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Remembering Names & Meanings - Such as Peter  

educatedaccent 74F
373 posts
10/7/2007 3:46 am

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10/7/2007 10:56 am
Remembering Names & Meanings - Such as Peter

First I ask about the spelling of somebody's name. If there are not alternative spellings,
I like to chat about the meaning of names. Especially foreign names.

It enables me to learn interesting facts. It shows the other person you are interested in them. Sometimes you tell them things they didn't know. Other times they can feel good at telling you something new.

To give you some examples:
Some African names are days of the week. Kofi of the UN - I was told Kofi meant Friday. Which language? I've forgotten already. Maybe somebody can add more.

Any dictionary of names will give you lots of meanings and variations on names.

For example, I know several people called Peter which is one of my favourite names

An obvious short form is Pete. You could chat about whether he ever gets called Pete and how he reacts and whether he thinks people called Pete differ from Peter. You end by saying either, 'I hope one day I shall know you well enough to call you Pete,' or, 'I shall always be careful to call you Peter.'

Peter is Greek or Latin for rock. Variations include: Panos, Pedro, Peers, Peirce, Perkin, Perry, Petr, Pierce, Pierre, Piti, Pjeter and Pyotr. (And many more.)

Peterson is of Peter.

If you are running a meeting, and you spot somebody called Peter on the list, you have an opening for a chat with them.

If you you the list in advance you can look up the name of your VIP guest speaker, or the man you want to talk to.

If you spot a Panos and find out that his name is Peter in English, he will be very impressed with your knowledge. And flattered.

I used to be afraid of revealing my research. But I found that if I told people what I had done, they were even more impressed by by diligence and determination. It's not as if I work on a TV programme and have a team of secretaries and researchers to do this for me. I just do it naturally.

You can also tell people the meaning of your name, so they don't forget you.
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educatedaccent 74F
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10/7/2007 10:56 am
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