its all about me
Cynthia Ononobi
Ms.Hicks
03/04/2014
Unit 5 My name has a meaning
Many people never think about the name they were given by their parents. I believe that a name can help mold you into what you become but not determine who you will be. I will discuss my first and middle name, my last name, and finally what experts say about the power of a name. My first name, is onyekachi it’s an Nigerian name… I know your looking like “Wow” what kind of name is that well it’s a really powerful name my mom gave me it means “who’s greater than God”.
My mom said the reason why she gave me this name was because when she had me I was something special to her because I wasn’t planned I’m not supposed to be here right now God blessed her with me so when she gave me the name Onyekachi I was a blessing from God. In Nigeria it’s a really traditional place everybody names mean something coming from Africa and moving to America was a totally whole different environment. When I attend a school I try to make my teachers call me Cynthia that’s my American name I go by some of my teachers would look at me and be like I rather just call you Cynthia because I don’t know how to pronounce your first name and I used to get shy and be scared to tell people my real name cause I felt like they would make fun of me which they did, but as the years passed by I just got used to the name onyekachi I start realizing I need to start being happy with the name my mom gave me instead of being scared to say it to people as I started telling people my name they would tell me my name was really unique and different and pretty so that’s when I started being comfortable with my name.
My mom used to tell me the reason why she gave me the name Cynthia was because “it represents the talented and beautiful classy woman that you are!” people wouldn’t even think my name would be Cynthia cause I don’t look like a Cynthia my mom said that name fits me and I should represent my name every were I go and
Ms.Hicks
03/04/2014
Unit 5 My name has a meaning
Many people never think about the name they were given by their parents. I believe that a name can help mold you into what you become but not determine who you will be. I will discuss my first and middle name, my last name, and finally what experts say about the power of a name. My first name, is onyekachi it’s an Nigerian name… I know your looking like “Wow” what kind of name is that well it’s a really powerful name my mom gave me it means “who’s greater than God”.
My mom said the reason why she gave me this name was because when she had me I was something special to her because I wasn’t planned I’m not supposed to be here right now God blessed her with me so when she gave me the name Onyekachi I was a blessing from God. In Nigeria it’s a really traditional place everybody names mean something coming from Africa and moving to America was a totally whole different environment. When I attend a school I try to make my teachers call me Cynthia that’s my American name I go by some of my teachers would look at me and be like I rather just call you Cynthia because I don’t know how to pronounce your first name and I used to get shy and be scared to tell people my real name cause I felt like they would make fun of me which they did, but as the years passed by I just got used to the name onyekachi I start realizing I need to start being happy with the name my mom gave me instead of being scared to say it to people as I started telling people my name they would tell me my name was really unique and different and pretty so that’s when I started being comfortable with my name.
My mom used to tell me the reason why she gave me the name Cynthia was because “it represents the talented and beautiful classy woman that you are!” people wouldn’t even think my name would be Cynthia cause I don’t look like a Cynthia my mom said that name fits me and I should represent my name every were I go and