I am having such a busy couple of weeks but don’t want to leave the blog stale, the babies unnamed! Here is a letter that seems like a particularly fun group project:<\/p>\n
Dear Swistle,<\/p>\n
My husband and I are expecting our second daughter in October. Our first – Madeleine – is almost two, and choosing her name was such an easy task. Madeleine Albright has been inspirational to me for a long time, particularly for her promotion of women working hard to establish themselves and of women supporting other women. Naming daughter 2 is proving much harder because there’s nothing as obviously meaningful this time around.<\/p>\n
I want this new name to be inspirational to my daughter as she grows, and ideally with a connection to a strong female (era is unimportant). I was overjoyed to learn I was having a first, and now a second girl, because I so hope to raise strong, powerful, independent women. <\/p>\n
I also have a preference for less common, vintage revival names. Some that we love but that feel off the table (because we’re late to the game and close family or friends have already used them) include: Regina (an important family name on both sides, which means we both have cousins with Regina daughters), Eleanor, Josephine.<\/p>\n
Lastly, our daughters will have my last name, Murie (with an “a” instead of “u”), and no middle names. This was something very important to me because my last name has a special history. My husband’s name is quite unique – Kirsch. Since he was gracious enough to agree to our daughters having my last name, I would also be happy for our second daughter’s name to be a tribute to him. But finding a feminine companion name to his has also been quite tricky! <\/p>\n
I certainly don’t expect to check all of these boxes, but would love to hit at least one and be able to someday tell my girl the story of how her name is rooted in something important.<\/p>\n
So grateful for your thoughts! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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