As many of you have read Tim and I decided on a first name for our little boy in February. But his middle name isn't coming so easily. To help you properly understand the nature of our crisis, I have to explain the meaning behind Elijah's name.
We gave our firstborn son the name Elijah Cole.
Elijah we picked out when we were dating. His first name started out as just a name we liked a lot. But the day he was born, it took on a different meaning to us.
Elijah's verse is Malachi 4:5 that says, "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers." That verse has rung true for us as he has touched so many people with his tiny life.
We chose the name Cole after Nat King Cole. When I was 8 years old, my father took me to the store and told me I could buy any music tape I wanted. I was so overwhelmed that I asked him to pick one he would like. He chose Natalie Cole singing all of her father's old songs. That was my first introduction to jazz. And the first time I connected musically with my dad. So in a way, it's a tribute to both jazz and my father.
When we found out we were having another boy, we discovered how difficult it is to find a name that worked with Elijah. Especially since it had such meaning behind it. Finally, we decided that our second baby boy's name would be Noah.
We wanted Noah to have a name as strong and powerful as his brother's. And we wanted him to have a bible verse that went with his name as well. His verse is Genesis 6:9 "Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time. Noah walked with God." That is our prayer for his little life.
Now the problem we are facing is what Noah's middle name should be. Because Elijah has such a meaningful middle name, it puts a lot of pressure on Noah's name. Do we go the musical route, or the meaningful route, or do we just go with something that sounds good? All these choices overwhelm me, and I tend to just put it aside and not think about it.
Problem is, this baby is coming. He's coming fast and soon and he needs a middle name. Oh what to do?
5 comments:
I absolutely love the name Noah, always have and always will. I didn't realize how difficult baby naming can be until April had Ian and the full complexities of naming became apparent. I think the musical route would be very cool for a middle name- maybe something Coldplay-related?!?
Erin -
Is there a musical/meanful name that centers around you and Tim - maybe when you were dating?
Nola
i still like Noah johnmichaelhinton Warkentin. It is a little wordy, but i think it would work. Or maybe Noah God-of-Wonders Wakentin. :) i'm just trying to be helpful. :)
What about Noah Selah Warkentin. (Selah is in the psalms and means pause and reflect on what God is doing)
Hi Erin,
I love the name Noah. :) It is super cute and very meaningful! I know that choosing baby names can be very tricky sometimes. Have you thought about maybe incorporating your husband's name as his middle name? Just a thought. :)
God Bless,
Amy :)
We were going to go with Noah if Kaia was a boy, but alas she was not. Anyway, I have no advice on middle names. We actually were going to go with two middle names. Hope you guys are able to find a good one - Noah is a great name.
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