Tammy Etheridge explains the origin of her twins’ names
Tammy Etheridge, who along with wife Melissa welcomed twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven a week and a half ago, explained the origins of her children’s names in a new post on her Hollywood Farm Girl blog. All of the names have special memories and meanings to Tammy and Melissa, as Tammy eloquently explains in her post.
The short version (although we recommend reading Tammy’s actual blog post, as it explains it very movingly and in more detail) – Johnnie is named after Melissa’s father John. Rose comes from the middle name of Tammy’s childhood babysitter. Miller is the last name of Tammy’s music teacher who first noticed her depression and became her confidante, and Steven is the name of Melissa’s bodyguard and close friend, who help Melissa and Tammy stay private in their everyday lives.
Tammy ends the post with this: Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven/not one letter is wasted/not one name pulled/out of nowhere/everything means something
life is a metaphor/and I have given birth/to two/named after/four/who changed our lives forever
Source: Tammy’s blog, Hollywood Farm Girl
Thanks to CBB reader Andrea.
- Posted on Oct 28, 06 at 6:50PM
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October 28th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
what a beautiful sentiment! I love these two!
October 28th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Im totally in love with Tammy
October 28th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
Wow, the post on her site gives me chills. It is just beautiful. What a lovely tribute!
October 28th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I love hearing why people choose the names for their children but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of such wonderful, deep sentiments.
October 29th, 2006 at 1:44 am
Just beautiful. As soon as I read the first blog, I couldn’t stop, I’ve been sitting here an hour reading the rest of her insightful blog. Did I mention that I love Melissa and Tammy…well I do
October 29th, 2006 at 1:49 am
I fully agree with Janine. I love hearing why people choose certain names for their babies, and it’s even sweeter when the names have special meanings.
October 29th, 2006 at 7:33 am
I hadn’t been a huge fan of those two names until I read that… now I think they’re two of the best names.
October 29th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
That’s really nice that the names are very special to them.
October 29th, 2006 at 5:48 pm
Beautiful, very eloquent. I loved how she explained the names for her children.
I’ll have to go back and read it again. ♥