Names make us feel unique and special. Some of us (like myself) may have common names, but to us, our name means a lot. It is what we are given the day we are born by our mothers and fathers, it is associated with us our whole lives. Growing up, I never felt I had an unusual or weird name, and I still don't think I do. My parents could've swore I was going to be a boy (they never found out what they were having ahead of time), so when I was born, they were surprisingly shocked (so convinced that I was going to be a boy, that they already had a boy name picked out and ready to go and weren't quite set yet on a girl's name). My oldest sister's middle name is Nicole, which is where they got my name from. My grandmother's middle name is Kathleen which is how they decided my middle name. My first name to me isn't very special, it's my last name I feel that is so unique. Every Labuzienski in the U.S. (no there are not very many of us) I am related to. Most of us are here in South Bend, but there is a handful down in Florida, and we are all related. My great grandparents last name was "Labuz" but my great-grandfather didn't think it sounded very polish, so he changed it to "Labuzienski". I love the uniqueness in my last name since there are very few Labuzienski's around, I must admit I may be a little disappointed once I am married and my name changes, however, it'll be much easier on my students ;)
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