Anyones name or childs name have a special meaning?

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Just thought Id start a thread to see any names which might have a special meaning? My partner and I concieved our DS in Philadelphia, America, and we'd gone over there to watch the basket ball team play. Partners fav player is called Allen Iverson, unfortunately we didn't get to see him play, but once we found out I was pregnant, we decided we wanted him/her to have part of their name to do where they were concieved, so we decided to have Iverson as his middle name! We think it has a really nice ring for his whole name, and its a special memory to us too :)

My ds is called Alistair Glenn Morgan - a mouthful some might say! But I love his name. Alistair - because I have had that name for my first born son since as long as I remember. dh was a bit 'meh' about it but he saw how important it was to me and cam round to it. Glenn is my dads name. And Morgan is dh's lovely grandparents surname.

My children have relatives' middle names.

My DD name is DH first name and my middle name put together and she has my maiden name as her middle name.

This DC is going to have Harlyn as a middle name as Harlyn Bay is a very special place for us as a family :)

Yes. That we like 'Superman' a little bit too much. nerdy

Both have names of much loved family members who have died. Some think its morbid but I love it.

Both of my girls names have significant meanings.

DD1s name means 'everything, all, complete'; 'beautiful fairy maiden'; 'bright and shining', depending on what language the meaning is taken from. Her middle name means 'grace' which we interpret to mean being graced by her presence. She took almost a year to conceive, so I for one felt extra-blessed that she got here.

DD2 took 2 years and 6 Clomid cycles to conceive. That time was the most difficult and sad phase of my (and no doubt DHs) life. I honestly think I got severely depressed. I literally broke my heart with want for that little baby. When we finally conceived her, I wanted a name to reflect that. Her name means 'sorrows' but it also means 'strength'. I take that to mean that she is the joy that emerged from such sorrow. Her middle name means 'precious like a pearl', which she wholeheartedly is.

DD is named after DH's grandmother, a woman who was ahead of her time, she raised great children including one with special needs who she was encouraged to have put into an instution, but, instead she fought for his education in mainstream.

She has the same surname as well, I like that it was fully used before so there was no need to test if it worked.

My DS's has one middle name for a family member, and Aubin as a second middle name, added last minute as it means white/blonde, as he came out with a huge mop of pure white hair.

His first name either means 'dove' or 'destroyer', which seems to fit!

Ds1's name means lion man and it's also the greek version of my paternal Granddads name, his middle name is DH's first name.

Ds2 has a festive name because he was born in December. His middle name is my dads middle name.

DD has an Irish version of both my Grandmother's names as her first name. Ds has a Danish family name as a middle name.

My ds is named after my brother who died when I was young. We were very very close and it is a fitting tribute from dh who chose it for that reason.

I think it is really nice how most of your children are named after family members :) Would love to name the next child I have after someone in our families, as I think its a lovely way to remember them :)

DD's name is an anagram of MIL's name. Her middle name is the name of the village where DH and I first lived together (it's also a proper girls name!).

When I was expecting DS, FIL was researching his family tree, and found that all the eldest sons of every generation had the same name; coincidentally it was a name I had always loved, so that's what we went with for first name. DS's middle name is the name of my uncle who was having cancer treatment when I was expecting him; he made a good recovery and did the race for the future on the day DS was born.

Mine and all my sibling's names have personal meanings to my parents. We don't do 'because we like it' in our family!

My dd1's middle name is also my mum's first name and my MIL's second name, they have the same names spelled the same way but different ways round. Dd2's middle name is one that we found on MIL's family tree (she is into doing her family tree).

My DD is named after the old 15thC inn where she was conceived and spent the first 4 months of her life. And no, her name isn't Pig And Whistle.

Janoschi.

All five DCs have first and second names that are family names. DD3's name additionally is a reference to a Biblical story indicating a promise for the future after calamity, very apt as she was born after the loss of her beloved grandfather and aunt and she seemed to represent life springing back again.

I have two sons, and their first names and middle names are after members of my family. The way I see it, they got DH's family name as a surname, and got my family names as first names. :)

DS's middle name is my dad's name which was also my maternal grandfather's name and is also my brother's middle name so I feel like it connects him to 3 generations of my family.

DD's middle name was going to be my sister's name (they get DH's surname so only fair they get a family name from me too!) but it's MIL's name. She's not well and sadly probably won't be here to see our kids grow up so wanted to give DD a piece of her as she probably won't remember her.

To be honest, I really don't see the point of middle names unless there is some meaning/family connection to them.

Our boys have their godfather's names as middle name, plus a family one. DS1 is after my dad and grandfather (john) and DS2 is after DH (James).

This is the reason I am now struggling if DBaby turns out to be a boy!

My first son is named after a Saint who travelled the world, visiting many places dh and I had visited together. The Saint is also the patron saint of my husband's hometown and reflects our status as emigrants from our own land.

My second son's middle name is an old family name that has died out over many generations, virtually unpronounceable now to many, but which links with our first son's name in meaning (both mean "prince"). He will never really use it, I think, but second names are easy to play with in this way. His first name is very Anglo and won't be difficult for anyone to say.

AhsokaTano -- if you do a bit of research, you may find there is some ancient saint associated with places you or your DH came from, perhaps some ancient church or temple or diocesan patron or holy well..

DD's name means 'all' 'completely' and 'bright light'. Which is what she is to us - she means everything to us and is a beautiful ray of light in our sometimes difficult lives. She was also named after my dad's favourite singer

DS's name is mythological. The story is that his namesake was born into difficult circumstances, including being a little different, which he overcame immensely to become a teacher of those around him: noble, intelligent, civilised, kind, highly respected and peaceful. DS was born with a physical problem which will be overcome as he gets older, with intervention, and I am certain he will grow up to become an amazing man! because he's my son
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My DS's name means 'Gift from God' and he really was. We were married 14 yrs before he came along.

DD2's middle name is Beck. My Dads family are all from Troutbeck in the lakes, and I have fond memories of sitting by a beck with them as a small child. Annoys me hugely when people think it must be short for Rebecca or correct it to become Becka/Becky.
Her first name is also a variant of the family name many generations have carried. There is only my 2 DDs and my niece of their generation, and as no males where born she is a variant of a mans name. Also was conceived while my Dad was dying so is great she carries the names into the next generation when my maiden name is due to die out with my niece