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MyKayla Firestone English 1- Anderson Period 1 What's In A Name??

My name is MyKayla Lynn Firestone. I was born to the parents of Pamela and Dallas Firestone. My first name MyKayla comes from my dad. My mom wanted to name me Antonio Elizabeth but my dad said no. So my mom decided on the name Christina Marie. But again my dad said no. Then my dad just said that my name will be MyKayla. My dad said that he doesn't no why he chose to have a capital k in my name. We are Italian so that is where the Antonio Elizabeth came from. Me and my cousin Shannon both have the same middle name. We even spell it the same exact way. We bothe spell it with two n's which makes it Lynn. Then my cousin had a baby and she named her Gracie Lynn so there is a lot of history behind my middle name which is Lynn.

My last name which is Firestone is a very unique name to me. People all the time ask me if my dad owns the Firestone tire company. But the answer is no. My dad has his own business in contracting. It is called D&F Home Improvements. My last name has two meanings. One is a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire and also a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and kilns. I like my last name because it is cool and there is hardly anybody that I have ever met that has my last name.

My family is Italian, German, and Cherokee Indian. The Italian comes from my moms ancestors and the German comes from my dad's side and my grandma Delp is Cherokee Indian. Antonio Elizabeth is an Italian name that my mom wanted to name me but my dad said no. So if my dad would not have cared what they named me my name would be Antonio Elizabeth or even Christina Marie. So that is the history behind my name. I am happy to say that my full name is MyKayla Lynn Firestone.