Name: Where? & What? (What does your name mean & where did your parents get it)

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I'm just new here in myLot and i'm thinking of a discussion that i can post.. Here's the first topic that popped up.. I'd just want to know from where were your names from and what do they mean.. So to kick off, my real given name is Maverick. Story behind is that my father is a movie addict. He even used to own a video shop. He was watching a movie starred by Tom Cruise.. *whoa.. i dont look like him.. not even close*. The movie's TOP GUN. Tom was some pilot who was endorsed by his superior to be trained in an elite pilot school. His alias is "Maverick". My father being a fan of Tom Cruise named me Maverick. Now, there was a scene there when Tom introduced himself to a girl in a club.. *who actually was his instructor* The she asked.. goes this way.. "Didn't your mother love you and named you Maverick?" Curious what my name really meant I searched it in the net.. Then i found out that it originated from a Texas cattleman. *search it in wikipedia* But generally, it's a term suggesting independence of thought and action which really defines me. So that's for my name. What's yours?