Introducing Our Little Bean!

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I wanted to introduce our daughter [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lea[/name_f] “Evie” who was born in [name_f]February[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (the last syllable rhymes with mine) was my great-grandmother’s name, the mother of the grandmother who I have always been the closest too. The original [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] immigrated from [name_f]England[/name_f] over 100 years ago, and family legend says her name was inspired by [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_m]Booth[/name_m] of the [name_f]Salvation[/name_f] [name_m]Army[/name_m]. I have loved this name since I first heard it, even before I knew it was my great-grandmother’s. In addition to the family connection, I love that it’s a long, vintage, name with princess vibes but has a lot of nicknames so our child will have room to define herself throughout her life. We particularly like that there are some more gender-neutral/masculine nickname options [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Evan[/name_m], [name_m]Vann[/name_m], [name_m]Angel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- so if princess is not her style she has options. We are using [name_f]Evie[/name_f] for now because my husband had a dream once he had a daughter named [name_f]Evie[/name_f] so it felt meant to be!

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[name_f]Lea[/name_f] (pronounced like Lee) is an old [name_f]English[/name_f] word meaning meadow. It was my mom’s middle name. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom died shortly before I gave birth and never got to meet her granddaughter. She knew we were going to name her [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] but we were uncertain on a middle name until a few weeks before my mom died. I knew I wanted to honor my mom, but mom didn’t like her first name, and my husband didn’t think it flowed well with the first name which was a big priority for him. When I suggested [name_f]Lea[/name_f] as a compromise, he instantly liked it as did my mom when we told her.

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I have been a name nerd my whole life, and getting the chance to name a child has been the greatest honor and the greatest thrill. I’m so excited to share this name with this community!

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Congrats :pink_heart:

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[name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] name

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Evangeline Lea is such a gorgeous name :sparkling_heart: and the meaning behind it is so lovely! :ballet_shoes::cherry_blossom:

Congratulations!

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Congrats! [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] name and I love the story behind it! :yellow_heart:

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congratulations!! lovely name

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Congratulations! [name_f]Wonderful[/name_f] that she gets to honor two women that she came from :heart:[name_f][/name_f] I am sorry to hear about your mom’s passing :bouquet:

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Congratulations :tada:

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Firstly I’m so sorry to hear about your loss of your mother and it’s lovely that you passed down such a beautiful name to your daughter. I absolutely love Evangelin3 ‘Evi3’ as well such a precious name.

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Wishing you all the best :heart:

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[name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] name! And congratulations! :pink_heart:

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Congratulations! [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lea[/name_f] is an absolutely stunning name with such a gorgeous history and so many lovely connections to your family :two_hearts:

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Such a gorgeous name!! I love [name_f]Lea[/name_f] pn [name_m]Lee[/name_m], and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is so cute!! Wishing you all so much health and happiness :green_heart:

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Congratulations on your baby girl, she has the sweetest name! :two_hearts:

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Congratulations :heart:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Truly[/name_f] a beautiful name!

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What an absolutely stunning name for your bubby [name_f][/name_f]- congratulations and all the best to you and your family :yellow_heart:

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Congratulations! :heart:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lea[/name_f] is a beautiful name!

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Such a pretty name! Many congratulations :yellow_heart:

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Big congratulations on your wonderfully named daughter. I hope you are being surrounded by lots of supportive family and friends upon the loss of your mother. :folded_hands::heart_with_ribbon:

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What a gorgeous name! congrats on your little princess :ribbon::crown:

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What a beautiful & meaningful choice! I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother. Giving your daughter a piece of your mother in her name is a precious gift :heart:

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[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lea[/name_f] is so stunning, congrats!