Today I want to talk about names, it's one of my "things" that I love and feel passionate about. I ferociously disagree with the quote by Shakespeare
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
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I believe a name can make or break a person. For example would you call your child Ugly Duckling? Or Fatso? I wouldn't think so. But why do we still insist on calling our children things that have no meaning to us or have terrible meanings or history to them. Would you call your child Stalin?
Leah for instance may be a fairly pretty name but it's meaning is Weary or tired. In the Bible she was the ugly sister with bad eyes that Jacob got tricked into marrying! Although she ended up bearing many children for him would you call your child Leah based on that? Esau in the Bible was named because of his red hairy body but he was also weak and sold his birthright to his brother Jacob as he never really saw his worth. Would you run out and be eager to call your child Esau?
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Here are some beautiful names with wonderful meanings. (green unisex, blue boy, pink girl)
Alexis - Defender
Eliada - God knew
Emmanuel - God is with us
Ella - Bright light, torch bearer
Hallelya - Glory to God
Jed- God's beloved
Kei - Joyful, One's glory
Molly - derived from Mary meaning: wished for child.
Noah - Rest, comfort
Stephane - crown of glory
Toby - God is good
Zachary - The Lord remembers
These a just a little handful of names that I thought some may like with great meanings. A name is important for a person and can shape who they are. There are so many stories of people with the same name have similar personalities and even events in their lives! What's in a name? Well I call my God Abba, Yaweh, Jehovah His son Jesus or Jeshua but I would never call them Jacob (deceiver)!
