4/1 Whats in Your Name? by Diversity Equity and Inclusion https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1 Share the origin story of your name. en-us 2022-04-01 15:27:24 UTC 2022-04-01 16:25:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Zahid https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125707545 It's an Arabic and Sufi name that means "well-balanced."

]]> 2022-04-01 16:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125707545 Carmen https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708138 i was named after an opera]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708138 Elizabeth Jeanne https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708220 I was named after a maternal aunt]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708220 Mary https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708248 Biblical name]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708248 I was named after my great grandmother who went by Dovie until a grandchild called her Amy. After that she was forever Grandma Amy. https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708265 2022-04-01 16:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708265 John https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708272 I was named after my grandfather]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708272 My name is French for Alice. But my dad named me after a woman he had a crush on as a child. He also wanted a boy, so he nicknamed me Al. https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708294 2022-04-01 16:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708294 Camille - Named after Bill Cosby's wife. Mother heard it and thought it was beautiful. https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708348 2022-04-01 16:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708348 The bible. My full name is biblical. https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708535 2022-04-01 16:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708535 Charlton https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708640 I was named after my paternal grandmother.]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708640 Jennifer https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708695 my mom liked it - very popular during the time]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708695 Taelor https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708852 My mom wanted me to have a gender neutral name ]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708852 Fatina https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708984   Godmother  named me]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125708984 Sarah: https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709009 I am named after a Biblical character because that religion was very important to my parents and because it sounded like a city where they lived early in their marriage]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709009 Shane is the Irish form of John which means gracious gift of God. Snyder comes from the German word Schneider which means Tailor. Shane was also uncommon and my parents wanted me to be unique. https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709020 2022-04-01 16:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709020 Holli https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709026 I'm named after my dad. His name is Hollis.

]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709026 Ariel https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709186 My mother was a syfy and cartoon fanatic. My name comes from the cartoon thundarr the barbarian.

]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709186 Christine https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709240 My mother was a boat person. She assisted other refugees on the boat by translating French and Vietnamese. She loved "Christine" because it's French and sounds like crystals. ]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709240 Tiera https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709270 Named after my grandmother's friend]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709270 Marion https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709522 Named for another woman with masculine spelling. This woman introduced my parents]]> 2022-04-01 16:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709522 Rene' Grandmother's middle name https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709802 2022-04-01 16:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125709802 Loritha https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710096 My mom heard it and liked it.  

]]> 2022-04-01 16:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710096 Caren https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710106 I was named after a gas station attendant. My parents thought I was going to be a boy, so they didn't have a name picked out when I was born. When my dad was getting gas on the day I was born, he liked the way it was spelled.]]> 2022-04-01 16:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710106 Zaincorie https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710125 Biblical Psalms 119/Soap Opera character

]]> 2022-04-01 16:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710125 Shaunquette Garrett https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710298 My uncle named me and wanted me
to have a unique name!

]]> 2022-04-01 16:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710298 Sonobia https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710773 I was named after a old soap opera and it represents a flower in Pakastin and it is also an old african name that represents a Queen Zenobia

]]> 2022-04-01 16:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125710773 Lfe Edwards lfeedwards https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125713221 My mom's friend found a name book in the market in Trinidad and by the time she made it back to my mom, she forgot the name. It was Ife, which is Nigerian. They came up with and preferred Lfe (pronounced Lafay)]]> 2022-04-01 16:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125713221 Audrey https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125714028 My mother just loved the name.]]> 2022-04-01 16:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125714028 Toshia https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125715229 My mother liked the name because it was different.

]]> 2022-04-01 16:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125715229 Jacqueline https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125721871 I was named after grandmother ]]> 2022-04-01 16:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/GeisingerDEI/namestory4_1/wish/2125721871