Welcome to the world, Noah Nicholas Marker Klein

I got promoted!  I’m now a Grandfather.

Noah in Mom’s Room on his Birth Day, with Nathan looking in on his son.

Noah Nicholas Marker Klein promoted me when he was born May 20, 2014.

Thanks to his Mom & Dad, Samantha and Nathan, for being well, doing good work, and introducing the source of the promotion.  🙂

Good getting to know the others who got a promotion from Noah, Jack and Kathleen Marker.  They are, indeed, Grandparents.

Born at 10:02 pm, at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.  Same place his mom was born.  I believe Noah’s namesake, Nicholas, “Nick” Marker was born there too..

Noah Nicholas Marker Klein name derivations:

According to Wickipedia:

Noah is a given name and surname most likely derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נוֹחַ)in Hebrew. It is most likely of Babylonian and Assyrian origin from the word “nukhu” meaning repose or rest, which is possible in view of the Sumerian/Babylonian source of the flood story. Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root meaning “to comfort” (nahum) with the final consonant dropped.^[1]

Noah is a top 100 name for a boy in the United States. In 2009, the name was the 9th most popular, with 17,061 births. This was the highest rank it has ever been since the Social Security Administration began tracking the data.^[2] In 2013 it was the third most popular name for boys in Australia.^[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_(name)

Nicholas or Nikolas or Nicolas or Nickolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), a combination of the words “victory” (νίκη; níkē, nike, however is probably connected with neikos “quarrel, strife,” neikein “to quarrel with” ^[1]) and “people” (λαός; laós). The name can be understood to mean victory of the people. In addition, “laos” or “λαός” in Greek, originates from the word root “-las”, as found in the word “λα-τομεῑο” meaning “stone” or “rock” (inGreek Mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on). The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop ofMyra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus. The customary English version of spelling “Nicholas”, using an “h”, first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, though “Nicolas” is occasionally used. In 2006, Nicholas – and its variations – was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the United States. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 males in the United States were given the name Nicholas. That year was the most popular year for Nicholas since 1880, when U.S. records were kept for given names.^[2]

The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for “Nicholas”. In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas