River

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   Ma Sep 25 at 7:38 pm

   I wanted a very natural name and river just called to me

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   Jessica Aug 23 at 8:46 am

   We wanted to give him a first name that was original, not a family name. We love the water and water sports and live near several water sources. Also, one of our favorite band’s lead singer is named River. Attending their concerts were some of the most memorable moments in our marriage prior to River’s arrival. We gave him a middle name that was generational on his father’s side dating back into the late 1600s, as far back that we can trace.

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   Sherry Fowler Apr 24 at 10:12 am

   I chose the name River because one of his older brothers name is Branch. I was trying to get them all to match. A Branch of water is River. I like the name River because it isn’t a very common name.

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   Haley Feb 9 at 10:23 am

   We chose River almost immediately after browsing baby name sites. It felt so peaceful and natural. The imagery that I picture in my head when I think about his name is a cozy little riverbank at a cottage somewhere. I picture that babbling water flowing past and in so many ways it feels like our son River flowed naturally to us remnant of his name.

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   Becky Nov 4 at 11:33 am

   We chose the name River because my partner and I both love the outdoors and the rivers hold a special place in our hearts.

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   Melissa Fehling Sep 22 at 10:44 am

   I had the name River picked out years before I was even pregnant or planning to get pregnant. Luckily, my husband liked it too when I told him the name of our first born! Ha ha. Besides being an outdoorsy couple and having a deep love of nature, water is also very healing to me and I have loved being near it from a very young age. It is vital to all life, and it is an element we hope to share often with our son as he gets older (hiking, backpacking, fly fishing etc.). Rivers are constant, they bring movement and change to their environment, provide and nourish the land and the ecosystem they are founded in, and are steady and fierce all at once. I hope the same for our son.

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   Jamie Aug 29 at 4:25 pm

   As soon as the name was mentioned we knew that this would be the perfect name for our first son.

   I’ve heard the name River quite often but it’s still pretty unique.

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   Cheryl Apr 13 at 12:06 pm

   We chose the name River for our little boy because on the night he was conceived both me and my partner dreamt about a little boy in water. It was really magical. When we found out we were having a boy we had a hard time choosing a name until we thought of River.. we knew it was perfect. To us it represents strength, free flow in life and a harbor for life and creativity.

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