It's all in a name...

We struggled for a long time with a name. We did not want a really common name and we also did not want to get too weird and have our son struggle with a crazy name like "Pilot Inspector" for life. We had 100 joke names like "Screamin' Bob", "Nicoli Khabibulin" (a hockey player), and "Tyrone Aladdin Silamanajic Jackson da' Tird." The list went on and on. We could not seem to have a serious name conversation for more then 2 minutes before we resorted to jokes. I really liked Sebastian, Jason liked names that began with Z like Zander and Zane.

Then Jason ended up in Detroit for a job. He had a few hours to kill so we text messaged names back and forth while googling for ideas. I ended up on a 100 top baby names of Australia or Sweden (can't remember which) list where I found Nolan. I texted him, and we actually agreed on something! The middle name Taylor is a family name of mine and also my dads first name. Sounded good and we were sick of looking so Ta-Da! Nolan Taylor it is!

Meaning and Origin: The boy's name Nolan \n(o)-lan\ is pronounced NOH-lan. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "champion". From Nuallan. Also possibly from Uallach (Gaelic) "proud one".