The Origins of my Family Name
I have always dreaded my name. Luise. Nora. Christov. Bakargiev. What a mouthful. Regardless, the name carries so much history, and with that, family pride. My name comes solely from my dad’s side of the family, who immigrated here through Ellis Island from Germany and Italy in the early 1900’s. Luise, my first name, was the name of my great grandmother, my paternal grandmother’s mother from Germany. Nora, my middle name, was the name of my great grandmother, my paternal grandfather's mother from Italy. In contrast, my surnames carry much more history that date many decades further back. My family’s original last name is Bakargiev, a name that is often cut off of my official records, passports, and transcripts, yet this is the name that has been carried for generations. My commonly known last name, Christov, is just an adopted name that originated as an adopted name from one of my relatives paternal figure. For example, one of my distant great grandfather's name was Chis, an...
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