Blog Post #1


The Name

The name Mehereen, means blessing, chosen by my mom, and has now forever branded me as Mehereen. When I was born, my mom was stuck on what to name me. I was about to be Sabrina, but my mom found this name and my grandma really liked this name since I was a blessing to her being her first granddaughter, since she ha
d 2 sons. 


My nickname for Mehereen, is Meher, but that one has a different interpretation, like for instance when my brother calls out my name it is probably to do something for him, or to help him with something, etc. When my mom or dad says Meher I also know that I am not in trouble for something stupid that I probably did. My other nickname, short for Meher, is Mehu, my uncle calls me this because my other 2 girl cousin's nicknames end with a "u" sound and he doesn't want me to be left out.


 I was told by my mom that there were 2 reasons for my name being Mehereen, the first being a blessing to her and to my family, and to continue the trend of the first born daughters on my mom's side to end their names with "een". Avreen, Mehereen, and Amreen, the three daughters of each of the siblings. But what is meaningful about each of our names is that we created a bond that none can break. Me being Mehereen, Meher, and Mehu have shown me that the person behind the name makes the name meaningful as well. It makes the name a legend, we make the name known not any one else. 


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