June 25, 2004
in the name
not that long ago I found out that our last name (Wiegers) means "cradle rocker" and/or "lullabye singer" in Dutch. of course if anyone reading this actually speaks Dutch, please feel free to affirm or correct. but I guess back in the day we were the nursury workers or something? is that why my parents have been baby crazy for all these years?
I for one am looking forward to fulfilling the family name. so far I haven't lived up to my first name, which means "bright fame," although my middle name, meaning "God is gracious" has been demonstrated a lot in my life.
so, I guess that makes me a brightly famous lullabye singer to whom God has been gracious? two outta three aint bad.
Posted by bobw at June 25, 2004 08:58 AM
Bob, you used to sing me to sleep with lullabies at Covenant. A voice like an angel...
I have some friends that are of Dutch descent and I emailed them to ask about this and she just sent me back this:
Wieg, n. cradle. wiegelen, v.i. to rock. wiegelied, -eren, n.n. lullaby. wiegen, v.t. to rock.
Hi, my name is Martine (pronounced Marteen); and I live in Belgium, the northern part of Belgium, to be precise (always have). This is the area where people speak Dutch.
You're right about your last name. It means "cradler", or "those who are rocking the cradle".
I figured I might as well do this tiny effort of posting a comment to your entry here. I have a blog too, and I think it's a lot more interesting if there's some response to entries, especially if the entry contains a question.
But anyway, you're right about your name. Just thought I'd let you know.
Take care.
Martine
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