Proverbs 22:1 "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
When trying what to choose names for our three children, I remember pouring over baby name books that I picked up from the local library. I can recall searching for Bible names that were not already overused. While there were more possibilities for boys names, the girl's names were rather scarce. I already knew my fair share of "Mary's" and "Sarah's".
Yet I had an even stronger desire to choose names that had meaning; names that stood for good Christian qualities. I found one baby book listed four items per name: origin, meaning, spiritual connotation, and a verse. While the girls did not get Bible names for their first names, they did for their middle names. (I loved Hannah, but "Hannah Mann" was not going to happen!)
What I love about the names is their meaning. I pray my son will, indeed, be "Like God" and "Courageous" as the meaning of Micah Andrew stands for. And how marvelous to be "Crowned with Honor" as the name Laura Elizabeth reveals. And my "Honored" little "Patient" Heidi Grace. (She sure is patient with those siblings of hers!)
But even more so, I pray they live lives that will honor our family name so they too can pass a good name onto their children.
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