Light

Have you ever stopped to think about names and why you might have the name you have?  When you chose names for your kids, what led you to pick that certain name?  Do you ever think about how a person’s name seems to reflect their personalities? 

When my husband and I picked out our kids names, we didn’t look at the “meanings” of them.  Instead we went through lists of names we liked and found a common ground.  When we decided on Luke for our son’s name I remember my husband and I talking about it on the way home from church (about a 25 minute drive).  By the time we got home we were in agreement.  My husband liked “Luke” because at the time he was watching all the reruns of the “Dukes of Hazard”.  I liked the name “Luke” because of the Biblical connection and that on my side of the family we have a Mark and Jon, so why not Luke too?

Our daughter took longer to name.  We debated back and forth for a while.  I liked the name Leah, but my husband was afraid that it would be too close to Lea, like Luke and Lea from Star Wars.  Then my husband liked the name Daisy, and I was not going to do that to our baby girl.  So then we looked through a baby name book for ideas.  Finally we agreed on Faith for a name. 

A few months ago my husband and I were looking around a bookstore and I saw a book of “name cards”.  You know the ones that say the name of the person and underneath it has the meaning?  I was curious so I looked up “Luke”, and there is was….Luke means “light”.   Wow…I didn’t know that and remember thinking at the time how true it is.  Luke is a light for sure.  His personality and smiles light up a room.  It amazes me how our names seem to “fit” us so easily.