Personal name

A name is a designation of importance, whether that is positive or negative. When a discovery of new land is made a new name typically goes along with it. When a child is born they receive a name as a symbol of their parents commitment and love. Like a contract, a name seals the connection between the person who gives it and the person or place that is the recipient of it. Names can also be classifications which can elevate a person's status or take that status away. In Toni Morrison's novels…

receiving an uncommon name, Gogol, at birth. Despite having such a simple premise, The Namesake shows the significance a name holds in both Indian and foreign, specifically American societies, and the varying impacts it has on both communities. Unlike names in American culture, names in India hold great importance since they are not just a verbal affiliation, but also a description of a person’s…

to separate the two of you, (name) - chan. Didn 't you realize that? Apparently Haru didn 't. He crossed the line so he paid the price. I couldn 't take it anymore, (name) - chan. I couldn 't just sit there and watch while he tries to get your heart, when your heart only belongs to me." Saying all those with his bloodied clothes, face, and body only strikes fear to you. The way he says '-chan ' sends shiver down your spine. "Now no one can get in our way. Right, (name) -chan?" You couldn 't…

sisters’ Christian names and their Kikongo names (210, 225) reflect their personalities and behavior? Nommo is “the force that makes things live as what they are” (Kingsolver 209), or at least to what Adah describes. Nommo classifies everything alive by name, a rabbit is a rabbit, a man is a man, and a flower is a flower, and a flower cannot live as a man or rabbit, only as a flower. Rachel’s name involves jealous and exile, Leah’s name involves an eldest daughter, Adah’s name involves a…

the name of a person, the qualities, beliefs, etc, that makes a particular person or group different from others. Identity was never such a huge thing for me since I never thought about it, but I knew it was there. Over the years, my identity always kept changing my name. My father was the one who named me. He always…

what my name means to me, why I have that name, of I would change my name, also I would tell you experiences with my name how some people misspell my name. My name comes From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". This name comes from my father and his from his father, to me this names means powerful, strong, fortified, heavy. It means all this thing because jose sounds like to strong with power. I got that name,…

journey. Fortunately, Jasmine encounter confrontation that shifts her identity in different directions of her life. Instead of rejecting these names that are given to her by various individuals, she seeks to create a harmonious relationship with those identities. Thus, Mukerjee makes this novel worth reading by drawing the audience to realize that each name is a different persona that Jasmine is experiencing and the change of environment to teach Jasmine about who she is as a woman. Finally,…

My name, Aidde Chavarria is a not a very known name. They named me as my mom's best friend who died in a car crash. However, it all started when my parents were making a cookout for a good bye stomach to my mom. They had invited all their friends and family. As soon as my mom made force to get up “pop” her water had broke. My dad had rush to get the car keys and came out running like a crazy person. As soon as they got there they took my mom inside to the delivery room,and have gave birth to me…

that naming things are extremely important because words are intricate and complex. Just one word or phrase has major effects in our daily lives; they represent and interpret the world to us. Naming things is hard to do because there can be different names for things and…

family member. Not an aunt nor uncle. My parents liked the name so they gave it to me. It is just an ordinary name. My middle name is different. It was chosen because it is the name of my uncle. He was an athlete and my mom liked his name so it became my middle name. My last name comes from my parents home country. It means yellow in their countries language. I mom had a different last name but she took my dad’s and now it’s mine. I like my name and i’m not planning to change it anytime soon.…