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Lesedi Lynn – Name Story

13 Feb

Lesedi is a name that in Tswana means “light” or “light sent from god” literally meant as “star”. My friend and colleague Khoketsho and I would often sit up late at night and drink wine and talk about poetic names for our children before I was married. When Lesedi was born, it was my last […]

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 […]