I learned about this name years ago, and it came to mind again recently.<\/p>\n
Dr. Peeks is an optometrist.<\/p>\n
The verb “peek” — spelled P-E-E-K — dates back to the mid-1300s and means to glance or look quickly<\/em>.<\/p>\n The irony is not lost on me that an optometrist — a licensed professional who practices the profession of examining eyes and helping people with their vision — has a surname that refers to looking<\/em>.<\/p>\n I do not believe that it is a coincidence that someone with the surname “Peeks” is involved with vision.<\/p>\n Names mean things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I learned about this name years ago, and it came to mind again recently. Dr. Peeks is an optometrist. The verb “peek” — spelled P-E-E-K — dates back to the mid-1300s and means to glance or look quickly. The irony is not lost on me that an optometrist — a licensed professional who practices the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\n