Names Across Cultures

Before teaching a lesson about different names in various cultures, the teacher would like to observe and discuss with the class about the importance and the etymology of names.


  1. Do you like your first name?

    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know the origin of your first name?



    Yes
    No


  1. Would you like to change your first name?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do the people mispronounce your names?
    Yes
    No


  1. What do you like in your name? Please explain.


  1. What do you dislike about your name? Please explain.


  1. Which name do you think it sounds interesting? Why?


  1. If you were to have another name, which would it be? Why?


  1. What origin do you think your first name is?
    Hispanic
    German
    Italian


  1. What origin do you think your last name is?
    Italian
    Hispanic
    Portugese


  1. Which member of your family carry more than one family name?
    your gramndma
    your grandpa
    your mother
    your father



  1.    


  1. Do you consider your names
        1 2 3 4
    too traditional?  
    too long?  
    too short?  
    too boring?  


  1. Do you think that some people change their names because these are
        1 2 3 4
    old-fashioned?  
    hard to be pronounced?  
    hard to be written?  
    hard to be remebered?  





Mrs. Filimon
LA 8th grade teacher
Pompano Beach Middle School, LA Department
FL