What's in a Name? Liam is good

Army Nephew Patrick and his wife Stacey are expecting their baby any day now. They have chosen to name him William and call him Liam for short. So just for kicks I went to see what his name meant.

• William - English - Resolute protector; will. 
• William - French - Determined protector.  
• William - German - Resolute protector; will.
• William -Teutonic - Strong helmet.

Resolute protector, I like it. Good, strong name for a boy.

• Liam - Gaelic - Helmeted.
• Liam - German - Variant of William: Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
• Liam - Irish - The Irish diminutive of the name William.
• Liam  - Teutonic - Resolute defender.

Still good!

Then I went looking:

• Dana - Celtic - From Denmark. Dana was the Celtic goddess of fertility.
• Dana - Danish  - From Denmark.
• Dana - English  - A feminine form of the Hebrew Daniel, meaning God has judged, God is judge, or God will judge. Also used as a derivative of the surname Dane, meaning From Denmark.
• Dana - Hebrew - Feminine form of Daniel: God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who miraculously survived the den of lions.
• Dana - Irish - A Dane.

Mom did want a boy named Daniel, so I guess that seems next logical step go for the girl version of the name.

Mom's name:

• Wanda - German Family; Wanderer.
• Wanda - Teutonic - Wander.

Boy is this the truth! My mom would visit every state in the Union if dad would remotely appear interested.

Dad's name:

• Tom - English - Derives from Thomas 'Twin.'.

Hmmm, this one not so much.

Sister's name:

• Kimberly - English - From the wood of the royal forest. From the royal fortress meadow. A surname and place name that can be used for both genders, although it is more commonly used as a girl's name.

Hmmm, this one not so much.

Brother-in-law:

• Rick - English - Abbreviation of Richard 'powerful; strong ruler.' Also a diminutive of Derek, meaning gifted ruler, people ruler, a variant of the Old German Theodoric.
• Rick - German - Diminutive of Richard: Hard ruler.

Umm, I can get in trouble here - not saying a word.

Nephew Patrick:

• Patrick - Irish - Patrician; noble. Romans society was divided into plebeians: (commoners) and patricians: (aristocrats). Saint Patrick - patron saint of Ireland.
• Patrick - Latin - Regal; noble. St. Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland, and later became Ireland's patron saint.

Yep, this one fits.

Niece Stacey:

• Stacey - English - Diminutive of Anastasia: resurrection; or of Eustace: fruitful.
• Stacey - Greek - Feminine form of Eustace: Fruitful, productive. Diminutive of Anastasia: Resurrection. One who will be reborn.

Since she's currently pregnant fruitful fits.

Nephew Jason

• Jason - Biblical - He that cures
• Jason - Greek - A healing. In Greek mythology, the leader of the group of warrior heroes called the Argonauts.

Depends on what he may be curing, this one scares me. Warrior hero I can see, he who cures not so much.  

This was fun. Do you and your family's names fit? Search your names.

Enough for now...