What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
~William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
{I watched Shakespeare in Love the other night while making jewels. I love that movie!}
I am obsessed with naming my jewelry pieces.
Although I could choose names like "Purple pearl and Dradonfly necklace" I think "Fly Away Home" has a nicer ring to it. Don't you?
When I was charged with naming a person {or two} I took that very seriously. I wanted names with a bit of history...names that didn't have obnoxious nicknames or shortened versions...names that would sound as good on a toddler as they will on an octogenarian...names that aren't so overused that when you call them half the class looks up. I ended up with Calvin Peter {actually named for the cartoon character} and Olivia Charlotte {positively Shakespearean and my favorite aunt}.I actually think that I did alright in that department.
Today I stumbled upon this website Is This Your Name? and I was intrigued enough to play along. I am pretty sure that I am the only Erin Prais-Hintz in the world {although that has never been proven} so I wondered what it would say. You put in your name and then hit enter. It spits out all sorts of fun facts about your name. Here is what it says about mine {my comments are in italics}:
Top 5 Facts for this Name: Erin Prais-Hintz
1. 36% of the letters are vowels. Of one million first and last names we looked at, 47.7% have a higher vowel make-up. This means it is averagely envoweled.
Did you know that 86% of statistics are just made up? I think that this is an actual verifiable statistic, but nonetheless I am glad to know that I am "averagely envoweled".
2.In ASCII binary it is... 01000101 01110010 01101001 01101110 00100000 01010000 01110010 01100001 01101001 01110011 00101101 01101000 01101001 01101110 01110100 01111010
Is there anyone who an actually read that? What good would that do me? Maybe if I ever want to start writing in a barcode font...
3.Backwards, it is Nire Ztnih-siarp... nice ring to it, huh?
Well, I am sometimes labeled a bit backwards. I'm not surprised.
4.In Pig Latin, it is Erinway Ais-hintzpray.
My best friend from grade school could talk for hours in pig latin. I never had a clue as to what she was saying. And looking at this, I would have no idea even if she wrote it down.
5.People with this first name are probably: Female. So, they are constantly overcharged for beauty products.
Duh. And double-duh.
Name Origin and Meaning: Erin
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: Peace
3 Things You Didn't Know (because they're fiction):
1.Your personal power animal is the Tae-kwon Dodo
Always good to have a power animal on your side.
2.Your 'Numerology' number is 6. If it wasn't bulls**t, it would mean that you are responsible, careful, and compassionate. A giver, you are there to support and care for the most vulnerable.
Yea. That number is bulls**t. My lucky number is 11 {do you know why?}. But I am a giver...
3.According to the US Census Bureau°, 0.148% of US residents have the first name 'Erin' and fewer than 0.001% have the surname 'Prais-hintz'. The US has around 300 million residents, so we guesstimate there is only 1 American who goes by the name Erin Prais-hintz.
That is the only thing they got 100% right!
Try it yourself! Click on my power animal to discover yours!
And one last quote that made me snort so loud I couldn't resist...
"All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there."
~Paris Hilton
Enjoy the day!
By any other name would smell as sweet.
~William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
{I watched Shakespeare in Love the other night while making jewels. I love that movie!}
I am obsessed with naming my jewelry pieces.
Although I could choose names like "Purple pearl and Dradonfly necklace" I think "Fly Away Home" has a nicer ring to it. Don't you?
When I was charged with naming a person {or two} I took that very seriously. I wanted names with a bit of history...names that didn't have obnoxious nicknames or shortened versions...names that would sound as good on a toddler as they will on an octogenarian...names that aren't so overused that when you call them half the class looks up. I ended up with Calvin Peter {actually named for the cartoon character} and Olivia Charlotte {positively Shakespearean and my favorite aunt}.I actually think that I did alright in that department.
Today I stumbled upon this website Is This Your Name? and I was intrigued enough to play along. I am pretty sure that I am the only Erin Prais-Hintz in the world {although that has never been proven} so I wondered what it would say. You put in your name and then hit enter. It spits out all sorts of fun facts about your name. Here is what it says about mine {my comments are in italics}:
Top 5 Facts for this Name: Erin Prais-Hintz
1. 36% of the letters are vowels. Of one million first and last names we looked at, 47.7% have a higher vowel make-up. This means it is averagely envoweled.
Did you know that 86% of statistics are just made up? I think that this is an actual verifiable statistic, but nonetheless I am glad to know that I am "averagely envoweled".
2.In ASCII binary it is... 01000101 01110010 01101001 01101110 00100000 01010000 01110010 01100001 01101001 01110011 00101101 01101000 01101001 01101110 01110100 01111010
Is there anyone who an actually read that? What good would that do me? Maybe if I ever want to start writing in a barcode font...
3.Backwards, it is Nire Ztnih-siarp... nice ring to it, huh?
Well, I am sometimes labeled a bit backwards. I'm not surprised.
4.In Pig Latin, it is Erinway Ais-hintzpray.
My best friend from grade school could talk for hours in pig latin. I never had a clue as to what she was saying. And looking at this, I would have no idea even if she wrote it down.
5.People with this first name are probably: Female. So, they are constantly overcharged for beauty products.
Duh. And double-duh.
Name Origin and Meaning: Erin
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: Peace
3 Things You Didn't Know (because they're fiction):
1.Your personal power animal is the Tae-kwon Dodo
Always good to have a power animal on your side.
2.Your 'Numerology' number is 6. If it wasn't bulls**t, it would mean that you are responsible, careful, and compassionate. A giver, you are there to support and care for the most vulnerable.
Yea. That number is bulls**t. My lucky number is 11 {do you know why?}. But I am a giver...
3.According to the US Census Bureau°, 0.148% of US residents have the first name 'Erin' and fewer than 0.001% have the surname 'Prais-hintz'. The US has around 300 million residents, so we guesstimate there is only 1 American who goes by the name Erin Prais-hintz.
That is the only thing they got 100% right!
Try it yourself! Click on my power animal to discover yours!
And one last quote that made me snort so loud I couldn't resist...
"All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there."
~Paris Hilton
Enjoy the day!
