What’s In A Name?

My name is David Gene Norton.  A name given to me by my parents.

David comes from the Hebrew name  meaning “beloved”.  David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC.

David has been used in Britain since the Middle Ages. It has been especially popular in Wales, where it is used in honour of the 5th-century patron saint of Wales , as well as in Scotland, where it was borne by two kings.

Gene- Is the middle name of my father so it has been passed down.

Norton- From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning “north town” in Old English

(http://www.behindthename.com/)

There are 3,653,705 with the first name David in the US (the 7th most popular first name) and 70,671 with the last name Norton.

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~ by nortongene on January 26, 2010.

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