Then we found our daughter. Her name was Rissa in the shared list. We thought that was awesome sign because we have a daughter named Riza. We learned that our daughter's Chinese name was Yuerong.
We waited on deciding about her name, hoping we would have some contact with her, but we didn't. Finally it came time to fill out some official paperwork and we had to make a decision. After prayer and discussion, we decided to keep her first name as Yuerong and add Hope as her middle name. She has been called Yuerong for a long time, so we wanted to keep something familiar. We weren't sure how to pronounce her name :) but we were willing to call her by her first or middle name.
Then we got an e-mail from her. She asked us if we had decided on her name. She wanted to know if she would be able to choose her name. She asked if her name could be Davina.
When I read the e-mail, I sat in wonder with so many emotions. Glad to hear from our daughter. Happy that she felt comfortable to ask. Curious about why she chose that name. So we asked.
This is the response we received:
"she knew the name meant 'to be loved'"
Wow.
So our sweet, beautiful daughter, who is deeply loved already, will be named Davina. And we will be finally able to love her, hug her, and begin to know her in 5 days. 5 days.
So our sweet, beautiful daughter, who is deeply loved already, will be named Davina. And we will be finally able to love her, hug her, and begin to know her in 5 days. 5 days.
See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! 1 John 3:1
So nice to hear that other parents have given thoughtful consideration to the issue of names. It seems that this is the one issue that very few people talk about publicly. We intend to keep our daughter's Chinese name unless she decides that she would like a western name instead. I firmly believe, with older children, that they should have some input. It's wonderful to hear that Davina had the courage and self-confidence to ask.
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