I was reading today in the Bible, Genesis, chapter 21 about the birth of Isaac. I was reminded of the meaning of the name 'Isaac' because we have a grandson with that name. The name 'Isaac' means 'laughter'.
Before our grandson was born, I felt like he was going to bring laughter to the family. And he does! On a continual basis, he always does something new, something we never thought of before. Like the time we were listening to a message at a Good Friday service. My grandson is a great speller, and can take a word and tell you how it is spelled. The pastor was explaining that Judas was going to betray Jesus with a kiss. Well, that was all that my grandson had to hear for he could figure out how to spell the word 'kiss'. So, while we were listening to this message, a little voice a couple of inches away proudly announced, 'Kiss. K-I-S-S'. He was practicing his spelling out loud, during a message!
What does your name mean? Some names are hard to find the meanings of. Others are obvious. Heather is a flower in Ireland. Pearl is a precious gem. Hazel is a color. But some have more hidden meanings.
Many of our names, and names of our children, come right from the Bible. Any name that has an -el ending has a connotation of God in the name. For example, Michael means 'like unto God' or 'like God'. Samuel means 'Asked of God'. Daniel, I believe, means 'God is judge'.
Some modern definitions of names could be far from the meaning. Some of these people who research names probably couldn't find the meaning of the name, so they attached some nice adjective to it. The name 'Rebecca' means captivating from the original Hebrew. According to the Urban Dictionary though, this name has its origin from the daughter of a goddess of beauty. It meant 'Shining Star'. Of course we know the Bible came before Greek or Roman mythology, so the more correct meaning origin of the name Rebecca would be captivating, or tie knot.
You want to be careful in choosing names for your children. I have heard of names like Silence and Truth. I have to wonder if Silence was named in faith after the parents had a couple of children already!
If you have a really bad last name, I believe you can go to court and have it changed. Sometimes, our last names give us trouble too. Bullies take advantage of names that rhyme with bad words, or that have similar letters to something stupid or degrading. It doesn't take much for kids to take a name, twist it around, add a few letters, and rename the kid they are bullying!
Do a search on the Internet and find some accurate sources of the origins of your names. It might be quite interesting to find out where your name came from, and what it meant.
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