domingo, 18 de octubre de 2020

THE STORY BEHIND YOUR NAME

Do you know the reason why your name is your name? Is there a story behind it? Did your parents almost name you something else? Do you know where your name comes from? What does you name mean in that language? Please, add a comment and share all this information with your classmates.

33 comentarios:

  1. I'm called Silvia because my parents liked it.
    It means wild.
    The origin is latin.
    There isn't any Silvia in my family.

    2ºESO

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  2. My name is Pablo, when I was born my parents wanted to call me Manuel, my father's name, but then, they thought that there wasn´t a Pablo in my family, so they put me this name. My name mean little, humble. It's a latin name.

    Pablo Remedios Viana - 2º E.S.O. B

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  3. My name is Pablo, when I was born my parents wanted to call me Manuel, my father's name, but then, they thought that there wasn´t a Pablo in my family, so they put me this name. My name mean little, humble. It's a latin name.

    Pablo Remedios Viana - 2º E.S.O. B

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  4. My father wanted to call me Jorge because I was born the 23rd of April, the day of San Jorge. But my mum didn´t like it. My aunt want to call me Mateo but my grandmother said "Mateo mientras más grande más feo". So finally my parents decided to call me Nicolás. It is a greek name.

    Nicolás Calvo - 2º ESO C

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  5. My name is Jorge because when I was born my mother wanted to call me David, but my father said that five years ago my mother chose my sister's name and he decided to call me Jorge because he is Caceres Patron Saint.
    Jorge is a greek name of the Middle Ages.
    Its meaning is gardener

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  6. My name is Susana because my father liked this name and my brother liked too. My father chose my name because my mother chose my brother's name,but if my mother has chosen I would call me Elena.
    The meaning of my name is lotus flower and it is hebrew.
    Susana Ramos Recio - 2° E.S.O B

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  7. My name is Andrea because my great gand mother was called Andrea and the name of my father is Andrés. It means brave and the origin is Greek.
    Andrea Iglesias Ramírez 2°C

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  8. My parents put me my name because my father´s name is the same. Javier´s mean is new house in Basque.
    Javier Puerta Isarría

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  9. I'm called Lucía because my parents liked it. They also want to call me carolina.

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  10. I`m called Andrea because my sister choose this name because she was angry to my family because they don´t decided my name.
    My name´s comes from the Greek and means corrage and vital force.

    Andrea Julián Atienza 1ºB

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  11. My name is Maria because my parents like it. It means eminent and the origin is hebrew.

    Maria Mateos Garcia. 2º C

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  12. I'm called Elena because when I was born my parents liked this name. The origin of my name is Greek and it means "Bright light as the sun".

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  13. My name is Julia because is my grandmother's name.
    The origin of my name is Latin and it means stong roots or soft hair.
    Julia Rivero Sánchez 2ºC

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  14. My name is Antonio Mateo.
    My parents watnted to call me Hugo, but later they decided that this wasn´t a good name. My father wanted to call me Antonio because a lot of people in my dad´s family is called Antonio. My mother wanted to call me Mateo, so they called me Antonio Mateo.
    Antonio is a Latin name and Mateo, an hebrew name.
    Antonio means "he can beats his opponents" and Mateo, "man of God"

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  15. My name is Carmen and it's an Hebrew name which means God's Garden,poem and song. When I was born my mother wanted to call me Maria Mercedes, because she has always loved that name , but my father wasn't sure so they decided to call me Carmen because it's a popular name in my family. My aunt, my grandmother and her mother are called Carmen.

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  17. My name is Sergio, and the reason is because my parents write in a list some names that they like it and they were cross the names, and finaly they get my name.
    Sergio is a Latin name and means Guardian.

