December 30, 2007
So everyone has their "ideal" baby names picked out way before they ever get pregnant right?
Naming Abby was no problem. I knew from the beginning that her name would be Abby (fountain of great joy, the Father's joy) Grace (full of grace and mercy) Christine (she of the Christian faith). I have 2 middle names and I wanted her to have 2 middle names too. Scott did NOT like Abby. (He thought it was the ugly tom-boy sister on Eight is Enough-if you don't remember that show you are too young to read this blog! Actually, he was thinking of Mary. Abby was the beautiful step-mom.) Anyway, I did not give in and eventually he came to love the name. Well, my next "girl" name had to start with an A (for several reasons) and I wanted something that wasn't too common...."Ava". Guess what my precious neighbor is naming her new little girl (due in February)? You guessed it...Ava Katherine. We left our neighborhood Christmas party and I was totally distressed. I said you can't have 2 Ava's on the same street and you definitely can't take someone else's baby name. Scott said "hogwash!" You can name your baby whatever you want and we are not guaranteed to live by our neighbors forever. (Good point). (Sidenote: at the party I made the comment I loved that name and was going to use it if I ever had another girl. Poor Lori felt terrible because she didn't know I was pregnant at the time. As soon as she found out we were expecting the first thing she said was "I don't mind at all if you name your baby Ava too! I thought that was incredibly sweet! So we have her official approval.) So we've been throwing baby names around and I thought it would be fun to take a poll. You may NOT leave unkind comments if you don't like my choices. (I'm way too emotional to take criticism right now. ha ha) Please vote for your favorite. And if you have any other suggestions, leave those as well! (*Note: the middle name is definitely "Scott" whether it is a girl or boy so at least that part is settled!)
1. Lily Scott (my current favorite and Abby's ONLY choice-so she says. and yes- I know it doesn't start with an A, but that's ok. Scott hates it, but he is outnumbered right now 2-1. This also has "spiritual" meaning for me because this whole baby experience was quite a "valley" and I thought of that old hymn "Lily in the valley". This baby is definitely a beautiful blossom from a long, desert journey!)
2. Ava Scott (two Ava's on the same street?)
3. Alivia Scott (call her Livi for short!)
4. Ana Scott
Any other ideas? (By the way, the boy name is set and we all agree on it.)
OK people, let the voting begin. I know "reformed grits" will be first!!!!" :)
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8 comments:
Ok you are right, here I am. Of your choices I like Ava the best. I think it would be ok to have 2 on one street! What if you had moved there AFTER they had been named??
Others with an A are:
Asa... means healer, which like our Bee, was sent to heal our broken hearts.
Ananiah means "God has given."
And finally, Amethyst which I found means "prevents intoxication." That could come in handy. :-)
Of your choices I like Ana Scott. If you decide on Ava it is completely alright to have 2 Ava's on the same street. Other A's I like are:
Ansley is Scottish and means nature.
Audrey means noble strength.
I think Audrey Scott is so cute.
Ya'll have fun!
I Love Lily Scott. It sounds feminine but still strong. I had a wonderful Aunt Scotty who was quite a force to be reckoned with and lived well into her nineties (Katherine Scott was her name, don't know exactly how she ended up going by Scotty).
I have no other names to add to the mix, as it as impossible for us to come up with girl names, lucky for us (and them) everyone came out boys.
If you do go with Ava, think of all the monogrammed items that your neighbor will only be able to pass on to you.
I love Lily Scott...it is a beautiful name and I thought your explanation of being the lily of your valley brought tears to my eyes.
My last one's middle name is "joy" because I was going through a tough time. I named her because of the verse, "tears my endure through the night but joy comes in the morning'...she is my joy from many tears. I can't tell you how special it is to call my sweet baby by her full name and remember what the Lord has done for me. When I say her name I remember to send a little praise up HIS way and thank Him for the JOY that He brought me.
I wrote that with only 1/2 cup of coffee in me...hope you were able to read it with all the mistakes.
you know I love lily Scott.
An "a" name I like is ashlyn (and allyson of course) :)
i vote for ana scott and use it as a double name, maybe? i'm all about double names, obviously!!
There's also Avery...
I do like Ana Scott and call her both names.
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