https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218 Each of your English names has a name story, and just like your last name, it carries a piece of your special identity. You are going to spend the next few minutes of class reflecting on your name story. Consider the following: What do you like about your name? What do you dislike about your name? How/why did your family pick your name? Do you have any nicknames? Where do your nicknames come from? What is the meaning/translation of your name? Do you have a middle name? If so, how/why did your family pick your middle name? Do you like your middle name? What is the meaning of your last name? How does it tie into your heritage in terms of your culture, religion and ethnic identity? Do you have any memorable stories about your first name, middle name or last name? en-us 2018-02-07 19:19:33 UTC 2025-09-28 11:49:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403649305 The things I like about my name are that it is not long and it is easy to pronounce. How my family picked my middle name is they got it from my dad's name. My middle name is James because my dad's name is James. I like my middle name because whenever I say my middle name I think of my dad. ]]> 2022-11-30 14:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403649305 chandleroliphant https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403710853 2022-11-30 15:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403710853 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403908824 I like my name because it french and unique. I don't like my name because its really long and a lot of people have trouble spelling or pronouncing it.  My close friends and family call me Nikki or Nic. And my middle name is Ann. The comes from my great grandmother because her name was Ann and now my grandma and my mom have the middle name Ann as well. I was named Nicolette because my mom did not want to name me something that ended with an a because at the time that was popular. Nicolette is a feminine name of French origin, meaning "victory of the people." The girly name is a diminutive of the elegant "Nicole" and a female version of the classic "Nicholas," providing the perfect in-between choice. Which is really cool and unique as well.  ]]> 2022-11-30 17:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403908824 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403914135 Things that I like about my name is that it short and a special name. My parents named me that because they wanted something that they never heard before and one of the names was Gwen! There is some culture in my name as my last name is a Polish last name. My name stands for blessed and blessed ring. Some of my nicknames include Gwenboben (which was given to me by my dad) and G (which all little kids call me because they can't say Gwen). I do have a middle name and it is Cynthia and I get it from my abuela's name. I love my middle name as now I will always have my abuela's love with me.  ]]> 2022-11-30 17:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403914135 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403927735 The things I like about my name are how unique. What I dislike about my name is my last name because everyone mispronounces it. My family picked my name because it is Italian and means white/snow, so since I'm born in winter it would match. One nickname I have is bibi, and it's from my friend who's nickname is mimi. My last name means the German word "burg". Which ties into how my name ties into my small Italian and German ethnicity. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403927735 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403928156 I like that my name is unique and short.  I dislike my middle name and my mom picked it. I think. Anyways my last name is German and it is from my great great great grandfather John Baptist Lutz. and I was named after my grandfather, Daniel Lutz. My name means god is my judge from the Bible.  Some of my nicknames are Dan and Danny but I prefer Daniel.]]> 2022-11-30 17:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403928156 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403929842 I like my name because I was named after my great grandma Giovanna. I don't like my name because there aren't really any good nicknames. The only nicknames there really are is gigi or gi. My friends usually call me gi and my family calls me gigi. My middle name is heather, my mom's name is heather so whenever I see my middle name i think of her. There really is no meaning to my last name but my first name means " God is Gracious." ]]> 2022-11-30 17:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403929842 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403929959 I like my name because it makes me unique. I am named after my dads best friend who has a purple heart award. My middle name is John which I get from my dad's middle name. My name means red. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403929959 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403930136 I like my name because it is unique and not many people have it. I don't like my name because people always say it wrong. My family named me this because they like Melania Trump,but instead of an e, they wanted an I to be different. I have some nicknames, my first was "Milan's" which came from my moms best friend. Some of my friends call me "miller" which came from my friend from school last year. My middle name is Elaine, and it came from my dad's mom. I was going to be named Elaine and follow the Greek tradition but my mom and dad both did not want my name to be Elaine, so they chose Milania. My last name is Likakis, and it comes from my dad, and he is Greek. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403930136 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403930560 I like my name because it means God is my judge. My dad picked my name right before I was born and I was originally supposed to be named Gavin but they changed it at the last minute. My last name is Rose and I really like my last name it comes from a German Origin and it means "a rose".]]> 2022-11-30 17:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403930560 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403930656 Something that I don't like about my name is the fact that most people spell it Layla when I meet them or think it's spelled that way as well as people pronouncing it wrong the majority of the time (Lila, Leela, Lala). I don't really know why my parents named me Leila but I think it might've been because of a Doctor Who character. I do like my last name though as it is a really British last name which I find pretty cool. My middle name is Rose and once again I don't know why it is. One more thing that I don't like about my name is that it means moon which is kind of weird in my opinion. I do like my middle name though because the middle name Rose comes from the Latin middle name Rosa which I once again find cool.]]> 2022-11-30 17:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403930656 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931060 I like my name because its very unique. I was named after Holden Caulfield From a book called "The Catcher in the Rye" Something I don't like about my name is that people make a ton of inappropriate jokes because my name is Holden. People call me "The Great Holdini."]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931060 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931114 Something I don't like about my name is really common. Sophia is one of the most popular girl names now. The meaning of the name is wisdom. My last name means yellow in Mandarin.]