This piece was beautiful and so is your name! Take so much pride in it and make sure everyone knows it! It has always bothered me how western/biblical names are the only ones people seem to remember or are able to pronounce. The human tongue is capable of saying far harder words than someone’s name, and we owe it to others to learn and say their names correctly. It makes me so sad when people with cultural names give themselves a nickname just so others have something “easier” to call them. No!!! Tell me your name and correct me until I get it down! Your name is too special and crucial to your identity not to.
Good to fill in the blanks of what you name signifies, better to have a known than an unknown, then even better to set the meaning aside and create your own meaning. People are judging us all the time based on what they think our past was.
Shreyansh can be broken down into 2 components. "Shrey" - A derivative of Shree / श्री, an indicator of god, divinity, and blessedness. It's a word that adorns pages of ritualistic texts and the leaves the lips of many in temples. "Ansh" - To mean "a part" from a whole. So, ironic to my nature, my parents wished for me to be "a part of god".
I completely get your struggle of our names being defined by the many around us, often feeling like they have little to do with us. It's beautiful to see you reclaim your name!
This was really lovely! I think it’s easy to brush off other people’s names, especially ones we struggle to pronounce, thinking it doesn’t matter too much. But in doing so I think we deny a whole part of the identity they’ve crafted. As you were saying, the names in your language signify not only the person you’re addressing but also their family, and to dismiss a name we dismiss that too. We owe it to each other to learn people’s names, learn what they mean. The part where you related yourself to rainfall and literature was beautiful too - I think more important than the etymological history of a name is the meaning we give it. When people hear your name, they think of you. What matters isn’t the meaning of the word, but what images of you it conjures. Your name is beautiful <3
my name is Hafsa, an Arabic name although i am not Arab. it was chosen because of its relation to my religion but the little research i have done tells my name means; a lioness cub, or gathering and unity. but i dont like any of those definitions. i like to infer from the lioness part 'bravery' because i want to be brave. in fact, the capitalised version of my name irks me, i prefer hafsa, and on the internet, i like to go by the pseudonym 'lupin' after professor lupin from harry potter. but i prefer a capitalised 'Lupin.'
hi hafsa! thank you for sharing, your name sounds so unique and elegant to me. maybe part of growing up is redefining our names and owning them for ourselves :))
This piece was beautiful and so is your name! Take so much pride in it and make sure everyone knows it! It has always bothered me how western/biblical names are the only ones people seem to remember or are able to pronounce. The human tongue is capable of saying far harder words than someone’s name, and we owe it to others to learn and say their names correctly. It makes me so sad when people with cultural names give themselves a nickname just so others have something “easier” to call them. No!!! Tell me your name and correct me until I get it down! Your name is too special and crucial to your identity not to.
thank you so much! i too want to hold on to this name as long as i can, it means a lot to me that my name is being appreciated :)
Good to fill in the blanks of what you name signifies, better to have a known than an unknown, then even better to set the meaning aside and create your own meaning. People are judging us all the time based on what they think our past was.
This was a great story, and your name is beautiful. I love it, rain, rest and literature. What a nice way to give yourself the meaning you deserve.
Also, I want to start learning German soon, any tips?
thank you! i think my biggest tip for german is that you cant avoid the grammar, so it's probably the best idea to tackle it headfirst :')
Thank you!
This is so beautiful 😭😭😭
I often take for granted just how much our own names contribute to our identity
English/christian names here in sg are so overrated
thank you sasa :) i alw thought your name was rlly pretty and it suits u well
Shreyansh can be broken down into 2 components. "Shrey" - A derivative of Shree / श्री, an indicator of god, divinity, and blessedness. It's a word that adorns pages of ritualistic texts and the leaves the lips of many in temples. "Ansh" - To mean "a part" from a whole. So, ironic to my nature, my parents wished for me to be "a part of god".
I completely get your struggle of our names being defined by the many around us, often feeling like they have little to do with us. It's beautiful to see you reclaim your name!
This was really lovely! I think it’s easy to brush off other people’s names, especially ones we struggle to pronounce, thinking it doesn’t matter too much. But in doing so I think we deny a whole part of the identity they’ve crafted. As you were saying, the names in your language signify not only the person you’re addressing but also their family, and to dismiss a name we dismiss that too. We owe it to each other to learn people’s names, learn what they mean. The part where you related yourself to rainfall and literature was beautiful too - I think more important than the etymological history of a name is the meaning we give it. When people hear your name, they think of you. What matters isn’t the meaning of the word, but what images of you it conjures. Your name is beautiful <3
my name is Hafsa, an Arabic name although i am not Arab. it was chosen because of its relation to my religion but the little research i have done tells my name means; a lioness cub, or gathering and unity. but i dont like any of those definitions. i like to infer from the lioness part 'bravery' because i want to be brave. in fact, the capitalised version of my name irks me, i prefer hafsa, and on the internet, i like to go by the pseudonym 'lupin' after professor lupin from harry potter. but i prefer a capitalised 'Lupin.'
i'm not sure if this will make sense.
p.s, love this piece
hi hafsa! thank you for sharing, your name sounds so unique and elegant to me. maybe part of growing up is redefining our names and owning them for ourselves :))