William & Mercy

When I read Kelly's topic for this week's Show Us Your Life Friday, I had to participate!  We are sharing the names we want for our future children!
I make the poor husband talk about this all of the time, so we've finally settled on at least two.
I like abnormal names, and I want them to have lots of meaning.

Boy:

Billy is one in a long line of Williams, so it must be continued.  So far, none of them have been called Will, so I'm super excited.

We like Judah because it has Biblical meaning:

-It means "Praised"

-Judah was chosen to be in the line of Jesus (Genesis 49:10)

Plus, I love this verse:

Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David's throne, has conquered.

(Revelation 5:5)

Girl:

We love Mercy because, well, it means Mercy, and we believe in a name being a legacy.

My dad had a little sister named Carmen who died from cancer when she was eight.  I was the first granddaughter, and have been told I look like she did (or would have, since nobody knows for sure).  Whether I truly do or not, my grandparents mean a lot to me, and so does preserving her memory.

It's also a really beautiful name.

Of course, none of this is set in stone.  We're just dreaming.