My Name

My name is Jacob Haller. My first name is spelled and pronounced as one would expect. When people first meet me, many of them pronounce my last name as if it were spelled as "Holler", with an O, which is wrong. When i think of my name, i do not believe it is very special, as it is a very common name. When i was much younger, the only association I made with my name, other than a few kids i went to school with, was the song "John Jacob Jinglehiemer Shmidt", as this was the only place i had heard my name. I do not really associate my name with much as of late, although others might. As far as nicknames go, I have two. At my father's house, and to a few people at ECHS, I go by Jake. At my house, I go by my last name, Haller, because everyone there has a different last name than me. Before I was born, my mother wanted to name me Patrick. Thankfully, my sisters talked her out of that decision. The meaning of my first name is a bit of a double-edged-sword, in that its' meaning is closely tied with the Bible, while i myself am not religious at all. Even though my name is very common, it is my name and i wear it proudly, like a badge of honor. Whether it walks behind me wherever i go or precedes me into the unknown, it has been my name since birth, and it will remain my name until i die.