04-11-2008, 01:32 PM
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Well, I feel that my name chose me. As a child, I liked to read the Bible (yes, I was a bit weird) and I was fascinated with the story of the Queen of Sheba - it's a very small part and it can be missed easily, but the idea of this woman who was wealthy beyond measure traveling with gold and jewels and camels and servants to meet Solomon and learn from him intrigued me. I love the pursuit of knowledge and I love beautiful, sparkly things - she had both!
As I got older, I did more research on the Queen of Sheba and found that history records as her name as Makeda, meaning beautiful. I kept that in the back of my mind for years. When I started my makeup business, I named it Makeda Makeup Artistry and when I became a dancer, I named myself Makeda. Dancing makes me feel beautiful and regal, so it fits. I am in a constant pursuit of more knowledge about the dance and the culture from which it springs ... and I get to wear sparkly things!
My surname, Maysá, is one I found on a web search for baby names when I was pregnant with my daughter. It means "walks with a proud and swinging gait." I chose to name my daughter something else, but I find that the name fits me, as I do have a pretty distinctive walk, which I inherited from my mother - it is quite swingy, if I do say so.
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