Nora Wiley- Schwartz 711 10/7/14
My name is a fun splatter of fresh
paints on a bright white canvas. Full of enthusiasm, ready to pop in a big
bubble of laughter. Sounds sweet on your tongue, but when you say it, it comes
out bold, like a blast of bright yellow rays coming out of your mouth.
I
have my great grandmother’s name, Eleanore, but I go by Nora. My great grandmother was
not like me that much, but she was from Brooklyn. Her husband, Burton
Rosenthal and she had twins. My grandmother and another baby that wasn’t
alive when he came out. Burton died when my grandmother was three. Eleanore was a
worker; she ran a real estate company. She lived a pretty long life for back
then- 83- and my father said she laughed a lot. I’m not so sure I want to live
the life she did, but she was strong, and that sounds good to me.
The
name Nora means “light” in many different languages. “Noor” in Arabic means
“light”, or “sun”. In Hebrew, it also means “source of light”. I think “light”
describes my energy, but I also feel like “source of light” kind of sounds
like its describing a leader. But I wouldn’t really describe myself as a
leader, but my zodiac sign is a Leo, which is a strong, courageous character. That makes the name Nora really fit in well
with my personality and me.
My
parents call me “Chookie”, but that’s only because when I was a baby, The
Rolling Stones had a song called “I’m So Hot For Her”, and my mom didn’t know
the words so she just said “Chookie Bo Bo” and somehow that became my name.
I love my name a
lot; I want to keep it forever.
