We have finally chosen a name for our soon to be born son: Isaiah Daniel Wright. The naming process brought out a lot of nit-picky rules in me about what names I like and don’t like. For instance I don’t like hard sounds like ‘k’ or ‘x’, so names like Isaac and Alexander were off the table. I also didn’t want a name that would be shortened easily by people too lazy to call him by his full name. For example, I like the name Benjamin but I didn’t want people calling him “Ben”. I also didn’t want his name to be shortened down to initials. For instance, one of the names that got shot down because of this rule was “Daniel Jacob”, I didn’t want people to start calling him “DJ”.
There were a number of names that I liked but were already taken up by friends or family members. For instance I really like the names Stephen and Timothy but I didn’t want to use those names because they are the names of two of my brothers (and oh, that timothy is one shady character, jk). There were other names that I liked but have lately had some negative connotations to me with people I have known, like David.
I’m sure that I had more rules that also drove Alina crazy through out this process, but hey, it’s all over now. So what’s in the name “Isaiah Daniel”? Well, Isaiah means “YAHWEH (or, God) is salvation”. And Daniel means “God is my judge”. I like the the idea that the names together show that God is our judge and because of His Son we have salvation. I love how they together tell a great story.
Oh, and just as a reference…
Alina means “noble or kind”
Rachael means “innocent lamb”
Dustin means “valiant fighter” (don’t believe me, check it)
So, I am a valiant fighter that defends my noble wife and innocent daughter through the strength of Yahweh my salvation.
Hmmm, sounds dramatic.
