It occurred to me today that some people don't know the meaning of their names and they don't think it's something that important to know the meaning of your name. Is that really something useless? We will dig some information today before jumping into conclusions :)
My first question is why do we have a name.. Simple answer, just coz we need to differentiate a person from other people. Apart from that in many cultures around the world, religions play a main role behind names. Giving and receiving a name is considered as a major event in almost every culture around the world such as catholic baptismal ceremony.
In the "Meaning of religion" by F. Kristensen, it says that the name can also become something like a talisman. In some people believe that names can give certain characteristics to people (the meaning of my name is the beautiful one, wait a second..Am i beautiful then?) and in some cultures they believe giving ugly names to kids will ward off evil spirits.
After reading several comments on different forums, I can see that many people think that the meanings of names are really important and shaped their lives. And personally I too think that it has an impact on life. For an example Charlotte means strong woman. so every time she hears someone calling her name, it will remind her that she's named strong,and she should be strong..
What I think is, a name plays a major role in ones life. That's what represents me. The four or five letters which will introduce me to the unknown people. After all, whenever we go somewhere for the first time or meet someone for the first time isn't that what we say? Hi I'm Ruvi... that's how we start. So it's actually a big deal.What I believe is before doing anything, we should get to know ourselves. Once we know all about us, then only we can conquer the world. So you can start with your name. For the people who don't care meanings of names I have a question. Will you consider the meaning if you are going to name your baby? Trust me.. You will. :)
My first question is why do we have a name.. Simple answer, just coz we need to differentiate a person from other people. Apart from that in many cultures around the world, religions play a main role behind names. Giving and receiving a name is considered as a major event in almost every culture around the world such as catholic baptismal ceremony.
In the "Meaning of religion" by F. Kristensen, it says that the name can also become something like a talisman. In some people believe that names can give certain characteristics to people (the meaning of my name is the beautiful one, wait a second..Am i beautiful then?) and in some cultures they believe giving ugly names to kids will ward off evil spirits.
After reading several comments on different forums, I can see that many people think that the meanings of names are really important and shaped their lives. And personally I too think that it has an impact on life. For an example Charlotte means strong woman. so every time she hears someone calling her name, it will remind her that she's named strong,and she should be strong..
What I think is, a name plays a major role in ones life. That's what represents me. The four or five letters which will introduce me to the unknown people. After all, whenever we go somewhere for the first time or meet someone for the first time isn't that what we say? Hi I'm Ruvi... that's how we start. So it's actually a big deal.What I believe is before doing anything, we should get to know ourselves. Once we know all about us, then only we can conquer the world. So you can start with your name. For the people who don't care meanings of names I have a question. Will you consider the meaning if you are going to name your baby? Trust me.. You will. :)
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