After a lot of deliberation, prayer, and thought, little baby Firth finally has his name. We love his name and we love him.
Here's a little bit of an etymology (dad had to have his reasons):
Liam- A form of William- William is a strong family name repeated many times over (on both sides); two examples are William White on Brady's side who was a Mayflower passenger and the first dad in the colony, and William Carter on Dani's side who was the first to till land in Salt Lake. Means "Determined guardian". Celtic/Gaelic origin (same as Brady and Firth) from previous German forms. I AM (reference to Christ) is also couched within Liam. You pronounce it LEE-um. Lastly, it's not as unique as some people think- it's been on the top 200 list for a while and there are more and more little Liam's being born, although we're glad he'll probably always be one of the few Liam's people know.
Mark- Brady's middle name, Grandpa Firth's middle name. From Hebrew Mark (of the Gospels), ancient Roman name for Defender.
3 comments:
Jed really likes the name Liam.
I really, really wish I could fly out and hold little Liam!
I am so jealous of everyone that has held him!
Beautiful family! How could Liam be otherwise with all those good-looking Whitehead and Firth genes? Looking forward to seeing all of you when we return to America this summer.
Uncle Dean (writing from Estonia)
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