On September 16th, 2010 at NYU hospital an amazing human was born. On my due date I came into the world toward 8:30pm. My mom and dad had already decided my name. My mom wanted me to have an L name so that I would have the same initials as my mom, LMZ. Before my mom married my dad her initials were LMS, Leslie Marie Simpson and my grandmothers was Linda Marie Simpson. My mom and dad were deciding between the name Lillian and the name Lilah I believe Lilah was the name of one of my great grandmothers (all on my moms side). I’m glad I was named Lillian because I can’t imagine being named Lilah.

My middle name is Marie which means bitter (that 100% does not describe me) (unless I'm really mad). My mom's family goes down three generations with that middle name. Linda Marie, Leslie Marie, Lillian Marie, and my sister Sofia Marie. If you counted my great grandma’s first name being Marie then it would go down four generations which I think is pretty awesome. Even though Marie was a very common name and is a very common middle name, I still think it's unique. You have to admit, Lillian Marie Ziff’s gotta good ring to it.

I’ve never known the meaning of my name, so I decided I would look it up. It turns out that Lillian means purity, innocence, and beauty. It also comes from the latin word Lillium which means Lily. I asked my mom if that is why she named me Lillian. She said she had no idea Lillian meant something special. She just really liked the name. Unlike my dad who originally said he would call me Lily instead of Lillian (but he never did). If someone calls me Lily I always say my name is not Lily it is Lillian. I think if my dad called me Lily it would probably be different and Lily would be pretty much my name but he doesn't. Lillian is a not a very common name but also a common name but, the thing is like 70% of people who are named Lillian go by Lily so I find my name very unique and I love it (my full name not just Lillian)!

Three months before I was born my parents had come up with two names Luca and Caiden (Although they didn't know the spelling of Caiden yet). My mom had supported the name Luca but my dad favored Caiden. After about a week of debating my parents came up with one name: Caiden. In my opinion I think the name Caiden fits me better because Luca means light and I don't  think that defines me as much as the name Caiden. I think that the name Caiden just fits me more than the name Luca because when I say my Caiden I just think of me. But if I say Luca I think of a random kid.

 

Caiden - /Kay - din/  Def.1 Loyalty Def.2 Warrior Def.3 Friendship Def.4 Resilient

 

The traits above apply to me because I'm resilient and a warrior. I  never give in, never stop fighting for what is right, and I keep on working. Friendship and loyalty apply to me because I love making friends and I'm very loyal to them. My name has different meanings in different cultures, Arabic, Hebrew, and Irish. Even though I'm not Arabic or Irish I love that because I have lots of interest in different cultures and countries.  

When my parents decided my name they had to pick a spelling and there were many spellings to choose from: Cayden, Caidin, Caiden, Caden, Caydin, Kayden, Kaden, and many more. I like that the way I spell my name is unique, not like other spellings of Caiden. Some of my other favorite spellings are: Cayden, Caden, and Kayden. Overall I think that my parents chose the right ame with the right spelling. My name is Caiden and I'm proud of it!

Hi, my name is Leo the Lion/Leo Cohen. I am the kid who is in 4C named Leo so you really know where to find me. My mom found out she was pregnant after tearing her ACL and going to the ER. Ok, now that I introduced myself and showed you how my mom found out she was pregnant let's go back to 6:00 PM on 11/17/10 at a hospital in Manhattan where my mother is having surgery (I was facing the wrong way luckily nothing bad happened).  A boy with goo on his face and a cord coming out of his belly crying, causing a ruckus, and yet my mom was crying with happiness. My mom said “Hello Leo”. 

My name means lion in Latin and fun fact sahim in Malayan means Leo Lion and King of the beasts. My name resembles who I am but more importantly who my family is: fighters. They were fighters because they survived the holocaust (the holocaust is when Adolf Hitler killed a chunk of the population of Jews) (my great grandfathers and grandmothers survived the holocaust)  my grandpa was the biggest fighter of all because he had Crohn's disease, grew up in poverty, had a family and made a living. He also went to an amazing medical school for free. My name makes me feel like I am as amazing as my relatives and I am the richest person with happiness like my grandpa. I was named Leo to keep fighting and never give up.

My mom naming me Leo has a funny backstory.  Not many people have been named after the main character in their aunt’s romance novel but I have. My aunt offered the name idea to my mom and my parents loved it. To clarify I am not Leonardo my name is just Leo and if you ever had a play date with me and my doorman called me Leonardo that is just a nickname he called me ( Don’t get any ideas). My name is very fun to say and to hear and I am happy to say I am Leo Cohen.  I will never stop and I will always rest at the top, at least in my book.   

