Canaan Hackler

Rarely, when names are given to something are the qualities of that name ever considered. There is much more to the property of a name itself that most people either don’t know about or don’t care to realize. Something that always ends up prevelant, is that you will become what your name means. It’s true. Now, you probably are calling me crazy right now. Like, what on earth is he talking about, really, my name determines who I am. Right. God it. Think I’ll name my kids rich, all of em except for the last and his name will be lavish on his parents that way I’m covered. Yet, that is exactly what I’m talking about. SO…. Check it out. Here are some names with destinational meanings. Most of there names are counter intuitive of their character at times, but not all the time. Abraham, in the Bible, his name was Abram at first, but then changed to Abraham, which means father of many, father of those who cannot be counted. That’s what it means! And thats what he was! Now your like, well Abraham’s name means that because that’s what he was. True, so let’s do this. Ronald Reagan, a name I picked out of the blue means this, A ruler’s counselor. Now what was President Reagan highly known for? He was a man of wisdom, and of great understanding. No matter what you think of him, these were his attributes and that was his name. Richard Nixon’s name means powerful ruler, asside from being exposed from a scandal, he was one of the more articulate Presidents and entities of his time. Do you think it coincidental that both of these names contain the word Ruler and both were presidents of the same country? How about Billy Graham. Billy, shortened to Bill, short for William, has this meaning. Protector of will, strong in word, orator of truth. Really, why! It’s because the name has a meaning. Do it, Look up your name, and see if it doesn’t apply to you!!! Here’s what the Bible says,   A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. -Proverbs 22:1

Why does it say that. Think about it, should the theory of names hold true, you don’t want to have the name that means, lowly and depressed with time. Won’t say what that name is! There is a quality of a name that most people really don’t care about. But time after time I look and compare the meaning of peoples names to the character I know they possess, and it always, invetably means the same. What their names mean, is who they always are.

The power of a name is as ancient as naming. All throughout mythology, examples can be found of secret names, names that had the power to destroy, and names that had the power to bring great rewards. In choosing a baby name today, parents rarely consider the weight that used to be associated with this task.

In some African cultures, the high infant mortality rate has inspired Abiku, or born-to-die names, which are intended to keep the children from death. The basic idea is that some infants are the embodiments of evil spirits, which enter and exit the corporeal world, necessarily taking the baby with them. The names are often a petition to the spirit to “stay and play the child” (as in the name Durosomo). Another name, Banjoko, means “stay with me”.

In our own culture, the Puritans named their children fateful virtue, and, in some cases, sin names, although they would never have labeled it magic. Nonetheless, a girl named Faith or Chastity was named so in the hope that she would live up to her name. The Puritans were trying to find an alternative to Biblical names, which they viewed as Catholic, or Jewish. Some parents went to extremes. Real names include Fear-not, Search-the-Scriptures, and the cumbersome Through-much-tribulation-we-enter-the-kingdom-of-Heaven Clapp.

Jewish magical names are often the first initials of a spell. One of the most well known magical names is Agla, which stands for “Ataw Gebor Leolam Adonai”, meaning “Thou art mighty forever, Lord”. In Judaism, it is forbidden to say the name of God, which, of course, adds to the power of God’s name, and to the fascination with it. A branch of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah, is dedicated to discovering the sacred name.

Ancient Egyptians associated the name with the soul. It was believed that knowledge of a god or spirit’s name gave one complete power over that deity, and knowledge of a man’s name provided the power to do that man good or ill. A person could not exist without his name.

In ancient China, as in ancient Egypt, the name was considered to have enormous personal power, and for that reason, it was forbidden to speak the name of the emperor. People whose name happened to be the same as the emperor were faced with censure or even death. When Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty became emperor, it was decreed that anyone whose name contained the syllable “bang” must change to something else.