The Incarnation of Who They Are- Part 2: Elizabeth Barrington

Hearnlet #2

Elizabeth Barrington aka Lou

Contrary to what most people believed, Tucker and I were thrilled to learn we were having another girl. Sisters!
In addition to all of the challenges that are present when you name your first child, a special obstacle exists with the naming of subsequent children. You need to make sure the names sound good together. For instance: If someone named their first child Marilyn, then naming a son Mason might result in scary images of large breasted male rock stars. (ie, Marilyn Manson)
We knew we wanted to stick with the traditional and feminine, but I really liked the idea of having the strong sounding middle name as we had done with Emily.
Elizabeth's name actually came about pretty easily. Tucker and I each have one sister. My sister's name is Beth (Elizabeth Louise), and his sister's name is Barrie (Anne Barrington). Merger!! We get both the sisters covered in one fell swoop! My sister has NEVER gone by Elizabeth, so there was no concern over confusion. In addition to Barrington being his sister's name, SHE received her name because it was their paternal grandmother's maiden name. Home run! Beautiful and strong. Elizabeth Barrington.
Irony here- Sometimes it just doesn't matter what we parents decide. When Charlie was young, he began calling Elizabeth "Lou Lou" because he couldn't say Elizzabeth. He outgrew that eventually- but not before Patch was born and caught onto it. So Patch learned to call her Lou Lou. It wasn't long before we all were going along with it. It got to the point where whole groups of people only knew her as Lou. About a year and a half ago she told Tucker and I she actually perferred Lou to Elizabeth. This year she went by Lou in school, and friends who have known her as Elizabeth for their whole lives caught on quickly. It really was pretty easy. She just really is Lou. That being said, there will be no trips to the court house; her formal name will always be Elizabeth Barrington!