The meaning of my name? Well it would be nice if it was Beowulf.

My Last Name

            I have always liked my last name. Even when  I was young i thought it sounded nice and professional, allowing me to fit into any scene i wanted to. My first reason for loving it came when I realized Spiderman (Toby Maguire)'s boss was named Jameson (yes with an e but close enough). I loved spiderman and so I felt that through my last name I had gained a sort of connection with the character. Its part of why I have always admired my own last name.
             Another meaning I hold in my own last name is its origin from Ireland. My family is very Irish and embraces that culture thoroughly. When I was young I learned that the name Jamison means Supplanter, which, is often use to refer to governments or rulers of countries. Having already considered my last name to be "fancy" sounding since I was young, knowing this only reinforced that perception.

The Two Me's

              I agree with Anna Quindlen, there are two me's. Or at the very least, there is definitely more than one. I dont believe its inherently negative but people seem to learn through association. So, people don't just know me as "Hunter", to some I may be "Hunter, friend of X" or "Hunter, with his two brothers". Im sure to my siblings friends I'm seen as "X's big brother". It definitely interesting to consider how I may be seen, not as an individual, but as a member of my Father or Mother's family. While I strive to prove myself as an individual im almost automatically considered to be part of whole depending on what someones perspective in knowing me is. Someone from another group may only see me as "one of X's friends" so rather than knowing me for my own name, I am known as someone's friend. 

I wonder if this is how Beowulf's friends feel. It can't be easy living in the shadow of Beowulf.