The one with names

i created a poll for the name of our daughter to the right...
She is due in one month!

Names used to have meaning. Nowadays, it seems like people just want to give their kids unique names... we kind of think if we give our kids normal names now, their names will be unique compared to friends... but hopefully not old sounding...

Where we work & live names still have meaning.
And it says something about the person.

Of course, Soo is afraid of giving our daughter a name she has to live up to... so, we won't name her happy...

i was named after my Mom's Dad, and my brother after my Dad's Dad. We certainly can honor people with the names we choose...

For a long time i've dreamed of having a daughter and naming her after my sister who passed away a few years ago.
As it turns out, Soo's sister is also named Elizabeth.
Soo agreed with the name and even told her sister. However, after we found out we were having a girl, Soo revealed the truth- she wasn't convinced on the name. Unfortunately, we already told her sister, so now it's going to stick.

We both like the name Grace- perhaps Gracie better... but it seems every other Korean girl is named Grace, thus why Grace is a middle name - but we will call her Gracie...

Philip Yancy calls Grace the last best word. Grace, not as in gracious or graceful - but to reflect on God's grace to us- in giving us a daughter, in His Salvation, as in what He gives us every day and we need so desperately...as in Amazing Grace.

i actually suggested the name Hallelujah. i love that word. i love saying Hallelujah! It means praise the Lord. Every time we would see or call our daughter we'd be reminded to praise the Lord.

We were talking about it with our friends The Schooeys - and they suggested Halle for short... we kinda like it...


Not that we want to put pressure on our daughter, but since she will never meet my sister here, it may help her know who my sister was. And it gives honor to her and helps me not forget.
And the more spiritual names- well, we want to point her to God, right from the get-go.

So, we're looking at calling her Halle (like Halle Berry) (though i will call her my little Hallelujah), or Gracie

Of course some people will change their names later on...

Girl's names i like
1. Elizabeth
2. Grace (Gracie)
3. Halle
4. Hope
5. Joy
6. Merci
7. Hannah
8. Emma
9. Mae (beautiful in some countries)
10. Sophia (Sophie) (means wisdom)


i guess any of those could be in the running
Seven & Soda come from Seinfeld... and Muncie would be a good dog's name...

i think there are a lot more boy's names i like
1. Josiah
after the King, followed God, followed His word
2. Joshua
means salvation
3. Samuel (Sammy)
i just like the ring- i guess Sam could work for a girl too- but Samuel the prophet
4. David
it's majestic isn't it- and i do like King David... he could go by DJ
5. Timothy
again i like the Bible character, and have a lot of friends named Tim
6. Andrew
for some reason my favorite disciple... could go by Andy or Drew
7. Micah
8. Daniel
i think it'd work good for a middle name... maybe JD James
9. Jimmie (he'd be Jimmie James)
10. Montgommery (like Jackson, now he'd have a last name for a first name)
11. Sean
12. Jackson (see Montgomery)
13. Levi (My mom wanted to give me the middle name Levi)
14. Noah
15. Jeff
16. Judah
17. Zach

i like Biblical names, even if it may seem cheesy or "Christian." i like the Bible. i want our kids to think about the Bible early. i want their names to carry meaning


What names do you like?
What do you think about naming philosophy?
Don't forget to vote!