It’s the Dawsons!

Many of you have asked us about the origin of our little girl’s name–Elliott Dorothy Dawson.  Here is where it came from….

A few years ago, I caught an episode of the tv sitcom “Scrubs” on NBC. There is a character on the show named “Elliot” played by actress Sarah Chalke.  I really liked the name.

Now, I can’t say I’ve watched “Scrubs” since then, but the name stuck with me.  A few months before Homer and I got married, we had a late night if-we-ever-have-kids-what-would-we-name-them conversation.  I threw out the name “Elliott.”  Homer said he loved it.  We also decided that we liked the shortened version of “Elle.”

A year-and-a-half later when we found out I was pregnant, I brought up the name “Elliott” again. That was that.  It was decided from the get-go that Elliott was her name.  (And it wasn’t easy keeping that a secret for nine months!) We had a boy’s name ready too…but you’re going to have to wait until I have a boy to learn that one!

One minor detail–our Elliott has two t’s at the end of her name, instead of just one. 

Her middle name “Dorothy” is my late grandma’s name. She passed away in June of 2003.  She and I were always very close and she holds a very special place in my heart. She would have loved Elliott and been so proud of her. I look forward to the day when I can tell Elliott all about Grandma Dot.

Friends and family have asked what we want them to call our girl.  I prefer Elliott, Homer likes Elle…Elly is OK too (but only when she is little.) 

So, there you go….