Our friend Jeanine tagged me to tell about the origins of your name.
The whole topic is nostalgic of days that seem so long ago. Days when your dad and I sat on our old striped couch singing Norwegian lullabies to the little lump of belly where you were concealed for nine months. Days when we missed complete sacrament meeting talks at a time as we sat in church giggling, whispering, marveling at your movements, blatantly visible in the contortions of my middle.
We threw a lot of girl names around. We were fond of Eleanor and Eva. We loved Anna. But we kept coming back to Lucy.
It was so like your Grandma Lucinda's name and oh, wouldn't we be happy if you grew up to be like her!
It was the name of my favorite female book character. Lucy Pevensie. The Chronicles of Narnia.
Peter was magnificent and brave.
Edmond, just and wise.
Susan, beautiful and gentle.
"But as for Lucy, she was always gay and golden-haired," and her people called her "Queen Lucy the Valiant."
The name Lucy means, "Bearer of Light."
Therefore, hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold I [Jesus Christ] am the light which ye shall hold up—that which ye have seen me do.
"Lucy" was everything we hoped you'd be.
Turns out, it is very much what you are.
17 comments:
Beautiful post! I've always wondered how you chose the name "Lucy"... so glad that you played along on this tag!
And it's true... "Lucy" is very much who she is! Perfect choice.
Lucy is definitely Lucy...at least the way you describe! Cute name for a cute girl!
I'm impressed that anyone chooses names at all-it's hard!I'm guessing you'll be able to use your other choices very soon :) Love!
That was very sweet. And Lucy is such a sweet little girl--her name fits her perfectly!
Love it!!! Hope you are feeling well!
I love the new Lucy quote! And I love this post. And, I have to tell you about the dream I had. And we should do dinner again sometime before I get married and leave for Texas.
What a cute tag, I might have to do this myself :)
I love. I too had always wondered where the name Lucy came from. Just figured it was after Grandma Lu. She fits her name perfectly and can't see her as anything else.
Do you know what you are having yet?
what a perfect fit. I LOVE it when there is a terrific story behind a name, and Lucy definitely has one. I remember in my spanish class that Luz means light, so of course Lucy would deal with light too.
Lucy, Lucy you light all our lives and your momma and daddy are shining through you!
Grandma lu
Lucy is a great name, I agree, it fits her perfectly. I think that is so cool that she is named after Grandma Lu!
perfect name for that darling girl! great post Lori! Hope you're feeling good?!
"I LOVE LUCY"...and her mom, and her dad, and her grandma Lu, and everybody associated with her life and light and love.
We do cherish our darlings and their friends.....and most of all, the Giver of Light!!!
So blessed are we!
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I'm so glad you shared all of this with us, Lori. Very interesting and sweet.
Are you going to find out what you're having this time? Either way, I'm excited to see what you name Truman baby #2 -- I like your style :)
What a beautiful post, Lori (as usual)! I also love the name Lucy--as you can tell from my girls' names, we are also big fans of old-fashioned names ;)
You know, another great Lucy that I used to think that Lucy was named after is Lucy Mack Smith.
Jeanine - yeah, she actually was another admirable person we were happy to connect our daughter with - glad you mentioned it. I should have in the post!
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