New Name

I looked around online for the meaning of my name. I was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t find much except that my name was very popular in the early 1960’s – when I was born! I’ve been called DeeeeWayne, DuhWayne and all sorts of variations in between. I really like it when I meet…

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Nickname

  I have had several nicknames over the years – some I liked and others I didn’t like. Nicknames are names given informally that are sometimes humorous and often given by a friend or co-worker. One of my favorite nicknames was given to me by a group of college students while we were on a…

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Name Importance

I’m pretty sure that everyone I know has a name. Their name means something to them. I’m not sure what my parents were thinking when they named me. I looked up my name this morning and found about as many meanings to my name as there are spellings. According to the urbandictionary.com (which is not…

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A Name

The dictionary says it’s a “word or set of words by which a person, animal, place or thing is known, addressed, or referred to”. My name is important to me. I think a “name” can also refer to the reputation. For example, I want my family to have a good name in the community. I…

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