Perhaps because we like symmetry so much, both our girls have the same pattern to their names. Both carry the name of a great-grandmother as their first name – one’s maternal, one’s paternal – and both go by their middle name, which comes from an aunt. (E’s is actually a nickname of her middle name). All of their names appear a few times in our family, as these classics get passed down from generation to generation. Our newest one is named for (and called by the name of) the oldest of four sisters to my father. All four of these aunts of mine represent to me some of my best childhood memories of my dad’s family. They are strong women, they lend a hand to others without complaint and they all are wicked good southern cooks. My hope is that these traits will be passed down to our little one as well, particularly the culinary skills! You cannot know what heaven is until you’ve taken a few rounds of the dessert table at our Thanksgiving Day feast on the farm.
Here’s to great names!
Aw…thanks for the ‘nod’! That was a nice thank you, so please do not spend time on a note.
I hope you get a lot of use out of those! I’ve been told that they are too cute to use. We got a set for Owen and we used the crap out of them!
Congrats again. She’s adorable (and amazingly E’s bookend!).
We’ve already used them like crzay – thanks! They’re awesome.
I can’t believe how much the 2 girls look alike! Wow! If you’re up to getting together this week, let us know!