At long last, we have a name for our sweet new arrival: Talia Lily Wheeler. We hope you like it. If you don't, well, to be completely honest, we hope you won't tell us. Perhaps it will grow on you.
Here are a few of the reasons it's grown on us, just in case you're interested. (By the way, we take no responsibility for any inaccurate meanings--if they're wrong, blame the baby name books. With 55,001 names to sort through, we didn't take time to verify.)
- In Hebrew, Talia means "Dew from Heaven." The arrival of our beautiful girl certainly seems like dew from heaven, both in her sudden appearance as well as her consideration in coming on her due date. With Mommy in graduate school full-time, she couldn't have picked a better moment.
- In Greek, Talia means "blooming." The son of a horticulturalist, Jason likes the idea of having a blooming lily around the house.
- A second Greek meaning is "golden." We think that fits our baby blonde.
- In Latin, Talia means "birthday"--kind of appropriate when you're playing the naming game.
- Talia could go by Tallie as a nickname. We like that because it reminds us of her blonde Aunt Callie who wishes she could live closer. She could also go by Lia, or even Tal (in honor of the Spackmans.)
- We think trying to say Talia Lily Wheeler three times fast is quite amusing. Try it sometime...
Anyway, we hope all is well. More pictures coming soon!
5 comments:
Talia Lily is a peaceful, beautiful, pretty and noble name... I like it.
Love, Dad
Congratulations to both of you Kara and Jason. Heather called me right away and told me. What a blessing for all of you. I'm sure Brooklyn will make a wonderful big sister.
Love, Cheryle
Congratulations to all of you! I love the name you have chosen. Talia Lily is beautiful. What a chuckle of a birth story. Everyone looks well. Hope you are managing to get some zzzzs here and there.
Hugs,
Erin (& Michael)
I talked to your Mom and Dad at Thanksgiving and they told me the good news! First off - Congratualtions. She is beautiful and I like the name! So sweet.
Dear Kara & Jason:
I just received your card with the picture of your wonderful family. I really appreciate see both of your lovely girls. The name is lovely just like Talia herself. Best wishes to you both and to all your famalies as well. Love and Kisses to both the girls.
Aunt Dory
Post a Comment