Jonah Robert, born 2/10/2012

[gemmagic.livejournal.com]

Well, my son is finally here, and we didn't change our minds about naming him Jonah Robert. Jonah is hebrew and means "peace" or "a dove" and Robert is English and means "bright fame" or "famous brilliance" (it's also the middle name of my husband and his father and grandfather).

Other names considered were:
Adele Cherie (for a girl)
Blake
Barry
Rowan
After watching The Chronicles of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treaders we even joked about calling him Eustace, after the kid who got turned into a dragon (Jonah was born in the Chinese year of the dragon).

We are really happy with the name and we think it suits him. Feedback on the name has been about half and half good and bad. My grandmother was absolutely revolted that I named my son after the dude who got swallowed by a whale in the Bible, but she never liked any of her grandchildren's names at first. :D Pic behind the cut.

Comments

[r0ck-y0ur-s0ul.livejournal.com]

He is adorable...and I love the name.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

He's beautiful, and I really like the name Jonah Robert!

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

beautiful! Congratulations! love the name!

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

I love the name Jonah Robert and he is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations! Enjoy. :)

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous baby, beautiful name. Jonah has always been a favorite.

[audiobiblio.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! He's a doll. And his name is perfect. :)

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

Congrats! Jonah Robert is a great name.

[chelseathirteen.livejournal.com]

He's gorgeous and looks like a Jonah :)

[medamina.livejournal.com]

Congrats!
I love Jonah Robert :) Jonah is one of my absolute favourites!

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Congrats :)
He's so cute, and love the name.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

I love the name Jonah. A lot.

Rowan and Blake were also nice choices, but I like Jonah more :) Great choice :)

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I'm in shock that while I'm quite familiar with you in this community I had no clue you were actually pregnant! Congratulations!!

He's a freaking doll! I love that picture!

I think Jonah Robert is a nice name, but I really loved your girl option! Adele Cherie would work well with Jonah Robert though if you have a girl in the future. ;)

[gemmagic.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yeah, I really love the name Adele Cherie too. :) Adele is my grandmother's middle name and Cherie is a mash up of my mum's middle name (Cheryl) and my mother-in-laws name (Marie). I would be happy to have a girl next time, but I'd be just as happy to have another boy (I only want 2 kids). If I have another boy I think I like Rowan the best, but I also like Raymond (my dad and grandad's name) for a middle name and I don't know if they go together. Oh well, hopefully I have heaps of time to decide.

[breezy-boo.livejournal.com]

Congrats! he is beautiful!