Season 6

S6.06-140 - "Sam" - Why Almost Nobody Knows Their Name Meaning
What's in a Name?September 23, 2026x
140
00:18:47

S6.06-140 - "Sam" - Why Almost Nobody Knows Their Name Meaning

Summary A professional speaker and entrepreneur who had never looked up his own first name finds out that it is Hebrew and means God has heard, then works through what that actually asks of him. The conversation covers what hearing means beyond sound, why he treats good listening as a standard for h...

S6.05-139 - "Misty" - Marriage Name Changes and Personal Identity
What's in a Name?September 19, 2026x
139
00:40:26

S6.05-139 - "Misty" - Marriage Name Changes and Personal Identity

Summary An identity transformation coach who has studied handwriting analysis, graphology, and letterology for 15 years explains what she believes happens when a woman changes her last name. She describes losing her own outgoing personality over the year after she married, getting it back over the y...

S6.04-138 - "Benedetto" - Part Two - Using Your Name Meaning To Build Confidence
What's in a Name?September 12, 2026x
138
00:44:43

S6.04-138 - "Benedetto" - Part Two - Using Your Name Meaning To Build Confidence

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Summary This is a one year follow up conversation with a returning guest who first learned that his name means blessed and well spoken. He explains what actually changed after that discovery: how he used the phrase well spoken as a practical tool to speak up after decades of shyn...

S6.03-137 - "Shana" - Say It Right: Names, Meaning, and Respect
What's in a Name?September 05, 2026x
137
00:21:01

S6.03-137 - "Shana" - Say It Right: Names, Meaning, and Respect

Refine your purpose and leadership skills by joining the Intentional Leadership Network:  https://www.intentionalleadernetwork.com/a/2148165226/4EW66BNT Follow Shana on Instagram: @rhymeswith__babynames EPISODE DESCRIPTION A baby name consultant and former tech manager talks through what a name...

S6.02-136 - "Haley" - Does Changing Your Name Change You?
What's in a Name?August 29, 2026x
136
00:26:18

S6.02-136 - "Haley" - Does Changing Your Name Change You?

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Most people know a one line definition of their name and never look further. This conversation goes past that. A guest who briefly went by her middle name in college talks through what it was like to answer to two different names, why one version of herself felt more outgoing tha...

S6.01-135 - "Zaria" - What Does My Unusual Name Really Mean
What's in a Name?August 22, 2026x
135
00:31:05

S6.01-135 - "Zaria" - What Does My Unusual Name Really Mean

EPISODE DESCRIPTION This episode follows one guest through the full process of tracing an uncommon name back to its origins and figuring out what, if anything, it says about her. If you have ever looked up your own name and found three or four conflicting definitions, or wondered why a name that no ...