It's a real honor to choose the name that will be used for the rest of someone's life. It's not something that I've taken lightly, and I sincerely appreciate my wife's willingness to let me sort of have my way with our daughters' names. I've put a lot of thought into it because I don't completely agree with Shakespeare's Juliet when she said "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
So, where did this "Capri" stuff originate? Well it sort of started a couple of years ago when we were expecting our first daughter, Abby. While Stefanie was pregnant, I first heard a song titled "Capri" by Colbie Caillat. The song is all about the beauty of a mother carrying a child. The baby's name in the song is Capri, which itself means "beauty". My sensitive side thought it was a very sweet song, sort of like a lullaby, and I would play it sometimes so the baby could hear it. As a result of the song and the meaning, I came to really like the name Capri. I briefly considered the idea of making it Abby's middle name, but we had decided on "Abigail Jane" many years ago, which is worthy of a blog post of its own.
Capri by Colbie Caillat
So, before Abby was even born, I had already planned another girl named "Isabella Capri" in my mind. Who knew the difficulties I would face convincing my wife that it was a good idea? I'm very grateful that she has come to appreciate the name and its meaning. By the way, Isabella means "God's promise". As I mentioned, Capri means "beauty". Therefore, Isabella Capri means "God's beautiful promise." We'll call her "Bella", but I look forward to telling her the story of how she came to have such an interesting, yet meaningful, name.
See? It has nothing to do with a confused article of clothing!
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