I never really understood why my parents chose that name for me. They could of at least chosen a bit more typical Latino name for me like Juan ,Jose or even Johnny. But Yair it's so weird. All my brothers and sister's names are so typical names. Oscar, Edgard, Wilfredo and Paola. Why couldn't I get a regular name like them?
The rest of my family didn't get teased or made fun of no one even pronounced it wrong. But my name no one can say it right. Can they. Its always "Yar". They even put an "H" in or a J instead of a "Y". When the spell it wrong and say iit wrong my teeth start to cringe like after i had just eaten a sour candy. Especially after i correct them and they still commint the mistake.
Theres funny story of how i got my name. I didn't get if from my great great grandfather of a dead uncle. No. my dad was the one who said to name me that way. He was watching TV one day when he got home from a long days work and he just heard it on the TV. He thought it would be nice to name me that way.
What is also funny is that he doesn't know what it means or where it comes from. Til this day he still keeps thinking that my name is Italian. When its actually comes from Hebrew and it means "he will enlighten."
Thursday, April 17, 2008
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2 comments:
HEY WELL I LIKED YOUR STORY ITS PRETTY FUNNY WELL I THINK YOU SHOULD PUT A LITTLE BIT OF MORE THINGS BUT OTHER THAN THAT ITS GOOD
ERIKA V.
awww...i like the meaning of your name it means something positive...seems biblical
-rosie
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