lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2016

THE STORY BEHIND YOUR NAME


Do you know the reason why your name is your name? Is there a story behind it? Did your parents almost name you something else? Do you know where your name comes from? What does you name mean in that language? Please, add a comment and share all this information with your classmates.

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  2. Hugo is a name of Germanic origin. Hugo, meaning "Bright in Mind and Spirit" or "intelligence".The English version of the name is Hugh and the Italian version is Ugo. My parents wanted a short name of 4 letters, then my grandfather wanted me to put his name "Francisco". then my parents call me hugo or lucas but when they saw the meaning of the name was when they decided to call me hugo.

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  3. Elena is a Greek name. Her meaning is beautiful like the sun.I'm very happy with my name because is easy and short. My parents decided to call me Elena because they like it, but my grandmother, who is very religious, wanted to call me Guadalupe because i was born the 8th of september the day of the virgin Guadalupe but finally my parents call me Elena.

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  4. Hello! My parents called me Alba because they liked the name and it was short. My parents almost called me Laura or María (like my mother’s grandmother) finally my father said that Alba is more beautiful. Alba is a latin origin name which means “dawn” “brightness” “white”... I like so much my name. BYE!

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  5. Paula is a Latin name. It is the feminime form of Paulus. This was the name of a 4th-century Roman saint who was a companion of Saint Jerome.
    It means little, small, humble.

    Well, when my mum became pregnant, she thougth I would be a boy. So my parents decided to call me Pablo. A few months later I was born, and they realized that I was a girl, they decided to call me Paula.

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  6. My parents decided to call me Mar because they met on the beach. It's a latin name. My father wanted to call me Victoria like his grandmother, or Marina. I'm happy with my name because it´s very short and it has a beautiful meaning, the sea.

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  7. When I was born my sister decided to call me Sara because she liked that name. My Mother wanted to call me HeidI or Hada, I don't mind if she called me with that name is very original! But I'm so happy with my name, I'm not goning to change it.
    Sara is a Hebrew name and her meaning is "princess" so I am a princess.

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  9. Paula is a Latin name (Pavlus). It means "small" and "humble". My parents called my like that because my father is called Pablo, this is a good reason to discard the name of Candela that was one of their options. I really like my name.

    Paula Calvo

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  10. My parents (my mother) decided to call me Laura because her name is Laura. Laura is a latin name that comes from laurel (laurus) and it means "victorious" (laurel crown).
    Bye
    (Laura Zahinos)

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  11. My name is Judith because my mother liked the name since she was fifteen years old. Judith is a name of Hebrew origin which meaning is "she will be praised" or "woman of Judea". And now with the step of the years I like increasingly my name.

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  12. My sister had a friend called Ángel. She talked a lot about him to my parents and they really liked the name. But, as I' m a girl,they called me Ángela.

    It's a Latin name and it comes from the Greek word ángelos, which means "messenger of God".

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  13. Elena is a Greek name (helene). Her meaning is clarity of the sun. My parents put me Elena because my mother's sister (my godmother) is called Elena.



    (Elena Criado 4º A)

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  14. Sara is an Hebrew name (Sarah ) it means princess. My parents decided to call me Sara because I was the first child and I was a princess for them. They liked the name Marta too, but finally they decided to call me Sara and I´m very happy with my name.

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  15. My parents decided to call me Miguel because they wanted they liked the name and they put me it. Miguel comes from the Hebrew (Mikael) and means: who is like God? the English name Michael. I like my name.

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  16. My name is Carlos. My parents wanted to call me Carlos... Ok, let's start again. MY FATHER wanted to call me Carlos, because my mother's options were Juan or Vicente, and he didn't like those names. Carlos is a German name which means "free man" (like the original name "Karl").
    I'm happy with my name, but if it were another different, i would love it too, cause it's my name and I've lived with him for 15 years.

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  18. Well, in my case, I have two names which you can perfectly call me with. My Spanish name is Lisa, and my parents named me like that because apparently they thought that it was an odd name and that nobody here in Spain would have the same name as me.My Chinese one is 心情 (xinquin)just because it was my aunt's desire.
    It has tons of meanings,such as,good humour,positive mind,or even laughter. Without a shadow of doubt I truly adore both of them.

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  19. Iñaki comes from the basque country, and its the same as ignacio in latin. And means "burning".

    And my parents chose Iñaki, because they wanted an original and "extrange" name at the same time. So they remember a argentinian dancer called Iñaki Urlezaga and they fell in love and call me Iñaki.

    I like my name because isn´t common here in caceres and i feel unique.

