Finally!

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I'm due with son #2 any day now (I'm 39 weeks tomorrow), and we finally have figured out what to name him.

With our first son, Henry, we really wanted to ensure his middle name honored one of his grandparents. We went with Leonard, the anglicized version of my maternal grandfather's name, Léandre.

Well, once we found out this one was another boy, our options became limited. No Florilda or Euphemia (my side, thank god), but no Grace or Marion either (I'm still a little disappointed, TBH). My husband's brother's middle name is that of their paternal grandfather (Roger), and since my other grandfather's name rhymes with our last name, that was no-go too.

The problem left to us was that there was some confusion about my husband's maternal grandfather's name. My MIL thought it was Melbourne, but my genealogical research only gave one result, from a 1921 census, that matched other family information, indicating the name was Melville. Well, who am I to argue with my MIL about what her father's name was? So I enlisted the help of a friend of mine who has begun a genealogical research business, and within a few days she found said grandfather's birth record.

So, our little boy, whenever he arrives, will be named George Melville [old farmer from a kids' song]. We've been calling him George for months now, and though we feel a little bad jumping on the Will/Kate bandwagon, at least everyone will know how to spell his name. And I can still pronounce it in French if I want to. :D