Mommy Moments - Name Game
My name is a combination of my parent’s names. It came out to be very unique. ELIZAGIE (Maybe I’ll blog about it next time) Most often it is misspelled, mispronounced and hardly remembered. I had to spell it or say it over and over again until they get it. I have been usually asked if I am a Moslem, Japanese or whatever. But actually, I love it and the uniqueness it brings to me. Consequently, I didn’t want my kids to feel or be treated the way I expereinced with my very unique name.
For our eldest daughter, we gave her the name that we love to hear, easy to remember and spell as well. Or in other words, it is exactly the opposite of how my name is. She is SOPHIA KATRINA. Both names are of Greek origin. Sophia meaning “wisdom” while Katrina is the modern form of Katherine and the like which means “pure”.
Katrina would be a remembrance of my life as a college student and as a pregnant mom/wife. They came from my two friends in Miriam College whose names are spelled as Katrina. They were, of course, one of the the school’s pride. The one graduated as Magna Cum Laude in Miriam College and the other is a member of the MC Dance Troupe. Whatever Sophia will be, que sera sera. And who would forget the hurricane “Katrina’ in 2005, it was still fresh when we were playing on our baby’s names.
For our second child, we were thinking of using our initials, C & E. It was pretty difficult. Chris searched the net to find a not-so-common name that starts with the letter C. He found CALIXTO and I agreed. It’s a Greek name meaning “the most handsome”. And he really is! (of course, for us!) His second name is ELIJAH, the prophet from the Old Testament.
And for our next baby girl, who will be arriving in a few weeks from now, her name will be as pretty as her, we’re sure! Can you make a guess?
