There is no name for sign language itself. There are individual sign languages used internationally, though, such as:
* ASL (used in the USA and the English-speaking areas of Canada) * BSL (used in the UK) * etc.
Sign language is the name for the visual language used by Deaf and hard of hearing individuals to communicate using hand shapes, gestures, and facial expressions. Different countries have their own sign languages, such as American Sign Language (ASL) in the United States and British Sign Language (BSL) in the United Kingdom.
Like with all names you would fingerspell it, unless you were givin a sign name by a deaf person. A sign name is a special sign that is your "nickname" in sign language, until you receive one the proper way is fingerspelling.
To express "My name is Raven" in American Sign Language (ASL), you would fingerspell the name "R-A-V-E-N," then sign "MY NAME" before fingerspelling again, or use the sign "ME NAME RAVEN."
In American Sign Language, you can sign "MY NAME D-A-N-I-E-L-L-E" fingerspelling out each letter of your name, Danielle.
In American Sign Language (ASL), the name Leah can be signed by fingerspelling each letter of the name L-E-A-H.
In American Sign Language, the name "Jillian" can be fingerspelled by using the ASL alphabet to spell out each letter of the name - J-I-L-L-I-A-N.
To sign "Katie" in American Sign Language (ASL), you fingerspell the letters K-A-T-I-E using the manual alphabet. Each letter is signed with a specific handshape corresponding to that letter.
To sign "Hannah" in American Sign Language (ASL), use the fingerspelling method. Spell out each letter of the name "H-A-N-N-A-H" using the ASL alphabet.
Australian sign language is called Auslan.
You sign it.
There are no names that have sign language equivalents. Instead, each individual is given a new name in sign language that is typically the first letter of the name used with some sign that characterizes that person. For example, if Anthony plays basketball, his sign name might be an A shape hand in the sign for basketball or if Anthony is very tall, his sign name might be an A shape hand in the sign for tall. Just like any other language, you probably can't choose your own sign name but your sign name is given to you.
To sign "Judas" in American Sign Language, fingerspell the letters J-U-D-A-S using the manual alphabet.
The creator of American Sign Language (ASL) as we know it today is credited to Laurent Clerc, a deaf educator from France. He played a key role in establishing the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States, helping to shape and promote the use of sign language.
Like with all names you would fingerspell it, unless you were givin a sign name by a deaf person. A sign name is a special sign that is your "nickname" in sign language, until you receive one the proper way is fingerspelling.
To sign "Jessica" in American Sign Language (ASL), you would fingerspell the letters J-E-S-S-I-C-A using the manual alphabet. Each letter is formed by a specific handshape.
To sign "Olivia" in American Sign Language (ASL), fingerspell the letters "O-L-I-V-I-A" using the manual alphabet. Start with your dominant hand to fingerspell the letters one by one.
Names in sign language are generally fingerspelled, unless a d/Deaf person assigns a specific name sign to that person. If a person named Christina received a name sign, that would not be the name sign for all Christinas. A name sign refers to a specific person, not the name itself.
melissa