Last Word: Nomenclature

If you have ever named a child, you know it’s a fairly big deal.

I still remember a three-hour car journey my wife and I dedicated solely to my daughter’s middle name. If you’re interested after one hour we decided on Katherine. We spent the next two debating whether it should be Catherine with a ‘C’ or a Katherine with a ‘K.’ Why do Mums and Dads do it? Because names still say a lot about what parents want their children to be.

But it doesn’t always work out that way. My parents called me Jonathan, which in Hebrew essentially means ‘God’s Gift.’ And while I’d like to think I turned out alright, sometimes I can’t help feeling I’ve fallen just a little short.