jewels

I'm lost on that one. Why bad? Are they popular now?

I chose names from characters or writers of the literature I enjoyed based on a personality I came to know as each one grew in my womb.

I considered potential nicknames others would have for them. I thought about the flow with our surname. Imagery and all that -- not so much, as we all have visuals that go with names based on our own experiences. Just be sure they are yours, not someone else's.

Case in point: I recall thinking about the name "Rachel" for one of my daughters. A schoolteacher friend told me that all the Rachels she knew were brats. At that point in time, she scared me out of it, so I used the Rachel as a middle name.

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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain