Baby Names Research Paper

“Every name is real. That’s the nature of names.” (Jerry Spinelli). According to research about Ciara, it means “little dark one” (Oh Baby Names). Little dark one truly means “dark hair and brown eyes”, but the irony with that meaning that’s supposed to describe me, I have blonde hair and blue eyes. The name Ciara originated in Ireland and became a well known baby girl name. Stating some facts about my name will lead to why my parents picked my name, events from 1998, and other characteristics about my name origin. Before I was born, my parents had multiple names picked out for me. My parents had Brien, Alexis, and Isabelle (Spangler, Laura M.). They also had the name Sierra picked out because my dad works at General Motors and he works on

The president at the time when I was born was Bill Clinton. Some popular bands that were playing were Backstreet Boys, Aerosmith, NSync, and many more. I was born in the music era of late rock and start of Hip Hop/Rap. The unemployment rate in 1998 was 4.5% and it has increased to 5.5% in 17 years (The Year 1998 From The People History). The gas prices 17 years ago were $1.15/gal and today the gas prices vary around $2.50-$3.00 per gallon (The Year 1998 From The People History). Some popular movies that were out in 1998 were Mulan, The Waterboy, The Parent Trap, and Saving Private Ryan (The Year 1998 From The People History). The majority of the 1998 movies are still popular on TV and are still watched by an average amount of people. The average house price in 1998 was $75,000 and the average price of a new car was $17,000 (The Year 1998 From The People History). Now, the averages of a new house and new car prices have jumped thousands of dollars in the past 17 years. A dozen eggs back then was $.88, but now since the bird flu happened, a dozen eggs now are $2.49 (The Year 1998 From The People History). Google was founded in 1998 which means this search engine has been helpful to millions of people for 17 years (The Year 1998 From The People History). The government also made a new way so people couldn’t counterfeit the 20 dollar bill (The Year 1998 From The People History). The origin of the name Ciara is Irish and Celtic. The meaning of my name is “little dark one” (Oh Baby Names). The description of my name states that I have brown hair and brown eyes. That meaning is the total opposite in what my features are. “Ciara is a very high ranking female name in Ireland (the 15th most popular girl’s name in 2010) and a Top 60 name in Northern Ireland.” (Oh Baby Names). Some characteristics that my name means are that I’m easygoing, adaptable, adventurous, and