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Apr. 18th, 2004 11:51 pmJames: One who takes the place of another. How appropriate.
Finn told me when he was down here to see me that that is what my name meant, but I couldn't remember so I looked it up tonight. Most of the baby names sites I read only said: James - Supplanter. So I was all like "WTF is a supplanter?!"
So anyway I went to www.dictionary.com to look it up and it said "one that takes the place of another". I like that definition because I feel like it describes me, and the fact that I am finally breaking out of what I was, and becoming who I know I can be.
I didn't even know what James meant 5 months ago when I chose it. It sounds pretty stupid but I was told after I got my hair cut that I looked like James Hetfield from Metallica (minus much wanted facial hair!) when I was performing. So I tried the name out, asked a few people how it "fit" me - and overall it went well. And on top of that I liked it, and thus became James. Keeping my family happy is a high priority also, which is most of the reason why I'm making my two middle names very close in resemblance to my birth name and middle name. My last name...well I would love to change it but that would cause a LOT of upset.
Hence, James Nicholas Jay B-
On a less interesting note, my mum is making me ask my dad how he feels about my plans to transition before I leave for Brisbane.
Finn told me when he was down here to see me that that is what my name meant, but I couldn't remember so I looked it up tonight. Most of the baby names sites I read only said: James - Supplanter. So I was all like "WTF is a supplanter?!"
So anyway I went to www.dictionary.com to look it up and it said "one that takes the place of another". I like that definition because I feel like it describes me, and the fact that I am finally breaking out of what I was, and becoming who I know I can be.
I didn't even know what James meant 5 months ago when I chose it. It sounds pretty stupid but I was told after I got my hair cut that I looked like James Hetfield from Metallica (minus much wanted facial hair!) when I was performing. So I tried the name out, asked a few people how it "fit" me - and overall it went well. And on top of that I liked it, and thus became James. Keeping my family happy is a high priority also, which is most of the reason why I'm making my two middle names very close in resemblance to my birth name and middle name. My last name...well I would love to change it but that would cause a LOT of upset.
Hence, James Nicholas Jay B-
On a less interesting note, my mum is making me ask my dad how he feels about my plans to transition before I leave for Brisbane.
