The meaning behind a name
hippiequeen88 asked for a oneshot of Emma asking Snow why she was named Emma.
"I still don't know how we're going to explain to little bro one day why he's called Neal." Emma laughed as she traced over his name carved into his cot. "Well buddy, you were named after your nephew's dad. You know, the guy who banged big sis and got her thrown in jail…"
"Thank you for the mental scarring." Snow said, chucking a tea towel at Emma's head. "Please never tell your brother that or he'll be in therapy for years. You know fine well why he was named after Neal. You see little man, you were named after Henry's father because without him making the ultimate sacrifice big sis would have never came back home to mommy and daddy." Snow cooed to her son before placing him in the cot. Emma rolled her eyes.
"That just sounds corny." She grumbled. But then a question came to her, one which she'd never thought of. "But anyway, that's how little bro got his name- how did I get mine?" She asked. Snow looked up at her daughter, a tad confused. "Why did you decide to name me Emma?" She elaborated. "You and dad had obviously decided beforehand for it to be sown into my blanket. Unless you gave me a second hand blanket which would be a little lame considering you clearly had some cash." Snow rolled her eyes at Emma's cheek.
"Of course it wasn't second hand." Snow sighed. "I had your name picked out since you were conceived. I had been taught German during foreign language classes as a child and knew that the name Emma meant whole or universal. When I conceived you, I felt whole. Not just because you had me waddling around like a balloon filled to bursting, although that was also true. But because even when you were still inside of me you became my gravity. I knew that everything I did from now on was going to be centred around you- you were mine and your father's new universe- even though it didn't seem that way for very long." Snow explained. "That's how you got your name." Emma smiled, genuinely touched.
"That's beautiful." She said, voice filled with emotion. "In my fake memories of Henry he was named after the hoover because I was high on gas and it was the first thing I saw." Snow burst into laughter.
"Oh Emma, only you."