The story behind the name

ok so a couple people have asked me about how I came up with Phoenix' name. So, I'm doing a post about it. First of all, when Shar and I were engaged, we talked about our future kids names, and he had said a few, and Marcelus was one of them. We know our first girl, whenever she comes will be named Roma Jean, but if it were to be a boy, we'd have to decide. Sharrid was determined to name his first boy Marcelus, after the greatest boxer in the world, you see Marcelus is Muhammad Ali's real middle name. When I found out this was the reason, I suggested that we use the first and last name as well, because I happened to like Muhammad Ali also. I don't know a lot about boxing I guess but I collect footage and have a interview piece of him that I have always been impressed by. So, Marce's full name is Cassius Marcelus Clay Hill. It's fun when the doctor's use Cassius at the office and stuff. But Sharrid wanted him to go by Marcelus. By the way Cassius is prenounced like Cashus.

As far as Phoenix goes, it was not on our original list of names to use that we formed when we got married. (We basically have all our names picked out already) but, we came up with this I think just before we got pregnant or something, and I don't know why. Obviously it came from where we live but other than that, there's no significance. We did not pick this because we love the city or the Suns or anything like that, we just thought of it and picked it and there was no sentimental reason. I have known that the Prophets middle name is Bitner for a long time. And ever since I learned that I have loved it and wanted to use it for one of my kids. So, were not so much naming our son after the Prophet, although it prob. wouldn't be a bad idea. It's just that I like that name, so that's how Phoenix Bitner Hill came about.