Thanks to everyone who voted on our Baby Nelson name poll. The top winner was Blake...but unfortunately Blake doesn't come out well with initials or name meaning. We're still not sure what his name will be. We had such a hard time naming Jonas that I worry we won't be able to decide even after he arrives! He doesn't seem to respond to anything when I ask him what he wants his name to be, so I guess we will just have to keep trying.
Just an FYI on the names and meanings:
Blake: "very dark or very bright," - hmmm... B.J. Nelson, Emily hates the nickname B.J.
Carter: "transporter of materials"
Cole: "coal, dark one" - Kind of a creepy meaning.
Connor: "lover of hounds" - Awww, we all love Jonas.
Drew: "man, warrior"
Dominic: "Lord"
Dylan: connected with the word "sea"
Elijah: "my God is the Lord" - Still Jeremy's favorite.
Eliot: "my God is the Lord"
Evan: "God is gracious"
Gabe: "God is my might"
Garrett: "strength of the spear"
Isak: "he who laughs" - This name is out of the running, by the way.
Jacob: "supplanter"
Joey: "he will enlarge" Enlarge what?
Mason: "bricklayer, stoneworker" Mason Nelson sounds weird.
Micah: "who is similar?" to God, they mean.
Noah: "rest, comfort" Emily's favorite but also out of the running.
Owen: "well born, yew born"
Pierce: "stone"
Reese: "enthusiasm"
Riley: "rye clearing"
Shane: "God is gracious"
Tanner: "a tanner of hides"
Travis: "toll collector"
So...by process of elimination our top FIVE have been narrowed down to (drum roll please) . . .
1. Carter
2. Connor
3. Elijah
4. Evan
5. Joey
We'll try and keep everyone updated on the name situation as it progresses. Thanks to everyone that voted. We loved all of the comments. Who knows, the kid's name might end up being Bob or something. We still have six more weeks to decide!
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