So I haven't been blogging steadily, or really AT all, since our bike trip across the states and our time in Maine. We have been bouncing around seeing bits of Bulgaria, Romania, and such. However, now that we are at home in our own apartment and will be living in Bulgaria full time for years to come I think I should start blogging and writing again.
This is more a started/affirmation for myself post. I will be thinking within the next couple weeks where I want to take this blog, and how often I would like to create posts...in other words set a few goals. (Not very strictly of course seeing as having the kids and now Voda running the house I am leaving myself leeway...)
Hopefully there will be new posts very soon!!!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Meaning of Ave.
Ave - All hail.
Aireon-Rohe - A melodious boundary.
Aumvati - Possessing the power of Aum (the universe).
Nuada - Protector.
Varanasireku - The powerful ruler of the holy city Benares.
This is taking a city name in India that we thought was beautiful, and adding 'reku' on the end. Reku is also in Soeren-Raedeks name, and is Icelandic in origin. Reku means powerful ruler.
I don't think I mentioned Soerens full name and meaning in my blog yet so here is his full name + meaning:
Soeren-Raedek, meaning "Stern counsel, of a swords edge." Soren is Danish/Dutch/Scandinavian (which is most of my background), Chris thought of it one day and mentioned it, and it just clicked, and it means stern or strict. "Rad" comes from Old Germanic and "Raed" comes from Olde English both mean counsel or advice. "Ag" or "ek" comes from Norse and Germanic origins meaning "awe, terror, fear; the edge of a sword". And I combined raed, and ek, and fellin love with it. So we combined them to really give a meaningful, powerful name which paid homage to our Scandinavian/Old European roots; Soeren-Raedek. We really liked the look of the double vowels and it helps a little with the phonetics. The "oe" makes is a long "O" and the "ae" makes it a long "A". Or well, it is supposed to anyways, but people will still mispronounce it.
Sivananda (Siva (She-va)- is Sanskrit, meaning 'The bliss of Siva (or God, Divine, Universe, etc.). It was originally just used as a place holder because Chris had a little obsession with the amount of syllables in naming the baby, so that the name would sound like a poem. Chris really wanted to have a Vedic/Indian name because he is Hindu and worships Lord Siva. It eventually just crept in and stayed. Sivananda is sort of for our feelings that he is a gift from the Universe, Divine, God and children are bliss.
James, meaning 'The supplanter'. Well, James had been a topic of debate throughout the pregnancy. Chris' middle name is James, I personally have a love for the name because my deceased grandfather's name was James, and Chris as well had an uncle whom he really cared for whose name was James . So that name is in honour of three people. It was still up in the air whether or not James would be in his name. Once he was born, I decided finally that it WOULD be in his name.
Athanazereku, (Ah-tuh-NOSS-re-koo) meaning, 'The immortal powerful ruler'. This is another bit of a story. Chris' Great (Great??) Grandfather was named "Athanase" and he really wanted an "older" name from our family. One that isn't still often used. I found the name "reku" while researching the name 'Soren' actually. It comes from Icelandic and means powerful ruler. Then, the same day I found out that Athanase was actually ancient Greek and meant "immortal" so we put them together to make "Immortal, powerful ruler."
Aireon-Rohe - A melodious boundary.
Aumvati - Possessing the power of Aum (the universe).
Nuada - Protector.
Varanasireku - The powerful ruler of the holy city Benares.
This is taking a city name in India that we thought was beautiful, and adding 'reku' on the end. Reku is also in Soeren-Raedeks name, and is Icelandic in origin. Reku means powerful ruler.
I don't think I mentioned Soerens full name and meaning in my blog yet so here is his full name + meaning:
Soeren-Raedek, meaning "Stern counsel, of a swords edge." Soren is Danish/Dutch/Scandinavian (which is most of my background), Chris thought of it one day and mentioned it, and it just clicked, and it means stern or strict. "Rad" comes from Old Germanic and "Raed" comes from Olde English both mean counsel or advice. "Ag" or "ek" comes from Norse and Germanic origins meaning "awe, terror, fear; the edge of a sword". And I combined raed, and ek, and fellin love with it. So we combined them to really give a meaningful, powerful name which paid homage to our Scandinavian/Old European roots; Soeren-Raedek. We really liked the look of the double vowels and it helps a little with the phonetics. The "oe" makes is a long "O" and the "ae" makes it a long "A". Or well, it is supposed to anyways, but people will still mispronounce it.
Sivananda (Siva (She-va)- is Sanskrit, meaning 'The bliss of Siva (or God, Divine, Universe, etc.). It was originally just used as a place holder because Chris had a little obsession with the amount of syllables in naming the baby, so that the name would sound like a poem. Chris really wanted to have a Vedic/Indian name because he is Hindu and worships Lord Siva. It eventually just crept in and stayed. Sivananda is sort of for our feelings that he is a gift from the Universe, Divine, God and children are bliss.
James, meaning 'The supplanter'. Well, James had been a topic of debate throughout the pregnancy. Chris' middle name is James, I personally have a love for the name because my deceased grandfather's name was James, and Chris as well had an uncle whom he really cared for whose name was James . So that name is in honour of three people. It was still up in the air whether or not James would be in his name. Once he was born, I decided finally that it WOULD be in his name.
Athanazereku, (Ah-tuh-NOSS-re-koo) meaning, 'The immortal powerful ruler'. This is another bit of a story. Chris' Great (Great??) Grandfather was named "Athanase" and he really wanted an "older" name from our family. One that isn't still often used. I found the name "reku" while researching the name 'Soren' actually. It comes from Icelandic and means powerful ruler. Then, the same day I found out that Athanase was actually ancient Greek and meant "immortal" so we put them together to make "Immortal, powerful ruler."
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