Way back when Jackson was just a little nugget, we polled our blog audience for potential opinions on his name. Basically, Jackson was named with strong paternal influence. Ian is Scottish for John. That derivative was chosen because his father is the third John in a row in his lineage. So Jackson is English for "son of John". Jackson's middle name is Timothy after my father. We figured it was fair to honor both of our fathers (and it sure made for less effort in picking out a middle name).
Since Bright Flower is a girl, we figured we could just follow the previous pattern and name her with maternal influences. My name, Clarice, is a French name meaning "clear" or "bright". In Chinese tradition, the meaning of a child's name is very important. It encapsulates what the parents dream of for their child. So we were thinking that we could pass the legacy on to Bright Flower, partially in honor of what my parents dreamed of for me, and partly because it is our earnest prayer that this child would indeed be bright and radiant, a light in the eyes of those who see her. Well, at least that's what we hope. So in studying the hundreds of names that mean "bright" or "radiant" or "brilliant" or "luminous" or "light", here are some of our options (mind you, listing them here doesn't necessarily mean we would consider them all):
Aileen/Eileen/Elaine/Elana/Elena
Candra/Chandra/Chantrea
Dana/Danica
Eleanor/Ellie/Ellen/Helen/Helena/Galina/Yelina/Jelena/Halina/Ilona
Fievel
Hester
Kiran/Kira/Kirana
Lane/Lainey
Leonore/liora
Mahina/Meira
Nora/Neriah
Phoebe
Roberta/Robin
Roxanne
Selena
Solana/Solange
Zia
Zora
For her middle name, we've got a great two-for-one deal. My mom's name is Pansy, like the flower, and Ian's mom's name is Ivy, like the vine. Even though we're calling her flower for her womb name, we want something with a floral or vernal theme. And we hope it encapsulates the idea of "fragrance", because it is our prayer that her life would be modeled after Jesus, a fragrant offering. So here are some options for a middle name:
Daphne
Flora/Forian
Heather
Holly
Jasmine
Kalina
Kiele
Laurel
Lian/Lianne
Lila
Poppy
Sage
Sharon
Violet
Willow
Interestingly, of all of the names listed above, 3 are names of cousins (Phoebe, Daphne, Sharon) and 2 represent aunts (Helen and Heather). So those might not make a final cut, lest our mothers think their influence has been usurped (but we still love those cousins and aunts!!).
So....let the voting begin.
Clarice
UPDATE:
I forgot to include Kellen/Kellyn and Sorcha in our list of first names.
And Ian reminded me of middle name options of Hyacinth and Honeysuckle (as if!!)
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In no particular order, (and with some liberties taken ;))
Ella (as a derivative of Eleanor) Jasmine
Dana Lianne
Selena Chloe (verdant and blooming)
Lane Aiyana (flower blossom)
Not sure if adding options is what you're looking for. I love this stuff! Can't wait to meet your beautiful babe :)
Oh, and Sue means Lily if you wanted to name your baby after me :)
haha...
Hester—you gotta bring that one back.
Or Kira, that's my number two.
Kirana. btw, google "candra kirana" :)
Fievel ("Somewhere Out There" - hmm, maybe not good for kid's rep/self-esteem)Forian Eyre
My vote is for Kira! Such a pretty name!
hisS stuck out to me...
Danica Eyre
Well the sound of Danica and Eyre together sounded prettier the more I say it out loud. Plus its a less common name.
As for middle, probably Holly.
Danica Holly Eyre
Hm..
Oh no! I wrote a whole post and it didn't seem to actually post. Let me try and think of the jist of my last post. Basically, our 1st name choices are: Eleanor, Danica and Selena. Our middle name favs are Sage, Willow and Lily. (Although we couldn't really figure out a good first name for Lily.)
Putting them together, here are some suggestions:
Eleanor (or Ellie) Sage
Danica Sage
Danica Willow
Selena Willow
I also kind of like Eleanor Chloe, but Ellie Chloe doesn't work quite as well.
If you are REALLY brave, you could try Ellie Lily or Halina Kalina.
This is fun and all, but you guys have already decided what name you are going with, haven't you? ;-)
We love you bright flower!! Can't wait to meet you!
How about Chantrea Jasmine Eyre?
I like the sound of Chantrea and Jasmine has a Chinese tone to it.
auntie Linda
My other choices for middle names were also Sage and Willow.
Regarding Roy and Becky's comment, "This is fun and all, but you guys have already decided what name you are going with, haven't you? ;-)"
We have a top contender (buried in the list of distractors and true alternates), but we're vetting our options with our vetters. There's been some confirmation, but we're also finding that we might end up being susceptible to changing our top choice.
Thanks all! This is indeed fun!!
I'm thinking Ella Jasmine sounds really good.
If I were naming a sack of flour, I'd definitely use Fievel. But I named my sack of flour Vladimir Eugene, and the invisible child was Olga Enid- we went for incredibly horrible names with middle names starting with E, since my 'husband' was Eric Edwards, and I was Elisabeth Eyre. Nothing quite like matching initials, huh? Ah, high school!
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