What's in a Name?
by WRKdefined Podcast Network
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S6.12-146 - "Lyndsey" - Love, Protection, and Supporting Grieving…
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About this podcast
Ever wondered if there was any meaning in your name? My podcast explores all things onomatology... the study of names!
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- S6.12-146 - "Lyndsey" - Love, Protection, and Supporting Grieving Parents · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 146This episode answers two questions: what can a first name's meaning tell us about who we are, and how can friends and family truly help a parent who has lost a child. The first…
- S6.11-145 - "Dysheen" - How an Uncommon Name Shapes Your Identity · 40 min · Season 6 Episode 145What does your name mean, and does it affect who you become? This conversation looks at how a name’s meaning, origin story, and pronunciation can shape self-image, creativity…
- S6.10-144 - "Monica" - Choosing an English Name After Moving Countries · 25 min · Season 6 Episode 144A business systems analyst from Calgary, Alberta learns for the first time what the name Monica means and shares the story of how she got it. Born in China with the birth name…
- S6.09-143 - "Melissa" - How Your Name's Meaning Shapes Your Identity · 15 min · Season 6 Episode 143What does the name Melissa mean, and can a name's meaning influence who we become? In this conversation, an Indianapolis empty nester learns that her name comes from the Greek…
- S6.08-142 - "Jeff" - Part Two - How to Find Peace in Grief · 1 h 18 min · Season 6 Episode 142A returning guest joins the show two years after his first appearance to talk about how the meaning of his name became a guiding value, and how that value carried him through the…
- S6.07-141 - "David" - How A Name Meaning Shapes Your Actions · 23 min · Season 6 Episode 141Summary An HR leader with 20 years in the field discovers that his first name is Hebrew and means beloved, cherished, and dearly loved, and then works out what that meaning…
- S6.06-140 - "Sam" - Why Almost Nobody Knows Their Name Meaning · 19 min · Season 6 Episode 140Summary A professional speaker and entrepreneur who had never looked up his own first name finds out that it is Hebrew and means God has heard, then works through what that…
- S6.05-139 - "Misty" - Marriage Name Changes and Personal Identity · 40 min · Season 6 Episode 139Summary An identity transformation coach who has studied handwriting analysis, graphology, and letterology for 15 years explains what she believes happens when a woman changes…
- S6.04-138 - "Benedetto" - Part Two - Using Your Name Meaning To Build Confidence · 45 min · Season 6 Episode 138EPISODE DESCRIPTION Summary This is a one year follow up conversation with a returning guest who first learned that his name means blessed and well spoken. He explains what…
- S6.03-137 - "Shana" - Say It Right: Names, Meaning, and Respect · 21 min · Season 6 Episode 137Refine your purpose and leadership skills by joining the Intentional Leadership Network: https://www.intentionalleadernetwork.com/a/2148165226/4EW66BNT Follow Shana on…
- S6.02-136 - "Haley" - Does Changing Your Name Change You? · 26 min · Season 6 Episode 136EPISODE DESCRIPTION Most people know a one line definition of their name and never look further. This conversation goes past that. A guest who briefly went by her middle name in…
- S6.01-135 - "Zaria" - What Does My Unusual Name Really Mean · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 135EPISODE DESCRIPTION This episode follows one guest through the full process of tracing an uncommon name back to its origins and figuring out what, if anything, it says about…
- S5.30-134 - "Greg" - How Name Meaning Shapes Identity And Behavior · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 134Summary This conversation looks at what happens when someone actually learns the meaning of their first name and then decides to live up to it. The guest, Greg Modd, an HR…
- S5.29-133 - "Noah" - What Your Name Reveals About You · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 133This episode explores what it feels like to carry a name most people associate with the opposite gender, and how the meaning behind a name can shape identity, personality, and…
- S5.28-132 - "William" - How Your Name Shapes Who You Become · 52 min · Season 5 Episode 132This conversation explores how the meaning behind a first name can mirror and reinforce a person's identity, values, and way of moving through the world. The guest, whose name…
- S5.27-131 - What's in a Name... "Sean" - Part Two · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 131Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jayma welcomes Sean back for a part 2 conversation, revisiting the meaning behind his name (Sean, "God is gracious," and Conrad, "brave…
- S5.26-130 - What's in a Name... "Jayma" · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 130Send us Fan Mail In this milestone episode of What's in a Name?, host Jayma sits down with her very first guest who shares her name, a fellow Jayma podcasting from Northwest…
- S5.25-129 - What's in a Name... "Bonnie" · 48 min · Season 5 Episode 129Send us Fan Mail Bonnie: Beauty, Words, and the Stories Names Carry What happens when you interview a fellow name lover who has built an entire aesthetic around the beauty of…
- S5.24-128 - What's in a Name... "Shirah and Paul" · 59 min · Season 5 Episode 128Send us Fan Mail This episode of What's in a Name? features a first for the show: a father-daughter duo, Shirah and Paul, joining me together from Wisconsin. Shirah unpacks how…
- S5.23-127 - What's in a Name... "Todd" · 28 min · Season 5 Episode 127Send us Fan Mail What does your name say about who you are? In this episode, host Jayma sits down with Todd, an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and mental fitness coach from…