    Sergio Sánchez Amado 2ºE.S.O. C

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  18. My name is Mercedes,my parents called me like this because my mum and my grandma are call this way.It comes from Latin and it means "reward"

    Mercedes Criado-Ibaseta Sicard 2º ESO C

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  19. My name is Ainhoa. I'm called Ainhoa because the nurse who treated mi mother in pregancy was called Ainhoa. She liked it a lot, so she decided to call me like that. Before my mother knew her, she wanted to call me Laura. Ainhoa means present of God.
    Ainhoa Matos 2º ESO

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  20. Mi parents decided to call me Belén because they like it. It means bread an winne and House of God. It is Hebrew. It also comes from an old Arabic language

    Belén Morgado Jiménez 2ºC

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  21. My name is Jaime, but my parents wanted to call my Jaume(Jaime in catalan) because they were living in Barcelona. When my father was tralated to Cáceres my parents decided to call my Jaime.Jaime is a hebrew name that means:
    -The one that God reward
    -Who follows God
    -The one who replace

    Jaime torres 2ºESO C

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  22. My name is Adrian, but my parents wanted to call me(Rodirgo,Pablo)but finally put me Adrian because they liked Adrian.My name means "coming from the sea".The origin of my name is from Latin(Hadrianus)

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  23. My name is Sancho.My father wanted to call me Olmo, but he also liked Sancho, because he was actor and he was Sancho in some plays.
    My mother and grandmother wanted to call me Alberto.Finally they decided to call me Sancho.
    It means holy ,and it is a Spanish name that comes from a Latin name.

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  24. My name is Carmen because my parents liked both. My grandmother and my aunt are also called Carmen,it is a very popular name in my family.
    It comes from the Hebrew and Latin.

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  25. I'm called Miriam because my mother want, but my father and my sister wanted to call me Marina but my mother didn't like this name. They wanted my name to starty with M because my surname is Murillo Martín. My name is Hebreow and it means “amada de Dios”, it comes from María.
    There isn't any Miriam in my family.
    Miriam Murillo Martín 2°B

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  26. I'm called Miriam because my mother want, but my father and my sister wanted to call me Marina but my mother didn't like this name. They wanted my name to starty with M because my surname is Murillo Martín. My name is Hebreow and it means “amada de Dios”, it comes from María.
    There isn't any Miriam in my family.
    Miriam Murillo Martín 2°B

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  27. Hello my name is Alejandro because my parents didn´t decide, it was really dificult for them, because if my mother liked one my father hated it.
    My parents were going to call me Carlos or Guillermo, and the truth is that I don´t like them.
    My name is Greek, and it means "el defensor, el protector" or "el salvador del hombre".
    I am really hapy with my name.
    Alejandro Vilela Martín 2ºB

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  28. Hi, my name's Miguel becouse my parents don't have somebody called Miguel in the family. My parents were go to call me Carlos.
    My name is hebrew.

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  29. Hi, my name's Miguel becouse my parents don't have somebody called Miguel in the family. My parents were go to call me Carlos.
    My name is hebrew.

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  30. My name is Fátima because my mother really loved that name, and she says that she promised to the Virgin of Fátima that if I was a girl she will put me her name. My brother says that first they thought I was a boy and he wanted to call me Alejandro. My name comes from the arabic and it means "the only one". -Fátima González Lucero 2º E.S.O. A-D

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  31. First my parents wanted to call me Lucas, like my maternal grandfather, but than they dicided to call me Leo, like my father, grandfather, great grandfather, etc. Leo is Latin and means lion.
    Leo von Caprivi Montero, 2º ESO B

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  32. My name is Jorge. We can not choose which day we are born. Sometimes, my birthday will fall on Sunday and other years will have exams, but we can choose our name. My parents wanted my saint fall on a holiday. Jorge is a name that my parents liked, and San Jorge is the patron of Cáceres. My name is Spanish and means gardener.

    Jorge Pérez Aparicio 2ºESO B

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  33. My name is Rafael because my grandad has got this name and this name likes my parents and not other.Rafael come from th
    e ebreo and that means Dios ha sanado or Medicina de Dios .
    Rafael Martin Cid 2 ESO D

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