Maren is Meg

Maren isn't home yet. But already we have confused people with her name. :) Several folks have asked me, "Is her name Maren or Meg or Megan?". Her name is Maren.

Every time I had been expecting since Joseph back in 2001 we considered the name Margaret for a girl. Meg is a nick name for Margaret. (Honestly, I don't see how Meg comes out of Margaret but I have heard that it does.) Anyway, if we had named our baby Margaret we planned to call her Meg. Well, a few years ago we came across the name Maren which is a variant form of Margaret. It has the same meaning. And, we love the name Maren and we still like the nick name Meg. So, there you have it! Sorry for the confusion. Hopefully Meg won't mind.