tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post5198247466811465441..comments2024-03-28T18:43:53.154-07:00Comments on Meditations of my Heart: What's in a Name?Martha Jane Orlandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-38705217144765563462014-06-19T10:52:32.509-07:002014-06-19T10:52:32.509-07:00Wow, Jean, I loved reading about the "evoluti...Wow, Jean, I loved reading about the "evolution" you went through with your own name and the family connections with the Jean and the Anne.<br />I've never personally known anyone as an adult that went to the actual process of officially adopting another name. How interesting! Glad Adam's mom approved. :)<br />Love and blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-4000478984818554612014-06-19T10:50:04.773-07:002014-06-19T10:50:04.773-07:00That is so interesting, Warren. I'd never hea...That is so interesting, Warren. I'd never heard of that, but really like the "name game" you play down-under! Thanks for the education!<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-82105364814315912112014-06-19T10:42:23.909-07:002014-06-19T10:42:23.909-07:00this is such a neat post. I enjoy learning about ...this is such a neat post. I enjoy learning about your name and thinking about mine. My mom was Jean too so when little I was Jean Anne until I became Jeanie to my friends. Funny how we reinvent ourselves through our name. Now I am proud of my names - my middle name is after my great Aunt Anna who I feel a very strong spiritual connection with. <br /><br />Had a friend who loved the name Adam and legally changed it to that when he was 40. He did discuss this with his mom before he changed it so she wasn't upset; she actually blessed him knowing he always loved Adam as a name since he was little. I think in some ways he made the correct choice.<br /><br />interesting to remember that. Thanks Martha Jane!Jean Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407030126646055880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-55245684707256622852014-06-19T10:11:45.099-07:002014-06-19T10:11:45.099-07:00G'day Martha,
Wazza is a fortunate nickname to...G'day Martha,<br />Wazza is a fortunate nickname to be eligible for in Australia. I'm so fortunate indeed. :)<br /><br />Here's how this nicknaming convention works;<br />Warren = Wazza.<br />Darren = Dazza<br />Terry = Tezza.<br />Barry = Bazza.<br /><br />Of course Ladies don't miss out on this;<br /><br />Carol = Cazza.<br />Sharon = Shazza, or taken to extremes Shaggy.<br /><br />It could only happen in Australia. Shaggy came from Paul Hogan's "Crocodile Dundee".<br /><br />Well now you know Martha.:)<br /><br />Regards Warren.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016855809313269897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-87121906526572409272014-06-18T15:03:02.565-07:002014-06-18T15:03:02.565-07:00Yes, Janaki, the more things change, the more they...Yes, Janaki, the more things change, the more they remain the same. I think it's wonderful that you were named after your grandmother; though you didn't appreciate it at the time, you, like I, have learned to grow into it.<br />Love and blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-817221216832300602014-06-18T15:00:09.270-07:002014-06-18T15:00:09.270-07:00No, Warren is kind of like Martha - a bit old-fash...No, Warren is kind of like Martha - a bit old-fashioned, but sturdy nonetheless. I believe that was C. S. Lewis' brother's name, and it was the name of one of my dear friends who passed from this earth all too soon.<br />Wazza? :) Makes me think of "whaz up!"<br />Glad you visited today!<br />Love and blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-50430483504969461502014-06-18T14:58:09.986-07:002014-06-18T14:58:09.986-07:00Isn't that funny how some of us don't read...Isn't that funny how some of us don't readily take to our names? Instead, it seems, we grow into them and learn to like them. Glad you've decided to like yours, my dear!<br />Love and blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-90932212773944755402014-06-18T09:45:21.064-07:002014-06-18T09:45:21.064-07:00I was named after my paternal grand mother...and I...I was named after my paternal grand mother...and I did not like it a bit when I was a kid. It was not a common name yet, it was old fashioned. Janaki is the mythological name and in many ways we women go through what these characters went through...some things remain the same through the ages.<br /><br />A wonderful post as ever. Very introspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795001466009913035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-89122371778370343912014-06-18T04:22:39.147-07:002014-06-18T04:22:39.147-07:00Martha,
I'm proud of my name as Warren isn'...Martha,<br />I'm proud of my name as Warren isn't all that common..<br /><br />I eagerly accept "Wazza" as a nickname; however I HATE being called Wayne or Wally. I'm normally only called those names by those trying to remember my name. Warren. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016855809313269897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-51876786937760219592014-06-18T03:30:47.340-07:002014-06-18T03:30:47.340-07:00Thank you Martha for this very nice post! I didn&#...Thank you Martha for this very nice post! I didn't like my name as a child because I thought it was too serious! I started liking it when I read more about it and what it means :)Nikky44https://www.blogger.com/profile/06725453458357123087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-56606378262582821722014-06-17T12:07:48.048-07:002014-06-17T12:07:48.048-07:00It seems as though parents take our decision to ch...It seems as though parents take our decision to change or shorten our given names the most personally, Kim. So glad you enjoyed today's post, too!<br />Love and blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009456656795153408.post-65085720851694926812014-06-17T10:31:37.200-07:002014-06-17T10:31:37.200-07:00Thank you, Martha, for another meaningful post.
...Thank you, Martha, for another meaningful post. <br /><br />Now that I'm older, I like my name (much to my mom's dismay, I favor the shortened version over the full, given version). However, growing up, I remember I didn't particularly like my name. Honestly, I don't recall the why behind it. <br /><br />Love and blessings!Kim Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670842504983601263noreply@blogger.com