This is very long. 5 pages.. this topic so, please forgive me for not remembering at the moment who started this question.. Usually, I write things down.. Can I find a pen.. when I have a million? Nooooo.. Thank you... great question here and topic.
I have wondered how people chose their names.. and why but never thought to ask.. everyone here are all wonderful and beautiful and it helps me to get to know you a little better. I really like questions and discussions like this..
I chose my name because I had a Romanian aunt, who was a gypsy, and also a fortuneteller, and my uncle loved her deeply. I had a Hispanic aunt.. Both passed away before I got to know them when I grew up and my uncle passed away shortly after my Romanian aunt did..
I also love the Spanish language..(and other languages.. always wanted to study lot and learn many languages.. did some but didn't take or have the time to do more, maybe sometime, comes easy for me.. and had 8 pen pals growing up in different countries and at school, had many friends who were exchange students..)
Gitana, in Spanish means gypsy. I have another name I have used, not here, gitanasol.. Gypsy sunshine.. It is so weird, when in high school, had to do a book report and I chose to do one on Gypsies.. and I didn't know then that my aunt was a gypsy.. and I loved Spanish.. rusty now.. haven't studited it for while.. can read, translate, write it, spell it.. just need to be confident to practice more talking but have nobody to talk to right now.. and practice with.. It comes back to me.. though when I get into it.. talking..
On my mom's side of her family, I would love to learn more about them, but it was a disgrace and blemish on my mom's family "name " and forbidden to even talk about my 2 aunts because they weren't accepted into that side of the family. I would ask questions and nobody liked that.. when I was younger. Someday, I hope to find out more.. when I have time and feel up to it..
I was told that when I was 16 I looked like my Aunt Rosa, Tia Rosa.. visting family in California.. my great aunt thought I was her as I was sitting on the side of the pool with my feet in water.. and on the other side, from the house.. my great aunt called me Rosa several times.. then when she got closer to me.. she told me that for a minute, from a distance, I looked like my Tia Rosa.. I asked her about Aunt Rosa.. Well, change subject.. and caused a slight problem when I went into my mom's cousins house after visiting my great aunt.. and suddenly asked about who Aunt Rosa was? Well, that wasn't very good..
Sorry, long story.. and more with my mom's cousin daughter, 2nd cousin to me.. when she sent me some genealogy about family.. Says hispanic.. as well as other, so I e-m'd her or called her and asked her about Aunt Rosa.. she said she never heard of Aunt Rosa.. okay.. she put hispanic.. etc. and I told her what happened when I was younger.. okay.. she was going to check into it.. surprised .. never heard back and my mom's side of family, grew up big on genalogy.. however, left lot of details out.. well, sorry for long ramble..
You all are great.. and thank you for sharing.. this is fun.. love hearing from other people.. great topic! Hope to get to know you all better..
Love
Gitana/Tracie