Is Your Name Painting An Accurate Picture of You?

Black Couple According to William Shakespeare, “Good name in a man and woman is the immediate jewels of their souls.” Finding the perfect name for a baby is a nerve-wracking experience on its own. Parents face societal pressures to stay politically correct. Some want to hold on to familial allegiance, naming their son or daughter after a beloved grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, etc. Some parents want to stay classic, while others want to feel that they have come of age; therefore, their baby’s name should reflect this newfound independence. What is your name saying about you today? Have you lived up to it? Has it opened doors or closed doors for you? Well, if there is no etymology on your name, write one denoting an expectant future, teeming with all the great blessings from God.

Everybody should feel good about his or her name. But if you were to poll a lot of people, you would find that many of them walk around daily wishing they could do something about their names. Some have changed their names through deed poll. Some through marriage, but they are still not satisfied with their new names.

Treat yourself well. Don’t be like those overgenerous people who cook and share out their family’s dinners, while they stay back inside the kitchen, feasting on crumbs. You deserve better than that. Some of you give the best gifts to others. But when was the last time have you truly treated yourself to something nice?

Write yourself a glowing tribute about your name

If you are having difficulty accepting your name even in adulthood, write yourself a blessing today with the meaning of your name. Some of you are gifted, you are outgoing, brilliant, but the world wouldn’t know that. Begin to shine today. Find a quiet place; sit down with a sheet of paper and pen, and try to empower yourself by writing out your name in bold letters. Write your name on your heart. Imprint it on your brain. Consciously write every letter with the feeling of a blessed person, because indeed you are blessed. When you do so, you are positioning yourself for greatness.

Write out your full name – I mean full name – including the ones you’ve not seen or written since kindergarten. Write a positive sentence about what each name stands for. “Melva Thomas is powerful woman. Melva Thomas means a blessed woman of God who is very gifted. Melva Thomas means tower of strength, savvy and articulate. And I am all that and more.” Practice it on yourself until you believe it. It works. In the end, write a nice profile about your name, and how you would like the public to see you.

Burst open those V.M. Greens, H. Owen Brissetts, and I.B. Williamses. Decode them for all the world to see. Many relatives are sworn to secrecy never to decode those VM’s, H’s, IB’s, and C’s in their loved ones’ names. With your new sense of identity stemming from your nomenclature, you can begin to feel better about yourself. Try it today.

When your name tells who you are

Our names can tell people a lot about us. Names evince people’s dispositions. Many times they can tell you about a person by the way how she comports herself. For example, I know of a Sheba who is the essence of the Queen of Sheba. Looking at her you would swear that King Solomon was still alive and she was the apple of his eyes. She is brilliant, confident, industrious, and assertive. Folks, if people let you feel less than what you believe you are, nobody can change that perception but you. It’s how you feel about yourself often times that will be transferred onto the public.

Names should have meaning. We all want the best lives for our children, based on the names we choose for them. That’s why no meaningful parents would name their beloved daughter Jezebel, which is translated to mean daughter of garbage in Hebrew. They would never name their son Hitler, albeit a last name. And although Tryphena means delicate and Tryphosa means dainty, I doubt any ambitious mother would be eager to name her twin daughters these names found in Romans 16:12. Your name should mean something just like how it is documented for the following people: Zöe – life; Peter – rock; Hilary – cheerful; Ethel – noble; Clement – merciful; Barack – blessing; Amos – burden bearer. Joseph’s name means, “May he add.” And what an addition he was to his family – even for generations to come. He added prestige. He added favors. He added calm where there was chaos. He added forgiveness instead of bitterness. While others veered away from the responsibilities of their names, as we can see, the name Joseph was definitely not a misnomer.

One of my friends from Nigeria named all of his children after money. For example, one child’s name means “money is in the house.” Another is, “Money is on its way to the house.” You will never find Africans at a loss for words explaining what the meaning of their names is. We see that commonality in the country of India, in the Jewish community, the North American Indian communities, and among royalty. Is it any wonder then why names like Charles, Elizabeth, Henry, James, Victoria, etc., are around for centuries? There is something in a name.

If you were to do an internet search now on names such as Victoria, Henry, Helen, John, Joyce or Vincent, you would find a slew of information relating to these names. But a minute after those searches, plug in such names as Shenequa, Nilquon, Delisha, and DaShawn, and see what you come up with. The earlier-mentioned names would beam with history – many having a royal tinge. They command respect and diligence. The latter ones would have nary a soul to offer up a few nice words on their behalf. But don’t despair. Write yourself a glowing tribute about Sheniqua and Nilquon. Somebody wrote those tributes for Victoria and James centuries ago, but you can do it for yourself today. Why don’t you add Sheniqua as regal; Nilquon as resilient, and Delisha as caring?

There’s no reason to hold onto painful names

If you have a name that is so painful, which has been keeping you hostage to a life of mediocrity, then change it. Are you a Tiffany trapped inside a Wilhel’s body? Are you a Zipporah screaming to become a Vanessa? Are you a Randy rearing and bucking to pry from the shells of Nehemiah and Lancelot? Then make those changes and feel good about them for having done so. Even God changed people’s names to make them reflect the true purpose of those individuals, which later metamorphosed those people in a more positive light: Abram to Abraham; Sarai to Sarah, Jacob to Israel, and so forth. We also see how Hadassah was changed to Esther, among other noted figures. Good names are blessings. All of these names over time have taken on characteristics of their own. The truisms that are reflected in those names are like wind in those people’s sails. Many of them go through life feeling confident. Make certain, however, that before you make those name makeovers, you thoroughly examine yourself first. Don’t wait for Hollywood to dress it up for you. It starts from within.

At Write A Blessing Media, we will tailor make your certificate with the choicest of words, which will make you appreciate your name even more. To complement those words, we will print them on a custom-designed, colorful background of your choice. I envision your cherishing that name certificate for years to come.

Joseph Ofei, of Clearwater, Florida
"A few months ago Nandell Palmer spoke to me about the importance of a parent passing on blessings to his or her children ... I knew that it was a brilliant idea. I embraced it with open arms..."

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