The Story Behind My Name

 The story Behind My Name

I have always thought that my name is different, it's hard to pronounce even for my family and friends, but at the same time I need to admit that I love that my name is not thar common. I realized that I like mu name when I was in Kindergarten. I asked my mother why she decided to name me Brienz, and she immediately responded and blame my father. To be honest, I always thought that they decided my name while they were drunk, But I was wrong. She explained to me that he chose that name because of the color of my eyes. Back in Switzerland there is a province with the same name an there is also a bank and a lake. The deep blue color of that lake reminds them of the color of my eyes, so that was the real reason.

When I thin about it, I feel happy because is original even if my parents are not from Switzerland, they took their time to chose a meaningful name for me, and it feels like a gesture of love.

 

Sarmila Dumre Parajuli

ESL 100 CE,

February 3, 2024

A Fabulous Moment

              My name is Sarmila Dumre Parajuli, and I am from Nepal. I speak Nepali and little bit of English. I live in Chicago, and I have been here since 2016. I have a big family in my country, Nepal, my grandfather, grandmother, mother father, brothers, but I am the only one daughter, so my name is Sarmila. It means comfort and protection in Nepali, and in English it means joyful. I like my name because my mom and dad gave it to me, and it means joy and happiness come to our home. My name is different than other people in my family. When I was born at home, my family felt so proud to meet I has like a princess because of the many boys in our house. I have seven brothers who are so nice, and they loved me when I was born. At that time, my family made parties and worshiped the god Ganesh because my family belong to Hindi religious, and they worshiped for giving them gift like a me because they put my name was Sarmila. My name is so popular in our family, so l like my name and I am proud of my family who gave me the name Sarmila.

              In addition, Nepal is still male – dominated country because in our culture every family must be born boy, and everybody has given priority of man. Although everybody wants to only son in their family, my mother and father want to bring to be daughter. My name was so cute and fabulous when I listened. When I raised in my house with my family, I think I always in the garden. Because I am so happy and proud to be myself, I was born in my family due to their loveliness and happiness. Now a days, I am here so far from my family, but I always love, miss, and care for them my whole life so, I am happy for my name is Sarmila.

Coco

 Coco 

My name is Jayanti. It is the name of God in the Hindu religion. God has the power to protect people, so my mom thinks she will protect me in every situation when I have a bad time.  My mom gave me this name because of these ideas. She believes in the Hindu God. There is also another reason my mom chose my name. I have one sister, and her name is Jyoti. My Mom wanted to match the first letter of their name and the last letter of her name with my name, which continues from my mom's ancestors. My mom and grandmother also have similar names that match their name's first and last letters.

 Besides my real name, there is also another story of my nickname. When I came to the United States, I started working at Dunkin, and my coworkers gave me the nickname Coco. They felt uncomfortable pronouncing my name and gave me a new nickname, Coco. I like that nickname because I had never had one before. When I first arrived, I faced many struggles in the United States while ordering food and coffee at the store. Whenever I used my real name, Jayanti, people always pronounced it wrong, so I started using my nickname in this situation, which was easy for me. 

People should love their names. Every name has a different meaning. Loving one's name is like gaining self-confidence, so never feel ashamed of your birth name. I love my name, Jayanti. 

Origin of my name

                                                                    Origin of my name

    My name is Davis.  I was born in a Chinese family and raised in China. So I also have a Chinese name: 蓝天慰( Lan Tian Wei). In Chinese, people put their family name, which is from their father in the first, and the given or first name is last.

    蓝(Lan) is the name that was from my father. It means blue in English. People may ask why my name is so weird? It is just a kind of color. I will tell them that the breadth and depth of Chinese culture is difficult to explain clearly in just a few words. The second character of my Chinese name is 天(Tian)  which means "sky" in English. My parents put them together to create my name 蓝天(Lan Tian) means“ blue sky". The meaning of my name is that my parents want my heart to be as clear as the blue sky and my mind to be as open as the boundless sky. The last character of my Chinese name is 慰(Wei). It has many meanings such as consolation, comfort, and becalm. The reason my parents gave me this character 慰 as the last character of my Chinese name was that they wanted me to be calm and comfort myself when I encounter difficulties, and not to be a reckless person. I am surprised that the name my parents gave me really fits my personality!

    Finally, people may ask how did you get your English name Davis. Whether they believe it or not, I would say because it sounds  like my Chinese name and I gave it to myself.

The K in My Name

                                            The K in My Name

 

My name is Nikolle Kowalsky. My mother gave me this name after being a big of Nicole Kidman years ago, but she wanted to do something different with the name. She added, two "I", and my father add a "K" because of his last name "Kowalsky". They did the same to my brother. His name is Lukas, following the same style. The tradition of adding a "K” to names didn't stop with my parents; others in the family did that too.

I really enjoy my name because I love how different and unique the spelling is and that few people have the same name. Another fact that I like is that the "K" in my name is connected ed with my whole family making more special for me. When I have my own children, I want to continue with this tradition and use a K in their names. I believe that this is a form to keep our family ties strong and maintain some connection through the generations.

When I think about my name, I believe that is a very strong name with a lot of personality in both languages, English and Portuguese. I don't think my name sounds soft when it's said out loud. That's why my parents and family are used to calling me "Niki" when the conversation isn't so serious.

"My Name" from a Fairy Tale

 

 

“My Name” from a Fairy Tale

 I like my name and appreciate my mother for choosing this name. This name came from a book that my mother read when she was pregnant. It is a story about a woman named Karina, who helped and saved people from a drowning ship in the ocean. Since my early childhood I have loved to swim. The sea is my element. One of the best childhood memories I have is going for a swim on the Volga – a river that flows in my native city. I always swam for so long that my lips turned blue and my mother scolded me and asked me to get out of the water, but I felt like I was a mermaid and belonged to the sea. Today the passion for water has not disappeared. It is important for me to live in a city next to water and it is not just about having an enjoyable time on the beach, it is about calming my soul. When I feel stressed and nervous, one helpful way for me is to walk to the sea. It helps me calm down and listen to myself. Meditation on the beach with the sound of the waves and the blinding sun gently tingling on my skin is my favorite activity. I close my eyes, concentrate on breathing, and completely disconnect from this world, plunging into myself. After this I feel peaceful and happy, ready to start solving issues with innovative ideas and my head cleared of bad thoughts. I have a strong connection in my real life with the sea, and I am confident because of the story of my name. I have remembered this connection my whole life since my birth. This name means a lot to me, and it has always been a sign of strength that I, just like that girl, will help people and save them. My purpose in this life. I am proud to have such a history of my name because it complements and reflects me as a person.

What is My Name

                                                          

                                                             What is  My Name

    My name is Yafeng Yu（余雅锋） or people can call me by my English name Jason. I was born in Guangdong Taishan.  Most of the time people call me Jason but they usually call me J, and I like it because it is simple and people remember my name better. I actually don’t like when people call me by my Chinese name, because most of the time people can’t pronounce correctly and they can’t remember it either. That is the reason why I prefer using Jason or J more often. My chinese name came after my older sister. Her name is Yating Yu and my Dad named meYafeng Yu. It is quite similar, only one of the word Feng (锋) is different. The meaning behind my Chinese name is “wish me to stay healthy all time in my life”. 

    In the end, as long as people are nice and show respect to me and my name, I'm fine with what they want to call me either Yafeng Yu, Jason, or just J. Since we all have different names, what matters most is respect. It's all about being kind to each other and appreciating our differences.