Although the history of my name goes no further than being named after elder relatives. I find my name to be very meaningful. My grandfather was a role-model in both of my parent’s lives which made…
I have always enjoyed how my name can be split and put into a nick name, a lot of the times people call me “Sky” and I like that as a nick name. If I had a choice to change my name I wouldn’t just because I like it, I think…
There are many stories told in my family. Anyone and everyone told them, some nights it would be my mom and other nights it would be my grandpa. There would always be two stories read; the first one would be from a book called “My Book of Bible Stories”. This book has so many pictures asks questions has descriptive words and is still one of my favorite books. After that story whoever was telling the story would make up a silly story usually about a blue or green man with a giraffe that went traveling and exploring (I have no clue why).…
I was born a slave in 1852 in Gainesville, Alabama. My mother would always tell me she specifically remembered the year, because in that year, months before I was born my father was brutally terrorized and murdered. He and my mother had tried to escape and got caught. They made it as far as Birmingham, AL when Master caught up to them and had his dogs attack. Master John was what some considered a nice white man and treated us kindly.…
Alessia. For a short period of my life, right after I was born, I was Alessia for the world. No, my mother didn't take into account the possibility that I could have a "blown s" or the fact that my last name wouldn't have matched well with my first name. Alessia Pozzi. Doesn't it sound bad?…
Naming is a form of identity in which we become our own person. In doing so, we let the world know different aspects of our personality and who we excel to be. No person has the same opinions and decisions of how life works out. Milkman, Sunday Man, and Not Doctor Street are symbolizing how they want to stand out. Macon Dead’s mother was caught breastfeeding him at an older age, forming him to become Milkman.…
When Ashna’Beah first came along I was already four months pregnant. My breathing partially off, feet swollen to the ankles, waddling around like a penguin. I didn’t like her because she was actually really pretty. She had a large nose but for the most part, her full lips and burnt orange colored eyes made me overly jealous; made me feel insecure. She wasn’t so attractive to the point that it made her unapproachable but her looks just made you wonder what she was doing in a place like this.…
A rare baby name could make many parents to blast their head thinking what unique name to give to their future newborn! In the past most of the parents took the easiest way for giving a name to their newborn baby. As soon as they enjoyed by the coming of the baby, they considered the usual list of the acceptable names and came up with John, Alicia, George, Sarah, etc. Today, the situation is very different as the communication spread out and tones of useful information come up in seconds. Even from the early days of woman's pregnancy, the parents spend hours and hours thinking what rare baby name to give to the future child.…
The name Kaitlyn was first introduced by my older sister. There wasn’t really much meaning behind picking this name but was said in the nick of time before I was named Ashlee. I couldn’t really get out of being named Ashlee either because it became my middle name. My mother chose to name me Kaitlyn because she thought it was a very uncommon name but little did she know that many other mothers had the same idea as she did around the same time I was born, give or take a couple years. My last name, Maestas, is a fake.…
My first name, Alyssa, was chosen by mother. My other blood sibling and I both have names that start with the letter A because my…
Though, I’m happy with my name because there is almost no chance of anyone mispronouncing my name. The first time I ever met someone with the same name as me I was shocked. I was 8, I had just joined a new dance class and there was this girl that was younger than me who had the same name. I remember staring at her for the longest time thinking to myself “She doesn’t even look like an Alyssa. Why does she get to have my name?”…
Our name is a title which we are given from birth, and it also reflects our reputation throughout our lives. All of our decisions and actions have a direct impact on our name. Such as in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the value of a name versus the value of the truth is compared. Some villagers in Salem Massachusetts are accused of being witches and in association with the devil. The people who were accused were all innocent but they would confess to avoid being hung for denying that they associated with the devil.…
I like my name. It is unique to me, and I like that a lot. I think the worst thing about my name is that it has different spellings so people get it wrong a lot or on keychains, sometimes I can’t find the right way to spell it, other than that I appreciate the name. I think it is great that my mother allowed…
¬¬Cultural and ethnic identities are not things that you are born with. Sure your ethnic heritage may determine things like the color of your skin, but an ethnic identity stretches far deeper than just skin color. Cultural and ethnic identities are things that are learned over time. They are formed through a collection of teachings, experiences, and choices. This autobiography will explore how my ethnic and cultural identities developed throughout my life.…
Names comes in all shapes and sizes. Just by taking a gander at our names, we can view into a window to the past. Last names are the utmost important part of anyone’s name, since it is past done from generation to generation. The meaning and the way names are spelled changes over time and across the world. Our names, meanings, nicknames, and why we were named what we were, are just a few ways that shape are uniqueness.…