Names

            My name is Hugo Garcia. The meaning of my first name is mind, body, heart and spirit all intertwined. It comes from a Germanic background. It shows a lot about my heritage because most people would believe I am Mexican because of the popularity of my name in the Hispanic community. The name was given to me because my dad’s name is also Hugo. Therefore I am a junior. There is many ways of pronouncing it but I am okay with any of them as long as you know how to spell it. This name I would never change because I have so many nicknames from it and those nicknames have gained so much popularity around my circle of friends that I would never ever change it. There is many like it but not people have the nicknames like I do. I have nicknames varying from juice to juicer to juice man. There is many more that I could name but I am afraid I would take up this whole page.

            Now regarding my last name is a whole different story because it has a different background and different meanings than my first name. My last name is of Spanish descent and means of “descendent of Garcia”. It is easily one of the most common last names in the Spanish community ranking 8^th among last names. It sucks having a common last name because it takes away from your originality and style you can create. It holds you back and puts you in the thick of the crowd instead of standing out. Other than that I wouldn’t change it because I would never disrespect my dad’s last name. Especially because my dad takes pride in being a Garcia and I would never change it.

            All names come in different shapes in sizes it so happens to be that my whole name is very special in its own way just like everyone else’s. It is pretty crazy how people can judge you on your name. Just by looking at your name people can assume everything about yourself. From your heritage, to your income and even your height. The way your name can give out this much information is mind boggling. This is the reason people now a days are very judgmental towards each other. That is because people now stereotype someone by their names because they are so accustomed to hearing names in certain cultures that they assume things about people which is wrong. Although at times having a certain name can give you popularity or fame. There is numerous things you can pull out from your name. That is why people stress so much when the name their children because they can either ruin the child’s life or make it amazing. Nevertheless everyone’s name is unique in its own way. It just so happens that mine is pretty unique despite being very common in the Hispanic community. Crazy what a simple name could mean.