What's in a Name?
Ever wondered if there was any meaning in your name? My podcast explores all things onomatology... the study of names!
What's in a Name?
Latest Episodes
S5.27-131 - What's in a Name... "Sean" - Part Two
In this episode, Jayma welcomes Sean back for a part 2 conversation, revisiting the meaning behind his name (Sean, "God is gracious," and Conrad, "brave counsel") and how it continues to shape his life and work as an executive coach. <...
S5.26-130 - What's in a Name... "Jayma"
In this milestone episode of What's in a Name?, host Jayma sits down with her very first guest who shares her name, a fellow Jayma podcasting from Northwest Ohio. A real estate agent, wife, mom, grandmother, and two-time ca...
S5.25-129 - What's in a Name... "Bonnie"
Bonnie: Beauty, Words, and the Stories Names CarryWhat happens when you interview a fellow name lover who has built an entire aesthetic around the beauty of words? In this episode, Jayma sits down with Bonnie, a guest from Austral...
S5.24-128 - What's in a Name... "Shirah and Paul"
This episode of What's in a Name? features a first for the show: a father-daughter duo, Shirah and Paul, joining me together from Wisconsin. Shirah unpacks how her Hebrew name means "poetic song", while Paul reveals the surprising tens...
S5.23-127 - What's in a Name... "Todd"
What does your name say about who you are? In this episode, host Jayma sits down with Todd, an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and mental fitness coach from Akron, Ohio, to explore the meaning behind his name. Derived from Middle English, Todd m...
