Welcome to the world to our newest family member!
Introducing:
Elijah Rafe Grange.
Born November 10, 2013 at 11:00am
8 lbs 12 oz
20 inches long
Since I’ve posted the meanings behind our other kids names
here and here, I thought I’d do the same for this little guy.
Elijah is named after the prophet Elijah in the bible, who
has been Cameron’s hero for a long time. We hope our Elijah will also stand for
what’s right no matter what is popular or who is against him. We hope he will
be a man of faith and courage as his namesake is. Elijah means “the Lord is my
God.”
Rafe (pronounced rayf,
just like it looks, with a long “a” and a silent “e”) is the old version of the
name “Ralph.” There have been Ralphs in the Grange family for many many generations.
Each one we learn about has been remarkable, including Cameron’s own father. We
chose to go with the older version of the name for a few reasons. One, because
we like older names. But also because Rafe not only means “wolf counsel” as
Ralph does, but it also means “God has healed,” which we thought went well with
the name and stories of Elijah.
