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BrittanyWalker
Raymond,Lynn
UWRT1103
July17,2016
MyName
Whenitcomestoyournameitisusuallygiventoyoubyyourfamilymembers.Youare
typicallygivenafirstname,middlename,andlastname.Varyingfromyourfamilywhetheryou
havenomiddlename,twomiddlenames,ortwolastnames.Yourlastnamerepresentsyour
parentslastname.Itcouldbeyourmotherslastname,yourfatherslastname,orboth.Last
namesareusuallypassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Whetherornotyouaremaleor
femaledeterminesifyoukeepthelastnamelateroninlife.Also,youcouldbegivenyour
father'snameifyouaremaleandbeajunior,whichshowsgenerationsbeingusedwiththesame
name.Alongwithnamesbeingpasseddown,likedeceasedfamilymembersnames,names
significanttoyourmotherandfathercouldalsobegiventoyoubyawayoffirstormiddle
name.Theimpactthesepracticeshaveonchildrencanbenegative,orpositivedependingon
howtheytakeit.
AsformynamemymothernamedmeBrittanybecauseshefounditoutofababybook
titled
101MostPopularNamesforGirls.
ThenamesshelikedthemostwereBrittany,Whitney,
Tiffany,andBriana.Therefore,shepickedthenameBrittanybecauseshethoughtitwasa
beautifulname,andshelikeditthemost.Whenitcametomymiddlenameshewaslookingfor
anamefromthebible.JustlikemyolderbrotherJustinshepickedthefirstnamefromababy
book,andthemiddlenamefromthebible.ShegavemethemiddlenameVeronicabecauseshe


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saidwhileshewasreadingherbibleshecameacrossthename,andshelikedit.Itookthe
pleasureoflookingupmyname,andIfoundoutthattheoriginofthenameBrittanyislatin.The
meaningofthenameBrittanyisfromBritain.PeoplewiththenameBrittanyhaveadeepinner
desiretousetheirleadershipabilities,andhavepersonalindependence.TheletterBmeans
havingastrongvisionofthefuture,andhavinghopeandneverlettinggoofit.TheletterR
meansalwaysbeingindecisive,andbecauseyouarecontinuouslyindecisivehesitationisyour
bestfriend.TheletterImeansyouarethemostemotionalperson,verysensitive,andeasilyheart
broken.TheletterTmeansyouhaveahardtimeexpressingyourfeelingsandyouarevery
uncommunicative.TheletterAmeansyoursenseofanalyzinglifeisstrong,andyouareknown
asareasonableperson.TheletterNmeanshavinggreatcommonsenseandahigherabilityof
life,seeingthingsmuchbeforetheyhappen.Lastly,theletterYmeansyouneverforgetthepast,
haveaveryvindictivepersonality,andthatvindictivenesscanbeagreatadvantage.
Ibelievethateverythingsaidaboutmynamedefinesmetosomedegree.Everythingthat
thelettersstandforinmynamereallyspeakstome,andmycharacter.Eventhoughmymother
namedmefromababybook,shepickedanamethatfitsmeperfectly.ThenameBrittanyreally
defineswhoIamasaperson,andexpressesmeinreality.Ineverreallyknewmuchaboutmy
name,butresearchingithelpedmeunderstandbetter.Thisopensmyeyestowantingtoexplore
moreaboutmyname,andgoindepthabouttherestofmynamelater.