Lismar

Lismar Acosta ESL 100 CE January 24, 2024 Unexpected Name      Smart and Ocean are the words in Spanish that will help you remember my name. Although my name is not common to hear and it doesn’t have a meaning, I like it because it is pretty and unique. If someone asks me if would change my name, I will say no, but the story behind my name is weird and unexpected.      Peter, my brother, chose my name. I thought that my parents chose it, but no. I never expected that my brother was the person who chose my name because he didn’t like the idea of having another sister. Lismar. My family never heard that name before and that made the family curious. After repeating more than ten times the name Lismar, they decide that it will be perfect.      In Venezuela, which is the country that I come from, there is a tradition that most families create the names of their babies by choosing the names of the siblings or grandparents and putting them toge...