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I really loved this post! There is probably no other single word I think about as much as my name. I am really interested by names and how people do or do not take ownership of the ones that are given to them at birth. As someone whose name is often difficult for people to pronounce, I'm often confronted with the question of "Do I like my name?" For me personally, I do like it. I think this stems partially from the fact that, although it sometimes makes me feel like I stick out like a sore thumb, it connects me back to a heritage of which I feel very much a part. I think that some part of me being able to take pride in the unusualness of my name is knowing that it is not unusual everywhere, like I get to feel big in my difference and not obscured in my difference. This is all from my personal experience with my name and I would be interested to hear how more people relate to their names as something that describes them, as something that is written and spoken, and as something that is or is not related to their relationships with other individuals and communities.