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Old 12-21-2010, 08:55 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by telekinetic View Post
Once you have your child, that name will become so intrinsically linked to them that any past mildly negative meaning it may once have had will become completely obliterated. Unless the person you didn't like was an ex, I'd say an unpleasant person from your past having the name you want for your kids shouldn't disqualify it.
Absolutely. One of my daughters is named for my grandmother. When I was a child, I hated the name. Thought it was representative of old-smelling people and never would have considered it. As I grew and by the time I gave birth, I realized it was a beautiful name.
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