We have had such a tough time with deciding our third baby's name! We still want meaningful Hebrew old testament first names and new testament middle names.
For a boy, we found these names:
1. Othniel, brother of Caleb who was the first judge of Israel
2. Nehemiah, the politician and royal cupbearer who initiated the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and stood tall with God's favor
3. Jaazaniah, meant one whom God hears, but was a leader of corrupted priests
4. Azariah, Abednego's old name, meant YHWH has helped
For a girl, we have so much trouble finding names, therefore these are actually guys in the old testament:
1. Ezra - a writer who helped with the fortification of the walls of Jerusalem and brought repentance and reformation to the nation of Israel
2. Asriel - a son of Manasseh, son of Joseph
We have yet to come up with good middle names so we're going to decide on a first name before we match them up!
What about our first two children??
Our first born, Abigail (the wise woman who became a wife of King David) is Hebrew and means "joy of her Abba Father"; Elizabeth (Mary's cousin, Jesus' Aunt once removed) is Greek for Hebrew name Elisheva "my God is my oath". We dedicated the book of Proverbs to her. She is to bring joy and glory to God in her life through wisdom, passion, and servanthood.
Our second born, Isaac (son of Abraham who calls God "his Fear") is Hebrew for "he will laugh"; James (half brother of Jesus) is English for Hebrew name Jacob "supplanter". We pray he will rejoice and bring glory to God's kingdom as he learns to become a leader. And of course we dedicated the book of James to him.
We are so excited about our third baby! Its official due date is on the 13th March and I really have no idea if it's a boy or a girl! It sometimes reminds me of how Abigail moved in my tummy, and sometimes reminds me of Isaac, but a lot of times it's just different! Pray that this baby will arrive preferably early and safely! =)
Love, the almost 5 Koo's
5 comments:
That was quite in depth. I didn't even know our kid's names had so much meaning. Thanks for doing all the research. This is another reason why I love you so much. You are detailed, responsible, organized, and truly overwhelmingly wonderful. I love you baby!
Yes you did when we first picked them...
I like Jaazaniah and Asriel the best for sure :)
I am so calling the baby NEMO regardless...that is just so stinkin cool!
I still like Jaazaniah!
Heather Janson :-)
I like Jaazaniah too but he was a head of a whole bunch of corrupted priests! Well looking at the votes, Nemo is definitely in the running! MAybe I should do a poll on the middle names later....
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