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931114 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931242 i don't really like my name because it's really long. my name means "my god is an oath". my parents figured out my name by relating it to my russian name (which is really similar). The nicknames i usually use are liz/lizzy b/c they're parts of my name but my russian friends usually call me "liza" b/c it's also my russian nickname.]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931242 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931254 I love my name because it has an important meaning within my family. Plus, it is very unique. I don't like my name sometimes, because people tend to call me Ashley, or they spell it wrong. For my nickname, my family and close friends call me ash, which I love. My name translates to dream. My middle name is Alexis, which translates to helper, which is ironic because I am a great helper! ]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931254 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931276 I like my name because it italian and simple. I have many nicknames: Nick, nick ferro and many more. my brother gave me my name when i was born and my name is italian. My nicknames come from my family and my baseball team. My middle name comes from my father Joseph. I love my middle name because its simple.]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931276 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931341 I like how my name is for either gender and I don't like how my name is spelt because a lot of people think it's pronounced a whole different way then it is. And Shayne translates to god is gracious. My family got my name because when my mom was watching a movie she heard about a character named Shayne who was really cool so she wanted to name me Shayne for that reason. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931341 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931441 Things that  I like about my name is that it is spelled with a Z instead of a S. This is because I am half Italian and half Brazilian,so they wanted to name me something different. And my middle name is named after my dad's grandma which is Valerie. And almost everyone liked to call me bella because it is shorter then Izabella. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931441 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931583 I like my name is because it it means god is my strength. I like my name because a nickname for it is gabby and I am also named after a saint. People normal mix up my full name for Gabrielle. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931583 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931701 I like my name because it is my grandpa's name and I think it's cool that i'm named after my grandpa. I don't like my name because it is plain and a lot of people are named Alex. The name Alex means defender of mankind. The name Alex originated from Greece and came from a Greek warrior. My mom calls me Alex and my dad calls me Al. I do not like what my dad calls me because I rather my real name.]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931701 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931748 i dont really like my name because it is unique and a lot of people like Mrs.O like their name because it unique but i dont id rather have a more normal name but my name does suit me. my name has no special stories my middle name is christin which is my moms moms name so that why thats my middle name. nothing else really special about my name.]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931748 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931820 I like my name because it matches my conquer. Its is a good name bevcause everybody calls me different nick names that match my italian culture. SOmetimes people joke about my fist and last name and it gets me very annoyed]]> 2022-11-30 17:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403931820 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403934124 What I like about my name is that it's short. My name means tile maker, what I dislike about my name is it's at some times annoying. Some nicknames I have are Ty Ty. My parents named me after one of my grandparents with his hebrew name. ]]> 2022-11-30 17:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403934124 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403934840 Uniquely among most, I do not have a middle name. That's actually quite surprising, considering that in my parents' Russian culture, middle names are just expected. I derived my first name from my maternal great-grandfather. His name was spelled "Isaac," though. My spelling, "Isak," is simply a rare modernization. It apparently translates to "He laughs," "He" meaning the Jewish or Christian God.]]> 2022-11-30 17:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2403934840 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405493595 I don't like my middle name. I've never questioned my first name. I don't like nor hate anything about my first name, and I have no answers or questions about it either.]]> 2022-12-01 17:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405493595 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494063 I do not like my real name because I think it sounds weird but I do like my nickname matt I like it because it is short and sounds much better. There is no special story to where I got my name my parents just decided they wanted to name me that.]]> 2022-12-01 17:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494063 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494235 I like my name because it is not too popular but it isn't rare either. I like the nicknames that I have. Some people call me by my first and last name initials and some call me Ty. I middle name is Matthew and it comes from my great grandmas name which is May. My parents used the first letter. What I don't like about my first name is that some people with an ascent or people that hear my name wrong thinks I am named Taylor and not Tyler.]]> 2022-12-01 17:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494235 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494927 One thing I like about my first name is that it's a pretty name. Something I dislike about it is that I could be mistaken for a boy because people call me Sam. I'm not really sure the reason behind my name and why my parents name me that. ]]> 2022-12-01 17:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494927 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494983 I like my name because it is very unique, I have never met another Carrington. The only thing I dislike about my name is that it is so long it is very time consuming to write but I am fine with it. My name must have been hard for my parents to come up with but it actually came from a professional dancing trying out for so you think you can dance and there was a girl named after me with a "k". My parents loved the name and did not want to have any other options so that is how I got my name. But the funny thing is I am actually a professional dancer for 10 years and I was named after a dancer so I guess it runs in the name. That is how I got my name!]]> 2022-12-01 17:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405494983 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405496085 I like my name because it is unique, the name Hudson is not a name that you hear often. I don't like my name sometimes because people think that I was named after the Hudson River even though I was not. I have a couple nicknames but my main one is Hudsy. My mom made up the nickname when I was little and I was called it ever since. The name Hudson means Mind, heart and spirit. My middle name Nico was named after my grandpa Nicholas. My dad and my grandpa both came up with the name. That is what I like and dislike about my name!]]