Called by name

“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;”
So says Shakespeare. But what significance is in our name and how does our name influence how we are perceived?
Last week we were traveling and I learned two children’s names (in different families) and wondered who would be more harassed as they grew up.
The first – a lovely girl of six years old – was named Darling . Yes, it is her name. She is adorable, but how will she survive middle school and will her name allow her to be taken seriously?
The other child, a little blond-haired toddler, belonged to young parents. When a stranger asked them about their child – his age, name, they replied, “His name is Rabbit , and he’s about 15 months old.”
Good luck, children.
(S-R archive photo)
* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "EndNotes." Read all stories from this blog