What's in a Name?
Taylor
ENG
1 August 2013
What’s in a Name?
The topic in general from the America Now textbook is asking us what do we know about our names, what they mean. Our names can suggest family origins, religious, racial, an ethnic identity and social status. What’s in a Name? encompassed many things that many people didn’t actually know about their names and what they mean to have that name or nickname. Like giving a favorite object a name. Most times many people have trouble coming up with appropriate names for a certain object, events.
There is lots of knowledge that is worth researching, this can influence friends and family what they know what’s in a name. In my opinion, this topic holds a huge value to my culture. This can give me more knowledge about my culture and my family, and have more sense of where I come from where we originated. Such as if your last name is gross that means big in German and was adopted from the English with the E on the as in the city Grosse Point, Michigan. I rather know about things that not many folks know about such as our names. This topic makes very much sense to me, knowing about something that catches your attention is worth a research. If your last name is Smith that would mean you were a craftsman, also Johnson meant you were the sons of a man name John.
In addition, this general topic has a sight of issues that are worthy of exploring more of a further research is that young and old don’t have knowledge about this topic. I believe we should have been taught about this in high school or college. Lack of knowledge is where we are heading, as many people should know this topic by now. It shouldn’t be a surprised look when you just figure out about our names. Reading this topic has giving me more notice about what we don’t know now. The issues with naming are where did my ancestors come from, what continent, state or island where they from. Every single persons last name can also mean more such as, wealth, intelligence
ENG
1 August 2013
What’s in a Name?
The topic in general from the America Now textbook is asking us what do we know about our names, what they mean. Our names can suggest family origins, religious, racial, an ethnic identity and social status. What’s in a Name? encompassed many things that many people didn’t actually know about their names and what they mean to have that name or nickname. Like giving a favorite object a name. Most times many people have trouble coming up with appropriate names for a certain object, events.
There is lots of knowledge that is worth researching, this can influence friends and family what they know what’s in a name. In my opinion, this topic holds a huge value to my culture. This can give me more knowledge about my culture and my family, and have more sense of where I come from where we originated. Such as if your last name is gross that means big in German and was adopted from the English with the E on the as in the city Grosse Point, Michigan. I rather know about things that not many folks know about such as our names. This topic makes very much sense to me, knowing about something that catches your attention is worth a research. If your last name is Smith that would mean you were a craftsman, also Johnson meant you were the sons of a man name John.
In addition, this general topic has a sight of issues that are worthy of exploring more of a further research is that young and old don’t have knowledge about this topic. I believe we should have been taught about this in high school or college. Lack of knowledge is where we are heading, as many people should know this topic by now. It shouldn’t be a surprised look when you just figure out about our names. Reading this topic has giving me more notice about what we don’t know now. The issues with naming are where did my ancestors come from, what continent, state or island where they from. Every single persons last name can also mean more such as, wealth, intelligence