Namesake

My Mom said she did not name me after the Prince Valiant comic. My brother likes to tease me by saying it's true. Mom states that when she was pregnant with me, she met another lady who had a daughter in a baby carriage and the baby's name was "Alita." Mom changed the spelling to Aleta.

I've read that the origin of my name is Greek, which is cool because I love Greek mythology and the like. It's also been said that the name has a Spanish diminutive "ala" meaning "wing" and "graceful"..... I can't claim to either :)

On Facebook, there's a group formed for ladies with the namesake. It's called: "The Awesome Scions of Lady Aleta." Yes, I'm a member. We found a book on Amazon about "Aleta's in history" and some other fun stuff. It's so nice to be a part of the group and share something so special as our name :)

I can remember when I was a little girl going to stores on vacation and seeing trinkets with kids names on them. I always had to look, but could never find anything with my name printed on it. It became a game. I told myself that if I ever found something with my name, I didn't care how corny it was, I was going to get it. Truth be told, I still look... even as an adult :)

When I was a little girl and my parents saw me looking for my name on those trinkets, they decided to have a pretty wooden box engraved with my name. They gave it to me for my birthday, preteen years. I loved it and I still have it to this day :)

It's fun to have a different name. Thanks, Mom!