The Meaning of a Name...

I was just recently chatting with a friend of mine who is expecting her first child. Unlike me, who just barely had a name or a crib picked out by the time Kaydn Rye was finally born, she is well on her way to being all set and ready for this baby, even being only a month along. She's even got a name picked out that she and her husband both agree on - and that is an act of G-d in and of itself.

But anyway, this started a conversation with her mother and another friend about the meanings attached to our children's names, and I thought it would be interesting to see the meanings attached to your children's names and the reason you chose them.

I'll start. My little's boy's name, obviously, is Kaydn Rye. While the spelling is a little unusual, this was the spelling I chose when I first looked at him when he was born. Hubby and I were tossing the name around before Kaydn was born, but I told him I was not going to be able to decide on a name until I saw him. And when I first saw him, I knew he was a Kaydn Rye, spelling and all.

Kaydn is an Arabic name meaning, "Beloved companion," and Rye is a Scandinavian name meaning, "Gentleman." With my heritage being Norwegian, I wanted to make sure that heritage was a part of Kaydn's life as well, and the word "gentleman" just seemed to fit him.

But the meaning of "Kaydn" has achieved even more significance over time. From the day he was born, with us being so far away from family and with hubby being gone a lot for work, there weren't always a lot of babysitters around to help when life seemed overwhelming. But this created a bond that I have with Kaydn Rye that I couldn't have achieved otherwise, and he has definitely been my "beloved companion" through a lot of hard times. He is my companion pretty much everywhere I go and has been since birth.

And when I felt that G-d gave me this name for him, I envisioned him someday traveling, maybe being a missionary, I don't know, but traveling anyway, spreading the love of Yahushua and being a "beloved companion" everywhere he went.


So, what is the meaning and significance behind your children's name? Post a comment and share your story.




Now doesn't he look like a companion you could ride off into the sunset with??!!