Daeja Jo Ford

The origin of my whole

name!

How I got my name..

• I was given the name Daeja because: D stands for Damon (my step-

brother), A stands for Angela (my mom), E for Eddie (my great-grandpa), J for Jamil (my step-

brother), and A for Anjeanette (my aunt).

• I guess my mom wanted to be creative by naming her child Daeja.

Meaning of Daeja..

• The origin of my name means:• Daeja- “already” from the French

phrase ‘deja-vu’ meaning “already seen”

• I looked up the word “Deja” for the meaning because that is how the name is commonly spelled.

How I Feel About My Name..

• Sometimes I like my name, and sometimes I don’t.• Like, for example, when people spell my name, I

don’t like my name, at all. This is how some people spell it: Deaja, Dajea, Deja, Daega, Daga. It gets pretty annyoing.

• My name is not very common. I could not find anyone with my name, except someone from a different school.

• I like my name when people can’t pronounce it and I have to tell them how to say it. It makes me feel intelligent.

How My Middle Name Came To Be

• I have Jo as a middle name because almost all the women in my family have Jo as a middle name. For example: Amanda Jo (my cousin), and Jennifer Jo (my great-aunt).

Meaning of Jo

• Jo- a diminutive of Josephine which means: May Jehovah add/addition to the family.

How I Feel About My Middle Name

• I actually like my middle name. First, because most of the women have the same middle name as my, and I feel honored to share it.

• Second, it’s easy to spell!• Third, because it can be spelled masculine or feminine.• Popularity of Jo, see picture below.