By now many have received our "speedy" email announcement about the birth of our son. However, it really took us awhile to name him and we have even
changed the spelling of his first name! We announced "Brenn
An" but settled on "Brenn
En". Our apologies for any communication confusion—we just wanted to get the word out as soon as possible, but we believe strongly in the importance of words and language, that we took longer to name him fully. So, here it is officially for all:
Brennen Kristján Miller
Pronunciation Guide
Both names are pronouced as they look. Don't let the accent throw you. Kristján is said like "Christian" in English.
Brennen is a name from Celtic roots in Ireland which means "prince".
Kristján is Icelandic for "follower of Christ". Since a portion of my family hales from Icelandic roots, and they produced some of the best poets and storytellers the world has ever known, I'm thrilled that we found an Icelandic name that we both liked. If some of you think the spelling is obscure or silly, just be thankful that we didn't find a name that uses the ð or þ characters which I would have loved to use. :)
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