What is in a name?

In the months that you are expecting your child, you

play around with names for that child.  Some are

named after the father, or a family member.. Some

are doozy's  and in the 1960's and 70's there were

some real doozy's.  Some were numbers. Some

were just a letter.. and some where named after

the weather and some you just shook your head

over.

Mine were a combo of many ... first one was name

I liked and the middle name just sounded nice with

it.. and the spelling was after a girl I went to school

with.. but not after the girl herself.  Next one was

after my sister in law and my aunt.. two people

who were very important to me.  Next was a son,

so he got his father's name.. but not a jr. but II..

after his name.  Next up came a name I just like.

It was a comfortable name. And she got her

middle name from her grandmother's name on

my husband's side. Next up.. was a boy who inherited

both grandfather's middle names. But then I was

expecting twins.. Except when I came up with

a name. I didn't know they were going to be twins..

So when I found out the week before... I just split

the names between the two boys. Added a name

that went with the first name for the first one..

and then gave the second one the name of my

doctor.. Joking with him, that he only showed

up for the second birth.. (the dr. was at a

movie show with his family, when the first one

came).  Then the last child.. which I jokingly

said after 7.. I was going to call the child.. THE

END... but being I knew it was going to be the

last one.. I threw in 3 names.. First one chosen by

my husband, second name, I liked.. and the 3rd

one came from her grandmother on my side.

Two of those children, now... are not called what I

call them when they were born.. One chose to change

her name, due to being teased as a child. (the comfortable

name) And chose a Native American name... the other

one.. a son, did not chose to change his.. but was called

by his first name in school and it stuck. I called him

by the name I wanted in the first place.. (remember half

of the name he was going to get if he had been a single birth) .. 

So I have found out that if you want your child to be

called by the name you want... you make that name

is the first one name. With the daughter it was by her

choice.. and after many years of training.. I have it

kind of down pat.. with an occasional slip..  But with

the son.. I try to remember to call him by the short

version of his first name.. as family members do call

him that. Also in the professional line, he is called that

as well.. But in my heart,  and I refer to him a lot of times,

by his middle name... but I try my best not to slip up in

front of as everyone knows him by his first name.  

Although his brothers will refer to the name I like from

time to time.

So what is in a name... I guess and it should be... when

you become an adult, and not fond of the name your

parents called you.. you should have the choice to

be called what you want. What makes you comfortable.

But remember when you name your child.. better keep

the name you want first..