Names for our children have never been an easy topic for Matt and I. With Leah we didn't really discuss names at all. So when she was born and we found out she was a girl and not the boy we expected? It really wasn't a problem. With Louis Matt was sure from the beginning that the baby's name would be Louis. That was an issue for me the entire pregnancy but once he was born? It didn't matter anymore. Matt's reasons were good and I would honor them.
Then came along the third pregnancy 10 months later. When we found out it was a boy I was at a complete loss when it came to names. Then I finally came up with a long list of names I liked. Matt disliked nearly all of them. I looked and looked. Fell in love with a handle of L names like Lennon, Lenox, Lucien, Liam and Leo but Matt wasn't interested. So I dropped the name game. We agreed to just figure it out after the baby was born.
There wasn't a rush. You don't need to have a name for the birth certificate and there is plenty of time to file for a social security card.
Once the baby was born we just enjoyed him. But just as we did with Leah and Louis after a day or so? It was super easy for us to agree on a name.
A few weeks earlier Matt had mentioned Gabriel and then it come up again. I wanted an L name, Leah did as well so we agreed on Leo as the middle name.
In my family it is common for the kids to go by their middle names. One of my brothers is Ernie for his middle name Ernesto. I do not like the name Gabe at all so Leo is perfect for us.
The meaning of names matters greatly to me and Gabriel is one of my favorite archangels. The name means "able-bodied one of God". It goes well with Matthew's meaning which is "Gift of God". Biblical names are some of my favorite names. The timing was right too for Leo, as his astrological sign is Leo.
And that is how we got to Gabriel Leo.
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