Jane Fouty What Is In A Name

“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.” - William Shakespeare. So what is in a name? Or more specifically your name? Do you know? The truth is many of us don’t, but why? There are so many interesting things to learn about your name. Where did it come from? What does it mean? I, Olivia Jane Fouty wasn’t even given a name until I was two days old. I’ll explain the choices in the next few paragraphs, along with some new things I learned. When I was first born my mother had no idea if I was going to be a girl or a boy. She had not had her heart set on a name either way before I was born. She chose Olivia for its meaning, Olive branch. She felt it meant strength and she really liked that. Olivia was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare in his comedy Twelfth Night in 1602. It was possible that it was based off of Oliver or Oliva, a latin word for olive.
My middle name, Jane, was given to me because of family members that also had this middle name. Such as my grandma, great grandma, and older cousin. Jane is a fairly common middle name of english origin. It is said to mean “ God’s gracious gift”. Jane has also come to be used as a name for a female whose name you do not know. They may be referred to as “Jane Doe”.

My surname Fouty, is possibly Swiss-German but the origin is
Someday’s I hate my name, others I love it. People often wish they could change their name, or what it would be like if they had been given another at birth. When it comes to that, I can’t help but to wonder if you would still be the same person had you gone by a different name. It is the smallest things that mold us as individual people, so why wouldn’t your name affect you in the same way. Therefore, when asked if I would change my name given the chance, I must say no. For seventeen years I have been me, Olivia Jane Fouty. Through all the ups and downs, and that's who I will always