Name games

I've been looking at names a lot lately. I'm not sure why. History, meaning, and geneology always seem to become more interesting when thinking about birth or death.

In my random internet wanderings I found a lot of neat things. My married name means "son of Adam," though there's no one named Adam in my family tree that I know of. I've known for a long time that my first name means "brilliantly clear," which is a quality I strive for in my everyday communication but don't always achieve.

The one I enjoyed the most was finally finding my full name written in Japanese katakana: