The Story of My Search
William Shakespeare once said, “What is in a name? That we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Everyone is given a name at birth and it is usually their name for the rest of their life. A name is how people are identified. A name is someone’s label; so many opinions come up when you hear a name. I had never known anything about my name other than it is Alec Hayden Plunkett. It is all I had ever known, and I was curious about the meaning of my name, where my family comes from, and any other information I could discover. Until Mrs. Beddingfield gave me this assignment on my name, I never put forth the initiative to research the meaning of my name. Over the next two weeks I collected information on my name. …show more content…
My first name Alec is short for the Irish Gaelic, Alesdair, which means “defender of mankind”, and my middle name, Hayden, means “hedge valley” (Meaning of baby name Alec, Meaning of baby name Hayden). Alec was most trendy for babies in the years of 1995-1998. The states today in which the name Alec is the most popular are Nevada and Utah. Notorious people with the name Alec includes: the actor Alec Baldwin, actor Alec Guinness, and Utah Jazz’s shooting guard Alec Burks (What does the name Hayden mean?). The name Hayden was most popular in 2006 with newborns. Hayden is most popular in Arkansas and Utah. Actress Hayden Panettiere, actor Hayden Christensen, and rapper Hayden Summerrall are celebrities with whom I share my name with. (What does the name Hayden mean?). Alec is masculine name that is ranked 469 among male names in the United States (Meaning, Origin of the Name Alec). The name Hayden is a gender neutral name that is ranked 142 among male names in America (Meaning, Origin of the Name Hayden). Plunkett, which derives from Ireland, is still most popular there today. It is spelled either the way my surname is spelled, Plunkett or Plunket. Also, 87.3% of all Plunkett’s are Caucasian (Last Name: …show more content…
The name Plunkett, a hybrid of English and Irish or Norman, has a slightly different meaning in books as opposed to the internet. It is a habitation name from a metathesized form of Plouquenet. The second meaning I found refers to Plunkett as a maker or seller of blankets (Hanks and Hodges 424). The name Hayden was originally a surname with the spelling as Haydn, but was changed by adding an e to it to make the pronunciation longer (Dunkling and Gosling116). Hayden has a spiritual connotation which is victorious. The scripture that is related to my name is 2 Corinthians 6:2, which says, “For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.” (Astoria
William Shakespeare once said, “What is in a name? That we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Everyone is given a name at birth and it is usually their name for the rest of their life. A name is how people are identified. A name is someone’s label; so many opinions come up when you hear a name. I had never known anything about my name other than it is Alec Hayden Plunkett. It is all I had ever known, and I was curious about the meaning of my name, where my family comes from, and any other information I could discover. Until Mrs. Beddingfield gave me this assignment on my name, I never put forth the initiative to research the meaning of my name. Over the next two weeks I collected information on my name. …show more content…
My first name Alec is short for the Irish Gaelic, Alesdair, which means “defender of mankind”, and my middle name, Hayden, means “hedge valley” (Meaning of baby name Alec, Meaning of baby name Hayden). Alec was most trendy for babies in the years of 1995-1998. The states today in which the name Alec is the most popular are Nevada and Utah. Notorious people with the name Alec includes: the actor Alec Baldwin, actor Alec Guinness, and Utah Jazz’s shooting guard Alec Burks (What does the name Hayden mean?). The name Hayden was most popular in 2006 with newborns. Hayden is most popular in Arkansas and Utah. Actress Hayden Panettiere, actor Hayden Christensen, and rapper Hayden Summerrall are celebrities with whom I share my name with. (What does the name Hayden mean?). Alec is masculine name that is ranked 469 among male names in the United States (Meaning, Origin of the Name Alec). The name Hayden is a gender neutral name that is ranked 142 among male names in America (Meaning, Origin of the Name Hayden). Plunkett, which derives from Ireland, is still most popular there today. It is spelled either the way my surname is spelled, Plunkett or Plunket. Also, 87.3% of all Plunkett’s are Caucasian (Last Name: …show more content…
The name Plunkett, a hybrid of English and Irish or Norman, has a slightly different meaning in books as opposed to the internet. It is a habitation name from a metathesized form of Plouquenet. The second meaning I found refers to Plunkett as a maker or seller of blankets (Hanks and Hodges 424). The name Hayden was originally a surname with the spelling as Haydn, but was changed by adding an e to it to make the pronunciation longer (Dunkling and Gosling116). Hayden has a spiritual connotation which is victorious. The scripture that is related to my name is 2 Corinthians 6:2, which says, “For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.” (Astoria