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Old 12-29-2010, 11:25 AM   #27 (permalink)
Redlemon
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Originally Posted by telekinetic View Post
I have very strong opinions on the topic of naming children, which can be boiled down to three rules:
I agree with everything on your list; I think I may have written something quite similar about 7 years ago.
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Rule 2: Spelling
Good: Michael
Wrong. I am a Michael, which means I am frequently a "Micheal". It has been in the top boys names for approximately forever, and yet so many people misspell it.

I had a Rule 4; unique initials. My side of the family often uses initials for identification, so I wanted his first initial to not match any immediate family members.
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