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Explaining My Name

Istiqlál (Independence), 12 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Friday, January 11, 2019

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Tell us the story of your name. How and why was it chosen? You can choose to talk about your real name, your WDC username, or even your handle if you like!

I have written about how I chose my handle several times. After contemplating this entry (all night), I decided to post two of the poems I wrote about my handle. I decided to use the meanings of my middle and first names because I always wanted a nickname and never had one. I wanted something that was personal to me, and thought that the meanings of Florence and Neva would do just fine. In addition, at the time I joined writing.com I was a bit shy about using my real name. I added the "Globe" this past December and have decided to keep it for a few more months, at least.

"My Secret Name" 

Secretly,
I know my name
is Prosperous Snow.

Snow
raindrops frozen
in their descent through to earth.

Prosperous
my soul’s inner reality.

My real name is Neva Florence. I was named after an aunt, one of my Father's sisters, and my maternal grandmother--whose middle name was Florence. I never knew my Aunt Neva because she drowned before I was born. I like both Neva and Florence, as well as Prosperous Snow.

"My Name" 

Secretly, I know my name is Prosperous Snow.
The meaning of my middle and my first name.
It sounds better and makes more sense this way
Than Snow Prosperous.

Snow the unique results of raindrops frozen,
Prosperous an ability of my soul.
These are my secret names;
This is my inner reality.

Prosperous Snow the names my mind gives to my soul.
The name I use in addressing my true self.
The name written on my spirit's journal.