You all are great at puzzles! Many people found the answer, but I’ll make it easy for those like me, who don’t want to place undue strain on an already strained brain.
The two final possibilities for a first name were Hannah and Bethany.
The two final possibilities for a middle name were Grace and Joy, though some of us toyed with the idea of Hope as well. Mercy, Peace and Patience were also high on the list, at least for me.
My favorite strictly for sound and rhythm was Hannah Grace, but we ruled it out partly because the meaning was rather redundant. At least one astute reader figured this out too.
The clues to the final choice were found in the pictures tags and titles on this post; several readers caught this as well.
We were so torn between lovely choices that in the end I simply bowed out of the decision; I was delighted with any of the possibilities that remained. The children all clamored for their favorites, and hubby called out to the midwife, who was waiting patiently with her pen poised over the birth certificate form:
Bethany Grace.
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An excellent choice, if I do say so myself.
Yay! I was one of the first to begin suggesting names and one of my suggestions was Bethany. Little Bethany Grace is as lovely as her name.
Good name for a beautiful little lady!
I love that sweet name! I was personally rooting for Bethany!
May God bless little Bethany Grace and her sweet family as well.
Blessings,
Nancy
lovely! and thanks for not taking forever to tell us
my poor pregnant brain couldn’t take the pressure ~ I didn’t even try to figure it out
What a beautiful name!
It’s lovely! We can’t wait to meet her!
A beautiful name for a gorgeous baby girl!!
What a beautiful name! I was personally rooting for Bethany, too.
She’s gorgeous!
That’s a lovely name!
Beautiful name; beautiful baby girl…….love the adorable pics as well……God bless you all!!!
Angela
Beautiful name! We have a Guenevere Grace and love the virtues as names/middle names. Beautiful little girl, and I love the pic of Bethany and big sister, very sweet!
How wonderful! I love the name, she is so precious, enjoy this time and have a great fourth of July!
I was hoping for Caroline, but Bethany Grace is so beautiful. I love that picture.
Bethany Grace is a gorgeous name, for a gorgeous baby. Many congratulations! Bethany was one of my top choices for my baby girl….but we ended up naming her Annika Elyse. Maybe we’ll have a Bethany someday.
I love the picture of Bethany with her big sis also….what a precious moment to capture. I’m sure Bethany has no shortage of willing arms to hold her!
A lovely name for a lovely baby.
May she grow up to be a Mighty Woman of God.
Love it! What a great picture too.
Love it and I love the picture, that is a precious, pricless picture.
TootSweet!
LOVE IT!
Congratulations from our family to yours on the birth of your newest daughter! The name you chose is beautiful.
Though I must add, as a Hannah Grace myself, I like to think that my parents named me that as a reflection of the “grace upon grace” which God has poured out on us through Christ (see John 1:16).
Love it!
Beautiful!!
Great name! I’m not at ALL biased or anything.
Beautiful name, my friend Bethany agrees!
lovely name.
That sister picture is priceless. I love the love between siblings in a large family. There is nothing else like it.
Congratulations! My #3, which was born in January, her name is Lydia Bethany.
And my older daughter’s middle name is Grace. 
Can I have her? After all, you live in a shoe and have so many children you don’t know what to do… I only have six.
I love her name. My only daughter almost got the name Bethany.
Congratulations to you all. She is a treasure indeed:)
FINALLY a name! Yeah! Lovely choice!
Huzzah!
Congratulations, Bethany Grace, on your name! And “Congratulations” to the family for finally deciding on a name!
It is a wonderful name. Dear Bethany, whether you enjoy great earthly riches in this life or not, may you always be rich and abound in the grace of God!
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things and at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8
She’s so beautiful! And so is the daughter of yours holding her…I’m in awe over your daughters face, the one holding her the baby too, but more the other one. I love the name Grace of course that’s what my name means…Hannah was okay too, but I love the Bethany Grace.
Gorgeous! Just gorgeous- the photos and her name. Blessings!
Beautiful!
Nice name, what a blessing! My friend had a baby last year and called her Hannah Joy, so you need not worry that those names are going to waste.
A beautiful name to match your beautiful child. Thank you for sharing the loving picture of Bethany sleeping atop her big sister.
What a lovely name for your new little blessing. Well, she is a BIG blessing, just in a baby-size package for now, LOL!
I also love the picture of her with her sister. My oldest daughter (age 8), is counting the days until I give birth almost as closely as I am.
I love it!
Love the name and love the pic of her on big sis’ chest. Too cute! Congrats.
Bethany Grace is a lovely name. I was personally hoping for either Mary or Anne. I love all the pictures you have been posting. It makes me wish we had more children.
I’m TERRIBLE at puzzles, instructions, and anything logical…So I totally didn’t get the puzzle in the post. I wouldn’t have even known it was there!
Bethany Grace fits her so perfectly. It’s a beautiful, feminine name, and I’m sure it’s fraught with meaning too.
When I saw the picture of her on one of your daughters, I got all teary eyed! THAT is a beautiful picture, spiritually and for real.
Leanne in Longview
Bethany Grace is a gorgeous name. I love the picture of her sleeping on sister. So sweet.
beautiful name!!!
My very own Bethany Grace is turning 4 on the 4th of July this year (she was also our 4th child, born in ’04, tee hee) so I must say that your taste in baby girl names is impeccable!
Blessings on your new sweet little one.
Wow! I love that name! I think it’s an excellent choice, personally.
Congrats on your new little girl, have lots of fun!
My 3rd is Bethany Grace too! Love it.
that name is my name too! bethany grace… it is a beautiful name for such a gorgeous baby!
wow!!!!! shes so cute xxx