What's in a name?

William

William is Justin's first name and I love it. I think it is a classic, strong name. Not to mention I hope he is just like his daddy; friendly and personable, confident, determined, handsome, adventurous, laid-back, God-fearing, and the list could go on. If we hadn't decided on Brody we probably would have ended up with 'Will.'

Origin of William: From the Old Norman French Willaume, which is derived from the Old High German Willehelm, a compound name composed from the elements willeo (will, determination) and helm (protection, helmet): hence, "resolute protector."

So, we've had his first name picked out since we knew we were having a boy; however, it took us about 7 months to finally decide on his middle name- the name he will go by.

Brody

One of the first boy names I mentioned to Justin was Brody. My girlfriends know I've liked that name for awhile. J dismissed that idea at first. A couple weeks ago he came in from work and vocalized his love of the name Brody. I was so thrown off because the last time I mentioned it (6 months ago) he didn't care for the name. It was like I had never mentioned it to him and he had just thought of the idea for the first time. I stared at him in confusion, and proceeded to tell him that I had already let go of that name since he dismissed it a while back. He told me he started to think about names he would want to be called and that he really liked Brody. The rest is history. It didn't take much convincing for me to picture our little boy (and one day big boy) as a Brody.

Brody is Irish, and my maiden name is Irish so we thought that was a cool connection as well.

"You saw me before I was born. Everyday of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed."

Psalm 139:16