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  20. Alicia comes from Greek and it's meaning is honest.
    My parents chose it because nobody in my village is called like me so I was the only one with that name. And I think that my parents chose well because I like my name so much.

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  21. Daniel comes from Hebrew and it means "God is my judge" , they choose to call me Daniel because they didn't know how to call me,and my brother said "Why we don't call him Daniel?" And they agreed

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  22. Miguel comes from Hebrew and means 'Anyone is like God' and Ángel comes from Greek and means'The delivery of God' My father thought 'Miguel Ángel' because he was teaching about Miguel Ángel Buenarotti at University and my mother agreed him.

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  23. David comes from Hebrew and it means "Beloved" o "The selected of the God ".It's a biblical name that comes from the famous king David of Israel. My parents decided to put me this name because my grandfather is called David.

    David Alonso Munn

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  25. Well, my parents decided to call me Sofia because my father is a great lover of the philosophy. My father convinced my mother and my sister, but my mother wanted call me Ruth. A few days later my sister proposed that they could write both names in a paper, do with these papers planes of paper, and to throw them in the air. The plane that was flying more was winning , and clearly the plane that won was the one than had Sofia's name written. Sofia comes from the Greek and means love to the wisdom.
    Sofía López Jiménez

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  26. My name is Almudena and my parents chose it because my mother was born in Madrid and Almudena is the city´s virgin. It comes from Arab and means little city or citadel. I like my name because it isn´t really common but i prefer my friends call me Almu, it´s shorter.

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  27. My name is Alejandro because my father like the history and call me like Alejandro Magno.
    This name in Greek mean the protector and the first time that the name appear was in the “Iliada”.

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  28. Paula comes from the Latin (Pavlus), it means "small and humble woman". My parents called me Paula because they liked the name, they also wanted to call me Andrea but finally my mother decided she prefers Paula, I prefer Paula too and I'm very happy with my name.

    Paula Acedo Guerra

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  29. My name is Ildefonso, my parents had ideas like Alejandro, Adriano, Juan... but my father said Ildefonso or Viriato and my mother didn't like Viriato so, Ildefonso. This name was a traditional visigoth name and means ''who is ready for battle''.

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  31. My name is Natalia because is a family tradition, my grandmother´s father called Natalio, my great-grandfather had a healing skills and my grandmother calls Natalia too. he origin of my name is latin. My name means "born in Cristhmas"

    Natalia Naharro Aguilar 4ºESO

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  32. Ana is a Hebrew name and it means blessed or with grace.My parents called me Ana because they liked it and they almost called me Marta.I'm very happy with my name because is easy and short.

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  33. Hello, my name is Miguel because my great-grandfather was called as me. If I had´t called Miguel, my parents would have called Diego for my grandfather or Rafael for other great-grandefather. Finally they agreed and choose Miguel.
    This name comes from Hebrew and mean "God is fair" or "Anyone is like God"

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  34. Sonia is a Russian name, but it´s a variant of the Greek name Sofia. My father decided to call me that because when he went to a mili he listened and liked this name. My mother liked the name Lucía too but my father liked more Sonia. I´m very happy with my name.

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  35. Álvaro is a Germanic name, that means "elf warrior". My parents decided to call me Álvaro, because they wanted a name that wasn't in the family, but before they called me Álvaro they wanted to call me Hector but my old brother didn't know how to say it, so they didn't call me Hector.

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  37. So... Beatrice comes from Latin, it means "who brings joy and happiness". My parents almost called me Beatrice Pilar, because I was born close to Virgen del Pilar's day, but my mother didn't like the way the name sounded so they decided to called Beatrice Isabel, because my mother had always love Beatrice and Isabel because my grandmother had a sister who was called Isabel and she died in the same month one year before.

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  38. Rodrigo is a germanic name, and its meaning is "rich in glory". I thought my parents called me like that because they like the legends of Don Rodrigo, the last visigothic king, or maybe the ones of El Cid, but i finally discover that they were thinking about random names and they both liked Rodrigo. I like it too,but i prefer my nickname, Roy.

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  39. My parent called me Sofia because my mother's name is Sofia.
    They want to call me Laura because my mother liked that name.
    I'm happy with my name because it's nice. The origin of my name is Greek, it means wisdom.
    Sofia Torres Sánchez

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  40. My parents called me Elena because they like it. My mum also wanted to call me Paula, but finally they decided Elena.
    My name comes from Greek and it means "Beautiful like the Sun".

    Elena Guerra Álvarez 4°B

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  41. My parents called me Elena because they like it. My mum also wanted to call me Paula, but finally they decided Elena.
    My name comes from Greek and it means "Beautiful like the Sun".

