Hello, Berries.
My fiance and I have FINALLY selected the name for our baby boy, and we have a girl name ready just in case. However, we’re worried that the name we chose has too much personal meaning.
~[name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Felix[/name]~
[name]Leo[/name] is a name that we both love, and like [name]Violet[/name], it has meaning. [name]James[/name], my fiance, gave me a stuffed lion a few years ago when I was in the hospital after I fell and shattered my ankle (I’m very clumsy) to encourage me through physical therapy, as the lion signified strength and courage. [name]Leo[/name] means lion, so that’s where that comes from. That lion is still with me–it’s kind of like my security blanket–and I’m planning on giving him to my son (or daughter) when the baby’s born.
[name]Sebastian[/name] was the name of this amazing ancestor of my fiance’s who, according to [name]James[/name]'s grandmother, saved an entire town of children during the Holocaust–he was only sixteen when this occurred–and then managed to survive when he was discovered by the Nazi’s. We have no way of knowing if it’s true, exaggerated, or completely false, but we think it’s pretty neat and a good testament to bravery.
[name]Felix[/name] means happy and fortunate, and we want to include that meaning.
Our back-up girl name, just in case the baby comes out a girl, or for future babies:
~[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Esme[/name]~
I’ve loved [name]Violet[/name] forever, and it has very special meaning for us; my fiance, [name]James[/name], actually asked me out way back in high school (we’ve been together eleven years!) with a beautiful bouquet of wild violets that he spent hours picking, as he knew they were my favorite flower. [name]Ever[/name] since then, he’s given me a bouquet of gorgeous violets on our anniversary and on my birthday.
[name]Matilda[/name] was my grandmother’s name. We were very close to her, and she was the one that predicted I would marry [name]James[/name] when she first met him eleven years ago; we both adored her. She died last year, so we want to honor her.
[name]Esme[/name] means beloved, and we want to include that meaning in her name. My mother’s name is [name]May[/name], and [name]James[/name]'s mother’s name was [name]Esther[/name], so it is also a blend of their names.
Is there TOO much personal meaning in these names, and is it selfish to give our baby names that mean things only to us? We don’t want our child to feel like we gave them a mold that they have to fit into because of their name.
Also, is the boy name we chose too animal themed? [name]Leo[/name] means lion, [name]Sebastian[/name] has the connotations of the crab/lobster from the [name]Little[/name] Mermaid, and [name]Felix[/name] reminds most people of [name]Felix[/name] the [name]Cat[/name]. Furthermore, our last name is [name]Griffin[/name], which happens to be a mythological creature with the body of a lion. Is it too much? All of it is coincidental.
Thanks so much!
~[name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]James[/name]