(corny ending)  😒 

My name is Fiona Rika Inamoto. I was born on the morning of May 15, 2011. My parents knew what my name was going to be even before I was born. They had a whole list of other names for me, but one stuck out more than the others. This is the way they chose my name. My mom’s name is Amy. As she was growing up, she knew lots of other people with the same name as her, and she still knows a few today, and never liked it a lot. My dad’s name is Rei, and many people he met pronounced it wrong, like “Ree”, but the right way to pronounce it is “Ray”. Those are some things that helped my parents choose my name; they didn’t want names that were really common, but they also didn’t want names that were something weird, like Flamingo or Closet or something.

My dad’s side is from Japan, so my parents wanted a Japanese middle name. My middle name, Rika, means pear blossom in Japanese. In some other places, it also means things like loved, peaceful ruler, and ruler. My nickname is Fifi, and as well as being short for Fiona, I realized the two letters in it are also my initials. F and I, for Fiona Inamoto. My parents and some of my friends call me Fifi, but my brother, Jasper, never does, and I never call him his nickname.

Fiona, Fiona, Fiona. My name makes me think of my upstate house. The calm wind, the pool, and shining sun. Even though it doesn’t mean anything, I think it fits me. I’ve known people with similar names, but I don’t know anyone with the same name as me, (except for one or two people in books and movies) and that makes me unique.the was a whole list of other names my parents had for me, and some of those I wouldn’t mind having as a name, but I feel like it would make me different as a person. For example, I can’t really imagine someone saying something like “Hi Annette!”, or “Bye, Ellie!”. It just doesn’t feel right, if you know what I mean. So, overall, I love my name, and I always will. Fiona Rika Inamoto.

There are some naming traditions in my family that I know of, on my mom’s side I know that sometimes children have double names, with a name of their own and their father’s name after it. On my dad’s side I don't really know of any naming traditions. These naming traditions have slightly influenced how my brother, sister and  I were named . My sister’s full name is Tallulah Virginia Lamb, her middle name Virginia is my mother’s mother’s name. My brother’s full name is Nathanial Morrow Lamb, his first name is my dad’s grandfather’s name and his middle name is my mother’s father’s name. 

Do I like my name? Yes, I love it! I love it when my mama calls me down to dinner, I love it when my daddy says hello after coming home from a long day of work. Sometimes I think, is Molly my nickname, because my name is Molly-Michael and I’m being called Molly for short? I don’t want to be called Molly-Michael right now because I think it’s long and hard to say but in the future I think I will go by Molly-Michael because it’s my name and I love it. Molly-Michael Lamb, that’s my name, don't wear it out.

It all started with the letter A. In the car ride up to Maryland, it was February,snow was falling and my parents were rushing to get me at the hospital! “Do you think Alessandro is a good name?  We can use Alex as a nickname!!!” blurted my mom. When I came out I shot out like a cannonball (lucky no concussion). I am adopted, which is sometimes a pain when people ask that. My mom is Jewish. In the Jewish tradition your name needs to have the first letter of someone who recently died.

My great grandfather Aberham (not Lincoln) fought in WWII. I like to think that I have a fighter, soldier, warrior, and hero in my blood. That is probably why I never miss a nerf gun shot (and no Eleanor or Kati I won't call myself the   MEANANNOYINGADICTEDTOVIDIOGAMESTRON2000).  I am good at sword fighting. I can disarm an opponent in 30 seconds max. I can shoot a nerf gun blinded and do a 360 no scope (that means you fire without using a scope or looking). 

My mom wanted to name me Alessio but she named me Alessandro because she wanted Alex as a nickname. My other nicknames are AP, CT-5555 (from Star Wars. I like Star Wars and my friends know that I do so they gave me that nickname), The White Wolf, The Lone wolf, Da boss and MEANANNOYINGADICTEDTOVIDIOGAMESTRON2000. What nicknames do you have? I like those nicknames except MEANANNOYINGADICTEDTOVIDIOGAMESTRON2000.  Noah and Jackson Poindexter call me AP, Ben and Marcel and Ben call me the white/lone wolf and they all call me CT-5555!

       My mother wanted a name with an international meaning (having a name that means a lot of things in different languages). Cam means gold in Cantonese. Camilla was a Roman warrior and the word Camilla means “female fighter” in Latin. In Italian, Camilla means perfect as is, and Camila (with one “L”) is a common Spanish name. The name Camilla also originates from Camillus, a term for a youth serving Acolyte in ritual of Ancient Roman religion.

       I like the name Camilla. If someone asked me what name I would like to have if I could change it I would just keep my name as is. Sometimes I don’t really feel like I’m the person that’s golden, a warrior, or perfect but the Camilla I’m thinking about is the person that I already am. That name has grown into my identity over the years. Yes, there are more people and named Camilla. But none of them are the same as me.  I  am Camilla. No, I am Camilla Lyubarov!