> 2022-12-01 17:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405496085 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405496760 I like my name because it's very simple. I like how everyone knows it, so nobody pronounces it wrong. My nickname is Maddie, which I like more than my full name. My middle name is Rose. My Mom chose this because she loved roses. I do not like my last name. Nobody can pronounce it, even though it is only 5 letters. My last name roots from India. My name means, "son of Matthew," or "Gift of God." ]]> 2022-12-01 17:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405496760 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405496850 I like my name because I was named after my great grandmother who impacted my mom a lot. I also don't like my name because people make lots of weird nicknames. One of my favorite ones is Gem Gem and Gem. The meaning of my name is a precious gemstone and I love when people say she truly is a Gem. Overall besides the annoying nicknames I love my name because it's different and not lots of people have it. I think my name is fun and different! ]]> 2022-12-01 17:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405496850 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497372 I like my name because it is unique and I do not know anyone else that has Salvo as a first name. My name is very Italian because my family is Italian. Some people call me "Sal" which I am fine with but Sal is a very common name so sometimes it gets confused with someone else. My name translated to "Safe" which is funny because I've never broken a bone, not even a finger.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497372 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497677 I like my name because my father and his father share the same name as me Richard Allen Wagner lll. The part that I don't like about my name is when people meet me call me Richard (Especially teachers) when I prefer Richie. The best part is it roughly translates to King or Strong in rule.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497677 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497709 One thing I like about my name is that I'm named after my great grandfather as a reminder of him to my parents. Another thing I like about my name is that it means lion. What I like about this is that a lion also happens to be my favorite animal. One thing I don't like about my name is that everyone says my last name wrong.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497709 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497715 I like my name. I like my name because it is unique and I am named after my great grandmothers, who I never got to meet. Their names were Rita and Raya with a rolled R. My middle name is Mia and I love my middle name. My middle name is after my great grandpa, who I also never met. His name was michael. My names meaning is "of the angles".]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497715 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497718 I like my name because I like that I don't have any nicknames.I like that I don't have nicknames because I don't want anybody to call me a diffrent name .My name means "lover of hounds or wise ". ]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497718 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497756 I like my name because it is different. my parents named me that because it is a popular name in Brasil and they like how it sounds. My name means adored.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497756 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497775 Something I like about my name is that I was named after my great-grandpa and he was the one who changed my family's last name from Pearlberg to Perle. Something I don't like my name is that people often spell it wrong (my first and last name).]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497775 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497857 I like my name because it is different. I know lots of people might be named Alicia, but I have never met anyone with the same pronunciation as my name has. Something I don't like about my name is that people don't know how to say it at first. My parents didn't have specific reason for naming me this, they just liked the name.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497857 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497869 I like my name because Davit is not a common name. I don't like my name because sometimes people get it confused with David so I say to just say David if it is easier. My family chose Davit because their was a Georgian king named Davit IV "The Builder". When I looked up my name it said I An Eager and Dynamic Individual.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405497869 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405498027 I like my name because I think it suits me and I like how it sounds. My name comes from Latin and it means "Saw" or "Moutain Range" or "Jagged". I like the nicknames I have. Some people call me Cece/Cc. My nickname came from a singer my mom really liked.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405498027 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405498189 One thing that I like about my name is that there are some celebrities that also have the same name and to me it is kind of cool. Another thing that I like about my name is that not many people don't know how to say my last name, it's just funny to me. A thing that I don't like about my name is that some people spell my first name wrong because they think that my name is spelled with two N's, and also when people ask for my last name I need to spell it for them because they don't know how to. My name means god is gracious.]]> 2022-12-01 17:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405498189 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405499249 I like my name because it is unique and I don't know one person who has that name. One reason I don't like my name is because it's long and sometimes people pronounce it wrong. Nicknames that I have are Lil/Lily which sometimes people spell it Lili or Lilly. My names back story came from derived from the Latin word 'lilium' or 'lilion', the name means "pure" and "innocent". The name is generally found in North America, though it is more common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. I don't know how whenever I ask my parents about my name they just say they always liked that name.]]> 2022-12-01 17:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405499249 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405502868 I like my name because its not very common and kind of different, but I do not like the spelling for my name much. My middle name is Elizabeth and it came from my grandma. the meaning of my first name is "admirable" and the naming of my middle name is "My God is an oath" ]]> 2022-12-01 17:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405502868 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405605162 What I like about my name is that I am named after my great-grandma. I like my name because it's unique not a lot of people have it, I just don't like saying it. My middle name is Rose, named after my other great-grandma who is currently over 100. Many people pronounce my last name wrong which is pretty funny. In Hebrew my name means princess.]]> 2022-12-01 18:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405605162 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405675392 What I like about my name is that a lot of people have it so it is a very common name. One thing I do not like about my name is that the Amazon speaker has the same name as me so whenever someone would say my name the speaker would go off which I hate. ]]> 2022-12-01 19:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/Delta8218/wish/2405675392