The Hidden power within a Name

My first name is Arturo (Arthur in English), but anyone who knows me knows that I go by Turi. Turi is the short version for Arturo. I only use the name Arthur in school. I got my name from my grandfather. My mother named me after him, because my grandfather had four girls and no boys. She wanted to make him happy and boy was he ever. Words can’t express how proud I am of my name, one reason being named after my grandpa who went to hell and back to put his family in the U.S. Another reason is that I hardly meet people with my name. I feel like you got to be bold represent a name that isn’t used as often as others. With the people I have met with my name I found to be very nice and easy going. The name Arthur does not really give in inside of my heritage. I would not change my name for anything the reason being that I have made a reputation with my nickname “Turi”. The best way to describe this by repeating what my friends say when they hear my name, it brings joy to people. I always got people playing with my name making their own versions to call me by. I do not mind at all. I always make sure people remember my name and the other way around, because people will like and respect you more if you just own their name.

The second I want to talk about is my last name Briceño. This name is special for me because it comes from Manzanillo, Mexico. Out here in California I see just the English version which is Briseno. We did not want to change our name, because we are proud of our heritage. In Manzanillo it is a beautiful tourist city located next to the beach. When I think of my name I always think of the city and its beauty and value. More often than not people do often pronounce it wrong, they ask where I’m from or they ask how you spell. Growing up it would bug me bad but with time I got over it and saw it as a everyday thing. I would not trade my name for anything as well, because it kept it in its orginal spelling, it comes from a beautiful city and it stops people enough to force them to learn it.

This last name I hardly use and it wasn’t until about two years ago where I really started to use more and more of my name Danny. I never really used this name, because I went by Turi and it was my name middle. I started using this name more around people who I met and in that moment I realized I would not be meeting them again at all or I’m too lazy to go over the process of explaining my name and getting them to pronounce it. It’s a good name to have when I just want to change he pace of things.