Hey soon-to-be parents: Naming your kids is not
a “clever competition.” Remember when naming your newborn was a tribute to an elder family member? Not anymore. Now it seems that names are chosen in an effort to win some sort of wacky competition. For example: Earlier this month, the newspaper listed seven births from three area hospitals. Of the seven babies, only two — Olivia and Avery — were tagged with names that humans tend to use. The others? Well, there was a Brooklyn, an Ambria, a Koston, an Aidan Zorion, and the award winner on that fateful day: Entering the world at 7 pounds, 1 ounce … Red Star Don Knows His Gun-Holmes. Forget saving for college; start the therapy fund now/
Marty Fortier
, Coeur d’Alene Press.
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Question: Does anyone have a weird name in your family or circle of friends?