The Secret of My Name

           Name is not only a word to call someone or something, but it must have the meaning behind that word. We can say that the name is equall with our pray, our expectation or to recall something. We choose a name for someone of course because we have some expectations that we want it to become real in someone’s life. That’s why we have to be carefull to choose a name for someone especially for our children.

            I’m one of many child in this world who feel so lucky to have my own name. I was born in Javanese family. My father is from Tulung Agung, East Java and my mother is from Banyumas, Central Java. Eventhough I’m a javanese but I wasn’t born in java island. I was born in borneo island. I tell about my birth place because it’s related to the history of my name.

this picture show that I like drawing

One day in the beautiful morning, I was borm in Ulun Hospital in Banjarmasin city, the capital of South Kalimantan. My father gave me name Nurul Briliani. At first my father wanted to give Berlian Al Banjari to me, but he said that it sounds like a boy name. At the first I curious why my name is Briliani. It’s quite difficult to spell because all of my childhood friends could not spell it correctly and it’s also unique for me when I was childhood because I never found someone with the same name like me. So I feel proud to have this name because my name is the unique one.

            I still felt curious with the meaning of my name, then I asked my father. He said that my name means The Bright Light or Diamond Light. He gave me this name because I was born in Banjarmasin and there is Martapura which is a famous diamond producing place in South Kalimantan. The other reason is he had wish that I wil be a smart woman. After I heard my father’s reasons about why he chose my name like this, I became more proud with myself. I knew that my parents love me so much that’s why they gave this name.

            I think my name which is my parents wish about me more less has already given an effect to myself. The God gave me the bright think and I m so grtaeful for this. Although I have some lacks but I still feel grateful and so thankful with this gift from God to me. I feel that my parents had made the right choice to give me this name and I wish I always can make them proud to me. So I will never change my name forever because it’s already sounds unique, awesome, meaningfull, and no one havs the same name with me but the most important reason is this name is the gift from my beloved parents. Thank you so much for my dad and mom. I’m so proud to be your daughter.