A reason to be good..

Just now I was thinking about what my name really means... Last time i never had a convincing and satisfactory answer but now i have them. 

My dad had told me that my name means the "humanity's peak of excellence" (puncak percapaian pujangga). I like it so much but it does not explain distinctly what it means.. if humans are to reach the goal of excellence, what are the traits of being an excellent human being?

At the same time, my sisters made a brief research about my second name which later to discover that it means "snake". I was quite astounded at that time.. Is it a coincidence that i was born on the snake year (Chinese calender)? I don't know.. i think mum and dad know the meaning of my second name, that is why they give me the name. 

The Prophet pbuh had once said that giving good names reflects the good personality of a person. Calling someone by his or her name is like a prayer for the person to be what the name is bestowed upon them. If her name is Baqarah (female cow) she will possess a personality of a female cow, nauzubillahiminzalik! In contrast, a boy named Muhammad (the Prophet pbuh's name) would posses the same personality of the Prophet pbuh; kind, honest and et cetera, insyallah! 

Today, i made a research on my name to find the secrets behind my name. These are the meanings of my first name: noble, lofty and sublime

Noble:

1. high moral qualities; magnanimous; of superior quality or kind; excellent.

Lofty:

1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style;
2. of imposing height; especially standing out above others;
3. having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Sublime:

1. nobility; majestic.
2. of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; not to be excelled; supreme.
3. inspiring awe; impressive.

For my second name, i got two ways to interpret it in light of the culture and the language itself.

Based on the culture of scottish, my second name means "snake". Like i said earlier, that is the meaning that my sisters had found last time.

However, based on the arabic/islamic culture, my second name means " fragments or (a) prose writer"

When i look deeper, i came across the arabic sentence 'nathara al-maa' نثر الماء  which means ‘he sprinkled the water’. However, based on another website, 'nathara' means 'to look at'. In the end, i chose the latter because it is easier to understand.

 From all the research that i had made, i can come up with a few meanings of my name:

1. Sublime / Noble / Lofty Snake - as a snake being sublime, noble and lofty
2. To look Sublime / Noble / Lofty - as to be seen as a sublime /noble / lofty person
3. Fragments of Sublime / Nobel / Lofty - to be the part of a sublime / noble / lofty person
4. A Sublime/ Noble / Lofty prose writer - a straightforward (prose) S/N/L person or writer 

From what had been said, I can see that it is important for us to know the real meaning of our names. Knowing the meaning of our name will motivate us to be the person our parents hope us to be and what Allah expected us to be. In fact, there is no reason to give a name to a person but to hope good things from the person in return. I feel good to know that I've got a very beautiful name with the most beautiful meaning. Alhamdulillah! If this is what Allah SWT and my parents have hope on me, then the real me will truly able to realize the hope behind my beautiful name in the goal to be a true "humanity's peak of excellence".

Insyallah and Amin!