Several of you have asked where we came up with the name. Well, of course it has deep, very spiritual roots.
Adison [English]
of Adam
Nicole [Greek, French]
victorious
1 Corinthians 15 (NLT)
45 The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. ... 55 "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Does anyone buy that? Because it's so not true. I just looked up what the names mean and found a scripture to support it. But it's a nice thought, isn't it? :)
Truth be told, I don't recall where I first heard the name Adison.
I've been naming my children for years, and had whittled down the list of names to a favorite few. Of course, once I got married, several were out the window for obvious reasons. There will be no Lucas Leeuwner! Too many loos in one name. And then, of course, there's the give-and-take process of negotiation with your spouse. There's always the kids we knew growing up or in high school that had that name, or some random connection that you've made over the years with a name.
Some of my favorites were:
BOYS
- Jack, or Jackson
- Lucas
- Aidan
- Jamison
which is my brother's name, and since we already have a James, Jamison (who we call Jami), Jimi and Jamie among the cousins and spouses on my mom's side of the family, I'm pretty sure we would have never gone with this - Spencer
- Ethan
- Elliot
- Joshua
but this is our nephew's name, so it's out
- Adison
- Zoe
- Kerith Corinne
OK, this one is weird, but it DOES have a Biblical root: in 1 Kings 17, the prophet Elijah's life is in danger, and God sends him to the Kerith Ravine, where ravens bring him food and he drinks from the brook. I always loved this story of God's ultimate provision and protection, and the name could be shortened to Keri. - Cara or Kara
- Jolie Nicole
I love names with Jo in them - Jolie, Josie (but there are Pussycats, so that's out), Josette - and my mom and stepdad's names are Jo & Nick, which would be cool. - Juliana or Julian
of course, now we know a Juliana, so that's out - Genesis
what's funny is I've seen kids with this name, so it's not just my weirdness - Olivia (Liv for short)
Well, when we were picking out names, Adison was one of the best options that we both liked, and it didn't hurt that Kate Walsh's character on Grey's Anatomy was named Addison Montgomery, and she was a strong, beautiful woman. As for the spelling, I prefer names without repeated consonants. Martin suggested Adisson, but it was too close to Radisson for me.
As for Nicole, it works very well as a middle name (you know how names have to "flow"), and it's a plus that she's named after one of her grandpas.
Anyway, that's how we came up with our Adison Nicole. We'll probably tell her the spiritual version, until Noelle ruins it for her. Of course, she'll be googling herself by age 3 and will probably find this page herself. You know kids these days. :)
There's nothing worse than playing the "what does your name mean?" game and have to go with "little red Chinese flower", right, Wes?
