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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Name updates

I've decided I cannot live with the middle name Tredyn if we have a girl. It's just too wierd and I hate getting those "Huh?" looks when I tell people. I hate explaining how Justin came up with it even more. I just can't live with being totally embarrassed by my child's name, even if it is just a middle name.
So I told Justin how I felt and he said the only other name he really likes is Siren. Yes, Like the mythical creatures with irresistably beautiful voices in The Oddessy. I'm a little worried about it being associated with society's bastardization of the word to connotate a sexual seductress (That or a police siren LOL). But the Sirens in The Oddessy were not sexual beings at all. It was only their impossibly beautiful songs that lured men to their death upon the rocks. These song appealed to the spirit, not the flesh. And being a singer myself, from a very musical family, I like the idea of naming my daughter after something with a voice like that. Especially in conjunction with the meaning of the name Lila in Sanskrit (see previous post on names).
Siren also means peace or tranquility in Latin
And then of course there are the screen sirens of classic films: Grace Kelly, Greta Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Katherine Hephburn, Audrey Hephburn, Marilyn Monroe, Veronica Lake, Ingrid Bergman.

So:
Lila Siren Lunsford

So far I'm liking it. It sounds very melodious. Original, but not too far out there. I'm not saying we I won't change my mind if we get horrible reactions from our families. Maybe I'll just keep it to myself until the birth and if indeed she is a girl say "That's what her name is. We like it and we don't want to hear any lip."

2 comments:

Meghan said...

I LOVE that name! It's beautiful!!

Justin and Natalie said...

Thanks Meghan! I know a lot of people are going to think we're strange, so it's nice to hear when someone LOVES it!