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The Art of Baby Naming - Page 4

Associations with Ideas
Many parents think it’s very important to find a name that has a positive or meaningful association.  What do you think of when you hear the name? You may want to choose a name that reminds you of someone or something or a place that is significant to you.  Obviously you will avoid names with bad associations or memories.  You want to avoid the baggage attached to infamous people or places.  I heard the story of a family where each of the children were named according to the childhood disease or complaint that was endemic at the time. So one son was called Measles, the next was called Chicken (pox) and the third was called Pimples.  When they eventually joined the army, their commanding officer had them change their names to reflect something more dignified. 
Hopefully you will avoid dreadfully bad associations like that. Some people have an extra difficult task in finding a first name that will match a difficult surname.  I mean surnames that seem to create their own bad associations.  However families seem to soldier on stoically if not proudly sticking to these names, not considering for a moment to dishonor their forebears by changing their name.  In the early 1900’s many immigrants to the United States were forced to change their surnames by the immigration authorities. Families with ethnic names that were deemed too long or too difficult to pronounce or spell were unceremoniously renamed and sent on their way.  The names were simple shortened which was somewhat acceptable but others, considered impossible were deleted and replaced with names like Smith or Jones.  Fortunately society has become more tolerant and we have to deal with whatever surnames we are presented with, even if we can’t pronounce them at first.

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