![]() What’s in your name? It’s time to find out. If you would like to know where your family’s name comes from, we might be able to help. E-mail us and say: "I want to know the origins of my family name. My family name is ..." If you want to know more about yourself and your family, press here! ![]() your mother down (maybe your grandparents also) and ask them. You’d better take paper and pen; there may be things you’ll want to write down. [You should also get a loose-leaf folder. You’ll probably want to collect whatever you write by yourself and whatever you print out.] Here are a bunch of questions to help you get to why you’re called what you’re called. ![]() A. How did you get your first name? · Is your (first) name a name which people (your parents?) just ‘liked’? · Did someone else have your (first) name before you did? In other words, ![]() ![]() ![]() B. Many, not all, people have second names. Do you? What is it? ![]() C. When did you receive your name/s? ![]() ![]() D. What is your family name? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() E. Do you have a nickname? ![]() ![]() ![]() (Remember: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me.”) F. Do you want to change your name? ![]() ![]() G. Have you ever named others? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These are enough questions for now. Other questions will come to your mind as you play around with this issue of ‘naming’.
[Again, get a loose-leaf folder and start collecting these print-outs and your own research and answers.] |