My Name

Circle Time Discussion
Everyone has a name. Sometimes, a person’s name can give us clues about their identity. Your name might tell a new friend where your family comes from or what is important to them.

Think about your own name.

• Do you know what it means?
• Why did your parents choose it?
• Were you called after someone (a relation, a famous person or even a pop star)?
• When a new friend hears your name for the first time, what might he/she think about
• Are you a boy or a girl?
• Your nationality?
• Your religion?
• The languages you speak?
• Examples

• Áine might be an Irish girl
• Christoph might be a Christian
• Pierre Ó Murchú might speak Irish and French

• Is he/she correct?
• Does anyone else in your class share your name?
• What else do you have in common with that person?