{"id":61877,"date":"2026-04-07T18:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/how-a-bottle-of-wine-led-to-thomas-rhetts-sons-name\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:44:43","slug":"how-a-bottle-of-wine-led-to-thomas-rhetts-sons-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/how-a-bottle-of-wine-led-to-thomas-rhetts-sons-name\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Bottle of Wine Led to Thomas Rhett&#8217;s Son&#8217;s Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/thomas-rhett\">Thomas Rhett<\/a> and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/lauren-akins\">Lauren Akins<\/a>, just recently <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/thomas-rhett-baby-number-five-boy\/\">welcomed their fifth child<\/a> and first boy, Brave Elijah Akins.<\/p>\n<p>Being as Brave isn&#8217;t a common name, Rhett explained how they landed on it when he was a guest on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/countrycountdownusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Country Countdown USA<\/a><\/em> recently.<\/p>\n<p>Rhett\u00a0said that he and his wife were sitting down to enjoy a glass of wine, and when he picked up the bottle to see which kind it was, he was instantly inspired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The name of the wine was Mount Brave. So I asked Lauren about the name Brave for a boy. We loved what that word meant for a boy or girl,&#8221; he revealed.<\/p>\n<h3>Thomas Rhett + Lauren Akins Used Their Faith to Name Newborn Son<\/h3>\n<p>After it was settled and their son or daughter&#8217;s first name was going to be Brave, the couple had a hard time picking a middle name.<\/p>\n<p>The singer revealed, &#8220;We were in the hospital, they gave us the birth certificate, and we still didn\u2019t have a middle name. I was reading Elijah\u2019s story in the Bible, and he led an incredible life. So we settled on Brave Elijah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/thomas-rhett-lauren-akins-marriage-advice\/\">Thomas Rhett Credits One Thing for His Strong Marriage With Wife Lauren<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Thomas Rhett + Lauren Akins Waited Until Birth to Find Out Gender of Fifth Baby<\/h3>\n<p>Rhett said &#8220;It\u2019s surreal. I thought after our fourth girl, it wasn\u2019t in the cards for me to have a boy. When we were in the hospital, I thought it was gonna be another girl. Having that surprise was one of the coolest moments in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Thomas Rhett&#8217;s Best Songs Tell His Story &#8211; See the Top 20<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Thomas Rhett has released some unforgettable songs over his career. Here are 20 of our favorites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">PICTURES: See Inside Thomas Rhett&#8217;s $4.7 Million Rural Paradise<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<div>When\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/thomas-rhett\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Rhett<\/a>\u00a0and his wife,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/lauren-akins\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Akins<\/a>, want to get away from it all, they sure have plenty of space and privacy. The couple and their kids can relax and unwind as much as they&#8217;d like at their rural weekend retreat outside of Nashville, which features an amazing barn-themed house that is a perfect home away from home.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/sterlingwit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=75&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/thomas-rhett-son-name-story\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, just recently welcomed their fifth child and first boy, Brave Elijah Akins. 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