6 more weeks to go before our due date. The husband and I have a dilemma. No, not a pediatrician for the baby (though we haven't really found one). It's a predicament that I think some, if not all, parents may encounter. Especially if you're overly fastidious like us. Well, we haven't decided on our baby's name yet.
We have a long list since we always try to consider the name, how it sounds with our last name, its meaning and whether it fits our child's personality (which I'd say is quite difficult to tell at this point). Some of the more popular ones in our list and their meanings are as follows:
Johnathan: combination of John and Nathan; God's gift
Nevin: holy, little saint
Lorenzo: crowned with laurels (a personal favorite)
Niccolo: victory of the people
Joaquin: God shall establish
Sage: wise one
Francis: free
Emilio: industrious
The list goes on and on...
But, what truly is in a name? It's been defined as a label for a noun, to distinguish one from the other. It is used to identify a unique and individual person. There you have it.
However, wouldn't you agree that all of us are unique in our own ways even if we're named with the same one as a hundred or even a thousand other people?
According to U.S. statistics, James is the number 1 name for men at 3.3% which is equivalent to 4,064,550. On the other hand, Mary is the number 1 name for women at 2.6%, equivalent to 3,220,525. Same names, different individuals, unique personalities.
Names have wonderful meanings behind them, yet we should never let it define us. We have different backgrounds, upbringings, cultures etc.. etc.. Hence, we should be the one to define our names.
The name doesn't make a man/woman, it's definitely the other way around.
6 more weeks, I think we still have time... Until then, we're open to suggestions.
17 comments:
Those are beautiful names... Lorenzo sounds nice and I love the meaning. :-)
Thanks sis! I personally like Lorenzo and Enzo is a nice nickname... =)
Lorenzo is a very nice name =)
<3
-Bionica
I like the name Sage, its unique and it will make him unique.
xo nancy
Lorenzo is nice. Nevin is nice, too. How about Lorenzo Nevin. :)- SASA
Nevin sounds cute! But Lorenzo is equally nice:)
xx
Bionica: Thank you! I think so too! =)
NANCYXO,
Thanks for dropping by! My hubby actually likes the name Sage. =)
xoxo
- Joy
Sasa,
Hi! Thank you... Lorenzo Nevin is nice. =)
Sher,
Thank you for thinking so... We'll consider both.
xoxo
Oh trust me, I am sailing in the same boat.... :) picking out names... have u looked at some names of African origin? They sound exotic and have nice meanings too...
Lorenzo is a nice name and it is actually my youngest son's name (Daniel Lorenzo).
I love this picture of you, so beautiful. I recently saw the photo shoot on Leah's blog and I really liked it. I like Johnathan out of your list the most. I imagine choosing a name must be so hard especially for a boy. I personally think that would be harder but maybe that just me.
Hi Anks!
Thank you for the suggestion... African names are interesting. We'll look into it.
- Joy
All the above are lovely names! Shamans tend to favour the auspiciously-fragrant herb, Sage to cleanse and purify the atmosphere(sage smudge sticks:). Sages tend to be very wise men too!
I love the traditional Matthew, Oliver, Alessandro, Justin etc. as well as something a wee bit different:)
Whatever you decide to name your precious baby son will be lovely for sure:)
xoxoxoxoxo
Hi Cosmic!
Thanks for the suggestions... Sage seems unique hence my husband really likes it.
xoxo
- Joy
Hi Imogen!
Thanks for dropping by... Love this picture too. My sister always does a fab job of shooting!
Johnathan is also a favorite of my hubby and me. It actually combines my initial with his - J and N. =)
I agree with you it's harder to think of boy's names.
xoxo
- Joy
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