It was a tough decision coming up with a name. We both had some desires, some things that we wanted included. I wanted to honor my Grandpa. Although I love and hold dear all my grandparents, my paternal step-grandfather was always particularly special to me. His name was Hal Bruce Jennings, and I didn’t really want name my little girl Hal, but I wanted to honor him, so I decided to use his initials.

Kim wanted to name the baby after a river, mountain, or body of water.

I was looking through a list of “H” names, and something about Hazel stood out to me. It just seemed right. The more I thought about it, the more I loved it. And there is a place in Scotland that translates to “Hazel Bay”. Kim and I loved Scotland when were there. So it seemed even more right. After two months, she just felt like Hazel to us.

Her chinese name is Hoi Cing (Cing is pronounced as Ching).  It means Clear Ocean.

Hazel Bay Jennings

Hal Bruce Jennings