What's In a Name?

This week we looked into what the underlying meaning of Pearls' name in The Scarlet Letter.  I soon started to question what the definition of my name is.  After looking it up and avoiding the Urban Dictionary definitions, I found that my name meant hard-working and industrious.  I actually do think that this name does relate to me as Pearls name does to her.  I tend to work pretty hard in my classes and I try to put my best effort into everything I do. Another website mentioned that my name meant that I was creative.  I can also see this, as I perform on the color guard and I play flute.

Do names really make us who we are or is this just coincidence?

Is there a science behind it?

There really is no science behind it but some children are and aren't effected by their names and even their nicknames.  A friend of my dad wore red sweat suits all through college, earning him the nickname of "Tomato." Tomato made okay grades and kinda slumped through college.

Tomato is a millionaire now.

Names do not matter.  They simply attract attention.

People legally change their names all the time.  An example is Chad Johnson. Most people know him as Chad Ochocinco. He played football for the Cincinnati Bengals.  Chad changed his legal name three times, and all it did was attract attention to himself.  Names can change how a child is treated.  I have never met a child who is named "Computer" or "Blanket" but that doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future.  I am happy that my parents gave me a name that reflects who I am as a person, even though they didn't know this was going to be me.  Everybody has a different meaning to it, the question is, does it reflect you?