Little Steffie is having her second baby this week, and she's told me his name would be Owen Andrew Stanger. She's very nice to me and allowed me to suggest names for her boys, and I recommended names of my mother's uncles. Her fathers name was John and there were at least two other brothers, Michael and Packie (Patrick), but I've always thought Malachy was a beautiful name, and Mally or Mal for short aren't too pretty for a lttle boy. And Owen, while a little lyrical is a good strong name. In twenty years I can envision Mally being the talker and Owen being the scrapper - like John and Bobby Kennedy.
Steffie's husband Mark was amenable to Malachy, since Malachi is a good biblical name. I don't know how she won him over to Owen.
One last note; Mommo met Malachy in her final year and said "Oh,I love it. Did you know my father had a brother named Malachy?" Yes, Mom, we knew.
I can hardly wait to meet Owen, Steffie. And if Malachy gets to feeling neglected he and I can hang out.
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