My name is Emily Olivia Schwab. My first name was given to me in an unusual way. My mom was at a home furnishing store when she saw a clock with “Emilee” written across the top of it. She thought to herself “Emilee” I like the sound of that so she came home and proposed the idea to my dad. My dad liked “Emilee” but asked if they could spell it the more “original” way. That is when my name was born: “Emily”.

The name “Emily” comes from the Latin word “Ameilia” which translates to “hard-working”. “Ameilia” was turned into “Emily” in Germany. My middle name “Olivia” on the other hand, comes from the Latin word “Olive tree”. The name became popular when William Shakesphere came out with the Twelfth night, but this has nothing to do with why I was given this middle name. I was named after my grandpa “Oliver”. My last name, “Schwab” is German and Jewish.