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Happy November!

I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the windows open in my house, my little boy is napping soundly, the sun is shining, & it's a GORGEOUS near-80-degree November day outside.  *^ - ^*

Because this IS November, and I have been attempting (however poorly) to participate in NaNoWriMo, there probably won't be as much activity on this little blog.  HEH.  However, I do have some tentative plans to work on a Name post for next week, as well as an encouragement post & possibly a writerly one... 

Thank you for faithfully checking in, dear ones.  Every time I log on, it always feels so good to simply write & blog, no matter the rambles that come from my little brain.  ;D

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But that's not why I popped on, is it??

NOPE.

This is rather like a Name post, except it's revealing the name of our soon-to-come (Feb. 2021) little girl!

They do say a picture is worth a thousand words, so...

Yes!

We've decided to name our baby girl, little sister to Gabriel, Heidi.  I'll share the name meaning & origins below.  It's not a family name or anything, just a lovely, classic name (still a little uncommon, too) that both Evan & I liked.  Likewise, 'Gabriel' was also a name we loved, with no family connections, but we paired it with my hubby Evan's middle name 'James'.  <3  (You can find Gabe's name reveal here.  :])

As for Heidi's middle name, we chose my own to keep the family theme:

Elizabeth. 

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I love mixing & matching name combos!  It's a fun little exercise while writing & creating characters, but definitely pays off when you're searching for baby names too.  xD

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HEIDI

F  |  German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, English

HIE-dee (German, English), HAY-dee (Finnish)

The German diminutive of Adelheid, which is the German & Dutch form of Adelaide, meaning "noble type."   Heidi was the given name of of the title character in Johanna Spyri's children's novel of the same name (1880).  This name gained popularity in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, featuring Shirley Temple.

ELIZABETH

F  |  English, Biblical

i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)

From the Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning "my God is an oath," derived from the roots el referring to "God" and shava meaning "oath."  The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, brother of Moses; while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

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So, there ya have it.  :]

Tell me, when you hear the name "Heidi," what comes to your mind?  It was definitely the classic novel/movie first off in mine, but I love it regardless what it might be known for.  Also, my husband's paternal family came from the Netherlands only four generations ago, so we thought it only fitting to have a Dutch-like name.  ;D

Well, I must sign off now.  Have a lovely week!  And if you're partaking of NaNo---DON'T stress yourself out!  It's not worth it.  All's you can do is write, write, WRITE.  And that's something I'm definitely trying to do myself.  :]