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My name Daniela is the female version of the name Daniel which comes from the Hebrew word “daniy'el” which translates to “God is my judge.”
Fun fact, I'm actually of Arabic ascendance, not Hebrew and God and I have a fun relationship so...yeah...
But I actually think I should feel more emboldened and empowerd by my name. I fear a lot of what people may think of me and maybe if I believed that only a force beyond us can judge me I would be unstoppable :)

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The name Ashley is of Old English origin and means "ash tree." It was originally a surname denoting someone who lived near an ash tree clearing.
My parents had no specific reason for picking the name. Growing up I had wished I had a different name, one that was more tied to my culture (Filipino/Hispanic).

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My given name is Guadalupe Luisa Perez. My name comes from both my grand mothers. I did not have the honor of knowing my maternal grandmother Guadalupe but told that she was an elegant lady. My paternal grandmother Luisa was a grand lady... Whitty, smart, loving, caring and an exceptional cook. I follow in her footsteps :)

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My name is very common and doesn't have any major meaning behind it. My parents chose the name together but it wasn't based on anything in particular.  I remember wishing I had a different name when I was growing up because I felt like so many people in my grade had the name Sarah. I went by Sarah Ann for quite a while just to give it something extra.  I now only go by Sarah.

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My mom picked my name because it sounded Irish. Kelly is a surname in Ireland. I kept my O'Connor when I married because I like my name. Kelly means warrior or fighter and is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh .

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“Laurel” means honor, glory, accomplishment. My mother chose this name because she “expected great things.” This was communicated to me throughout my entire childhood. I had the experience of my
name being mispronounced and misspelled a lot growing up. At the time, it was an uncommon name and not every adult was familiar. So I would get called Lauren, Laura, and even Laurelle by people who didn’t know how to pronounce “Laurel.” It bothered me until I
asked about it and then I just started correcting them.

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My parents chose my name because it apparently means "from the sea" in old English, and my dad really likes fishing and being at the beach. My parents allegedly fought about what to name me, because my Mexican mother wanted me to have a cultural name. Unfortunately I didn't grow up around any of my Mexican family, and don't feel like I can really claim that identity.

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My name is Maryam. This name seems is general , and I heard allots of country use this name for girls, but in different pronunciation. Maryam in my culture means, name of a fragrant flower, a pious woman, the name of the mother of Jesus. My parents loves this name ,because they believe this name has a blessed and lucky. When I moved to US , in most of the places I introduce myself with Mary, because I thought this name is more easier to calling me than maryam. I like my last name. Maghoul means reasonable Wise, polite, and it very meaningful . but because of letter "GH" that it is not easy to pronounce almost all the time I spell it instead of pronounce

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My mom chose the name Jennifer because she simply liked it. She says I look like a Jennifer but I disagree. Jennifer means white wave, white phantom, white/pale/smooth complexion, or fair lady. Yeah and that does not describe me externally and internally. Jennifer was a popular name in the 1970s until the early 1980s. These were my mother's decades and I guess she went with what was trendy.

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My mom choose to name me Emily for a few reasons. She told me that she got Emily from the feminine form of Emil (a German boy name) and she also liked the Laura Nyro song Emirates because she thought the song write wrote it about her daughter. There is a line in the song that says "Emily, you ornament the Earth for me". My mom also liked how the name Emily looked in cursive. My last name Peterson has English, Scottish, and German origins. It is derived from the Greek word "petros" which means "rock". It also has been used in religion due to the apostle St. Peter. I also wanted to include my birth name which is "Jiang Chun". Loosely translated it means river and spring. It is Chinese in origin and was historically linked backed to a legendary emperor of China.

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My name doesn't have any awesome family ties or special meaning besides my mom liking it when she saw the movie "The Parent Trap" when she was pregnant with me. Growing up, I really disliked my name because no one ever pronounced it right on the first try or many of the times after that. My name is pronounced "Hah-lee" like Halle Berry, is what I tell most people. To many people, I am "Hay-lee", which is a pretty name, it is just not mine. I have grown to love my name because it makes me unique and special because not many people have my name.

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My name was actually supposed to be Natalie because my parents thought I was going to be a girl. So when I was born and they were completely surprised that I turned out to be a boy, they named me Nathan since it was similar to Natalie.

Nathan is a Hebrew name meaning “gift of God” or “He gave.”

The Valdez surname has more than one possible origin: A patronymic surname meaning son of Baldo (from the German bald, "brave"); Baldo is a shortened form of Baltazar, one of the three magi. One who came from Valdéz (tableland), translated literally as "from the valley

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My mom's name is Estella. She was always called Stelle or Stella. Her aunt was Stella. The name is "star" in Latin. I have two older sisters, Theresa and Patty, who wanted to name me, the third girl, after my mom. I have been Babystelle my whole life. I hated the name when I was younger because people never heard of it and always assumed "Michelle" when I said it. I love it now. I almost wish my name was even less popular so I could not respond to people who did not take the time to get it right! lol

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My full first name is Emilyean. My mom worked at a daycare at one point and really liked these two siblings named Emily and Anne and she decided to make my name somewhat of a combination of those (but not really). My name is pronounced Emi-lean(like to lean against something). My maiden last name is pronounced Ill-ch and is a German/Austrian name. However, in school when my full name was on the roster I always got called Emily Anne or Em-illion or Emi-lin. It was frustrating as a child to always have to correct people on how to say my name especially when I have a difficult last name too. I have never gone by Emilyean so I don't really identify this as my name per-say. I got to the point where I had my mom in High school put my name just as Emily so I didn't have to worry about teachers or subs getting it wrong and having to stop in the roster because they couldn't pronounce my first or last name. Even as an adult for jobs or school I have always made sure to put Emily as my preferred name since I never once have wanted to go by Emilyean.