My Name
My name, Colin, means victorious people in Greek. My friends, family, and anybody else I know call me Colin because I do not have cool shortened nicknames. I do not really like my name other than the fact that it isn't ordinary. Also, my name is frequently missplelled because most people spell my name with two "l's" instead of just one. The reason my mother picked my name for me was because she said it sounded like a fun name for a person to have. I happen to think that's crazy. I do not think that many people have my name. One person that comes to mind is Colin Powell, but I honestly could care less that I share a name with him. Another disappointing thing I learned about my name is that to find the meaning, I have to refer to the name Nicholas. That just makes me feel that my name is bogus and unimportant. I hope to someday change to my dream name, Pete Jones.