31. Ignatius or Daniel?
My name is Dan. My parents named me Dannie, although I am convinced that the particularly unique spelling they used was a typo on the birth certificate, and as child #11 my parents really didn't have the energy to fix it. And it was certainly better than being referred to as #11! When I was old enough to want my name to sound a bit more masculine, I began to write my name as Dan and it stuck. My Dad's name was Raymond and his middle name was Daniel, so can you guess my middle name? My mother, of blessed memory, often reminded me of the meaning of my name as I grew up. The name Daniel means "God is my judge." These days people do not usually know the meaning of their names, often because their parents were more interested in how the name sounded to their friends than in what namesake the child would be offered as a hero to live up to. I mean, how do you live up to the name Moonbeam? Or Rusty when your last name is Nail? Or Case when your last name is Beer? True story...