Monday, February 9, 2009

Have you Heard the Regina Spektor Song?

Samson Frederick, frederick is of german decent. Overall the name is boring! However, it is my first and middle name worth writing about. Samson Lynn, the name lynn is most commonly a girls name so already it is unique to my gender, but what is really interesting is that all of the males in my family share this middle name. Benjamin Lynn, Stephen Lynn, and Robert Lynn. It has been passed down for many years and gives the males in my family a sense of unity. I really like sharing my middle name with my brother and dad because it always reminds me of the family we share. I think it is so special to share a name with a relative which is why i intend on naming my son with the middle name of lynn as well. When ever i introduce myself to a new person i either get one of two responses, "Have you heard of the Regina Spektor song" or Have you seen Half Baked?" which is commonly followed by an adaptation of the quote made famous by the film "I wanna talk to Samson." Despite these all to familiar reactions, I really love my name. I was a very premature baby, and the name Samson was given to me to give me strength. This is because of the Samson in the bible. I have always been proud of my name and its uniqueness, in fact, I have yet to meet another Samson. All in all i consider myself lucky to have a name with such meaning and depth, and the name Samson Lynn Frederick just seems to fit.

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