expect me to fight for the Holy Kingdom. He had fought gloriously as well, and at this moment, he is smiling at me from the heavenly skies.The king himself had given the a nobility title for his heroic deeds in battles. Unlike others, he did not simply buy the title, which is why he is my inspiration [Nobility of the Sword]. I say farewell to my wife, Alice, and four children. I give advice to Alice and tell her what she should do in order to support herself and the children. I told her that I expect her to continue raising the kids, teaching them about the passion

My aunt Annie provided my mom with a name book, but she would not be fond of a single name. At that time my mom was working at the Wells Fargo bank. She did have plenty of assistance from a very kind and helpful customer who gave her three names each time she visited the bank. My mom's customer service manager strongly advised the name “Garrett” which she thought went very well with the last name “Chiem.” However, my dad came up with the suggestion of “Karl” as my name. Through several tormenting

For the past 4 years I’ve been tracing my ancestors. My family tree has been filling up with names and information of people I never heard. I get excited every time I discover a new name, marriage, children’s, and their different jobs. I can trace two generations on my mother’s side as my grandmother didn’t know much about her mother, however on her dad’s side I went four generations. I discover an interesting fact about my great grandpa. He has registered in the census of 1910 three families under three different names. Oh yes, he uses his real name on my grandma’s home, his middle name on a second family, and his nickname in the third family. Now I understand why I have all this grandmas and uncles when I was visiting with my mother her hometown.

Once upon a time, a family name was more than a glorified accessory that hung above our heads; it was an identity, a culture. The surname took

Gerald, which I got from my dad’s father, James Gerald Smaglick, is an Old German name that means “mighty (Smaglick) (Astoria).” I kind of expected more than just my name to be German. Also, I guess my parents knew that I would be a protector someday. Gerald, which is ranked number 764 in popularity in the United States, is derived from names such as Gerry and Jerry (Behind the Name). I did not know how popular my middle name was. Also, it makes sense that Gerry and Jerry are derivatives of my middle name. After I finished researching my middle name, I then started to find information about my last

I have spoke with one of my relatives before about my ancestors. My aunt on my father’s side of the family had discovered some of our ancestors online. As for my mother’s side of the family none of my family members had done any research on their ancestors from Poland. My ancestors on my father’s side of the family came from Ireland. My aunt believes that some of our ancestors from Ireland were a part of a royal family and had owned a castle. However I briefly remember my aunt and some of my family members telling me that some of my ancestors came over to the United States from Ireland because they did not want to face anymore challenges due to the potato famine problem and they wanted to have a better life elsewhere. My family has given me

“Who would ever want to look after kids, not me!”, was what I said to my mother every time I had to watch my brother and sister.

Matthew and Luke both feature a genealogy of Jesus but although those genealogies should match up they differ quite severely. In many ways that is due to the fact that Luke and Matthew had very different ideas on whom exactly the messiah was. Luke’s take on the genealogies of Jesus starts at joseph and works all the way back to Adam and subsequently god (Luke 3:23). Matthew works backwards from Abraham back down to joseph and then his stepson Jesus (Matthew 1:1). Both genealogy’s merge from Abraham to David but interestingly they split when Luke defers to David’s son Nathan and Matthew turns to his other son Solomon. Luke seems to trace Jesus genealogy as the son of god while Matthew is directly tracing that of his stepfather joseph back to

What drew you into the world of genealogy? Was it an old family Bible? The passing of an older family member? A family legend passed down that you couldn’t quite prove? Many of us became genealogists because of our interest in the lives of our ancestors. We want to know their stories, and the more we learn, the more we want to know. And that’s the thing about genealogy—you can do it your whole life, because there’s always more to learn. There’s always more out there to discover.

Honestly i believe that the truth is more important because if it is not true that good name is not really good although one could live with a good name and it still not be true it happens all the time whether people see it or not .