| What's in a Name? "What's in a name?
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| | choose a name that has been in your
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| That which we call a rose By any other
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| | family for generations? Are you going to
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| word would smell as sweet."
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| | name your child after a favored
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| --From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
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| | television or movie star? Some parents
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| Of course, new mothers and fathers know
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| | name their children after favorite
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| that there is a world of difference in
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| | characters from books.
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| naming your baby "Rose" as opposed to
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| | If there are names that you like, jot
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| "Skunkcabbage." When it comes to naming
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| | them down. When you hear a name that
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| your baby, names do matter - and you want
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| | strikes a chord with you, write it down
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| to choose the one that means the most to
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| | and keep all your potential names
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| you. Parents may choose a name for its
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| | together in a notebook. You can cross off
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| meaning, for its cadence, or for its
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| | names that you decide not to use, and
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| history. No matter what you decide to
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| | narrow down your list little by little.
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| name your baby, always consider the
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| | If you hear a name that you like, don't
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| child.
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| | be afraid to ask how it's spelled. Write
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| Before you put the name on the birth
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| | down any name that sounds good to you.
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| certificate, ask yourself if the name is
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| | Later, you and your spouse can discuss
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| easy to spell, if the child will get
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| | the names on the list.
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| teased, if the child will even like his
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| | Baby books and Internet sites abound that
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| or her own name. Your baby's name is not
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| | are filled with baby names. On some
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| only important to you, but also to your
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| | sites, you can look up names to find out
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| baby.
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| | what they mean, or what their origins
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| Strategies for Choosing a Name for Your
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| | are. Some people like to know what their
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| Baby Before you go name-hunting, you
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| | names mean, so you want to choose wisely
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| want to think about the kind of names you
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| | if meaning holds any weight with you.
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| want for your baby. Are you going to
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