I'm a pretty good mix, but largely Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Welsh) with some German, English, and Dutch and some long-ago Scandanavian (mainly Danes). My MN is Norton. Most of the Irish, Scottish, and Dutch comes from my Dad, while Mom is responsible for the Welsh and Danish/Scandinavian. I get English and German from both. Quite a mix! Not as bad as my SIL, though - she is half Norwegian and half Swedish - the joke is that she is always at war with herself!
My parents picked the name Heather because it was (they thought!) unusual and it was Celtic. In the small city where I live there is another person with my same name (I think even the same MI), who is a teacher at a local middle school (I'm studying to be a middle/high school teacher). Maybe I should change my name! My parents had a hissy fit the last time I suggested it, though, because they love the name Heather so much!
KO - I love the name Kieran, and considered it for DS before he was born. In this country, girls are given boys' names all the time, so I don't see the big deal myself. It's certainly not as boyish as Taylor or Cameron or Rhys or Aidan, IMHO! It sounds like a nice variation of Karen to me. I think it makes a very pretty girl's name.
Schatzi, Scots often use "colleen" to mean girl (like, "she's a bonnie colleen"), could that be what your Grandpa meant?
RNMOM, that sounds like fun, but I bet it feels goooooood to be back in civilization! Soaky bath time!
Ellis - thanks for the good luck wish! I'm hoping this one works out, as DH seems a really good fit with the company. The pay isn't as good as his last job, but it beats unemployment! Plus I think he'd be happier here than he was at his last employer, and that's pretty important. And my day is looking up - my little boy just crawled up into my lap a minute ago and gave me a "tiss" - he's already into mischief again, but that's okay!
Okay, now it's a few hours after I started this post - my MIL made it, and DH is back from his interview (went well, now wait and see....). DS just woke up as his Grandma was leaving - he'd fallen asleep snuggled up to her.
That's all for now!
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