When people ask if we’ve picked out a name I say, why yes we have- Ajax Gabriel. They then pause and say, oh that’s different. Although my grandmother insists the name is strictly a household cleaner that is not in fact how Mr. Dave chose the name (yes this was his pick). From a quick google search I have discovered that Ajax is a type of computer program, a champion Australian racehorse of the 1930s, a Danish handball team, an electronic band from New York City, a town in Ontario, a 1987 shoot ’em up arcade game released by Konami, and even a 1953 Anglo-American covert operation to overthrow the government of Iran.
The inspiration for the name however comes from Greek mythology as Ajax plays an important role in Homer’s Iliad and throughout the epic cycle, a series of poems about the Trojan War. Ajax is described as a man of great stature and colossal frame, the tallest and strongest of all the Achaeans. Apart from Achilles, Ajax is the most valuable warrior in Agamemnon’s army (Thank you Wikipedia). This is what Dave and I must explain almost every time we tell people the baby name we have picked out. Anywho, I just thought it was interesting enough to post so that when the little guy decides to grace us with his presence people already know that, no we did not name him after a cleaning product.
I also thought I should post some pictures of the baby shower. My mom, Mary, and mother-in-law, Dara, threw it for us on 02/15/09 at an Italian restaurant in Dearborn. The food was great and people seemed to have a very good time. Thank you very much future grandmas!
