Juliet:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
Zachary a derivative of Zachariah from the Hebrew name זְכַרְיָה (Zekharyah) meaning "YAHWEH remembers", or God has remembered. (This was the name that Zach's parents chose after 10 years of trying to have another baby.)
Gabriel is from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God," or simply "man of God". Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, where he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Qur'an to Muhammad.
David from the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was also descended from him.
Lately we've been thinking about the name for our third boy. We have two that have made it to the short list now: Raymond Frank and Kenneth MacLeod. They are both family names.
(Raymond was my uncle who died trying to save a drowning child and Frank who was my paternal great grandfather who immigrated from Poland to America. Kenneth is Zach's father's name and MacLeod is Zach's middle name which is also found in his family history. We would probably call the first one Ray and the second one Mac so as not to be confused with his grandfather.)
Zach prefers to see what the child looks like before we make our final decision- so sorry mom H., can't help you out with the sweater name tag just yet. Since neither name is set in stone yet I'm just curious about feed back and if there is a really great name out there that we have overlooked.
P.S. If you want to look up your own name go to: http://www.behindthename.com/name/david
Being that Gabe and David Hyrum have such big biblical histories and significance, i am thinking this new little one might be a bit bummed if his name doesn't have any biblical-osity attached to it. Just a thought. how about... Adam. nice. plenty of biblical-osity to it. or maybe matthew. quite nice. We went with Brigham and Benjamin for our two. Good choices if you want them too. good luck choosing. It can be so hard choosing. and yet so exciting.
ReplyDeleteSo So many interesting names out there... I think it 's just great that you are attaching some history to a name, and including the importance of why you chose it. Your kids will love that their names have more meaning than just 'my parents liked it.' Both names are great~
ReplyDeleteI agreed slightly with the Biblical name, since Dad and two brothers have this commonality. However, I love the story behind Raymond, I love my Dad. Maybe this one can be _____ Ray, and number four can be _____ Ken!
ReplyDeleteIf our 3rd is a boy (still not sure yet), then we're going to name him Joseph James. Nickname him JJ after my great-grandpa. Joseph after the prophet who brought us the restored gospel. And James after the apostle who wrote the scripture, "If any of ye lack wisdom...." Without those 2 men, where would we be now?
ReplyDeleteLove them both. Can't wait to see what you pick.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the name game. Ben usually ended up picking our kids names.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Kenneth McLeod and calling him Mac. That is too cute. I, too, love incorporating family names. I think it shows how much family means to you and it honors those who have gone before us.
ReplyDeleteLike both names, but I agree with Catherine--like that one the best and Mac would be a great nickname. Whatever you decide to choose will be terrific. What do the boys think?
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