HISTORY OF ARIE SEPTHI IRDIANTY

Arie Septhi Irdianty is my full name.  The person who gives that name is my father.  My father gave A in the beginning of my name intentionally, because A is the first of the alphabet, so it will refers I’m the first child of my parents. Besides, A refers to ALLAH, my father believes that A is the best alphabet to initiate my name. In the middle of my name, my father gives signs that I was born on September.  The last part of my name, my father told me that am for identity purpose. Irdianty gives identity that I’m a daughter of my parents.

Actually, I’ve just known the meaning of Arie from my physics teacher. He told me that in Javanese language, Arie means the first child. I’m happy to know that, because before I knew it, I just know the meaning of Septhi Irdianty. Septhi represents that I was born on September. Irdianty is combining name from my parents, Irwansyah and Ernawati.  My younger sister also has the same identity like me, she has Irdhana at the end of her name that also represent my parents’ name.  

In the past, I feel Arie is not appropriate for me, because Arie is common used for boy or man names.    There are many people who said that my name should for man. People, who don’t know me before, consider me as a man, it sounds silly for me. So, it makes me not confidence and comfortable with my own name.

If possible, I really want to change my first name which still with A for the initial. There are a lot of names in the world, but I don’t know which name that I want. I just want my name heard more feminine than Arie. Perhaps, my name, Arie, influence me not to be feminine like other girls. But, after I know that I’m not the only one Arie who is girl, I’m very happy. I said to my friends that my name is not regardless of sex again, it can be used by man and woman in this world. I don’t have any intention again to change my name. I realized that my name is the gift from my parents, there are some reasons why my father gives me that name. Besides identity, my name also contains of hopes, pray, and good things.  So, I never think again that I want to change my name.