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For the name's sake

Written by blueroze from the blog For the name's sake on 18 Feb 2009
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Everyone has a name, it is the only way we can identify each other.
No one chose their names, it is what our parents saw fit when they first saw us.

But in life we get second chances at everything. We get to choose our names when we sign up here. One of the reasons that made me sign up here was because of that.

Now, there is a belief that you must give a child the name they can live up to (eg if you name your child Botlhale he will be clever).....i dont know the whole shebang ~~(but i know the power of the tongue)~~....and i do know that we gave ourselve what we believe defines us or what we like.

So my fellow cyber friends...lets tlak about names
please tell me:

what inspired you to choose your name?

what message are you trying to communicate with your name?

are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it?

well this is my story
ever since i was young i was curious about the colours of roses...
i always wonderd if there was a blue one....

and then i watched a short film of some teenangers who wanted to make a blue rose, that is when i realised that there is no blue rose in real life

What inspired you to choose your name?
i chose this name because of the mystery behind the blue rose

What message areyou trying to communicate with your name?
i want others to see that i am a mysteriuos individual....blue rose
i am beautiful......rose
i am vibrant.......the colour blue
i am fiesty.......the rose thorns

but over and above i want this name to communicate that i am an individual and i am an explorer of life.....

a bluerose indicates just how endless the possibilities are out there.....we can all do what is in our wildest dreams!!!

are you living up to your name- or maybe the intepretation behind it?
yees, i do

ok bloggers, lets hear what you have to say about your name...

please be gentle with me; this is my first article....and i also joined this world so that i can ask you guys this very question.

59 Comments

blueroze
18 Feb 2009 14:42

ok, lets hear it bloggers....

Ms. Jay
18 Feb 2009 14:54

I was reading my bible and this name just stood out. Upon looking it up I found it to have various meanings like to ascend.but more recently One of which means mountain goat, right now I am stuck with it - like it or not. Most people cant even pronounce it nicely - so there it is.............

dali
18 Feb 2009 14:57

well let me c

all my friends and family call me dali so it was only natural for to use that name mind u this name is not even on my id so yeah im that a daling im a very nice person so every everybody here calls me dali.

inspiration comes from my personality, a very nice, down to earth and loving person.

im living up to my name B accept when it comes to hlubi and her sista jerrrr i cant stand those two..........LOL

Dimago
18 Feb 2009 15:02

Dimago is a play on my real name.

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:03

what inspired you to choose your name? Have been using it for a long time now, lot of people use it, so it was the first thing tht came to mind when i registered

what message are you trying to communicate with your name? Nothing at all.

are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it? It does not have an interpretation, nothing to live up to.

Cnt beleive just how meaningless this name is.

Zah000
18 Feb 2009 15:03

Well, mine wasn't from a creative inspiration. It's just a short version of my real name. I got inspired to use it ngoba i have this one friend that calls me Zah...... so ja

Come to think of it, even my real name's not from a creative aspect at all. Cha shuthi abazali babenqena ukucabanga

nice
18 Feb 2009 15:03

notice how jael and dali used my name, do I need to say more?

Dimago
18 Feb 2009 15:03

Most people cant even pronounce it nicely
Jael how is it pronounced?

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:04

P.S. Bluerose, your name is very interesting.

Zah000
18 Feb 2009 15:05

Yazi even my middle name was lifted from a magazine!!! nc nc nc

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:05

One of which means mountain goat>>>>LOL!!!

Zah000
18 Feb 2009 15:05

P.S. Bluerose, your name is very interesting. It is indeed

Dimago
18 Feb 2009 15:06

Cnt beleive just how meaningless this name is.
LOL Belz

notice how jael and dali used my name, do I need to say more?
nice one!

blueroze
18 Feb 2009 15:06

@ dali..it is funny cause my son's nickname is dahlin, but i call him dali. and you know what???he is a dahlin

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:06

LOL!!! Zah, eish parents, its unacceptable the way they jsut give us some of these names.

Pooky
18 Feb 2009 15:08

What inspired you to choose your name?
i chose my name coz it sounded too cute, once heard in a movie, this guy calling his ladylove by her pet name Pooky and i just loved it. I have no idea what it means but i'm sure it cant be something bad, it sounds too adorable for that.

What message areyou trying to communicate with your name?
that i'm cute, sweet, adorable, loving and fun

are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it?
ya coz i'm naturally like that according to my own definition of what Pooky, Pooky-baby-Pookynunu-Pookynana-Pookylicious-Pookza means

Zah000
18 Feb 2009 15:09

@ belz<<<< I love it though. But i feel they could've been more creative-nyana

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:11

LOL!!! Nomapukuzela

nice
18 Feb 2009 15:11

what inspired you to choose your name?
It is the last 4 letters of my real name. A friend cut out two letters of it and came out with nice. and strangely one of my sisters uses that name at times. and because it is taken from the middle I find it very difficult to begin it with a capital N like we were taught to write our names

are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it?
Yes I do, I am a nice person and try to always remain like that even when it seems like some people dont deserve it.

