This week, Foster Park 8th graders wrote about the importance of names. They did a little online research about the origin and meanings of their names, and explored the stories of where they came from. Many students were surprised to learn about all of the different places around the world that their names originated in, and even got to share about family members they may have been names after. Enjoy their poems!
My Name
Hector R.
8th Grade
Hector is my name
steadfast or holdfast
this is what it means
descendant of Hector
originates from a Greek origin
my name came from my dad
his was Hector he changed it to
my middle name.
I care for my name it tells
what type of person I am
loyal and devoted to a person
Dayshaun
Dayshaun R.
8th Grade
Dayshaun is my name
God’s gift of light
I believe he gave me that name
because of my powerful might
and dedication to fight for what’s right
Given by my parent’s
they saw something in me
when I first came out to now.
The hair on my head resembles a tree
as I fight for what I believe.
My Name
Theresa J.
8th Grade
My first name comes from my aunt
my middle name came from
my grandmother, but I still made
it my name.
My name is Theresa
it means late summer
Even if my name already
had a meaning, I made my name
my own.
My name means late summer
even though I hate the heat.
I still made Theresa my own
name with it’s own meaning.
Theresa to me means selfless,
daring and thoughtful, because I am all those
things in one. My name is Theresa
I didn’t name myself but I made
my name my own.
Auri
Auri H.
8th Grade
“Auri” yes that’s my name
Here and there in the air it came
While I sang
having to tame the voice
of an angel
While my head phones dangled
hearing the waves in my head
the wind blowing the sand.
Earth closing
while my aura is flowing.
