Somehow, we got into a discussion about names quite a few years back (before even wanting children) and both were in love with the name Andrew (Drew) for a boy. Over the years, we always thought that's what we would name him when the baby discussion came up. Once we found out we were pregnant though, we wanted to make sure that we explored a variety of names before actually settling on the one that our child would carry for the rest of his life. We had a good list of about 5-7 names at one point, whittling the list down monthly. A couple months before he was born, it was down to Andrew and another name that we liked as well. Finally, we just both realized that Andrew was perfect for our son for a number of reasons.
A) We wanted a name that could be shortened as neither of us got to experience that growing up.
B) We wanted a name that could stand the test of time and was not a 'fad' name.
C) We had both always loved this name for years so why second guess our original top choice?
That being said, neither of us are fans of 'Andy'. While we realize someone who doesn't know our son could ultimately call him Andy, we plan to start early with calling him 'Drew' so that his teachers and classmates brand him with that name early on.
And what about the middle name; Calvin? Well it's Derek's fathers name. This, again, was a VERY tough decision as there were quite a few options to choose from that would honor someone in our family on both sides. Ultimately, since it was our firstborn son, Derek really wanted to give him his fathers name in hopes he will carry on Cal's characteristics of a loving, intelligent, well-rounded, caring man. It sounded perfect with Andrew and that was that!
As you know, my hubby's name is Andrew and he is 'Andy' and I never loved that nickname either, but of course, it is who he is and I love that.
ReplyDeleteInteresting side note - I was engaged once before Andy and his name was also Andrew, and he went by Drew. Yup.