What's in a name?

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We are told that it is not what we are called but rather what we answer to that matters.

This rings true as we find that we are exposed to people who continuously "call us out of our names". We ignore such vulgar slurs and have taught ourselves not to take them to heart.

As an African Motswana woman, I know that there is power in a name that was given to you at birth and one that you give to yourself.

I will explore my first name, Keamogetswe. This name was given to me by my mother. I am her third child. I am her only daughter and she gave me a name that spoke volumes.

Shortened versions of my name include: Kea and Keamo.

Keamogetswe in Setswana means "I am welcome" or "I am accepted" . To me, this means that whatever situation or event I walk into, I will receive pleasant hospitality and favour. It means that before I have even said anything, my word has been accepted and validated. I am accepted and welcomed as I am, nothing more and nothing less. This acceptance and validation is acquired divinely from God first and that has led to all doors, favour and opportunities to be opened on earth. I have experienced this in my life, whichever door that I have walked into, I have been greeted with acceptance and a warm welcome. That makes me cherish my name more... because it speaks life.

I cannot imagine answering to anything else.


What is in your name?