As humans, we become part of a network of historic significance and decades of relationships that contribute to the people we have become today. Names given to us create our identity and expand our historic roots. Unknowingly, we stand in a massive family tree that is centuries old. I belong to the Lennon family tree that dates back to the early 1700s. The surname Lennon originated from the coast of Ireland, where both of my great-grandparents were born. Over 42,000 people bear this surname and they are most prevalent in the United States and Ireland. The name Lennon derives from the word O’Leannain, meaning “lover” and “sweetheart”. The Lennon ancestors aspire to be writers, poets, and very charitable people. The Lennon Coat of Arms denotes peace, sincerity, hope, joy, and harmony.
The Lennon name migrated to many parts of the world. Back in the 19th century, thousands of impoverished Irish families journeyed to British North America and the United Sates in order to escape poverty and hunger. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with the Irish Potato Famine in the mid 1800s and Ireland lost almost a quarter of its population. They traveled to America in hopes of finding work and land, however, work remained low paying and there was a lack of farmland. My …show more content…
The name Clifvette acts as a mixture of my father’s first name, Clifton, and my mother’s childhood nickname, Vette. Having such a unique name growing up, led me to endure many mispronunciation of my name. A lot of people would associate my name with the car Corvette and automatically think I admire Corvettes. My middle name also consists of a mixture, containing my father’s middle name George. Georgina actually originated as an English feminine variation of George, meaning “farmer”. Middle names don’t often trace back history and they merely serve as a second name, in my
The Lennon name migrated to many parts of the world. Back in the 19th century, thousands of impoverished Irish families journeyed to British North America and the United Sates in order to escape poverty and hunger. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with the Irish Potato Famine in the mid 1800s and Ireland lost almost a quarter of its population. They traveled to America in hopes of finding work and land, however, work remained low paying and there was a lack of farmland. My …show more content…
The name Clifvette acts as a mixture of my father’s first name, Clifton, and my mother’s childhood nickname, Vette. Having such a unique name growing up, led me to endure many mispronunciation of my name. A lot of people would associate my name with the car Corvette and automatically think I admire Corvettes. My middle name also consists of a mixture, containing my father’s middle name George. Georgina actually originated as an English feminine variation of George, meaning “farmer”. Middle names don’t often trace back history and they merely serve as a second name, in my