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In the book Alma says her name“never fits” or doesn’t fit. She means that her name is not the right size because it is t oo long, and it cannot be written on a piece of paper.  \n2) It can also mean that something is in agreement or matches. For example: It fits that she is a singer because she has a beautiful voice.  \nnamesake ( noun) = the person that you are named after. Some people have a namesake other people do not.  \nancestors ( noun) = The people in your family that lived long ago. On el día de los muertos people in Mexico and the United States remember their ancestors.  \nAlma = In English the word means soul . The spirit that makes up a person.  \nEsperanza = In English the word means hope. It means to wish or desire something good.  \nPura = In English the word means pure. It can mean something that is not contaminated or mixed with anything. It can mean someone that is genuine. For example, the water is pure because it is clean and fresh.  \nCandela = In English the word means fire or flame or full of light. 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