“JENNIFER!”…
That sound always sends a surge of adrenaline through me, I know I need to pay attention as I may be in some type of danger!
Can you remember your name being used in such a way that suddenly got your attention?
Welcome to our time of tea & reflection today dear friend…Have you got your cuppa in hand?
Names are so interesting
The way in which they can be used just as interesting… Don’t you think?
Do you know what your name means?
My given name originates from Celtic origins…
Jennifer comes from the Gaelic word for white waves/fair haired…
I was born with strawberry blonde hair ~ fair haired, I am now a white haired old gal ~ white waves.
Our names & surnames are important as they identify us from one another, helping us to know where we come from & to what family we belong.
In days gone by before surnames, people were known as their given name with their father’s name & occupation.
An example would be John, son of James the Blacksmith.
My family roots are Celtic, my grandfather spoke Gaelic & we come from one of the oldest Celtic clans that originate from one of the High Kings of Ireland & his sons.
We had ‘Mac’ before our surname for centuries, which means ‘son’. Handed down to us from around the 10th century & probably beforehand.
The ‘Mac’ over the centuries eventually got dropped & we were left with a derivitive of the Mac & our many times great grandfather’s name as our surname.
Many of today’s surnames have evolved in this way
Many of today’s surnames have evolved in this way, either from our many × great grandparent’s first name or their occupation.
An example is in the surname, Smith which was the occupation of those smithing metal or from the village they were born.
In ancient Hebrew times, names were given quite often from the events surrounding the child’s birth.
A good example are the twins Esau; meaning hairy (he was born with red down all over his body) & Jacob; meaning one who takes by the heel (as he was born holding onto his older twin brother Esau’s heel)! Refer 2
There is One whose name & title were given to Him long before He was born, in fact He was promised to us in the time of our many × great grandparent’s, Grandpa Adam & Granny Eve.
I find His name so interesting, it means God’s salvation & His title means the Anointed One ~ the anointed One of God’s salvation.
We know Him as Jesus Christ, the Son of the Most High God.
The promise was fulfilled!
And another exciting thing is we have His Spirit with us, also known as the Holy Spirit, given to us as promised before His ascension into Heaven (another promise fulfilled).
He has also promised to return again physically one day & we already know that He keeps His promises. That is well documented throughout history!
But the question we need to ask ourselves my dear friend is…
Are we ready & watching for His return?
Because He warned us that it will come quickly! Refer 2
Until next time,
Jennifer
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My name is a derivative of Michael which means “who is like the Lord.”
What a beautiful meaning Michele!
Jennifer, I thoroughly enjoyed this post! Naming – both of people, and in life – calls out life. My name, Sandra, means helper. I took gentle care in the naming of my daughters, believing names can call out character traits. So glad to have met you today on the Link Up at TellHisStory. God bless!
Lovely having you drop by Sandra, yes I did the same with naming my daughters & son.
I’m sure you are a helper in the blogging world giving most helpful inspiration! 😀
Thank you for this nice post. My name is Aritha. It comes form my opa’s name. His name was Ari. The Hebrew Ari (sometimes transliterated as Arie) occurs only in the compounds Ariel and Areli, and as the variant Arieh. The meaning is lion.
I don’t love that meaning because I am not strong or brave like a lion. I look more like a sparrow 🙂 And yes: I am we ready & watching for His return.
I didn’t know that about Aritha nor the compound names you mention! 😀
But so glad you are watching & ready for the Lion of Judah’s return! I am thankful that His strength is our strength 😉