A lot of people ask us where in the world we came up with our childrens' names. Well, I will tell you! Starting with the Bug, his full name is Lukka Karl Elijah Mast.
Lukka
No, I did not name my son for someone on ER (I've never even seen an episode!) or The Godfather, but it is originally an Italian name spelled Luca. It means "Light". I first heard the name while reading Audrey Hepburn's biography. She had a son named Luca and the moment I read that name, I adored it. I love the way it sounds! The reason I chose the "K"s instead of a "C" is first of all because I love the way Lukka looks, I love the "K" sound and knew that if I had a daughter (or another son!) I would have to have a name with a "K" in it!
Karl
Stefan's family heritage is German (of course, Canadian, too!) but the men on his side of the family have two middle names, so we wanted to stick with the tradition. Stefan's first middle name is also Karl, and it is his great uncle who still lives in British Columbia (I believe). Like father, like son.
(edit: My MIL just told me more ((Thanks!)): Karl is also Opa's father's name so it is Stefan's great-grandfather. It was his first name and he named his first son, it is dad's middle name, Stefan's middle name.)
Elijah
The second part of the family name came from my side. This is my grandfather's name on my dad's side, the only grandfather I ever knew, as my mom's father passed away when she was young. We also like that it is a biblical name.
Mast
Obviously, this is Stefan's family name and my last name.
Anikka Julyn Sky Mast
Anikka
This little beauty was first heard (no, I'm not kidding) on one of my favorite movies as a kid...Pippi Longstocking! I loved the name even when I was little! There are many different spellings of this, like: Anika, Annikka, Annika, etc. Stefan and I were also undecided on how to pronounce the name...phonetically like, "ANNA-ka" or more 'European' sounding, "Ah-na-ka"? Stefan liked the first, I liked the second (my main reason was because I loved the nickname, Ani, after my favorite musician, pronouced "Ah-ni"), but we decided on "ANNA-ka" because we didn't want her to have to correct people her entire life when they said her name wrong. The spelling is the way it is because it matches Lukka with two "K"s! Anikka means "Grace".
Julyn
This is the first of her two middle names, still trying to stick with the tradition, we swayed a bit on this one. It is a combination of family names--our mother's first names! Julie (my mom) and Jocelyn (Stefan's) mixed together we came up with a hybrid name Julyn, pronounced just like, Julian. I love this because it honors our mothers with their names, but I love Love LOVE the nickname "A.J." for a little girl! Again, perfect for us!
Sky
This was my original middle name I wanted to have before I even met Stefan (yes, I really did have my kids' names picked out before I even met the man I was going to marry!) Stefan was against this being the only middle name because it had no relevancy to our families so, once we figured out the first middle name, he was Ok with it. Honestly, the reason for this name is because I think it is beautiful. And I don't need any other reason!
Mast
See above.
Hope you enjoyed that little glimpse into our (somewhat) complex naming decisions!
Lukka
No, I did not name my son for someone on ER (I've never even seen an episode!) or The Godfather, but it is originally an Italian name spelled Luca. It means "Light". I first heard the name while reading Audrey Hepburn's biography. She had a son named Luca and the moment I read that name, I adored it. I love the way it sounds! The reason I chose the "K"s instead of a "C" is first of all because I love the way Lukka looks, I love the "K" sound and knew that if I had a daughter (or another son!) I would have to have a name with a "K" in it!
Karl
Stefan's family heritage is German (of course, Canadian, too!) but the men on his side of the family have two middle names, so we wanted to stick with the tradition. Stefan's first middle name is also Karl, and it is his great uncle who still lives in British Columbia (I believe). Like father, like son.
(edit: My MIL just told me more ((Thanks!)): Karl is also Opa's father's name so it is Stefan's great-grandfather. It was his first name and he named his first son, it is dad's middle name, Stefan's middle name.)
Elijah
The second part of the family name came from my side. This is my grandfather's name on my dad's side, the only grandfather I ever knew, as my mom's father passed away when she was young. We also like that it is a biblical name.
Mast
Obviously, this is Stefan's family name and my last name.
Anikka Julyn Sky Mast
Anikka
This little beauty was first heard (no, I'm not kidding) on one of my favorite movies as a kid...Pippi Longstocking! I loved the name even when I was little! There are many different spellings of this, like: Anika, Annikka, Annika, etc. Stefan and I were also undecided on how to pronounce the name...phonetically like, "ANNA-ka" or more 'European' sounding, "Ah-na-ka"? Stefan liked the first, I liked the second (my main reason was because I loved the nickname, Ani, after my favorite musician, pronouced "Ah-ni"), but we decided on "ANNA-ka" because we didn't want her to have to correct people her entire life when they said her name wrong. The spelling is the way it is because it matches Lukka with two "K"s! Anikka means "Grace".
Julyn
This is the first of her two middle names, still trying to stick with the tradition, we swayed a bit on this one. It is a combination of family names--our mother's first names! Julie (my mom) and Jocelyn (Stefan's) mixed together we came up with a hybrid name Julyn, pronounced just like, Julian. I love this because it honors our mothers with their names, but I love Love LOVE the nickname "A.J." for a little girl! Again, perfect for us!
Sky
This was my original middle name I wanted to have before I even met Stefan (yes, I really did have my kids' names picked out before I even met the man I was going to marry!) Stefan was against this being the only middle name because it had no relevancy to our families so, once we figured out the first middle name, he was Ok with it. Honestly, the reason for this name is because I think it is beautiful. And I don't need any other reason!
Mast
See above.
Hope you enjoyed that little glimpse into our (somewhat) complex naming decisions!
Comments
:-) i for a fact LOVE their names, they couldn't be better!! love you! :-)