Aelfthryth - having an elf's strength
Aelfwine - a friend to the elves
I kept telling Jake that these were perfect names - since I'm such a huge LOTR fan (see Halloween 2009). Jake was adamant that our little girl isn't going to have any names dealing with elves. Adamant. (I was joking anyways... kind of...)
A few minutes later I decided we should look up the definitions of our names. I started with Alfred. Here's what I found:
Alfred - one who counsels the elves
No freaking way!!!!!!!!! What are the chances?!?!?!?! hahahahahaha!!!!!! Jake had never heard the definition before. It was so perfect cause he was dissing elf names not 10 minutes before!!! How funny!
And - another story - this morning I was on a conference call for work. Before the meeting started there was music playing (like the music they play when you're on hold). I put it on speakerphone and I had the cell phone laying on the couch next to my belly. Our little baby started jumping and moving like crazy! Then when the meeting began and the music stopped, our baby stopped her wiggling. What a tiny dancer!!! Darling!
7 comments:
Hee hee! Love it!!
A tiny elfish dancer!
Too funny! I think the baby definitely needs an elf name since Jake has one. Or maybe and elf middle name.
Also, I forgot to say this earlier, but I've been on many of those conference calls, and I've gotta say, I never danced around to the music while I waited... I think that your baby needs to get some further experience to broaden her musical horizons. She just wants to dance, and she just needs some tunes!
That is awesome!!!! I always thought Jake's ears looked a little elfish. haha also, I'm going to call her the "dancing queen" from now on!!! LOVE.......
No way---I looked up the meaning of "Alfred" once since I helped give Jacob that name and it means "mighty hunter". (This is good Jenni---it means he will bring home the bacon.)
Don't feel obligated to name your daughter Alfred, just because it is a revered family name going back at least four generations. (But Alfrieda? --- hmmm...)
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