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First

The daily writing prompt is asking – Write about your first name, its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

I think I did this before, but I’m not even interested in looking that post up. Or looking up again what etymology means again.

My first name is Mike. Some other first names I’m called by friends, Mikey, Doctor, The Judge, Dirty and Admiral. And no, I’m not explaining any of them.

I’m also Dad and Papa to my children and grandchildren.

I’m sure in some of my less than stellar moments in life some co-workers or even my better half have had some choice names for me, but I didn’t hear them so we’re good.

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Give it to Mikey

Write about your first name: It’s meaning, significance, etymology, etc. So asks today’s Bloganuary prompt.

My first name is Mike – Michael on the license. Sometimes I think some of my nicknames are my first name when with friends. I love the name Papa and Dad when called and I hope it never changes to Mike when a child or grandchild calls me as they age.

Anyway I don’t have much interest in this question but will explore to learn. First I’ve never looked into the meaning of my name.

Michael – Meaning: “Who is like God” or “Gift from God.” Gender: Michael is most often a masculine name but can also be used for girls. Origin: Hebrew. Pronunciation: Mye-Kehl. So says Lord Google.

Okay, that was interesting finding the meaning of my name.

I see that Michael was rated the 26th most popular baby name (so says thebump.com) and by their chart it looked as if it was a popular name for decades but has really fallen off in recent years.

To be honest I had to go look up what etymology was first. So the answer for Michael is it’s over 2,500 years old as a boys name and is one of the oldest names still in common use today.

Learning is cool. But enough of this exercise, there is more to post and photograph today.