My mother tells me that I would have been named Franklin Simas Oliveria Jr. had my father gotten to the hospital on time. Hmm. Little Frank. Frankie. Dunno if I would have preferred it to David, although I only answer to Dave, unless a member of my family is speaking. D.F. (David Franklin) was an attempt to distinguish myself when I first got to the SR CDA bureau 21 years ago -- and also to honor my father. Believe it or not, 5 of the 10 staffers were named Dave. Mom sez she liked Dave because there weren't many Daves when she birthed me. Seems every other mother at the time liked Dave, too. Now, it's not as popular. But an article in today's review provides hope that my name might become vintage again and therefore acceptable. You can find it here.

Question: How did your parents come up with your name?

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