Your Name: What Does it Tell About You

Our name is a big part of our identity. It is what other population know us by and something that distinguishes us from everybody else.

What's In a Last Name?

Irish Names And Meanings

The use of last names, or surnames, became much more prevalent in 1066, after the Norman Conquest. Since this time, surnames have come to be the norm in society--with a few exceptions, Maddona, Prince and Cher.

Your Name: What Does it Tell About You

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The origin of your last name largely depends on the ethnic background of your ancestors. For example, Spanish population commonly use Catholic Saints' names, Orthodox Jews are required by religious law to name one of their babies after a deceased relative and the Chinese ordinarily have three names, a family name, a generation name and an individual name.

English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish last names are typically grouped into one of four categories: occupations, localities, nicknames or first names.

Many population acquired their last name due to their trade or occupation. These names are self-explanatory: Farmer, Baker, Mason and so on.

Some population were named after where they were from, localities, or after geological characteristics of the land. Marsh, Hill and Sydney are examples of surnames of this type.

People were often named after nicknames; these are some of the most spirited last names. Kennedy, for example, is Gaelic for "ugly head," Gotobed, stemmed from person who was lazy.

Last names based on first names were very coarse in the history of Britain and Ireland. Often a suffix or prefix was added to indicate the relationship of the individual with the person after whom the individual was named. For example, the suffixes "son," means "son of" and "kin," is a diminutive. The prefixes "Fitz," often indicated illegitimacy, "O" means grandson and "Mac" and "Mc" mean "son of."

These suffixes and prefixes combined with the first name of the father created names like Johnson, Stevenson, Perkin, Fitzgerald, O'Brien and MacDonald.

Does Your First Name Have Significance?

Your first name is one of the most foremost gifts your parents gave you. Most first names have a meaning and you can as a matter of fact find the meaning of your first name on the Internet straight through sites like behindthename.com.

The most popular boys name in 2004 in the United States was Jacob, which in Hebrew means owner of the heel. It comes from the biblical Jacob who was born retention his twin brother Esau's heel.

The most popular girls name in 2004 in the United States was Emily, the medieval feminine form of Aemilius. Aemilius, derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival." As you can see, first names come from many separate roots.

Our names are much more than a word that identifies us. So take some time and study your patrimony and your name--you might be surprised.

References

Benes, Clarence H, & Steinbrink, John E, social Studies: Living up to your name (1996)

Kennedy, John. British Surnames: First-names, Localities, Occupaitons, Nicknames. [2005] 23 Sept. 2005
http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.familychronicle.com%2Fbritish.htm>

Powell, Kimberly. Glossary of Last Name Meanings and Origins [2003] 23 Sept 2005

genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/bl_meaning.htm

Your Name: What Does it Tell About You