#christian name

[infiniterichesinalittleroom]

It’s a common thing to change your name. It isn’t that incredible. Many people do it. People change their town, change their country. New appearance, new mannerisms. Some people have many names. I wouldn’t pick a name unless I thought I was that person. Sometimes you are held back by your name. Sometimes there are advantages to having a certain name. Names are labels so we can refer to one another. But deep inside us we don’t have a name. We have no name. I just chose that name and it stuck. My forebears were Russian. I don’t know how they got a German name coming from Russia. Maybe they got their name coming off the boat or something. To make a big deal over somebody’s name, you’re liable to make a big deal about any little thing. But getting back to Dylan Thomas, it wasn’t that I was inspired by reading some of his poetry and going “Aha!” and changing my name to Dylan. If I thought he was that great, I would have sung his poems, and could just as easily have changed my name to Thomas.

Bob Dylan • Playboy

[helenstudies]

Fun Fact: Burmese people (typically) don't have a family name! Some people who do have a family name don't have "a Name that all the family uses" but instead have their father's name attached to their name. E.g. If you're Susan and your father's name is Bob, your full name would be Susanbob.

Another Fun Fact: Burmese people's names typically have multiple words. My Burmese name for example, has 3 words. Some people have only 1. Three is the norm. Some parents really go overboard and give their children seven words. But they're all one name. I can tell you my full name and you can look it up on the internet but you still won't be able to find me. Because if my name is common, there are thousands of people with the same name (and no surnames). You need to know other facts about me to actually look me up.

Another Another fun fact: the world doesn't seem to realize this kind of naming culture so every time I have to fill forms online, I have to BUTCHER MY OWN NAME AND HOPE THEY DON'T SWITCH AROUND THE PLACES. I have to go "god, I hope they don't do a stupid thing like putting the family name first because then it wouldn't be my name anymore."

You know how Anglophones make fun of people with "three first names"? Yeah. Very similar to that. If John Brian James is my name, I have to put "James" in the place of "family name" and hope they don't switch it to "James, John Brian" like they do to Chinese, Korean, Japanese names.

This happens every time I have to fill forms online. Every time.

[kemetic-dreams]

Adut Akech was born in Sudan (in an area that later became part of South Sudan), but was raised in Kakuma, Kenya. Akech was born on Christmas Day, on the way to Kenya. She was 7 years old when she moved from Kenya along with her mother to Adelaide, Australia as South Sudanese refugees seeking asylum. They also had relatives there. Akech has five siblings.

 Akech was known as "Mary", her Christian second name in Adelaide, as Australian teachers found it difficult to pronounce her name.

Be proud of African names, and stop falling into the trap of saying all African names are hard to pronounce. Like European names are easy

[curlyhairedintrovertsworld]

my name means messenger of god. the message today is fuck around and find out. the find out is i will burst into tears

[noknowshame]

why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?

[stil-lindigo]

the calamity.

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[zzoupz]

you would never guess what my first red demon x priest ship was

also I've had a thing for forked tongues since way back then apparently… 🧍‍♂️ (the funny thing is none of these characters canonically have the tongue or sharp teeth I just do that)

[bebemoon]

look for the name MEILING (requested by anonymous) | sculptor long sleeveless dress w/ fawn image on back in pale blue, sandy liang mary jane pointe shoes in color ballet nappa, swamparsenal "porcelina of the vast oceans" necklace (handmade of grade a-aaa freshwater pearls and gemstones), essential parfums "divine vanille" eau de parfum (clary sage, cinnamon, black pepper, osmanthus, incense, pomarose, vanilla, tonka, benzoin, cedar, musk, patchouli), christian dior pink and cream leather logo handbag (c. 2ooo's)

[katistrophe]

Just heard about the claim that Hans Christian Andersen used to have a note reading „I’m not dead“ or such attached to his nightshirt whenever he went to bed in a weird history podcast and had to pause to give a good long GODDAMMIT PTERRY.

[passiberri]

On a rainy summer day in Tartosa, a stray finds a new home 🤍🐈

[wombywoo]

ID 🪪

[milseph]

Christian's Everyday Lookbook

Sweater | Pants | Shoes

Top | Pants | Hat | Shoes

Top | Pants | Hat | Shoes

Thank you to all the CC creators!! @rustys-cc @sentate @its-adrienpastel @khadijah551 @softerhazexi @xionsims @mmsims @magic-bot

[kemetic-dreams]

What is the history behind the name Joshua?

Joshua comes from the Hebrew name "Yehoshua," meaning "God is deliverance."

[mattastr0phic]

The consequences of a friend getting me into RvB like a week or two ago and then suddenly Rooster Teeth announces it's shut down got me sobbing at 4:30 am

[perseuspixl]

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