Essays on Names

Whenever I come across the claim “Communication is Personal,” I always think about the meaning of my name in society. Despite not being a physical part of our body, our name is one of the most important aspects of us. It defines our identity in...

What does a name reveal about a person? I find it interesting that when someone asks, “Who are you?” a very general question that we could choose to answer in so many different ways- whether by stating our likes, dislikes, or other things that make...

“Names can dene our identity,” Prof. Maria Ana Diaz. We identify ourselves by our names; nicknames, first name, middle name, and surname. But, digging deeper, have you ever wondered how one person subconsciously pick up something about our names whenever they read or hear it?...

The debate on whether women should change their names after the marriage has been on for a long time. In ancient times, women would change their names upon marriage. However, most women in America in recent statistics of women maintaining their maiden names have been...

Does your name mean something special? Is it a name that was carried down from generations ago from relatives you haven’t met before? Does it have a sacred meaning? Or is it just a name your parents searched up on a Google name randomizer? All...

The German poet Christian Morgenstern once said that “all seagulls look as though their names were Emma.” Although Morgenstern was known for his nonsense poetry, there is some legitimacy in his suggestion that all names are befitting for the notions they stand for. Naming is...

Place names, like other names, are a vital component of human language. However, they are extensively taken for granted. They do not solely serve to indicate geographical features but can frequently narrate a story. They can provide traces to a past cultural landscape, and an...