Week #30: A Name for the Newest Member of Red Sox Nation!

Week #30.   In spite of the fact that Baby Girl Mulvaney will be living on the West Coast, sooner or later she will find out that she has been born into Red Sox Nation. This is a special time of year for Red Sox fans who anxiously await opening day at their beloved Fenway Park.   So as the big day approaches (Monday, April 8th), this week's name salutes what is sure to be Baby Girl Mulvaney's FAVORITE baseball team!

While the history of this name is a bit uncertain, it appears to be a  diminutive of "Theresa" which may have first been used in Spain or Portugal.  This is an interesting connection since some of baby Mulvaney's maternal and paternal relatives hail from the Iberian Peninsula.  "Late summer" and "harvester" are two meanings that have been attributed to this unusual name.

So where is the connection to the Boston Red Sox?  Well, this name is the title of a longtime Red Sox anthem which was resurrected in 2004 by the punk rock group, The Dropkick Murphys.   The newer version of the song recounts how the tune became the rallying cry of a fan club known as the "Royal Rooters" which helped the Boston Americans win the World Series in 1903.   The Dropkick Murphys brought the song alive again in 2004 and the rest is history!  It is now the second of three songs played after every Red Sox win at Fenway Park, the first being  Dirty Water by the
Standells and the third being Joy to the World by Three Dog Night.

This would be a perfect name for the newest little member of Red Sox Nation.  Nuff said!

The Dropkick Murphys