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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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