Choosing Names

Since Maven is getting blessed on Saturday I figured it's a good time to explain why we chose the name Maven.

While I was pregnant we were doing the usual search for the perfect name. We knew what we wanted for a girl but we weren't so sure about a boy name. One night Brad came home late from studying at the library and announced to me that he had a perfect name. MAVEN...I thought about it for a minute and asked him where he came up with that name. He explained that there was an awesome pair of backcountry skis called THE MAVENS. I laughed about it and went back to bed.

Brad didn't just forget about the name he kept bringing it up and it started to grow on me. Of course we started doing our research and found the dictionary meaning.

A maven (also mavin) is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word maven comes from the Hebrew, via Yiddish, and means one who understands, based on an accumulation of knowledge.

While I was impressed with the meaning I decided the meaning it had to Brad was far more important.

Being someone who was named after my dads dog I've always loved my name and the meaning it had to my dad. I couldn't think of a better name for our little man than something that has meaning to us.