“Apalah arti sebuah nama?”,I bet you have heard this phrase like thousand times.
So let me ask you. What do you think about a “name”? Does your name mean anything? Or do you ever ask your parents why they named you after your name? Does a name matter to you? Are you satisfied or do you like the name that is given by your parents? Would you like to change your name?
I have asked my parents why they named me “Diana”. They told me that at the moment when I was still in my mom’s womb; Princess Diana was very famous so they decided to name me after her name. I am quite satisfied with their answer and feel happy of course, because my name is taken from a popular member of the British Royal family who is well-known for her kind-hearted, generosity and care about other people. Since a name is important for me, I decided to write this note that is specially dedicated to my beloved daughter Nadia Tama Tjennius.
And the story begins:
When I was still teaching at Momento Training Club (2007), there was a student named Garry Chilton who mistaken calling my name. He was confused because he had a teacher who named Nadia at his school, so he called me Ms. Nadia instead of Ms. Diana on that day. Well, I found it very funny and it has given me an idea to name my daughter “Nadia” which is kinda unique coz as you can see, I just switch the syllabus Dia-na to Na-dia. There goes Nadia. ^^
*Nadia pronounced /NAH-d’-yah/ which means “hope” in Russian while in Arabic, it means “delicate, moist, and tender”.*
Then how about “Tama”??Maybe some of you could have guessed where it comes from. Well if you don’t, don’t worry, I’m here to write every detail of the history of my beloved daughter’s name. It is taken from her father’s first name “Amat” but this time we read it backwards so it becomes “Tama”.
Since our first child is a baby girl, it is just perfect to put “Tama” as a middle name because in Indonesian “Pertama” means the first so we both agree to name her “Nadia Tama”.
*Tama pronounced /TA-mah/ which means “jewel” in Japanese and “thunderbolt” in Native American.*
Why her last name is Tjennius? Why not Tjendera?
Instead of using “Tjendera” I prefer something fresh and unique so I think why not we change the last name a bit. “Tjen” is a must then why not plus “ius” behind of it? So it becomes “Tjenius” which if you read it without the first letter “T”, it becomes “jenius” (Indonesian) which means smart. Every parent hopes their offspring will become smart ones, right? But then I think Tjennius with double “n” sounds better.
In the first place it is my “wild” idea to give her last name “Tjennius” but in the end I’m also the one who doubt this idea and prefer “Tjendera”. I suggested this idea to my husband and guess what? He liked it so much n insisted using it even though I have persuaded him many times to use his own last name “Tjendera”. Then one day when Amat’s cousin and I were chatting and discussing about babies’ names, I ask her opinion about this last name, and she prefers “Tjennius” then I decided that We are going to use “Tjennius”.
So there goes:
“NADIA TAMA TJENNIUS”
23092010-Diana Rosli
