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[rotf-lmao.livejournal.com]

OK, I know this is probably a long shot, but I figured if anyone would know the answer to this question, it would be someone from this community.

Is there a babynames site somewhere online where you can search for names according to the meaning you want? A friend of mine and her husband are expecting their first baby after eight years of trying. They want to give the baby a name that reflects the triumph and jpy they feel at finally being parents, and want to find a name that reflects that. The only name they've been able to find so far that fits their criteria is Maureen -- which apparently means "longed-for child", but they aren't really all that jazzed about the name itself. And they can't find anything for a boy.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

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[rotf-lmao.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks. :)

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

At behindthename.com you can search for names based on meaning.

[rotf-lmao.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, you're awesome. Thank you! :)

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

behindthename.com is generally a better, more reliable source of name info, but babynamesworld.com has the search-by-meaning feature as well, and they have one feature I love--each name has poll results for people named that name, so you can see how well it's worked on real people; whether they like it, whether they got teased about it, whether it's often misspelled or mispronounced, etc.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

www.babynamesworld.com !

Biblical Names

[crossingthesea.livejournal.com]

Well, in the Old Testament, we have the story of Hannah who wasn't able to conceive and prayed and prayed and prayed for a child and finally had a son. It's a beautiful story, but if they are thinking of names along the lines of Maureen, then Hannah would work with that as it is a very different kind of name.

Along the same lines, Hannah's son was named Samuel and in thanks for her conception, she dedicated him to G-D. Sara is also a mother who prayed for a baby in the same way and Isaac was her child.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

I use babynames.com myself.

[http://users.livejournal.com/____tonightt/]

That is a nice story, let us know what they come up with :]