The Name

So, as it is obvious due to the name of our blog... we are naming our son Isaac. We've gotten lots of opinions on the name and questions. I thought I would address our little guy's name in this post. First of all, Isaac is actually a common name these days and is gaining in popularity each year. In 2004, it was actually #46 out of the top 1,000 male names registered through Social Security (in 1994- #106 and in 1964- #352). You can go find out the popularity of your name here.

The two most popular "Isaac's" are Sir Isaac Newton and Isaac Hayes. Our son is not named after either of them.... although they are/were both pretty interesting men.

We chose the name "Isaac" mostly because we both just loved the name. We both like traditional names that aren't overused. Josh is really picky about baby names and once this one clicked with him, we kept it as our "boy name" even before we were pregnant or knew what we were having. Isaac is a biblical name that means, "He laughs." In the Bible, Isaac was the son of Sarah and Abraham. The story goes that Sarah was 90 years old when she became pregnant with him and she laughed because she thought she would never have children. Although I know we are not nearly past our child-bearing years, it did takes us quite a long time to conceive our little guy and the name fits well because of our struggles.

Isaac's middle name will be Truman. No, not after the President. "Truman" will be used to honor my late father, whose middle name was Truman. My dad passed away from cancer three years ago and would have loved a grandson (He was raised with four sisters and then went on to have three girls of his own!).

Lastly, some people have already been asking about nicknames. For now, we plan to simply call our little boy by his full name. It's not an incredibly long name and for those confuse the spelling, the two "a's" are the correct, traditional way to spell the name. Later in life, Isaac may become an "Ike," especially if he becomes a big football player like his dad was. But, we'll just wait and see. His current nickname from me is "Flippy Floppy" because that's what he does all day. Thanks for reading all my ramblings about the name choice. Hey, this post was even a bit educational if you clicked on any of the links! ;)