The Story of My Search
The only thing that cannot be taken away from oneself, no matter the circumstances, is your name. This is why I think it is important for one to know what his or her name means. When I began thinking about my name, I started by interviewing my parents. I knew that I was named after my grandfather and my mother, but I did not know the origins of their names. I researched my first, middle, and last names using the Internet, interviewing my mother, and utilizing the library. I did all of this in hope of finding out not only the origin but also the meaning of my names. I started the search for my name by utilizing the library and finding the connotation of my first name, Robert. The second thing that I did was interviewing …show more content…
The final thing I did was use the Internet to find more facts about my name including: when and where it was most popular, what my name meant and famous people with the same first name. The research that I gathered offered more insight into the meaning of my name than I had ever imagined that it could, and all it would take to gain this insight is just a little research.
The Research I Gathered
I started my research by interviewing my mother, Mindy Brand. She had told me before that my first name, Robert, had come from my grandfather, Robert Garner, and that my middle name, Lee, was her middle name. My first question was where our middle name had come from and she responded in an unexpected way, “As you know my middle name is Lee, but my mother actually named me that after my grandmother, Flora Lee Garner, and it was also your father’s …show more content…
I first learned that Robert was Germanic and was derived from the word Hreodbeorht meaning ‘fame-bright’ (Dunkling and William). I was very intrigued by the origin and meaning of Robert, not only because it was my name but because I had always just thought of it as my name, and I had never thought that it would have an meaning. My middle name, Lee, has a Latin meaning that peaked my interest, and made me excited that I found it. The Latin meaning of the name Lee is lion (She Knows). Although it was interesting to know what my first and middle names meant I was most interested in what my Surname meant because your surname can revel the most about your family history. Brand is a Germanic name and means ‘sword’ (Behind the Name: Meaning of Surnames). It fascinates me that both my first name and my surname originated from Germany I had always assumed that they were
The only thing that cannot be taken away from oneself, no matter the circumstances, is your name. This is why I think it is important for one to know what his or her name means. When I began thinking about my name, I started by interviewing my parents. I knew that I was named after my grandfather and my mother, but I did not know the origins of their names. I researched my first, middle, and last names using the Internet, interviewing my mother, and utilizing the library. I did all of this in hope of finding out not only the origin but also the meaning of my names. I started the search for my name by utilizing the library and finding the connotation of my first name, Robert. The second thing that I did was interviewing …show more content…
The final thing I did was use the Internet to find more facts about my name including: when and where it was most popular, what my name meant and famous people with the same first name. The research that I gathered offered more insight into the meaning of my name than I had ever imagined that it could, and all it would take to gain this insight is just a little research.
The Research I Gathered
I started my research by interviewing my mother, Mindy Brand. She had told me before that my first name, Robert, had come from my grandfather, Robert Garner, and that my middle name, Lee, was her middle name. My first question was where our middle name had come from and she responded in an unexpected way, “As you know my middle name is Lee, but my mother actually named me that after my grandmother, Flora Lee Garner, and it was also your father’s …show more content…
I first learned that Robert was Germanic and was derived from the word Hreodbeorht meaning ‘fame-bright’ (Dunkling and William). I was very intrigued by the origin and meaning of Robert, not only because it was my name but because I had always just thought of it as my name, and I had never thought that it would have an meaning. My middle name, Lee, has a Latin meaning that peaked my interest, and made me excited that I found it. The Latin meaning of the name Lee is lion (She Knows). Although it was interesting to know what my first and middle names meant I was most interested in what my Surname meant because your surname can revel the most about your family history. Brand is a Germanic name and means ‘sword’ (Behind the Name: Meaning of Surnames). It fascinates me that both my first name and my surname originated from Germany I had always assumed that they were