Zah000
18 Feb 2009 15:17

There's a guy I went to school with. Everyone called him Mdu, but when you actually went deeper than that you'd realize ukuthi it's a short version for Mdunuselwa!!! I mean, WTF?? What's the whole reason behind that?

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:18

Nice:

Benice
Venice???

Sana Lwam
18 Feb 2009 15:19

What inspired you to choose your name?
I use the "sana" thing alot. Some of my friends call me sana lwam/sanas.

What message areyou trying to communicate with your name?
Hayi sana I have never thought about that.

Are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it?
Ewe sana..., but sometimes some people piss me off esp. here in Jozi they will rock up sentences like: "Tshini sana, unjani sana kaloku, sana sana sana"

And all I say is "SANA LWAM SUZIBAXA IZINTO"

Pooky
18 Feb 2009 15:24

LOL!!! Nomapukuzela

LOL....Belz sana uyandimosha kengoku yintoni ngoku with uNompukuwhatwhat gal??? how un-cute...

blueroze
18 Feb 2009 15:26

it's a short version for Mdunuselwa!!! I mean, WTF?? What's the whole reason behind that?
Zah000>>>>>>you can never question parents on names such as those....nomapilisi, nobarbwire, dontworry;polite i mean you will never understand so you just have to accept.

it is only when you choose a snaks name for yourself that we question the motive behind that

P.S. Bluerose, your name is very interesting. It is indeed>>>>>>>>>thanks guys

belz
18 Feb 2009 15:30

LOL!!! Sana.
Pooky, but its cut in its own weird way.

Best-Achiever
18 Feb 2009 15:33

Nice one Blueroze ....
i once wrote the same article (http://www.tvsa.co.za/default.asp?blogname=Achiever&ArticleID=7660) but i think you were not here then

so i have copied my explaination acroos

Mine, Best-Achiever comes a long way
.. Back in primary school while i was doing grade 5, we had Science and Mathematics competition in our district, each and every school was to send their top 3 from grade 5, 6 and 7 to complete with other scholars in our district, so one day i was amongst the group of scholars who were chosen to write ... we went there and wrote, we were about 50 in mathematics competition, and they only chose Top ten and gave them trophy (which goes to the school) and bursary(for school fees, uniform books and pocket money) for the following year. Well i passed and was among the Top Ten, so i got a trophy and bursar y(it was Friday when we went there), on Monday on Assembly, or principal called us and said we are proud to announce our Best Achievers who went there and represented us and made us proud, from there our teachers and other scholars started calling us Best Achievers, that name followed us until today, we were 6 and we still call each other Best achiever even today our teachers still call us that.

are you living up to your name- or maybe the intepretation behind it?
I have been trying to live up to it because i use it everywhere i go and it has been my driving force, i cant achieve anything less that the best even if it means i fail 100 times before it becomes the Best!

sjura
18 Feb 2009 15:37

that i'm cute, sweet, adorable, loving and fun............Pooky uphi so that ndizokubona ukuba uyalilandela nyhani na eligama lakho limnandi kangaka....LOL!

nice
18 Feb 2009 15:38

hayi belz, you still havent got it. but it is a very common name.

Yazi u-BA once did something like this last year, but it is still appropriate as we have so many new bloggers, it will be a good reminder as well.

Zah000
18 Feb 2009 15:38

Wow BA!!! You go gal!!

nice
18 Feb 2009 15:43

oops blueroze, I guess when I was busy searching for that article with names u-BA landed in your blog.

your name reminds me of Boris Kodjoe when he said: Roses are red, violets are blue, if you go out with me you may like me too................it made me laugh so much.

ms.tebby
18 Feb 2009 15:44

im am tith Dimago...my name is a play on my real name!
Dimago is your name Dimakatso?LOL

mathata
18 Feb 2009 15:45

Mathata,Problem= i seen alot in life+- i tell they way it is.

most people they dont like me,But guess what ?i take it like that,in life 60% will like you But 40% will dislike you.

being poor n be where iam today n to know where i come from is a fact that some will hate me.so i learn to take that as part of my life.

nice
18 Feb 2009 15:46

any particular reason why you write your name blueroze, with a z instead of an s

blueroze
18 Feb 2009 15:47

BA i saw your article, and saw some of the people i wished to hear their answers.
thanks

Pooky
18 Feb 2009 16:08

i wonder wayiphi uCONDOM??

Sana Lwam
18 Feb 2009 16:11

wagqabuka

andi01
18 Feb 2009 16:52

what inspired you to choose your name?
To hide my true gender, when i first came in hear there were things hidden deep down in my heart, I had the obsession of hiding things, so I guess hiding my true igender gave me the comfort that know one can go deeper than my shell. Nicely though tvsa have shown me that I can confide about anything and recieve a shoulder to cry on, advice and there by heal.

what message are you trying to communicate with your name?
that you dont have to judge the book by the cover, (u dont hav 2 look @ d person and make assumptions about them (be it their gender, bank account, background etc,) everyone you meet is fighting their own battle, the least u can do is be nice.

are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it?
Yepp, 01 means I am one of a kind, and that I am.

