I think a person's name is more than just what they are called. It's part of who they are, and the inspiration for a name can be just as important as the name itself.
Our first daughter is Charlotte Naomi.
~Charlotte after my mom (Charlotte Lynn) and myself (Charlotte Marie). I think my grandma got the name Charlotte from a friend of hers... I'm not sure. Oh, and we also learned that Charlotte was Brad's grandma's middle name, so I guess it came from both sides of the family. :-)
-From BabyNames.com, Charlotte means: Free, also feminine form of Charles (which means: free man).
~Naomi was a name chosen by Brad. He told me long before we were even engaged that when he was somewhere around the age of 10 or something that he was reading the Bible, read the name Naomi, and decided then that it would be his first daughter's name. Luckily,I liked it as well. ;-)
-From BabyNames.com, Naomi means: gentle, beautiful (in hebrew), and (in Japanese) honest/correct/frank, and beauty.
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| Beautiful is definitely a word to describe this little one-- she is beautiful in character, spirit, and body. |
~Ruthe after Brad's grandma (Ruthe Charlotte Neeley). Funny story-- we asked Brad's grandma where she got her name, and why it was spelled with an -e at the end, since the common spelling is Ruth. As I remember it, she snuck off to see a fortune teller when she was a little girl who told her that if she spelled her name with an -e on the end would have better fortune or luck in life, or something like that. And from then on, Grandma spelled her name Ruthe because she liked it. So, we're going to keep the good fortune coming and keep the spelling Ruthe.
-From BabyNames.com, Ruth(e) means: friendship (in Hebrew)
~Maedean after my great-grandma (Francis Maedean Harkins-- who went by Maedean or Mae). Today would be her 85th birthday. She passed away almost 8 years ago, and I love and miss her very much. I remember her as a strong and loving woman, and am so grateful that I had the opportunity to get to know her in this life. In fact, her last year in this life, I spent a large part of my summer with her and have very fond memories of that time.
-From BabyNames.com, Maedean means: uh, my great-grandma? this isn't listed on any baby names site that i can find anywhere... i even googled the name, and there's maybe 5 people with that name in the US, but think most of them are actually Mae Dean, two separate names. Lucky girl gets a pretty unique name! :-)
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| Profile view of Ruthe Maedean at 22 weeks. |
On another note, while we didn't plan this on purpose, our two daughters will be Naomi and Ruthe-- like in the Bible story that Brad read many years ago. I hope that my girls will have as close and good of a relationship as sisters as did Naomi and Ruth in the Bible. I also hope that both my girls will live up to their names-- they have some amazing examples of strong, faithful, smart, and beautiful women to look up to. Amazing women who sacrificed much for their families and were full of so much love. This is everything I hope for for my daughters.
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