Ever wondered if there was any meaning in your name? My podcast explores all things onomatology... the study of names!
Latest episodes
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24 min
S6.10-144 - "Monica" - Choosing an English Name After Moving Countries
A business systems analyst from Calgary, Alberta learns for the first time what the name Monica means and shares the story of how she got it. Born in China with the birth name Meng…
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15 min
S6.09-143 - "Melissa" - How Your Name's Meaning Shapes Your Identity
What does the name Melissa mean, and can a name's meaning influence who we become? In this conversation, an Indianapolis empty nester learns that her name comes from the Greek word…
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1 h 18
S6.08-142 - "Jeff" - Part Two - How to Find Peace in Grief
A returning guest joins the show two years after his first appearance to talk about how the meaning of his name became a guiding value, and how that value carried him through the s…
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23 min
S6.07-141 - "David" - How A Name Meaning Shapes Your Actions
Summary An HR leader with 20 years in the field discovers that his first name is Hebrew and means beloved, cherished, and dearly loved, and then works out what that meaning actuall…
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19 min
S6.06-140 - "Sam" - Why Almost Nobody Knows Their Name Meaning
Summary A professional speaker and entrepreneur who had never looked up his own first name finds out that it is Hebrew and means God has heard, then works through what that actuall…
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40 min
S6.05-139 - "Misty" - Marriage Name Changes and Personal Identity
Summary An identity transformation coach who has studied handwriting analysis, graphology, and letterology for 15 years explains what she believes happens when a woman changes her…
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45 min
S6.04-138 - "Benedetto" - Part Two - Using Your Name Meaning To Build Confidence
EPISODE DESCRIPTION Summary This is a one year follow up conversation with a returning guest who first learned that his name means blessed and well spoken. He explains what actuall…
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21 min
S6.03-137 - "Shana" - Say It Right: Names, Meaning, and Respect
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26 min
S6.02-136 - "Haley" - Does Changing Your Name Change You?
EPISODE DESCRIPTION Most people know a one line definition of their name and never look further. This conversation goes past that. A guest who briefly went by her middle name in co…
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31 min
S6.01-135 - "Zaria" - What Does My Unusual Name Really Mean
EPISODE DESCRIPTION This episode follows one guest through the full process of tracing an uncommon name back to its origins and figuring out what, if anything, it says about her. I…
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24 min
S5.30-134 - Greg - How Name Meaning Shapes Identity And Behavior
Summary This conversation looks at what happens when someone actually learns the meaning of their first name and then decides to live up to it. The guest, Greg Modd, an HR consulta…
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29 min
S5.29-133 - What Your Name Reveals About You - "Noah"
This episode explores what it feels like to carry a name most people associate with the opposite gender, and how the meaning behind a name can shape identity, personality, and life…
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52 min
S5.28-132 - How Your Name Shapes Who You Become - "William"
This conversation explores how the meaning behind a first name can mirror and reinforce a person's identity, values, and way of moving through the world. The guest, whose name mean…
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31 min
S5.27-131 - What's in a Name... "Sean" - Part Two
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Jayma welcomes Sean back for a part 2 conversation, revisiting the meaning behind his name (Sean, "God is gracious," and Conrad, "brave counsel") a…
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24 min
S5.26-130 - What's in a Name... "Jayma"
Send us Fan MailIn this milestone episode of What's in a Name?, host Jayma sits down with her very first guest who shares her name, a fellow Jayma podcasting from Northwest Ohio. A…
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48 min
S5.25-129 - What's in a Name... "Bonnie"
Send us Fan MailBonnie: Beauty, Words, and the Stories Names CarryWhat happens when you interview a fellow name lover who has built an entire aesthetic around the beauty of words?…
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59 min
S5.24-128 - What's in a Name... "Shirah and Paul"
Send us Fan MailThis episode of What's in a Name? features a first for the show: a father-daughter duo, Shirah and Paul, joining me together from Wisconsin. Shirah unpacks how her…
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28 min
S5.23-127 - What's in a Name... "Todd"
Send us Fan MailWhat does your name say about who you are? In this episode, host Jayma sits down with Todd, an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and mental fitness coach from Akron, O…
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24 min
S5.22-126 - What's in a Name... "Cheridan"
Send us Fan MailWhat does your name actually mean, and does it fit who you are? In this episode, Jayma sits down with her friend and colleague Cheridan to find out! Cheridan had no…
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60 min
S5.21-125 - What's in a Name... "Daithan"
Send us Fan MailYour name is the first piece of your identity. And most of us have never thought twice about it.I sat down with Daithan — life coach, photographer, and founder of F…