Lilah. The only name we could agree on before you were born. Your daddy found it in a book titled "Best Canadian Baby Names." Derived from the Arabic "Leila," it means "night beauty." Some sources also describe it as a form of "lilac."
Marjorie. A name I loved but could not convince your daddy to love.
Dahlia. Another that was high on my list.
Elizabeth. Your middle name, after my maternal grandmother.
Callum. My favourite boy name for years. Your daddy wasn't sold, so when we found out we were expecting a girl, I filed it away in the recesses of my brain for the next time around.
Thomas. What you wanted to name your baby brother. After Thomas the Train.
Owen. One of the many boy names I love that does not, in my opinion, sound good with our last name.
Clive. A name I loved when we found out baby number two would be a boy.
Henry. The name that was suggested by a dear friend. The same friend who laughed as if I was joking when I mentioned I loved the name "Clive."
Callum. Meaning "dove." Still my top choice for baby boy as he grew inside me.
James. The middle name we agreed on long before we chose a first name, in honour of your Grandpa, Daddy's daddy.
Henry. Meaning "ruler of the home." Daddy's favourite, partly because he couldn't wait to nickname him "Hank."
Baby Brudder. What you called him while he was growing in my belly and continued to call him for several weeks after he came out, even once his name was finally settled.
Henry. The name you chose for him when we let you be the swing vote between our two favourites, three days after he was born.
Such sweet stories of their names. Owen was on one of my lists too!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Lilah and Henry, the history of. :).
ReplyDeleteThey are such distinct names Lilah is such a peaceful name, and Henry is so distinguished!
I love the names you chose, and many of your alternate ones are interesting as well!
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable pictures! This was also a great set of names as well. A two fer Listicle. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLove Callum and Owen, but we already had them in the family. And I actually rather love Clive. So sweet that big sister was the deciding vote; well done!
ReplyDeleteAwww, this a cute memory to have... how you chose names, which by the way are beautiful, is a question sure to come up in the future lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute post - loved the reasoning! =)
ReplyDeleteI love reading the stories of how people pick out names! and the names you picked out are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI am such a name junkie. Seriously, I just love naming things...and people. I have lists going "just in case" we have a fifth baby. A fifth baby! Doesn't that sound crazy? Anyway, love the names on your lists :)
ReplyDeleteUmmm, yeah. From someone who considers herself D.O.N.E. after two, a fifth baby does sound crazy. But that's just me! ;)
DeleteVery cute to let big sis be the swing vote!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm pretty sure she chose Henry because he's on Thomas and Friends too! ;)
DeleteThis is so weird! My Lilah's middle name was originally Elizabeth but then we changed it to Maye to honor my grandma. Our girls would have had the exact same name!
ReplyDeleteWell clearly we both have impeccable taste! ;)
DeleteLove this, Amanda. I love the names you chose, and I love that you let Lilah be the swing vote.
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Thanks, Jen. I was pretty sure she would go with Henry since he's also on Thomas and Friends, and since he's a Leo, I figured he'd be more "ruler" than "dove." But I like that we will always be able to say she helped choose his name.
DeleteThis was such a wonderful story. I'm so glad you shared this. Ellen
ReplyDeleteI love the stories behind name choices. Yours is beautiful as are the photos! So much love!
ReplyDeleteI love the stories of their names. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLoved reading this. It's funny how we associate names with people we knew in the past and then either love or hate them based on this.
ReplyDeleteFor me with my firet? Vanessa. I couldn't stand it (ex co-worker) and my husband loved it. We landed on Isabella. Not so much the same. I won though. ;)
Names are such a personal choice, and it's tough enough to find a few that one of you likes, let alone both! (But I'll admit I'm totally with you on this one. And Isabella suits your gorgeous daughter to a T, so obviously you were right.) :)
DeleteLove the stories behind your babies names. I would have chosen Henry for Julian. But I was voted off. Knowing him today at 5, glad I listened to my husband...
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