My first name is Ernest and as you can tell by this website everyone calls me by my nickname Ej. The natural nickname for Ernest is Ernie. As a kid other kids would tease me by saying hey Ernie where's Burt.
For those of you who do not quit understand this reference. There is a kids television program in the US which has stuffed characters with the name Ernie and Burt. I hated to be called Ernie and sincerely wished my parent had given me a different name.
Now that I'm a little older and have a child of my own, I have a great appreciation for the name that my parents gave me. I know that my wife and I thought deeply about the name we had chosen for our daughter.
The name Ernest comes from the Greek word serious. My name fits who I am perfectly.
Friday, October 23, 2009
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