Picking a name is a hard decision to make… it is one of those forever decisions that not only affect you but another person for the rest of his or her life. When we found out we were having a girl we began discussing names, asking for any suggestions thoughts from family and friends. We knew we wanted something different but not too crazy, something beautiful but simple. After narrowing down our choices we finally came to the decision our little girl’s first name would be Naomi. The middle name however was still up for debate and we couldn’t seem to decide which one was right for her. I kept having issues with what her initials would spell. Having a consonant for the first letter, “N” and a consonant for the last letter, “G”, using a middle name with any vowel was not going to spell anything pretty, N.A.G., or N.U.G., etc so immediately we had to sift through and eliminate any vowel middle names.
For awhile we thought of maybe using my middle name Kendal, but we had not officially decided. A couple months back Phil’s youngest brother Kenton was sharing some names with us when he told us Grandma Pietrok’s middle name was Genevieve… In the back of my mind since then I have been putting the two names together Naomi Genevieve… pretty, beautiful, meaningful.
While driving home from our last weekend with Grandma Pietrok, after she passed away, Phil and I began the middle name discussion again. Genevieve seemed to fit Naomi, perfectly. Sharing her great grandmother’s middle name, I only hope Naomi will be half as strong, courageous, and loving as her great grandmother. Middle names should be meaningful and special… and Genevieve is oh so special to us.
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