Your first name of Apelama has made you practical, systematic, and thorough. Friends and associates may detect a lack of feeling and sympathy in their relationship with you. That is your way of helping others through challenging situations. You tend to treat new and unfamiliar ideas with scepticism. In some ways you are not overly emotional and sympathetic to others and can be shrewd and materialistic. Because of the serious, responsible qualities of your name, you must recognize the importance of a sense of humour and optimistic perspective of life. You are mathematically adept and can have great patience with work of a detailed nature such as bookkeeping, accounting, computer technology, or manual work of a skilled nature. This name encourages the expression of leadership and organizational skills, shrewdness, and analytical ability. You express your appreciation for others by what you do for them rather than by what you say. Your interests and hobbies are generally along practical, technical, or scientific lines.