[name_u]Baby[/name_u] girl due 2/14!
Siblings named [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] ([name_u]Max[/name_u]), [name_f]Annika[/name_f] ([name_f]Annie[/name_f]), and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]).
I’m totally crushing on the ‘Merit’ names right now. And the nickname ‘[name_f]Merri[/name_f]’ or ‘[name_f]Mari[/name_f]’ is super cute.
(For ease of use, all would be pronounced the same, i.e. ‘Merit’.)
Which spelling do you prefer and why?
Merit - derived from Ancient Egyptian meaning ‘beloved’ AND a Puritan virtue name meaning ‘worthiness/value.’
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u] - English surname. Not as interesting a name history, but still with the ‘Merit’ sound while looking more like a name. [name_f]May[/name_f] also consider Merrit.
[name_f]Marit[/name_f] - Northern European form of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], and name of the Norwegian Crown [name_f]Princess[/name_f].
[name_u]Maret[/name_u] - ? Northern European form of [name_f]Martha[/name_f]? (Which is my late mother’s name - but, really, I could see any of the forms of ‘Merit’ being an honor name for my mother.)
(Other names we’re considering include [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f], and [name_f]Katrina[/name_f].)
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