6/23 Whats in Your Name? by Diversity Equity and Inclusion https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP Share the origin story of your name. en-us 2022-06-23 17:46:12 UTC 2022-06-23 18:39:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Sawczuk https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101489 My great grandfather changed the spelling of the last name - I am still learning about whether the spelling is Sawchuk or Sawchuck.]]> 2022-06-23 18:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101489 Kimberly https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101829 The last name of some of my ancestors is Kimberly.]]> 2022-06-23 18:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101829 https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101891 Cathy-my parents wanted a boy and picked out "Stephen".  When I was born (a girl) they chose "Cathy" for a Soap Opera character they liked on One Life to Live.

]]> 2022-06-23 18:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101891 Shelly Chihuang Wu https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101942 My middle name starts with C and so does my sister's middle name. In Chinese culture, I was told our middle names start with the same letter to indicate children of the same generation. ]]> 2022-06-23 18:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101942 Elizabeth Owens - Billie Jean https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101983 I named a dog that I adopted Billie Jean because she loved tennis balls, but often people would sing the song "Billie Jean" to her.]]> 2022-06-23 18:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229101983 Paula https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102067 I was named Paula because my dad's name is Paul. ]]> 2022-06-23 18:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102067 Heather https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102195 born first- He = Heather
Born second Ho =Holly]]> 2022-06-23 18:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102195 Amber https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102297 No special origin.]]> 2022-06-23 18:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102297 I was born in a Catholic hospital to Catholic parents. A nun walked by the room when I was born, while my mother was holding me. She asked what my name was and my mother stated that she didn't know yet. The nun suggested Elizabeth, since I was born on St. Elizabeth of Hungary's day. My mom loved it and that's been my middle name ever since. https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102304 2022-06-23 18:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102304 Brendan https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102448 My mom had wanted to give her children Irish names since she was a kid.]]> 2022-06-23 18:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102448 Italya- Base on my mom: My name means Black Beauty. It origin from Italy. There was a black beautiful horse in Italy name Italya. So that's me:) https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102812 2022-06-23 18:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229102812 Eriko Iwatate https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229103838 I was named after the "Jericho", the oldest city in the world from Bible.
My last name means "Rock Shield", not sure the origin. ]]> 2022-06-23 18:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229103838 Erik https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229104266 I was named after the Captain of my Father's ship when he was in the Navy.
My Grandfather changed the spelling of my last name by changing the s to z. It means Of the Sun.
 ]]> 2022-06-23 18:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229104266 Kimberly Sue ... I have no idea what it means but my moms name is Vivian Sue so I guess Sue is after her. My dog is Gracie Goose because my fav drink is Grey Goose :) https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229104368 2022-06-23 18:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229104368 Kelechi - Thank God https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229105279 A lot happened around my birth. I was born pre-mature (I was delivered at 7 months) so I had to be an incubator. My dad was out of town when my mum went into labor. So she went to the hospital on her own. All in all - my family is grateful to God that I was born healthy! ]]> 2022-06-23 18:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229105279 Rhonda https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229106909 My father gave me my first name. My middle name (Louise) is the same as my mother's middle name. I gave my daughter the same middle name. ]]> 2022-06-23 18:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229106909 Rasija https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229107287 My name (meaning - 'liked by everyone') is picked from a holy verse in Sanskrit mantra and was chosen by my aunt. The names ending in the sound "a" in Sanskrit is usually used for females.]]> 2022-06-23 18:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/HRPP/wish/2229107287