Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
I used to hate my name. My mom heard the name while watching the movie The Yearling. The character was a young boy. That fact did not stop my mom, oh no. She wanted her firstborn to be called Jodi. So, Jodi, I am.
People cannot spell my name. They put a “Y,” or they add an “E.” It would not be so annoying if at least my friends and family knew how it was spelled. And did I mention it is a boy’s name?
My little sister lucked out. She got a lovely feminine name because my mom saw Gone With the Wind before she was born. Her name? Melanie.
I’m grateful that Mom did not watch horror or sci-fi movies. I might have been named Godzilla.
Jodi Lea's Place 