Finally, names for our newest family members

We are very excited to share with you the names of the newest additions to our family.  It won’t be a surprise that we’ve selected family names.  Ken and I want our children to feel a strong connection with their families, both immediate family and extended family.  Family names are a part of that connection.  The names we’ve chosen are also a nod to our families’ histories as well as the joining of the Gotham / Walsh and Wingard / Jackson families. 

Cornelia’s first name is her grandmother’s / Ken’s mom’s name.  Ken’s mom was named after her mother’s sister who was named after Cornelius Jackson, a relative living in the 1800s.  According to Ken’s great aunt Ida, Cornelius Jackson lived in Virginia as a free black man during slavery.  Cornelia’s middle name – Walsh – is her grandmother’s / Mike’s mom’s maiden name. 

Our newest additions will be Margaret Jackson Gotham Wingard and Flynn Roy Gotham Wingard.  Like Cornelia, both of them are named after their grandparents. 

Margaret is Mike’s mom’s name.  Most people call Mike’s mom Mary, but family and friends from her childhood call her Mary Marg which is short for Mary Margaret.  She was named after her mother’s two sisters.  Jackson is Ken’s mom’s maiden name.  Margaret will go by “Margot.” 

Flynn is derived from Ken’s dad’s name – Flen.  We’ve just changed the spelling a bit.  Roy is Mike’s middle name, Mike’s dad’s first name, Mike’s great grandfather’s first name, Ken’s middle name and Ken’s dad’s middle name and the name he uses.    

Other names we considered included:

Barack and Michelle

Jay-Z and Beyonce
Luke and Princess Leia

Kirk and Uhura 

Sponge Bob and Square Pants