And the third name is....
The third name is still up for grabs but it will be either
Daphne Elaine Schnitger or Ronan Elaine Schnitger.
Daphne of course, has her very own myth and means Laurel Tree - huh, go figure. We like it a lot, but I am debating whether I like it enough to rhyme with her cousin's name. (Dagny, I mean its like the same name but one letter of the alphabet off... so yeah)
Ronan is actually traditionally a boy's name and means little seal. I am obsessed with this idea of Silkies... Irish mythological women who were seals who came ashore and shed their skin to walk as women. If a man found her skin and kept it - he basically kept her, but if she found the skin again it was back to the sea. This is supposedly where the "black" Irish come from (Those with dark hair and eyes).
Elaine means light and would be after two women who are very dear to us, and have helped us so much in the last few years. Also, since Fae's middle name is Erin it sorta keeps with a family tradition (Most of us McGuires have K middle names). Elaine is also Arthurian. So... Woot!
Schnitger because we made a deal... and we are sticking to it. A lot of people have commented that this will make our lives at school complicated... blah blah blah. I say, neither of us wished to change our name, and we wanted to carry on the names with our children. So. They can make their own choices when they grow up.
Ok... there you have it. Vote? Comment? Be nice?
Daphne Elaine Schnitger or Ronan Elaine Schnitger.
Daphne of course, has her very own myth and means Laurel Tree - huh, go figure. We like it a lot, but I am debating whether I like it enough to rhyme with her cousin's name. (Dagny, I mean its like the same name but one letter of the alphabet off... so yeah)
Ronan is actually traditionally a boy's name and means little seal. I am obsessed with this idea of Silkies... Irish mythological women who were seals who came ashore and shed their skin to walk as women. If a man found her skin and kept it - he basically kept her, but if she found the skin again it was back to the sea. This is supposedly where the "black" Irish come from (Those with dark hair and eyes).
Elaine means light and would be after two women who are very dear to us, and have helped us so much in the last few years. Also, since Fae's middle name is Erin it sorta keeps with a family tradition (Most of us McGuires have K middle names). Elaine is also Arthurian. So... Woot!
Schnitger because we made a deal... and we are sticking to it. A lot of people have commented that this will make our lives at school complicated... blah blah blah. I say, neither of us wished to change our name, and we wanted to carry on the names with our children. So. They can make their own choices when they grow up.
Ok... there you have it. Vote? Comment? Be nice?