How did you get your name?

Juliet Esther · Post by **Juliet Esther** » 30 Jun 2017, 16:23

My name is Juliet,sounds familiar?? Romeo and Juliet the movie.. My mum loved it and so she decided to give me the name,it's funny though cause my second name is Esther,derived from my grandma that's why everyone calls me Esther at home ..

Ndalila Peter · Post by **Ndalila Peter** » 30 Jun 2017, 17:16

l got my name after serious thinking by my parents. They wanted a name which will define their son as a powerful and great person in future hence l was given the name: Senior Ndalila. Then I was added a name Peter because my parents were Christians

Keri wood · Post by **Keri wood** » 30 Jun 2017, 20:58

This is awkward but my dad was looking over my birth certificate and saw a bottle of "keri" lotion and thought it was pretty so there you go.

Tommie H Odom · Post by **Tommie H Odom** » 30 Jun 2017, 23:06

My name is Tommie. The doctors wife which was my nurse named me. She took to me and gave me that name.

Kelly00 · Post by **Kelly00** » 01 Jul 2017, 09:21

According to my dad, I was named after his father, Charles. My name is Cheryl and was the only "Ch" name they could think of for a girl. I didn't find this out until many years later, after my grandfather had passed. I am quite honored to have been named after him.

Betty Barasa wangari · Post by **Betty Barasa wangari** » 01 Jul 2017, 12:18

Haha ... I got mine from my grandma... They just shortened it from Elizabeth to Betty...

Shreyoshi Sen · Post by **Shreyoshi Sen** » 01 Jul 2017, 13:24

My name is Shreyoshi. To be honest, I don't know how I got that name. But definitely I love my name.

Ayosinmi · Post by **Ayosinmi** » 01 Jul 2017, 23:39

I am the first child of my parents and my name which is Ayokanmi means "I have got my share of joy"
My name is a reflection of their state of mind. They were happy to welcome me to the world.
Where I come from, names can be a whole sentence. ?. They just say it the way they feel at the moment.
For instance, people bear the name - Oluwadarasimi. Which means, God is good to me. Isn't that a whole sentence?
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ms1864 · Post by **ms1864** » 02 Jul 2017, 01:12

In India, names are selected on the basics of what they mean. It is believed that the name will have a impact in the child's life. Many times parents name the child with a name that signifies what the child has brought them. My name is Manisha, when translated it means 'The heart's desire/wish'.

keeperofturts · Post by **keeperofturts** » 02 Jul 2017, 05:05

My name is Dorothy, which means "Gift of God". My mom found the name in a book and thought it sounded good, though according to my sister it would have been Daniel had I been a boy.

Benedict11 · Post by **Benedict11** » 02 Jul 2017, 06:23

Am benedict,it means blessing in latin...my mom gave it to me,and its a catholic doctrine that you give your child a name from the bible during baptism.

Daccari Buchelli · Post by **Daccari Buchelli** » 02 Jul 2017, 06:35

I actually changed my name when I turned 20 for personal reasons.
It came to me in a dream and it simply fit my personality.

-- 02 Jul 2017, 06:38 --

I changed my name when I was 20 for personal reasons.
The ideal name came to me in a dream and fit my personality perfectly.

ReadandRoll[ · Post by **ReadandRoll[** » 02 Jul 2017, 17:26

My dad named me Robert Joseph Patrick. I later changed it to Patrick R. and dropped the Joseph. My last name is 3 syllables so writing my complete signature was a bit much. ...sorry Joseph, something had to give!

Ronald Omwanza · Post by **Ronald Omwanza** » 02 Jul 2017, 23:11

My mom is a footballer fan, during her delivery Ronaldo was the best player and scorer of the month.
So she had no option but to give me that name Ronald but word O was missing. Thanks so much