What’s in a Name? My name is Bodam, which means “ Unique Beauty” Ayo’s full name is Ayoola which means “ Joy of/derived from wealth/a formidable position” Two names, two different meanings, no particular “significance” right? Wrong! So, what’s so special about the name one is given anyways? Let’s take a walk down “memory lane”… In the beginning, what did a name signify? A name signified the nature/essence of the thing being named! And so Adam, in paradise, gave the animals names in accordance with their being. Among the Jews, God's name expressed His essence, Yahweh (YHWH) , means: I (alone) Am Who Am (and cause all else to be) . The Jews had the highest respect for the name of God, a reverence that finds continuation in the Our Father: "Hallowed be Thy Name." Persons who played prominent roles in the history of salvation often received their names from God Himself. · Adam — man of the earth; · ...