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Many names have special meaning or history. For example, the name Vincent means “conqueror.” (… fitting, no?)

Write about your own name. Who named you? What does your name mean? Does it have a special ethnic or religious significance? Are you named after someone in your family? If you could change your name, would you?

Not sure what your name means? Check out these sites:

Behind the Name
Baby Name World
BabyNames.com
Name Central

Write your answer in the comments; make sure you use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Here’s an example of a good entry:

My name, April, means “opening,” in the sense that flowers open their blooms in the spring. I wasn’t named after anyone, and my mom told me that my Indian name translates roughly to Spring Flower. I prefer that meaning, frankly.
My parents chose my name for me, and I couldn’t change it for that reason. Plus, I’m so used to it by now that I’d never remember to answer to a new name. The only time I consider changing my name is when dumb people make their dumb jokes: “Oh, April? I thought it was January! HAHAHAHAHAHA!”
1. Like I’ve never heard THAT before.
2. It’s not funny and never has been.
3. Leave me alone.
I like my name. It’s unusual enough that there aren’t twenty people in the room with my name, but it’s not so uncommon that no one can pronounce it. In fact, I think an excellent way to honor a favorite teacher would be to name a kid April. (I’m just saying is all.)

Here is a bad example:

My name sux and yous does 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!1

Comments are open until Monday, January 7.