New Names

The Masai have two "first" names- a traditional one (and by traditional I mean possiblyt that of a family member, or about as often one made up of letters they have strung together into a word) and a christian one, such as Eddie, Frank, James, and Number One (some are allowed to select these and will occassionally chose words ior phrases that they associate with positive things).
Aubree and I have both been renamed. It began because Aubree is a name that is very hard to say for them because there is no "br" sound. She has been name Emugie (eh-moo-gee-eh) which loosely translates into beautiful color since she has very very red hair. I have been named nashipae, which means hapiness and joy since apparently I smile and laugh a lot, and also make the children laugh (though often that it not intentional).