What is a name

3-10-2013

We often come up with nicknames for people we meet that cross our paths. Many names describe how we may look, how tall or short we may be, some activities we do, foods we like, or even some skill we have. Take "crazy" for example it could be said of many and could describe someone who does things that are a bit off the level of the average individual. Often names come from some of the most unique foods the many enjoy. Take blue berry pancakes, yes they are very tasty. How does one get nicknamed "Blue berry pancakes"? Having had my share of good pancakes, I can may be see how someone could like them enough to have it for a name. We find that nicknames come and go with age and growth. Take a name like “Short stuff ",” Half pint", or "Young an" they fade quickly. Once called "Shorty" he is more like stilts and towers over many. Thinking of large objects rolling down a steep mountain side taking out trees and shrubbery on its way. Some people I have known to be as the large bolder making an open line as it rolls down hill. Names that describe someone may just include "Bull", " Moose", "Dozer". We find some who fit these names often very young and the name fits for the rest of their life. There are some that have the good fortune to have their mother give them a nickname like “Fredito or Fred”. How that name came to be we have yet to figure out. Many get called by something as a joke and they never know as to the origin of the name. We think of names as good most of the time but they can be a description of not so good also. Some would refer to some as a name with bad in front of it. This would surely depend on whether it is not used with a derogatory term or connotation. I have known many that were tough as nails but a heart of gold. Hopefully we show our best side and not the worst. It is more of what we are than who we are. Yes it be said that I answer to many things from “Crazy One”, The Big Crazy”, to the “Black Sheep”. What can learn from names about us and others? It is what we do with it that counts.