Whats In a Name

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Whats In a Name?

• By Lonestar Little-Wolfe
• LIBR 500

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Common Reactions

• Were your parents from Texas?
• No
• Are you First Nations?
• No
• Is that your REAL name?
• Yes !

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The Story

• ne lovely spring evening, while my dad was
  walking home, he saw Venus, the evening star,
  hanging in the sky. It was so bright that it
  looked as though it was the only star, a lone
  star.

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And the Last Name?
My Fathers Last Name Wolfe
My Mothers Last Name LITTLE
My Last Name LITTLE-WOLFE
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Names I Might Have Had

• Girl Names
• Jacinta

• Boy Names
• Zachariah
• Ezekiel

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Family Reactions The Wolfes

• My Auntie Florence said, I thought it was a
  pretty name. Besides, that is the kind of thing
  people were doing at the time. It wasnt out of
  character for your father.

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Family Reactions The Littles

• My grandmother was Horrified. She was going to
  put money away so that I could change my name
  when I grew up
• She changed her mind

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The Littles Got Used to It

• My Auntie Audie said, Once we got to know you
  you were a Lonestar, so sweet and dainty

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Morningstar Petunia

• The nurses at the hospital got a little confused.
  By the time the grapevine was finished, the
  nurses believed that my name was Morningstar
  Petunia.
• My dad still calls me Petunia (sometimes).

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I LIKE IT!

• People remember me
• Great conversation starter
• Reminds me that I am special
• I get a feel for people by their reaction