My Name Sake

Lots of people ask me all the time is Rafael Solece My real name. The truth is; yes it is. As real as a name can be. But honestly my name at birth was Zerrick-Rafael; last name unimportant. Zerrick-Rafael was the name that was given to me the day that my eyes opened upon this world. My mother had absolutely nothing to do with it. If she had her way, both my brother and I would be named after character’s from the novel Gone with the Wind. My mother’s reasoning for this is not one that I completely understand, but maybe you will. It all starts with my mother’s name, which happens to be Tara. That was the name of the plantation that Scarlett called home in the Novel. My name would have been Ashlee. My younger brother would have been named Rhett. I know right, but it is my mother. I usually don’t question here ideals, but it kind of makes one want to say; Really, and what exactly had you been smoking when you came up with that brilliant idea?
So you see, I truly appreciate the miracle of quality pain medication. It saved me from a horrible name sake. I do believe that I was one of the lucky ones. Unfortunately I can not say this for every child who’s mother was under the influence after child birth. They didn’t have angel’s looking out for them when it came to birth rights.
With my mother down for the count, swimming in euphoric after birth bliss. My wonderful grandmother and Aunt Dee took the liberty of bestowing upon me my mantel, which would inevitably shape the man that I would/have become. My first name Zerrick was a gift from my Aunt Dee. My middle name Rafael was the gift my grandmother gave to me. They didn’t know it then but they had given me more than just a name. They had actually inadvertently given me a birth right with two dynamic words. I mean honestly you have to admit Zerrick-Rafael has a star quality to it. When I added Solece at the end of it I had sealed the manifestation of the man that I am, and the powerful meaning of my name really began to take shape in my life. It is amazing to me how the meaning of a name only magnifies the gift that The Most High endows a person with.
Zerrick is polish: Spelled (Zarek) the translation means “God will Protect” or “God’s protector”
Rafael is Hebrew: spelled (Raphael). It means “healed by God” Raphael is one of Gods Arch Angel. In the bible Raphael was also God’s messenger, He was sent to earth to deliver many messages. B
Now Solece did not come until many years later, in my adult life. When I decided who it was that I wanted to become. It is a derivative of the word solace which means Peace.
Loosely translated my name means God will protect and heal the messenger of Peace or it could be translated as Peaceful messenger protected by God.
I love my name!