Yes, I said Anastacia. That’s not the name on my birth certificate, but it’s the name my mother still calls me. She’s 76, and she never let go of it. She wanted to name me Anastacia—romantic, vintage, full of soul—but there was a tiff, and it got shortened to Stacie. Still, the name lingers. It means resurrection, and that’s exactly what this blog is doing.
This is the resurrection of Trivia, History and Life Stories. It started in 2011 as a scattered thought-space, shifted to genealogy in 2012, and by 2015 had become a home for names, stories, and emotional truth. I don’t need to start a new blog. I just need to start again.
🧬 My Full Name Is a Story
Anastacia — for the name my mother loved, and the meaning I now claim: resurrection.
Leanne — a blend of Lee (my dad) and Anne (my mom).
Luiza — echoing Louise, the name of Romana Kraig’s mother, and carried through her children: Louis Kraig and Kimberly Kraig Rose Louise.
Rene — for my grandmother Irene, whose name still sings in my heart.
Smith — my mother’s maiden name.
Heyen — my maiden name, pronounced Hi-en, like a whisper through history.
🕊️ Names That Were Almost Mine
Judyth Eireen — my stillborn sister. Judith means “woman of Judea,” and yes, it’s Jewish. Funny how the hospital insisted on a “Christian” name. You dingbats, Judith is Jewish.
Thaddeus Mitchell Duane Smith Heyen — the name I would’ve had if I’d been a boy.
Thaddeus means “heart” in Aramaic.
Mitchell was my mom’s favorite uncle’s surname.
Duane was my grandfather.
I love how the name just flows—it sounds like a hymn.
Stephanie Roxanne — another name my mom considered, to honor my uncle Stephen Rockford Henley, known as Rocky.
Stephanie comes from Stephanos, meaning “crown.”
Roxanne means “bright” or “dawn,” from Persian Roxana, wife of Alexander the Great.
It connects to the Greek name Rhōxanē, later Latinized to Roxana.
In Persian, it derives from the word "روشن" (Roshana), meaning “bright” or “shining.”
Rockford is the anglicized form of Rochfort, meaning “rocky ford” or “strong rock.”
🧭 What Comes Next
This blog will be predominantly about genealogy and names—their lore, their history, their emotional resonance. It will blend trivia, memory, and myth. It will honor the people I’ve loved, the ones I’ve lost, and the ones I’ve imagined.
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