Re: How do you feel about your name?
All my names no body spells right and only the middle name they say correctly (it's Latin with an American twist - a 'Y' instead of an 'I'). It means 'milestone' (my middle name is what most people know me as- actually, I am recognized more often as two nicknames- on my old friends still call me and the other my mother, brother and their cities friends call me). I was named after a firefighter my father went to school with.
My first name means 'to stop a spear' (it is the same kanji for 'budo' or 'way of the warrior') and my last name means 'base of the shrine' and my first and last name are closely related to an old school ronin and philosopher.
So, I love my name, but I used not like to use my first name because I got picked on quite a bit for it. Then I got serious about my martial training, but I am still referred to with my middle name because I had gotten so used to it. Plus, I don't speak the language and am born and raised American, so I don't feel right running around with a traditional Japanese name, especially in martial arts circles (forum names don't count because of the principle of anonymity- at least that is my excuse).
All my names no body spells right and only the middle name they say correctly (it's Latin with an American twist - a 'Y' instead of an 'I'). It means 'milestone' (my middle name is what most people know me as- actually, I am recognized more often as two nicknames- on my old friends still call me and the other my mother, brother and their cities friends call me). I was named after a firefighter my father went to school with.
My first name means 'to stop a spear' (it is the same kanji for 'budo' or 'way of the warrior') and my last name means 'base of the shrine' and my first and last name are closely related to an old school ronin and philosopher.
So, I love my name, but I used not like to use my first name because I got picked on quite a bit for it. Then I got serious about my martial training, but I am still referred to with my middle name because I had gotten so used to it. Plus, I don't speak the language and am born and raised American, so I don't feel right running around with a traditional Japanese name, especially in martial arts circles (forum names don't count because of the principle of anonymity- at least that is my excuse).
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