    Elena Guerra Álvarez 4°B

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  42. My name is Paul, my name is a Roman name,Pablo,meaning "humble man". At first my mother would call me marcelino but my father didn't want, but eventually they called me pablo because the name liked them both and because mu father wanted a roman name, I like my name i think that is nice and also the meaning ^.^

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  43. The reason why my name is Laura is because my parents agreed with each other and decided to call me that.
    They almost call me María, as my mother and my grandmother, but finally they chose Laura.
    Laura comes from latin, from the word "laurus" wich means "victorious woman".
    I like so much my name and I'm so happy with it.

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  44. The reason why my name is Laura is because my parents agreed with each other and decided to call me that.
    They almost call me María, as my mother and my grandmother, but finally they chose Laura.
    Laura comes from latin, from the word "laurus" wich means "victorious woman".
    I like so much my name and I'm so happy with it.

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  45. My name is Adrián because it was the favourite name of my mother. If I was a boy my name was Adrián and if I was a girl probably my name was Adriana. Adrián is a great name that came from the latin, and means "the person that came from the sea". I´m soo happy with my name.

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  46. Why am I called Lucía? Well, that's because the place were my dad worked for the first time is called Sta Lucía del Trampal (Alcuéscar). My parents said that this is a magical place. But my dad also wanted to call me Olga, like my mum, but they finally decided to call me Lucía.
    Lucía comes from the Latin word 'lux', in English light. It means light or the one that was born with the first day light.

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  47. I was named Manuel because of my dad, who is also called Manuel, because of his grandad. There were no more names in the list.
    Manuel is a variation of Immanuel, a Hebrew name wich means "God is with us".
    I really like my name and, in these days, it isn't very common.

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  48. My name is Mariam because my mom wanted to call me María (becouse of her grandmom), but my dad wanted a muslim name, like my brothers, so they decided to call me Mariam, the muslim version of María, Maryam, written in muslim. Also my wanted to call me Isabel, but at the end, they called me Mariam. It comes from the muslim (like I said before) and means ``of beautiful face´´.

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  50. My name is Sara because my mother liked that name. Sara is a Hebrew name that means "Princess". That's a bit ironic, isn't it?

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  51. Why my name is Javier?.
    My name is Javier because my father's name is Javier,it's a Basque name (Xabier) that means "castle" or "new house".
    Javier Alonso Guerra (4ºESO A)

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  52. Hi everybody! My name is Juan Carlos. Juan is a Hebrew name that means "the man faithful to God"; and Carlos is a Germanic name that means "the man who is free". And, why my name is my name? My parents decided to call me that because my father's grandfather was a great and a good man called Juan, and my grandfather is called Carlos. Both names was joined to give name to my father's brother, Juan Carlos. As he was the best person my father had ever known and sadly he died at the age of 21, my parents thought that this name would be the best name for their first son. They always say that it was a very good idea...

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  53. Daniel is a Hebrew name that means "God´s Justice" or "God is my judge". It has translations in almost all languages, and there are also feminine versions.
    My parents wanted a name which wasn´t in the family and didn´t remember them anyone. They looked for a common, easy name. Finally, they chose two names they liked the most: Hugo and Daniel. They had to decided between them. And, as you know, they called me Daniel, and I like it.

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  54. I was named David because my parents wanted a name that sound special not too long and not too short, David also is a historic name and they wanted a name that was easy to say.
    David is a Hebrew name that means "beloved". I like my name.

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  55. My father put me TVE name Carolina because they like the song. Carolina is a name Germánico it from of karl that means "strong, and ser with nobel intelligence" I love muy name

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  56. Really interesting. Well done!!!
    These sentences are not correct. Could you correct them?

    Sometimes the problem is the tense:
    -My parents call me ...
    -They almost call me...
    -They want to call me...
    -They choose...
    -The first time that the name appear...
    -I finally discover...

    Sometimes we forget the subject:
    -I'm happy with my name because is easy.
    -because is a family tradition.
    -I like my name because isn't common.

    There are a couple of problems with the spelling:
    -extrange
    -wich

    Careful with pronouns or possessives:
    -I have lived with him (name?)
    -Her meaning... (name)

    There are words missing or you add an incorrect article. And be careful with capital letters:
    -My mother wanted call me ...
    -My mother agreed him.
    -My father liked the history
    -A great lover of the philosophy

    Other problems with tenses:
    -They decided to called me...
    -My mother had always love it.
    -If I was a boy my name was...
    -They had to decided.
    -Both names was joined

    Mistakes with prepositions:
    -at the end...
    -in the list.

    Spanish interference with the verb "like":
    -The name liked them both.

    Keep practising and don't forget mistakes are part of the learning process.

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