Tag Archives: baby naming

Hunter Christian – The story behind the baby name

20 Feb

My youngest son is 6 years old, wow time flies! His name is Hunter Christian. We decided what to name him just three weeks before he was born. I knew his middle name would be Christian, it is a middle name that has been passed down in my family for five consecutive generations. My husband […]

Brigitte Louise – a baby naming story

13 Feb

When I became pregnant with Brigitte we were in the middle of moving from Nebraska to Virginia. I was working in a High School and one of my star students introduced me to her mother. Her sister’s name was Brigitte; she was French. We exchanged tips on sewing and pantry organizing techniques (nerdy I know), […]

Irena Francoise – Baby Name Story

13 Feb

Irena was named after an old Nordic tale of a goddess of snow who saved young animals from the harsh winds of winter by building mounds for them. Inside of the mounds the animals were able to take shelter and store food. Since my daughter was going to be born in the middle of winter […]

Autumn Ember – Baby name story

10 Feb

Just over two months ago, I gave birth to the most beautiful little girl. Absolutely perfect in every way, an angel in my eyes. I never realized how fulfilling having a baby and being a parent would be. It is by far my most rewarding experience ever! We named her Autumn Ember. Autumn for the […]

Noah James – A baby naming story

4 Feb

When I found out we were having a baby boy, we knew his name would be Noah James. I found out that I was pregnant after 7 months of trying. My husband was so excited. We immediately started to research names for a boy or a girl. It didn’t really go as easily as we […]

Arabella Grace – Baby naming story

3 Feb

I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with my first child and was so exited to find out I’m having a girl. I’m a single mother, her father left when I was about 6 weeks pregnant, and was going through a very difficult time in my life mentally having just been diagnosed with severe depression and […]

Skyler Rain – Baby name story

1 Feb

My baby naming story is of my third child. About 4 months into pregnancy, I had a dream, a very detailed , vivid dream. I was reading the local newspaper and it said “Mr. and Mrs. Mauldin welcomed their new daughter Skyler Rain last Sunday. Mother and baby are both well, she weighed 7.0 lbs.” […]

Kristoff Cashel – The story behind the name

30 Jan

Over 15 years ago, my husband and I were expecting our first child. The doctor informed us that we would have a boy. We went around and around for the perfect name for our first born son. My husband didn’t want him to be a “jr.”, so we set out to find a name that […]