[name_f]Sylva[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] - [name_f]Sylva[/name_f] is the name of a town near the Smokies on the [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] side. Hubby and I seriously considered moving there several years ago. He’s very emotionally connected to those mountains, so this is partially for him, but also because I love the meaning. The trees are my happy place. [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is after Hubby’s great grandma, [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], and because some form of [name_f]Rose[/name_f] has been on my list since I was like 5. It’s time I used it! [name_f]Kate[/name_f] connects her to my mom, sister, grandma, 2 aunts and me. We all have some form of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] either as our first or middle name.
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u] [name_f]Amaia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] - [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] Falls is in the Smokies and we encountered mountain laurel that was blooming when Hubby and I hiked Mt. Leconte earlier this month. It really made me fall in love with [name_u]Laurel[/name_u]. Plus my grandma disclosed to me before she passed that she wished she had named my aunt [name_f]Laura[/name_f] after her grandma or had another daughter to name [name_f]Laura[/name_f]. This would be for my grandma as well. [name_f]Amaia[/name_f] and [name_f]Belle[/name_f] help create the initials LAB which was my mother-in-law’s initials before she was married. They also honor my great grandma, [name_f]Maebelle[/name_f].
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] - [name_u]Cleo[/name_u] has been a long time favorite. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband vetoed it for our 10yo and I loved it long before that. [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is just gorgeous and I love the meaning of it with the meaning of [name_u]Cleo[/name_u]. [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is just cute and completes the initials CEW which were mine before I was married and are my dad’s.
[name_u]Truly[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] - [name_u]Truly[/name_u] is just so darn cute! It’s not my first choice, but it stays on the list because my husband really likes it and it’s rare that really expresses like for a name. He actually said he can picture a little [name_u]Truly[/name_u] out in the field picking wildflowers and calling her name.
That’s big for him, y’all! [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] was my babysitter’s name before I started school. She was an elderly lady whom I adored and called [name_u]Nana[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] honors her. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] was my grandma’s middle name along with a string of other great great great etc. grandmothers in my family tree.