While I described why we liked the name Bodie for our son, I failed to describe how we first came to choose the name Bodin and what the name means to us.
When Lily's Dad came upon a name we liked on the various baby naming websites, he would also Google the name. With Bodin, there were references to this guy (Philippe Bodin) and this guy (Jean Bodin) and both reminded us of our dear friend Philip who is a talented musician, a deep thinker, a life philosopher, a rebel rule follower, and about the best friend you could hope for. (Philip was also lobbying us to name our son after him.) We wanted to give a nod to Philip (and his family) and let him know how much he means to us. And while we didn't name the baby Philip, in our eyes, Bodin or Bodie means the same thing.
We also have other lifelong friends (and brothers and family) who we wanted to add to Bodie's name, but Bodie's Dad thought four names was enough. "smile"
One more interesting thing about the word Boden, is that it's a clothing company, that I had never heard of, until I received a catalog a few years ago. In that catalog was picture of a young boy with a hearing aid and a blue ear mold. I was so excited to see a "model" with a hearing device, I emailed the company which in turn sent my email to the photographer in the UK that works with the boy. She said he was a great kid. I so appreciated that company using kid models which looked a little different. Fate? Thanks!
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