Calling Names

 So after taking the birth..

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When the mother is giving a birth, the baby must be taking it. Right? 

It almost sounds like taking a bath “I couldn't answer the phone, I was taking a birth”. 

So After taking the birth we are named.  Because you must have a name. You can not be called a Shrimp, or a Thing or the Poop-machine forever.

We have three kinds of names in Estonia. First we have the names that mean something  and this is where our creativity and hippie-ness comes out.   

Here are some names with vague translation:

 „Kalju“, that means „ a Cliff“
„Õie“ that is something like „Blossom“
„Tuuli“ that is something like „Winds“

„Tormi“-  something like a storm
„Koit ja Eha“ that is the Dawn and the Dusk
„Heli“ – a sound
„Ebe“ – a very very small piece of something that you can barely see
„Laine“ – a wave
„Välek“ – someone on speed
„Hiie“ – our old sacred place. And if you didn't know  our sacred places are something similar to the Stonehenge, but way smaller – we only have one small stone there. But at least we have many places like that.

And the best names are the combinations of these names:

„Välek Vibulane“ – bowman on speed
„Heli Laine“ – a sound wave

And my favorite „Aita Leida Kuusepuu“ that means  something  like 'Help me find a Christmas tree“.

And that is just a small selection of names with meanings.

And imagine if they all were in the same room at the same time and you had to introduce them

„Yes, this guy there ... is bowman on speed of a sound wave... yes.. they have been together for some time now .... (whispering) previously they had some drug problems....  and there is storm and wind together.... and dawn and the dusk.. and the big one there is cliff.. standing there alone like (giggling) forever....and  the small Stonehenge will help you to find a Christmas tree ... and let me introduce you to the very small piece of something..“

People will think you are on acid or something

And next to the names like that we have the „just names“. You know, the names that have no meaning what so ever. The names that were invented by someone mad: 

„Lets put this letter and this letter an that letter .... and this letter... and eeni miini maini moo that letter ....and voila we have a name!"

And the Igorr comes in „ Yess masster, but what does it mean?“

„Nothing! It means nothing at all! This here is just a name!“ Evil laugh muhahaa!

But there is also a third generation of names. 

Yes there is!

The ones that sound and look just so utterly stupid that they just must have a meaning.... somewhere in a different galaxy.

And when you are lucky enough to have parents that hate you, you will spend the first 10 years of your life learning how to correctly pronounce and write your own fucking name - what a great way to spend your time.

And that's all I wanted to share with you today  about the names we have in this god forsaken cold and wet place called Estonia. Well there is nothing else to do with this weather then just sit at home and think about names, traditions and big questions like : "What do raisins eat?"
 

Cheers!