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It is simply thought that parents usually name their children based on their origins or the personalities that parents hope their children would become in the future. The article has particularly left interesting aspects on me throughout the reading. First of all, the fact that the first source for names used in Britain and throughout the English-speaking world is the Bible has amazed me. It was surprised that the first source name was not the way of naming a person based on his or her origins like what most parents do nowadays. Moreover, it was interesting that there were varied names brought to the country through invasion such as the influence of the normans of north-west France in 1066. I wouldn't be surprised if a name is based on trend or regular-changed fashion. However, hardly could I think that the British parents also name their children based on the occupation. It might be due to the differences in cultures between Asian and European countries that Asian people rarely have occupational names.

Believe it or not, I'm not quite sure the meanings of my first and last names. However, as I have heard from other people and lessons. my first name which is regconized as last name in other countries stands for the Nguyen Dynasty in the past. And my last name (first name in other countires) Khanh stands for....[I have no idea :). ] My mom told me before but I couldn't remember! :)