Nicolas is the Patron saint of sailors, ships, and the sea,
and also of the country of Greece – a place that my Mom and I traveled to
together, and that represents my
Mom to me.
Luca means “bringing light,” and also links to the name of
the church where Granhud and Granbud, my Mom's parents, were married in Panama:
St Lucas.
Nico and Luca are also Italian names, which links to Jose’s
Mom’s background (the Macchi in Jose Cabrera Macchi).
Al this past weekend brought a gift for Nico from my Mom: a little painting of sailboats in the Bahamas, that looks a lot like a sailboat race that Jose, Al, and my Mom had seen together there. Al had been with my Mom when she bought the little painting in the Bahamas, and thinks that she was buying it waiting for the right person to give it to, and that she would want to give this to Nico to help decorate his sailboat themed room, as the patron saint of sailors.
I love the name and can't wait to meet him!
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