This is a fun topic!!
Our Son's name is Maverick William
There are 2 reactions we get when people ask what our baby's name is.
"Maverick? Hmm..that's really cool!!"
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"Maverick? Hmm..that's..um..unique." (voice gradually raising to force compliment)
The next question quick to follow is, "How did you come up with Maverick? Let me guess, Top Gun!!"
Now, we can't be too harsh when people always assume that we got his name from Top Gun. After all, it is an amazing movie. And will be for all time. However, the movie wasn't on our minds when we picked the name. And for the record, we had baby names picked out way before kids were an actual realistic thought in our mind. I think we were dating actually. (You know, in those fun conversations you have when you are still dating that begin with "If we ever...")
To put it out there--we also get alot of "is he going to be a card player?" or "are you guys huge McCain/Palin fanatics?" The answer to both questions is no. Well, I guess Mav can be a card player if he wants to.
We love the name Maverick because it means "wildly independent". It's just plain fun, and not boring. We are fans of not having to use a last initial because 5 other kids in your class have your name.
I am a little apprehensive of giving my kid such a strong first name. But I'm pretty sure even if we'd called him Jacob or Brody he would still have the genetic predisposition to be a little wild.
William is a great middle name. It's for my dad, and Robbie's papa. A very solid name that means "will or desire" or even "protector".
In other words, our son's name also means Wild Bill. Ha ha!
And now that Maverick is here, I can't imagine him being named anything else.
Happy Mother's Day!!
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