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What's In A Name My name Is Tanner James Godfrey. My parents are Jennifer Godfrey and Donald Godfrey Jr. Because my dad was a junior people were always confusing him and his father, my dad hated the confusion that being a junior caused for him. They knew they did not want this to happen to me, so they did not name me the third.

My first name is Tanner. My mom had a name that was popular when she was a kid and there were always many girls her age with the same name as her. She did not want this to happen to me. She wanted to find a name that was not being used by everyone else to name me. At this time she worked at the Central York Middle School so some names when she heard them automatically made her think of some of the kids at the school, so those names were out. Her co-workers at the school knew she was looking for a name. A teacher came in and told her they heard somebody talking to a kid named Tanner in the grocrey store. She liked the name, thought it was a little unusual and no kids at the middle school were named Tanner at the time. She came home and told my dad the name and he liked it too. They decided it worked with what they were going to use for middle name and that is how I got my first name.

My middle name is James. That is the name of my grandfather on my mom's side. My Dad wanted my middle name to be James beacuse my grandfather is always nice to my dad and welcomed him to the family. My parents actually had my middle named picked out before they came up with my first name.

My last name is Godfrey. The name Godfrey can be traced back to England and/or Germany. In both countries Godfrey means God's peace. Sometimes I wonder if our last name is what influenced my great aunt and uncle to become pastors.

After hearing how I got my name,it seems as if my parents put a lot of thought into choosing my name. I am happy they did not give me a common name like Bob or George.