Name Project Fall 2020

Name Project: The Story of My Name TCH 110 Fall 2020 Illinois State University

The Story Behind My Name My name is Sara Elizabeth Vázquez. I was named by my parents soon after birth, another “S” name to match my twin sisterSamantha. Spelled without the “h” at the end, the Spanish way, for my father, and “Sara” after my mother’s grandma, who was always there for her in times of need. It has taken me a long time to be fully comfortable with my name, and all its different versions along the way- S, Sarita, Fancy Pants, Sra for short, but I confidently own and love my name for who it refers to: me!

The Story Behind My Name My full name is Cassidy Lynn Ginder. My first name means “cleaver.” My middle name is the same as my mother’s. She was given her middle name from her Godmother, so she wanted me to have that middle name as well.

Though being named Cassidy, many nicknames have been given to me over the years. Younger children often call me “D” as they cannot pronounce my entire

The Story Behind My Name My parents already knew they were going to name me Julian when I was born. My parents also knew they were going to give me Edward-Vining as my middle names. It’s a tradition in the Philippines to have two middle names. It’s a tradition that goes back to my grandparents that was passed on to my dad then passed on to me and my brothers.

The Story Behind My Name My first name, Ryleigh, is a special and unique name in my family. My mom’s middle name is, ”Leigh,” as well as my grandma and great grandma.

Also, my great grandpa, grandpa, and many of my uncles and cousins all have the middle name, “Lee.” So the name, ”Lee” and “Leigh” are very popular amongst my family. My parents chose to spell my name the way it is spelled because my mom’s

The Story Behind My Name My name was chosen by my mom and dad. My mom says I was not named after anyone because I deserved a name unique to me. My parents did not know whether I was going to be a girl or a boy, so they had the name Mason picked if I was a boy. I have always loved my name. Not anyone ever really shared my name too; I always enjoyed being the only Morgan. I feel it fits who I am and I have

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My dad suggested the name Kelly and my mom loved it because it was the name of her best friend growing up. My name was chosen after I was born because my parents wanted to see what I looked like before naming me.

When I was little, I disliked my middle name (Ryan) because I thought it was a “boy name.” But now, I love it and feel it is unique!

The Story behind My Name: Arianne My first name comes from the common French Canadian name “Ariane”, but simply has a different spelling. My parents had other names in mind like “Margaret” and “Nicolas” if I was a male.

I used to not like my name since everyone would end up pronouncing it wrong at first glance in English, but overtime I have began to like it more and more since it is unique in English.

The Story Behind My Name My great, great-grandpa came to America from Germany. At the time, their last name was Eisenberg, which was very German.

During this time, the United States had bad-blood with Germany. In order to keep his family safe, he decided to change it at the border. He took out some of the letters and was left with Eber.

The Story Behind My Name  My name was chosen by my mother before I was born. My mom said she had a dream about an Angel informing her to name me Angela. My name is also correlated to my great-grandma’s name, which is Angelina. Depending on the person, my nickname changes from, Angie, Ang, to even Angelina.

The Story behind My Name: Kassidy Hansen Kassidy was chosen by both of my parents. It means ‘curly hair’ which is ironic because I have curly hair. They did start it with a ‘K’, instead of a ‘C’ because they wanted to start all their kid’s names with “K”.

I really like my name and I think it is just unique enough.

Sometimes people call me Kass but I don’t like being called Kassie!

The Story Behind My Name My name was chosen by both my parents.

They had always liked the name Emily and were debating between my current name and the name Emma. There was not a specific reason why they chose this name other than the fact that they really liked it.

I never thought too deeply about my name and never had a problem with it. It is a very common name among people my age, so I sometimes wish I had a more unique name.

The Story Behind My Name My dad wanted to name me Anna and my mom wanted to name me Annika. My brother came home from summer camp about two weeks before I was born and said he made a friend Hailey, and my parents fell in love with the name. They always knew my middle name was going to be Marie because it is a family name, all of my girl cousins on my dads side have the middle name Marie after our Grandmother Maria. One of my cousins just had a baby and her middle name is also Marie, so it is definitely a tradition for us.

The Story of My Name My mom always wanted a daughter named Erin Marie. So, when I was born it was given to me. I love my middle name because it is the same as my mom and her grandma, my granny. I feel so connected to my family with this middle name. My last name is Reed. I love what this represents. Reed’s do not give up and Reed’s fix things themselves. Reed’s help others when they can and pray always. I love everything about my name because it represents who I am

The Story Behind My Name The name Gabrielle was chosen because my dad liked his best friend’s daughter’s “beautiful” name.

Alexandra, my middle name, was chosen because my parents thought Gabrielle Alexandra flowed together well. My mom and dad wanted me to have an Italian name because our Italian culture is very important to us.

The Story Behind my name My name is Katelyn. My parents thought for a long time on what to name me and they always came back to Katelyn. The spelling was the hardest part for them to decide. It was a constant debate between Kaitlyn and Katelyn. When I went to Spain, my host family started to call me Katy. Now many of my good friends call me that. My name is Irish, and it means pure.

The Story Behind My Name My parents heard the name “Kelsey” being called out at a pool one summer and it stood out to them both. I’ve always liked my it because I’ve never met someone with the same name, and I value its uniqueness. I was almost named Robyn, however my parents didn’t think it sounded right with my last name, Potts.