On the day of my birth I was blessed with two beautiful names that portray my character.
My given names are Elizka Jeanné Visser. My names are all family related. The name Elizka is a combination of the two names: Elizabeth and Erika. These two names are respectively my grandmother’s and my mother’s names. My middle name is also one of my grandmother’s names and the name she goes by; Jean.
My brother’s name, Johandré, is also a mixture of two family names; André, my grandfather’s name, and Johan, my uncle’s name. The reason I got family names might be the continuance of this tradition. Another theory I have for the family names I got, is that my mother was the only child out of three children who didn’t get a family name. This could have resulted in my mother, unconsciously, giving family names to both her children.
My names have several meanings. According to Behind the Name (n.d.) Elizabeth translates to Elisheba in Hebrew, which means “oath of God”. Think Baby Names (2000) states that Elizabeth means “God is satisfaction”. These meanings touch my heart because God is my Saviour and Ruler. He alone is enough and His Word is the truth I live by.
Erika is derived from Erica which has multiple meanings. Sheknows (n.d.) declares that some of the meanings include “Forever …show more content…
All of these names are derived from my names. Lizka is short for Elizka, and is my favourite name by far. All the other fish-related names are due to my surname; Visser, with the “vis-” part in it. “Vis” is Afrikaans for “fish”. For me, nicknames form a really special part of relationships with friends. They are a symbol of the bond between loved ones. Only my close friends have the privilege of calling me those names. My family don’t really use nicknames when they speak to me. My late dad, however, used to call me “Buksie”. That name certainly was the most special of them
My given names are Elizka Jeanné Visser. My names are all family related. The name Elizka is a combination of the two names: Elizabeth and Erika. These two names are respectively my grandmother’s and my mother’s names. My middle name is also one of my grandmother’s names and the name she goes by; Jean.
My brother’s name, Johandré, is also a mixture of two family names; André, my grandfather’s name, and Johan, my uncle’s name. The reason I got family names might be the continuance of this tradition. Another theory I have for the family names I got, is that my mother was the only child out of three children who didn’t get a family name. This could have resulted in my mother, unconsciously, giving family names to both her children.
My names have several meanings. According to Behind the Name (n.d.) Elizabeth translates to Elisheba in Hebrew, which means “oath of God”. Think Baby Names (2000) states that Elizabeth means “God is satisfaction”. These meanings touch my heart because God is my Saviour and Ruler. He alone is enough and His Word is the truth I live by.
Erika is derived from Erica which has multiple meanings. Sheknows (n.d.) declares that some of the meanings include “Forever …show more content…
All of these names are derived from my names. Lizka is short for Elizka, and is my favourite name by far. All the other fish-related names are due to my surname; Visser, with the “vis-” part in it. “Vis” is Afrikaans for “fish”. For me, nicknames form a really special part of relationships with friends. They are a symbol of the bond between loved ones. Only my close friends have the privilege of calling me those names. My family don’t really use nicknames when they speak to me. My late dad, however, used to call me “Buksie”. That name certainly was the most special of them