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What's the Story Behind Your Name?

Ms. Welch's Story:

Heather Dawn Kriner (Welch)

My parents told me they named me Heather (like the flower in Scotland). My mom and dad thought about naming me "Sunny" or "Heidi". Whew! I sure am glad they chose Heather! I was named Dawn for my dad because his name is Don and Dawn is the female version of that name. I got my maiden name (Kriner) from my dad. I married Mr. Welch and then became Mrs. Welch. I decided to keep the name Welch after we divorced because my son has this same last name.

I found out these interesting things about my name(s):

My first name is Heather which is an English word for a flowering evergreen plant that thrives on peaty barren lands as in Scotland.

My middle name is Dawn which means the appearance of day break.

There are 16 letters in my name.

There are 5 vowels and 11 consonants in my name.

Today's job: What's the story behind your name?

Research and find out all about your name.

Create a Wiki page and include the following:

The root (if it came from a specific language)

Who gave it to you?

Is/Was there a special meaning behind the name?

Research by asking your parents, using the internet (see sites below) and think of how your name is special.

Find graphics that relate to your name to add to your Wiki page.

Fun Links to help you:

http://www.behindthename.com/

http://www.pokemyname.com

http://www.babynamefacts.com/index.php

http://www.paulsadowski.com/Numbers.asp

Just for fun:

http://www.notcelebrity.co.uk/flashcontent/flashHeader.swf?thename=heather See my name in lights!!! Erase "heather" at the end of this url and put your name to see your name in lights!