Seeing my sister, Casey, rummaging a website filled with pictures of
Brian McKnight, I commented, "He sure is handsome. But does your husband know you're fancying a recording artist?"
"I don't fancy him," she mumbled, embarrassed by her interest in a singer. "I'm just reading about him. I'm planning to give my son the name Brian instead of Eric".
I came nearer and squinted at the screen. "Oh, are you sure?" I said, mocking her. "So when did you learn to read French?"
Casey sighed.
The name Brian doesn't sound bad at all. I made a
quick Internet search about the name and the result told me that it is derived from the Celtic word "bre" which means hill, noble, or high. Brian McKnight is a Black singer who popularized the hits like "One Last Cry" and "Back At One". Aside from him, we have so many Brians who excelled in the field of leadership and literature. Brian Boru was the king of Munster in Ireland who defeated the Vikings, but was slain during the battle. Brian Moore was a Canadian novelist who wrote the novel-turned-blockbuster-film "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne". Brian Wilson Aldiss is a great English science fiction author who created the bestsellers, "The Bright Fount Diaries" and "Non-Stop".
