Do you choose the names for your children, or do you know them deep down already?

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Listening to the name “within”… The story of naming my children



Naming my children has never been difficult; I’ve never gone “looking” for a name the names always just find me. Of course I had names before falling pregnant that I loved, but somehow they never fit and eventually at some point a name will come to me and I just know that that’s the name my child is meant to have.

My first child I was so excited I had names already picked from the minute I POAS.However as time went on I knew these were not the names she was meant to have.I had originally picked her name to be Bonnie-Leigh, However once I actually knew she was definitely a girl (which I was sure of from the start anyways) I just knew the name I had always liked was not her name. I didn’t panic and go searching I just waited and finally while sitting in the school bus (yes yes I was in my last year of school), heard a name drift down the bus and it was “Ella”and from there it clicked her name was meant to be Ella-Rose Bonnie… It fitted perfect and from that day I was sure she had picked her name! The day of her birth I realised her name was still incomplete and my Nan called. So her name became Ella-Rose Bonnie Delore. Perfection.

My second child my husband decided he loved the name Kye and I agreed it was nice. But I knew this time that the name would come to me I just had to be patient. From the moment I POAS I just KNEW he was a boy. No doubt what so ever in my mind; so I continued to mull Kye over but it just didn’t feel right. About midpoint in the pregnancy name popped into my head. And instantly I just knew that that was his name.No second guessing. From then on he was Wyatt William Wade. And I tell you it’sthe perfect name for him.

I recently birthed my third child at home in a birthing pool, I believe my son has a strong connection to water so his name fits him to perfection. This pregnancy was a lot harder on my body. I found it harder to connect to the gender of the baby unlike the previous times. I thought it was another boy but part of me was still hoping girl. However I knew right from the start regardless of the gender my babies name was River. It was the ONLY name I ever considered once I was pregnant.While TTC I had a few names I liked but as soon as the egg was fertilised I had an instant connection with the name River. I had BFP dreams at 2 and 4 dpo and from then my connection to the name “River” occurred. I don’t even know where or how or why the name came to me. I just knew that was the baby’s name.Eventually I did find out he was a boy. The thing that amazes me even more is that in the end after weeks of pre-term labour and pre labour my son was born at 40 weeks on “Worlds Rivers Day”. I had no idea of this until a friend brought it to my attention. How that for is meant to be.

Sometimes if you are patient and listen you will get a feeling for the name your child is meant to have. I see a lot of people who have trouble finding a name and I always say breathe and listen then name just may find you J

Kierra W.