Tuesday 4, Names

This week the Tuesday 4 asks questions about your name. Join me if you'd like.

Answering these questions may be a challenge since I only use aliases on this blog. However, I'll give it a go, having my actual name in mind, and see what I can do without revealing it. :)

My grandmother, Yula Ombra.

 1. What name would you take if you had to change your name?  That's a hard one. I won't say that I have ever loved my name, but it works, and I don't know that I would want to change it. However, a couple of names come to mind that I have liked. The first is Maria. I just like the sound of it. Next, is Ombra, which was my grandmother's middle name. Also, I like Leannah which was Ward's grandmother's name.

2.  What is the meaning of your name.. how about your last name, do you know it's meaning?  There are several variations on the origins and meanings of both my first, middle, and last name. But basically I am a joyful sheep who brings peace in the form of a bird.

3. Do you think you fit your name and it's meaning? Your guess is as good as mine. :)

4. Were you named after anyone or given your name for a specific reason?  How about your kids? I was named after a neighbor, so the story goes. I was the third child after two girls and my parents were sure they were having a boy. So much so, that they didn't even have a girl's name picked out. After about a week, they were told that they had to pick a name or my birth certificate would say "Baby." So, they decided to name me after a neighbor and friend whom they liked. Many years later, it was an honor to meet her.

My kids both have the middle name of my last name, which BTW, I didn't change when I got married. In my generation, my surname is not continuing, so I am honoring it in that way. Not only do my kids have the same middle name, all of their cousins have it, too. My sisters and I all used our surname as our kids' middle names. And, oh, speaking of sisters, when my parents had their fourth baby, they had given up on having a boy and didn't even have a boy's name picked out which worked out just fine because they had another girl.

Until next time...