Middle name

Everyone has his own name which identifies himself. And then everyone has nicknames, but you don’t like every single one of them. It depends on who is giving you the nickname and if it’s given with love. Also it depends on who is calling you like that. For example it could be strange when your friends call you with the nickname your mother gave you. In the book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Marguerite got a nickname ‘Maya’ from her older brother Bailey. He couldn’t pronounce her name when he was younger

The name Zachary is of Hebrew origin. In English it means “remembered by God”. Coming from a Jewish family, my parents wanted me to have a name that somewhat relates to Judaism. I’m not a religious person at all so the Jewish aspect of the name really doesn’t affect how I feel about it. When I spoke with my father about why he had chosen the name Zachary, he said that he wanted to give me a name that couldn’t be twisted to be anything bad. He went on to explain how his name, Joshua, was often made

Names are important to us, as we grow up, our names and our personalities become intertwined, they are how people identify us. So when we adopt a new name, even for a brief period of time, we allow ourselves to essentially become a new person: we can change what we didn’t like about our old selves, and assume new characteristics that we admire in others. For some, it is freeing to embrace a new name, but for others it is comforting to go back to their old one. For Tom Adelman, adopting the name

choose their own names. We propose to examine academic citations to determine the meanings of our given and surnames. The name “Nicolas” always left me skeptical throughout my whole life. Observing names from other people I always envied how cool their names were until I decided to have a better understanding of what mine meant. I asked my mother what my name meant to her, she responded that it meant “Victory to the people” in Greek. I was quite shocked and astounded how mu name felt powerful and

Olivia Renee Napier, it’s a pretty important name! If I wasn’t Olivia I would be Megan, Megan Renee Napier. I just can’t see that! I am Olivia Renee Napier. Napier is Scottish, it is derived from naperer which in Medieval times is a person that sold or produced linen. My middle name, Renee (Ruh-Nay), is the French spelling, which means “reborn” or “rebirth” there are other forms such as Renae, or Rene. Now my first name, Olivia, was first used in William Shakespeare's ‘Twelfth Night’. Oliva is

My virtual child name is Josiah. Josiah is a physically healthy, growing, smart young boy. He has the great ability to make eye contact, smile, and adapt to new environments very well, which he had begun to develop at a very young age. At just 9 months, Josiah was already advanced in his gross and fine motor skills. He enjoyed crawling, pulling up to stand, and manipulating objects. At 19 months, Josiah scored above average in all aspects of language development. He was able to engage socially with

Jacob Jacob, a simple name, is easy to say, easy to spell, and easy to remember. Jacob comes from the Hebrew origin, “Supplanter”. Supplanter means one who follows another’s heel. My name fits me. To me, Jacob means someone who is smart, funny, and outgoing. I am very smart, at least I think so. In real life, I am not that funny, but some people think that I am funny. I am sometimes outgoing because if I really want to be someone’s friend I just go up and ask. But I love my name. My dad wanted me to

word fit precisely for them? This will be a paper on the study of names, specifically mine- Emma Lee Ketelsen. The study of personal names is anthroponomastics, while the study of proper names in general is onomastics, according to Wikipedia. Source I was named after my father’s confirmation instructor, Emma Langholt. According to Dad, it was because my parents liked the name and it was a pleasant coincidence that that was her name. My father went through six years of catechetical instruction with

The definition of a symbol according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary is something that stands for something else by reason of relationship or association; and can either be letters, pictures, an action, object or event. Symbols are not restricted to pictures or objects, but can include gestures as well as words. Symbol use is necessarily not just for infants, but adults as well and is crucial to the way humans think. Not only does something such as a map serve as a symbol but words such as “wedding

forgotten. My dad also told me how my parents nearly settled on the names Maya and Sara. Hearing this makes me somewhat grateful for my name, seeing as Sarah’s, are a dime a dozen in this world. While I do find the name Maya intriguing, I don’t really see myself as a Maya. One aspect of my name that I love is my middle names, and yes, I mean middle names as in two. When I was younger I thought it was so cool to have two middle names, and my dad’s story behind the first one never failed to make me feel