What's in a Name...?

Some people have been confused about the name we have picked out. Which is fine. I told Chad that this is the first child that we are having that we might have to explain where the name comes from and why we picked it out. The name we have choose is...RHYS.

FACTS ABOUT RHYS:

It is pronounce Reece. It is a Welsh name meaning Enthusiasm. It is #5 on the most popular names is Wales, #30 in Scotland, #56 in England, and as of 2010, it is #679 in the United States.

WHERE WE GOT IT:

Honestly, we came about the name because we were watching the Terminator. Don't cha love it. I could say that my great grandfather that sailed here from Wales with the saints was named Rhys, but then that would be a lie. I don't even think that I have pioneer relatives. No, the truth is, we got it from the old '80s classic "bad robot turned good" mega movie, The Terminator. If you have never seen the movie, there is a guy in the show named Kyle Rhys..and the main chick in the movie called him Rhys through out the whole show. We just liked how it sounded. And that is where we came up with the name.

We like to think that maybe our Rhys will be tough enough to fight an indestructible killer machine to save the world from a mechanical Apocalypse. But no pressure.

FAMOUS RHYS':

After we decided (and both agreed pretty much instantly) that our little bun in the oven would go by the moniker of Rhys, if said bun turned out to be a boy bun, we started noticing the name of Rhys in other places as well.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers:

Man, I don't know about you, but Midevil England never looked so good.

John Rhys Davies:

And just in case you were all sleeping during the '80's and have never seen the Indian Jones franchise or the series, Sliders, you might recognize him more as....


The older brother off of Malcom in the Middle was named Rhys in the series:


Rhys Ifans:
He is a British actor, most likely best known in the U.S for playing the room mate spike in Notting Hill.


And my last example is
Rhys Coiro:

Fans of 24 will know who he is.


But these are just examples of people with the name of Rhys, the only Rhys that counts is the one in my tummy, making his debut at the end of May. I can't wait to meet him. Lauren and Evan say "Hi Rhys" to my tummy every day. It has been such a fun pregnancy. Both Lauren and Evan are old enough to enjoy the idea of a new brother in our home. So of all the famous Rhys' out there, the only one that counts in our book is Rhys Triplett.