So check it out:
My boy’s name to be (not expecting but scheming for a baby) is [name]Crispin[/name] Yew ([name]Crispin[/name] for grandmother [name]Christine[/name], Yew for teacher [name]Yu[/name] and arborist father.) Nickname will be [name]Cy[/name] (for C.Y. initials.) I’m loving the name more and more.
I was reading about St [name]Crispin[/name] and his twin brother Crispinian, martyred saints who preached Christianity by day and were shoemakers by night. The Battle of Agincourt was fought on his feast-day, and there’s a rousing speech in [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s [name]Henry[/name] V where [name]Henry[/name] rallies his troops to battle, promising them that their bravery will always be remembered on St [name]Crispin[/name]'s day. It’s a great speech. Anyway, one significant thing about the battle is that [name]Henry[/name]'s army famously made use of longbows carved of YEW!! to defeat the French, by whom they were outnumbered. The archers were largely Welsh (I’m Welsh too.) And I have 8 generations of men named [name]Henry[/name] in my family, including my father and grandfather (husband of [name]Christine[/name].) Funny coincidences eh?
I love [name]Crispin[/name] Yew and the stories of St [name]Crispin[/name] and [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s [name]Henry[/name] V make it all the more special!
It sounds like this name was meant to be! What a lovely story you’ll have to tell little [name]Crispin[/name]. I love the name [name]Crispin[/name]. It’s one of those names that just makes me smile. The middle name Yew works very well with it, too. It might be the best [name]Crispin[/name] combo I’ve heard, except for my own, [name]Crispin[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name] :). But [name]Isaiah[/name]'s right for me, and Yew is right for you.
I had read bits of the speech from “[name]Henry[/name] V” (and that was one of the reasons I liked [name]Crispin[/name]), but I only recently watched the speech on YouTube from [name]Kenneth[/name] Branagh’s movie version. That made it seem more real.
Are you in the U.S.? I’m just curious because [name]Crispin[/name] is very uncommon here.
Thank you everyone for sharing my excitement! You know, I bet most people subconsciously choose names for their children that are bundled with hidden meanings. It’s just fun that the one you all helped me settle on was so on-the-nose.
[name]Aurora[/name] and Renrose: I am in the US, a mutt of Welsh, Irish, English, French, Cherokee… But mostly Welsh. My family looks pretty craggy-brighteyed-Welsh, we sing Welsh songs… We have a ruggedness that I like to think of as some Welsh gene. I’m not really that connected to my heritage, but it’s a fun little connection to [name]Crispin[/name] Yew. Apparently the Welsh knew their way around a longbow, because [name]Henry[/name] hired them specifically for their prowess as archers.
Lol. Well unless you were born in [name]Wales[/name] then it’s your heritage not your nationality Sorry, that sort of thing just bugs me. My blood is about 80% Irish but I’d never say I was anything else than English.
Renrose, maybe for you, but this side of the pond, it’s definitely acceptable usage to say you are your ancestry. “Welsh” can mean, a Welsh citizen, or of Welsh descent. Makes sense in a country dominated by colonial settlers and immigrants, with huge racial diversity. Someone with Mexican ancestry here would still often refer to themselves as Mexican, even if they were born and raised in the US.
I hear ya [name]Ren[/name]. I think it’s a little different in the US, since we’re a country of immigrants (aside from people who are truly Native American.) Not trying to offend any full-blooded Welshmen here, but I do feel a tie to my Welsh roots, however feeble the reality of that may be. My identity is a mishmosh, and I’m ok with that.
Yes, [name]Ren[/name], Americans say these things differently than us. It’s all about what emmsie & cosmonaut said, all my American friends say they’re Italian, Swedish, Greek, Scottish and so on. We’re different
Thank you [name]Aurora[/name]. A nice pie of ethnicities! I think I may identify more as a [name]New[/name] Yorker than as an American. Typical.
Alright kids, locking this one down. Thanks again everyone!
Sorry, that sort of thing just bugs me. My blood is about 80% Irish but I’d never say I was anything else than English.
