> > > > uni"and the story behind my REAL name is just as long"peg
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> > > Do tell -- it could be interesting to hear!
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> > > Iss "felt a little deflated when I learned my last name means 'farmer' " achar
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> > it does?? so does mine! cool! anyway, here goes the story behind my real name...
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> > when my mom was pregnant with my brother, they came across a few verses in Isaiah, 44:3-5. "for I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams. One will say, 'I belong to the Lord'; another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, 'The Lord's,' and will take the name Israel." they took it as a promise for their kids (of which my brother was the first) and therefore named my brother Brent, which means "straight and tall, like a poplar". When I came along, they named me Lynette, which means "from the flowing water". then looking, at the last part of the verse, they saw that it mentioned THREE kids... so they had my sister, and named her Elissa Sheryl, which means God's promise from the bright meadow. So, there's the story behind my name.
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> > uni"and Yorgey, apparently, is Greek for farmer"peg
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> Well, it's a better story than mine. I was named after Grandpa.
> Howard II

And, just so I am not forgotten. All my names have meaning. Amy was the president's (at the time) daughter's name (President Carter, that is.) Michelle (my middle name) was picked by my dad from the Beatles song Michelle. As I think I have mentioned before, my dad and I are huge Beatles fans. And my last name, Richter, means judge in German. That's it...maybe I'm supposed to be a president who judges beatles....sounds good to me.

fam "like how I worked my name into the subject? :)" ous