Names count!

Looking at Bolt and Serena together on a photo got me thinking that people sometimes become what their names or surnames imply. So here I have used syllables, anagrams and denotations to validate my hypothesis and see what I got:

The syllables in Serena Williams' surname are: ‘will-I-am’ - meaning she’s the embodiment of will. Usain Bolt, even if not for his nickname of "Lightning Bolt," the word bolt denotes speed, meaning to take off. Richard Branson the founder of Virgin Group would’ve been ‘Ret-ard’ if he didn’t have the ‘rich’ in ‘Rich-ard’. See Goodluck Jonathan's rapid rise from deputy governor, to governor, to vice president and president and tell me he isn’t lucky.

Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the greatest man in history's first name is derived from the Arabic word ‘hamid,’ meaning to praise, hence the praiseworthy. Vladimir Putin's first name is derived from ‘vladeti’ meaning to rule. Larry Page as CEO of Google Inc. naturally deals with pages. David Cameron's ‘David' means beloved in Hebrew and Cameron as a Scottish surname means crooked nose – hence ‘beloved crooked-nose.’ BTW crooked could mean both warped and dishonest – so you figure.

Michael Jordan's first name (Michael) is the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and considered the patron saint of soldiers and that’s exactly what Michael Jordan was to the Bulls in their glory days. William Leonard Roberts II, AKA Rick Ross is an outcome of the ‘will’ in his first name and Leonard obviously means brave lion. Warren Buffett's surname is a sign of affluence. I would've said the word ‘bloom’ is a spin-off from Michael Bloomberg's if only he was born before the word was coined.

Look at the composition of Bill Gates (William Henry Gates): He’s got ‘will’ as in willpower, ‘bill’ as in demand for payment and ‘gates’ as in opening, no wonder he’s the richest. Barack Obama's first name Barack means ‘blessed’ in Hebrew as in ‘Baruch’ and in Arabic as ‘Mubarak’ or Barakah. And do you not know why President Bill Clinton left presidency with bills to pay but with a clean-ton of legacy?

To cut a long story short, make sure you choose wisely when naming your kids. I am sure someone is dying to ask: "Omar Touray what about you?" Without bragging, Omar in Hebrew means eloquent or speaker and the two syllables in Touray are ‘two-ray’ - ray symptomatic of light and two is the sum of one and one or one less than three