My Name Yochanan

According to the dictionary the meaning of the word name is ; a word or phrase that refers to or that can refer to a specific person (webster dictionary). A name is actually more than that. On December 13, 2000 I was born and given the name Sheena Ailanie Williams. My mom told me that while she was sitting in her bedroom, a movie came on the television screen.Sheena, The Jungle Queen was the name of the movie my mother named me after. For years people would ask me my name and responded with, “ Like the jungle queen!” sooner or later I started to think of myself as queen of the jungle. It made me feel important and special. People

My father named me before I was born. Before the thought of me even existed. Ever since he could remember he wanted a son, and he wanted him to bear the name Zachary. He can’t explain why he had that desire,

Mum was the one who picked my name, or so I believe. However, there was no deep sentimental meaning behind it, I was not named after a passed relative like my sister had been, Mum just thought the name sounded pretty-which admittedly it was.

My middle name is Ryan it means “Little King”. I am named after a soccer player who played for Manchester United his entire career. His name is Ryan Giggs and he is my dad’s favorite player. My first name is Paige, the only reason of that is because my older sister could not say Emily. She liked Baby Paige better, and my parents were between two names. I don’t really like my name I would have rather had been Emily than Paige. It could be worse, just got to be happy with what you have and live life to the fullest.

Names are important because that is how we identify ourselves. Names are something that we own; it doesn't get old and die, it can't be taken from us, it is ours. In most cases the first thing our parents do is give us a name when we are born. A name that differentiates us from others and makes us unique. Names give people a sense of individuality. By simply stating your name, it can mean a lot about you. Your first impression about someone can be based on their name, that’s probably the first thing you ask when you meet someone. Each name symbolizes something else and its symbolic meaning is different to each of us. You may be named to honor a relative's name or your name may come from a book, movie, show, etc. We each have unique stories

I was given my great-grandmothers name simply because my mother thought it sounded pretty. How strange something that embodies my personality was chosen with so little thought. My great-grandmother was named in a similar way, her mother was traveling through a Pennsylvania Dutch community where she met someone with the name Arminda, and decided that was what she was going to name her daughter.

As a young girl, I never took the time to understand my name, My name was just a word, a word my father had chosen for me. It had no meaning, no significance, especially because I lived with my mother. She always called me by my middle name. Maybe my first name reminded her of my father, or maybe she just felt more connected to my middle name since she had chosen it. The name Chidimma rang loudly through the walls in our home and I never questioned it; that was just the way things were in my home.

According to Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com) My name Jessica Nicole, means that I am typically a blonde, who likes to beat up gay guys, if that person talks bad about my best friend. My name means that I am a troublemaker, who likes to party, and that I am a loud person. Which I am not this person. I am me, not my name.

Call me Parker, Dylan Parker. My first name means “the god of the sea.” My loving mother named me that because she figured out she was pregnant with me while on a large cruise ship in the middle of a sea. I personally do not like my name. More than 90% of my friends call me DillPickle. Dyl-pickle, get it? If I could change my name, I would. I would change it to Phoenix, or Jaxx. If I was a pretty girl, my mother said she would have named me Jasmine. Thank god I am a boy. I not only have a name, but also a great story.

and some may not. It depends on their thoughts and beliefs. For instance when renaming of

I quite like my name, and I won't change it for the world because it is unique. It's part of my identity, and it is meaningful to me.

Juliet from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare says about Romeo, “‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy.” She claims that it is Romeo’s name, Montague, that is her enemy, and not Romeo himself, although Romeo’s name influenced who he was. Most of the time, names are given to people by their family members after they are born. However, there are also people who choose their own names. Most names have a meaning behind them. That meaning doesn’t always represent who we are. In my case, my name has a story behind it. Everyone’s names were chosen for a reason, even if that reason is insignificant.

Do you like your name? Do you like your name when people are chanting it in joy. Do you like your name when you hear your name announced for a prize. Or do you not like the sound of it at all? Our names have distinct meanings. Even if your parents didn't know that your name meant dog, they still named you your name for a reason. If you did a game winning play and everyone is chanting your name, Your name almost has a golden and winning tone to it.

Having a meaningful name is a gift that anybody can’t have. Most of the parents name their child with expectations of what the child would become, and usually the names they choose have great meanings. But does that mean there is absolutely no problem how the name is pronounced or spelled? Names usually have big impact on first impression when the person is being introduced, which may be very important. I believe that names are powerful piece of who we are and a symbol we live with for the rest of our lives so it shouldn’t be easily chosen; however, names shouldn’t be what we live up to.

For every person ever created there is meaning behind there name, and I am not an exception. Names clearly define the characteristics of a person. Studyings someone's name can give insight into the personality that one might posses. Parents are drawn to certain names that will help continue their legacy for years to come. Sydney Katherine Weber has specific meanings and origins, but like all other names it has a story behind it that leads up to who I am as a person today.