What is in a Name

My given name, Martha, means "hard worker". At least, that is one definition of my name. The odd thing is, although I was named after my paternal grandmother, I have grown into the correct meaning of my name, long before I ever knew what it meant. I have worked hard all my life and, even now that I have fibromyalgia and arthritis, I still work harder than most people I know. (I just have to take more rest breaks these days. ) I do it because I enjoy it, thankfully. I have had a life where I had to work hard to support my family but I never complained. The way I see it, the harder one works, the healthier the body and mind, unless you go overboard and work takes over your life. I always knew that boundary and never crossed it. Number one priority in my life was my family and happiness. I've worked just enough to provide for the needs of my children with a little left over to have fun with. I wonder, if I had been given my sister's name and she mine, would I have turned out differently? I kind of doubt it since I enjoy so much. I do what I do because I enjoy it and, if that means I'm more active than most, that's fine with me. I've never heard anyone complain, anyway. Of course, there is also my member name here in myLot, mentalward. That actually comes from something I saw a long time ago. Ward is my last name and once, while shopping in a gift shop, I saw a sign that simply said, "Mental Ward" and I thought that was funny, especially since my first name begins with an 'M'. M. Ward COULD stand for Mental Ward and my life has been crazy so that's how I chose my member name.

I believes names (at least in the Western) world have lost a lot of significance. Parents most often name their child a name that they like the sound of. Meaning is secondary. As you said, the names to do reflect much about the person except maybe who some of their ancestors were. That is about it. In this case, a name is an identification, something to call a person besides "person." There is not much more to it. Pen names however can be a bit more personal. It can reveal if that person likes the simple or the more fanciful or complex. It can also reveal tastes. But again, many pen names are chosen for look or sound rather than meaning.

hello sir, When i choose "jaiho ,jai-ho " as my username in here I know the meaning of it. But I never had in mind to be victorious ,though it's good to think that's the meaning of it. Now i want to consider it's meaning and wish to be victorious in everything I do and I want have a great weekend ahead sir

You can imagine the behaviors of a Swallow- always swift, ever happy in competing and oversensitive to anything. These are my characters in real life. My real name is Martin and sometimes I hate myself for making quick decisions without rethinking of the effects or the out-come of it. It can sound irrelevant, but I believe a name has a very significant role on someone's life.

i seriously don't know the exact meaning of my name... my mom said they decided my name by reference to some saint..

Every name should have a meaning attached to it so that it defines and contributes to your personality .But nowadays naming is just a method of tagging something so that we can recognise him or sort him out easily from a large pool of peoples . What people today practice is not naming but tagging - putting a unique alphabetical code around someones neck , and it will not be surprising when people will start using alphanumeric names in their real world . Naming was a very genious invention made by all ancient cultures as they gave more importance to life with meaning or purpose rather than just living out of compulsion .

How true and insightful! I have my birth name, but my pen name (here) is Joyfulone. Joyfulone is because I'm a happy person, and also because I'm a cancer survivor and am really grateful and joyful to still be on this earth lol. Joy is also a legitimate shortning of my birth name. Then too, I have many nicknames. Some of the nicknames are because people could never pronounce my maiden name. From that, I have been called Zikki or Zeke for most of my life by close friends and co-workers. As a nurse, many of my patients, and a few relatives, call me 'sunshine'. While I might not always feel like a ray of sunshine myself, I try and bring a little sunshine into their lives. Have a sunshiny day rambansal!

For me yes but most importation if you ask a person whom you concern you know first the name and last name.

Each name means something. Each name has its meaning. I am glad it is because sometimes the name issue and the man. My name is Desislava Desislava means to find fame. Have a nice day!

a name is identity and define the person to be know in hundered peoples