Name. It is the first thing you mention when you introduce yourself to others. Some people have a very long name, some have very short name. Name of a person usually will be given by our parents at the time we were born. Every name given has its meaning. Good meaning mostly. But sometimes we don't realise that how important for us to bring the name in a respectful way.
I do believe that name sometimes can influence your behaviour. This is because name is like a 'doa' (pray) for the owner's name. For instance, when I was watching a drama at TV3 few weeks ago, 'Yang Terpuji'. It's about a very mischievous kid name Ahmad Muhammad. But his dad call him Mamat. So, his teacher advise his father to call Ahmad Muhammad with his actual name not the nickname. Why? Muhammad means 'the praiseworthy' unlike Mamat, which means 'dead'.
So we can see that name bring the big impact on ourselves. Some of the nickname will change the whole meaning from our actual name. I think if it is so difficult to call your own children their actual name, why not just give them a very short name with a good meaning. Good example : Yasmin (Jasmine). She will always smell good.
WORDS HAVE MEANING AND NAMES HAVE POWER.