Mafresh
18 Feb 2009 18:20

what inspired you to choose your name? Mna i love fresh fruits & veg, fresh baked cakes,actually everyng thats fresh. Hm think of a fresh cucumber or lettuce (there's this Tupperware scaftin that keeps it fresh up to 2 months)
what message are you trying to communicate with your name? No matter how old one get, how frustrated one gets, I'll freshen up and feel much better

are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it? to some extent. when i visit i fill my boot with clean fresh sheet, pillow/blanket. I can be fussy sometimes.

Cande
18 Feb 2009 19:04

good to see the REAL mathata back

Dimago
18 Feb 2009 19:24

Dimago is your name Dimakatso?LOL
no ms tebby...i'll pm u my reall name. Is yours Tebello?

Paralyzer
18 Feb 2009 19:30

Mine is just 4rm a song i liked when i signed up, by a group called finger eleven,lol.besides a lot of crap on tv tends to paralyze u. Pizniz is my gangsta (street ) name, i think???!

mathata
18 Feb 2009 19:44

cande what do you mean?

Cande
18 Feb 2009 19:55

i mean before you were "what aka mathata" u were "mathata", now you are back to the original "mathata"

Firstdvd
18 Feb 2009 19:58

Interesting responses...Great article BR~~I'll be right back!

mathata
18 Feb 2009 20:18

ke mathata fela.watseba mos.

Miracle Child
18 Feb 2009 21:11

Hmmm, 1st i used to use whateva as an alias cos i once developed this i dnt care attitude that was influenced by the space i was in at the time but then my cousin oneday told me i amaze her coz inspite of everything that was going on, i neva complain and i try to c past the currrent situation. I always rize and she was like "eish o ngwana wa mehlolo" hence Miracle Child aka Mira!

blueroze
19 Feb 2009 07:37

any particular reason why you write your name blueroze, with a z instead of an s@ nice there is no particular reason for that, i thuohgt i must give it vava voomnyana wa bona....hehehe

@ mathata--i always wondered why you choose that name, but thank you for explaining.
during my silent blogging days there was what aka mathata-- was that you? just curiuos.....that blogger loved to sing...if it was you, please start singing for us again. it was just fun fun fun

i mean before you were "what aka mathata" u were "mathata", now you are back to the original "mathata">>>>>>>>>>i did not see this passage...please start singing agin.....

@andi01---you did well cause for a long time i thought you were a dude

@Mafresh----wow! :)

@cande---you did not answer any of the qs why? please tell us why you choose your name and why is it spelled like that and candy if they are related

dali
19 Feb 2009 10:49

mafresh ure name is sooooooooooooo refreshing..............ROTFL

Mafresh
19 Feb 2009 12:09

Soprano, Mezzo soprano, Alto, Tenor:
♫Helele yelele yelele yo, sa fihlile mathata, mathata.
Helele yelele yelele yo, sebe qabe........... ♫

nekzo
19 Feb 2009 14:25

Mina my brothers friend used to call me Nekzo

Cande
19 Feb 2009 14:31

LOL@ Blueroze.. I was called candy as a young girl till i got to high school and started using my real name..so i just replaced the y with an e here coz there is soo many Candy's out there.. Some of my relatives still call me Candy and most people use my real name

kandaba
19 Feb 2009 15:42

Isithakazelo sakithi nguNdaba, people are not used to my surname (Zisongo) they mostly ask me if I'm a foreigner,so, I usually introduce myself as Ndaba because I don't want to explain. The other reason is that I was born & bred in JHB, ekhaya kuKwaNdebele, I am proudly Zulu so the places where I was raised didn't give me the kind of backround I am longing for , so, calling myself KaNdaba fills that longing I have.

Ms. Jay
19 Feb 2009 15:51

it's pronounce as Jay-el not JAIL as in prison...anyway - i am stuck with it. Dimags wats ur real name?

dali
19 Feb 2009 15:54

hey j!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *waving madly*

Dimago
19 Feb 2009 15:56

Dimags wats ur real name?
check ur PM

Sobza
19 Feb 2009 16:07

Sobza derives from my real name. A friend at tertiary gave it to me and selihleli nam ke, kwaye ndiyalithanda

GML
20 Feb 2009 08:42

what inspired you to choose your name?
My name is derived form my initials- my first and only name. My surname and my fiance's surname
what message are you trying to communicate with your name?
Nothing really,
are you living up to your name- or maybe the interpretation behind it?
My fist name is Gugu adn yes I;m living up to it

TheLady
20 Feb 2009 08:49

I don't know why I am TheLady-am not really ladylike...maybe it's because I am ladylike in my head somewhere...

myname
20 Feb 2009 08:56

Where do i start? ok

I wanted something different like my real name. Most people cant pronounce my real name kahle especially amangamla. So i started combining these two words My + Name then i said Myname

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