So for the big reveal...
Even though their names are not strictly common, I guess it turns out that unintentionally their initials (as well as their names) are on trend for 2012... (and apparently somehow influenced by me being a pre-med poms nerd from N WI, as Marissa Mayer used both names w/her kids born after ours). Here's the full explanation/story of how we decided on them (as promised), just in case you are interested...
Baby girl: Marielle Claire Patricia S. (Mar-ee-el)
DH's name means "sea" in Hindi, and Marielle Claire means "bright" "star of the sea" and "wished for" (French, but also from the Dutch, Danish, German, Latin, Hebrew, etc.). Marie happens to be my eldest sister's middle name (along w/half the free world) and I've always just loved the name Claire (which I guess could be seen as an homage to my home town). Patricia means "noble" (English, Latin) and is my mother's name. We will call her "Mari", which rhymes with sari and as a random aside with our last name (which sounds nautical, but means gold) makes her a marigold, which is the sacred flower of India.
Baby boy: Alistair William Ratan S. (Al-iss-tur)
I've always loved the name Alexander (despite having an ex by that name, and not just because my name is Katherine (which is also Greek), a la "the Greats"), and my mother actually recently traced it back to the early 1700's as a family name (Alexander Harper was an ancestor of my late grandmother), but DH doesn't like nicknames in general and doesn't like the NN Alex at all (for whatever reason). DH is a huge fan of all things Scottish (he jokingly claims to be half), think Scotch, golf, etc. and traveled extensively there when his brother worked in the UK. Alistair is the Scottish (and English/Celtic) version of Alexander and both mean "defender of mankind". Alistair also happens to be the name of one of his best friends since pre-school.
William means "determined guardian". I like Will for a first name, but with Mari it sounds like they rule 17th century England or have their own college in Virginia, so no dice. My late grandmother's parents' names were Wil and Ella. :) Ratan means "precious jewel" in Hindi and is the name of my late father in law, and is DH's middle name.
Even though their names are not strictly common, I guess it turns out that unintentionally their initials (as well as their names) are on trend for 2012... (and apparently somehow influenced by me being a pre-med poms nerd from N WI, as Marissa Mayer used both names w/her kids born after ours). Here's the full explanation/story of how we decided on them (as promised), just in case you are interested...
Baby girl: Marielle Claire Patricia S. (Mar-ee-el)
DH's name means "sea" in Hindi, and Marielle Claire means "bright" "star of the sea" and "wished for" (French, but also from the Dutch, Danish, German, Latin, Hebrew, etc.). Marie happens to be my eldest sister's middle name (along w/half the free world) and I've always just loved the name Claire (which I guess could be seen as an homage to my home town). Patricia means "noble" (English, Latin) and is my mother's name. We will call her "Mari", which rhymes with sari and as a random aside with our last name (which sounds nautical, but means gold) makes her a marigold, which is the sacred flower of India.
Baby boy: Alistair William Ratan S. (Al-iss-tur)
I've always loved the name Alexander (despite having an ex by that name, and not just because my name is Katherine (which is also Greek), a la "the Greats"), and my mother actually recently traced it back to the early 1700's as a family name (Alexander Harper was an ancestor of my late grandmother), but DH doesn't like nicknames in general and doesn't like the NN Alex at all (for whatever reason). DH is a huge fan of all things Scottish (he jokingly claims to be half), think Scotch, golf, etc. and traveled extensively there when his brother worked in the UK. Alistair is the Scottish (and English/Celtic) version of Alexander and both mean "defender of mankind". Alistair also happens to be the name of one of his best friends since pre-school.
William means "determined guardian". I like Will for a first name, but with Mari it sounds like they rule 17th century England or have their own college in Virginia, so no dice. My late grandmother's parents' names were Wil and Ella. :) Ratan means "precious jewel" in Hindi and is the name of my late father in law, and is DH's middle name.
I cannot believe how close you're getting! Love the names too; such great meanings behind them!
ReplyDeleteI love the names! :)
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