It’s a HUGE responsibility giving someone a name, and I don’t think you realize this until you’re pregnant.  Or, at least I didn’t.

Just agreeing on a name can be tough.  I know everyone has said,

“Yeah, I knew a real jerk named Bob*, we’re not going with Bob*.” 

(* Fill in any possible name in the world) 

Family names are cool.  And old-fashioned names are making a comeback.  But they always are, aren’t they?  We have a neighbor named Harriet, and her granddaughter is Harriet too, they call her ‘Haddy’.  Neighbors down the street gave their 2 kids the same monogram.  We have another little neighbor named Jasper (it’s old-fashioned AND a family name, it turns out). 

Don’t believe me about old-fashioned names? Check out the Social Security website!  Yes, that social security.  The Social Security Administration has a part of their website devoted solely to the popularity of names!!!

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