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My Name

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I love my name because it is unique and has a lot of history behind it. My first name comes from my father’s side of the family and my middle name is from my mother’s side. All of the girls in my father’s family have the name ‘Jean’ somewhere in their name to honor my grandmother. My parents decided to rearrange the letters, like in scrabble, to spell a completely different name. My name is Jena. It is not a typo. Whether I was born a boy or girl, my middle name was going to be Reed. Reed was the last name of my great-grandmother and her only son could not carry out the name because he had no children. Instead of the last name being forgotten like the Disney cartoon, Recess. My last name, of course, is from my dad’s side of the family. To me, Eckenroad is clever, sneaky, and strong. I used to not like my name because it was not as popular as Alyssa, Amanda, or Alexis, but throughout the years my views have changed. My name is perfect and I would not change it if I had the chance. I am Jena Reed Eckenroad.