What's my Name?
When thinking of my name it's one of those things I hardly think of, except when people, including my father, spell it all sorts of ways. No h at the end is super common among people, which is something I have gotten used to. You would think that Hanna is the one other way people have spelt my name wrong, but that's 100% not true. I have had someone spell my name Hana, which you would think is someone who barely knows me. Ya, that's a no, it was my dad, last Christmas. ANYWAY back to the point. My name is Hannah Elise Brown. My dad named me since my mom named my sister, but I still somehow ended up being named after 2 of my mom's best friends. Crazy right? I guess my dad changed the Anna to Hannah so it wasn't completely after 2 but that's how Hannah came into play. I got Elise, specifically as a middle name, because it was another one's of my mom's friends middle names. The only time I really get called Hannah a lot is at school and friends whom I meet there, because at home and other places I have nicknames ranging from the classic Han or Hanney to the infamous banana boat, just like the sunscreen. In general, I don't really think my name describes me that well because I'm named after 2 people, one who I hardly know, and I am nothing like them. If I was named after a family member it would make more sense and it would describe me better, but being named after 2 very different women makes me question whos path and how I am more like all the time. To further the knowledge of my name I looked up the meanings of both my 1st and middle name. I found that Hannah originated as a Hebrew name and means grace. Which 100% does NOT describe me because I am a graceful person at all. On the other hand, I found that Elise came from Greece and means "the oath of God" which describes me better because I am a religious person.
In life, I have seen multiple different "me's". Yes I know there is only one me but how I acted in certain situations was different depending on where I was. This was true till the start of junior year, and still is kinda true. There are some places, especially just in the classroom, where I am so submissive and just let people walk all over me. I never did this with tech theatre and with becoming more and more of a leader with that I have become less submissive but I still am pretty bad with that overall lol. The two biggest "me's" where I felt the most split up was the camp me and the 'real world' me. I used to have a huge difference, being louder and more real at camp versus shy elsewhere. AS I have gotten older and spent more time at camp, (lol typing this when I got home t-minus 65 minutes ago and am going back for the next 2 weekends) the camp me has come out more. I have become so much of a better leader and louder so everyone knows what I am saying. Even though the "two people" have become closer together I still am different around camp people versus regular people because of my comfort level.
In life, I have seen multiple different "me's". Yes I know there is only one me but how I acted in certain situations was different depending on where I was. This was true till the start of junior year, and still is kinda true. There are some places, especially just in the classroom, where I am so submissive and just let people walk all over me. I never did this with tech theatre and with becoming more and more of a leader with that I have become less submissive but I still am pretty bad with that overall lol. The two biggest "me's" where I felt the most split up was the camp me and the 'real world' me. I used to have a huge difference, being louder and more real at camp versus shy elsewhere. AS I have gotten older and spent more time at camp, (lol typing this when I got home t-minus 65 minutes ago and am going back for the next 2 weekends) the camp me has come out more. I have become so much of a better leader and louder so everyone knows what I am saying. Even though the "two people" have become closer together I still am different around camp people versus regular people because of my comfort level.
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