The Story Behind My Name

When I get married and the priests says, “Do you Audeliz take Juan Maldonado to be your lawfully wedded husband”, my family may question just who is that girl standing at the alter. My birth name is Audeliz, which is pronounced, ou-del-lease. My older brother, who was four years old at the time when I was born, apparently disagreed with my mother’s name choice and decided that it would be “better” to call me Angie, which was the name of an actress on a tv show that he liked. So there it is. I have gone through many years of schooling explaining why my familiar name has nothing to do with my real name. And, I’m telling the story here so that I can refer my aunts, uncles and cousins to this site and avoid the awkward stares or giggles when I’m up at the alter taking my vows. I’ve been Angie for so many years that the name Audeliz fell to the wayside. I even have Angie printed on my business cards.       

So for future reference, don’t call me Audeliz, unless you’re mad at me. My name is Angie Perez and welcome to my blog.