Ripley is named after the protagonist of the Alien films. We
wanted a name that, like Beowulf, had a story and a character that embodied
traits we admired. Ellen Ripley is determined, persevering, a natural leader
who faces her fears head-on. She is a fighter and a survivor.
Cordelia comes from the Shakespearian play of King Lear. As
the story goes, Lear announces his intention to divide his inheritance between
his three daughters according to the measure with which they pledge their love.
Cordelia’s two older sisters swear their devotion up and down, but “What shall
Cordelia do? Love, and be silent.” She is the personification of love as an
action: “What I well intend, I’ll do ‘t before I speak.”
It’s probably pointless to try to express what our
daughter’s name means to us. Her life may have been short, but we could not
have loved her more. This is who she was; who we hoped she would be.
We love you, Ripley.
3 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing! My heart is breaking for/with you and Ripley Cordelia Hootman is beautiful! Love you guys!
Awww... Thanks so much for letting us learn more about Ripley - we're honored to get to find out the story behind her name. She has some amazingly strong parents filled with lots of love.
We'll be praying & thinking of you guys <3 *hugs hugs*
I've been thinking of you these past many days. I saw couples go through this before, and I know intellectually and from experience that this kind of honest grief seems the most healing for the couple. (Emphasis on "seems.") Don't think I appreciated until now that's true of the people who hurt for them--at least for me.
Thank you for sharing.
RIP, Ripley.
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