The Power of Names

Parents usually spend a great deal of time deciding on a name for their child. The name might honor a family member like grandma or reflect a certain attribute like strength. It might simply sound good. Did anyone ever make fun of your name? If so, that was an insult. Our name represents us. We’re […]

The Significance of a Name

An important role of new parents is naming their child. It used to be that Catholic parents named their baby for a saint, like Patrick, or for a feast, like the Assumption. Nowadays they choose a name to honor a relative, like Aunt Caroline, or to imitate an idol, like Taylor Swift, or to be […]

What’s in a Name?

Names are important because they stand for who we are. It’s said that hearing someone say our name is the sweetest sound to us. And how embarrassing when we forget someone’s name or misspell it! Sometimes children hurt each other by making fun of their names. People have their loved one’s names tattooed on them. […]