Dear Barbara and Group,

Thanks for your embrace of my new daughter's name! I think names
are 'magical' in a sense. My own name, Rebecca, is Hebrew
for 'captivator'. Of course, I would like to think that I can
captivate people with my personality, but perhaps just knowing what
the name means makes me try harder at being a captivating person.
What do you think?

I hope my daughter will embrace her name for its uniqueness as you
all have.

Rebecca

--- In encself@y..., encself@a... wrote:
> Dear Group and baby Glory, It has been a pleasure to read the
exchanges
> going on in the e-group the last week or so. Patty had a lot to
say about
> her name and other names that intrigue her. I was always
intrigued with my
> name, Barbara-once I found out that it was derived from Barbarian
and means
> 'stragner, foreigner, on the outside.'
> I often see myself as a kind of adventurer. I love people and to
not be
> locked into one tight knit groupl I enjoy very good friends but
still want
> that sense of adventure that comes not only with travel but
meeting new
> friends.
>
> My middle name Irene was given to me in honor of my great
grandfather, Isaac
> Watchmaker. I never knew him but I have always admired him. He
came to the
> United States, alone, at age 11 and ultimately married my
greatgrandmother
> Sarah Feinberg, had 11 children, nine lived past infancy, and was
a wonderful
> husband and father. My grandmother, Rose Silverman, adored him.
She was the
> oldest and always told me stories about how he would come home for
lunch and
> sit a child on each knee, with such love and affection as they all
eat lunch.
> He was a brilliant self-made investment banker. (I'm not sure I
inherited
> any of those abilities.) He loved to walk-I do also. I am proud
to be named
> for him.
>
> There is magic and power in names! Of course, sometimes we have
to rename
> ourselves to get to that magic. If you could rename yourself at
this stage
> of your life, what would your new name be? Let's play with that
fantasy for
> a few days.
>
> Hope to hear from you soon-YOU witht that great name just waiting
to share
> with us! All my best, Dr. Barbara Irene Becker Holstein