"My Name" by Lulu Serratos

My name is Marielou. Most people know me as Lulu. I dislike my name very much, there’s no reason why. It’s long; it rhymes with everything that ends with an –oo. It’s an uncommon name. Usually people name their daughter Marylu, Marylou, or Mary Lou. My name has no meaning to it, but it comes from two different names. I think my name is unique. Like I said my name comes from two different names. It’s actually my dad’s oldest sister’s name; which is Maria Lourdes. When my father was younger he didn’t have anybody to take care of him. His mother and father were always working; he had an older sister and brother when he was born. His older sister who was the oldest took responsibility over him and his other brother. He didn’t have anything else to give her in return so his gift from him to her was naming me, Marielou. He chose to put my name a little differently. From her name Maria he changed it to Marie. He thought Marie was to short, so Lourdes was Lou. It was put all together and make into Marielou. She really appreciates my father naming me after her. I do too, but I’d prefer it to be something else. Many people like it, and I wouldn’t want to ruin someone’s gift.