Were you named after somebody? Was somebody named after you? Either way, it can be daunting. Either way, we want to live up to it.
Like George Washington Carver. He lived up to it.
Or the thousands of Methodists named John Wesley. (Let's just forget about John Wesley Hardin, that mass murderer in Texas.)
How about being named after a pop star or a TV character?
I just read that the new popular names for babies are from the "Twilight" series. Bella (of course) but also Cullen, Jasper, Alice and Emmett.
But we have a history of naming our babies after beautiful supernatural young women. Years ago Samantha from "Bewitched" was a big baby name. Then, when Samantha had a good witch baby, the name Tabitha was popular.
But pop culture characters come and go. For instance, the only Emmett I know was that "fix it" guy from Mayberry. He seemed OK but I wouldn't name my baby after him.
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Like George Washington Carver. He lived up to it.
Or the thousands of Methodists named John Wesley. (Let's just forget about John Wesley Hardin, that mass murderer in Texas.)
How about being named after a pop star or a TV character?
I just read that the new popular names for babies are from the "Twilight" series. Bella (of course) but also Cullen, Jasper, Alice and Emmett.
But we have a history of naming our babies after beautiful supernatural young women. Years ago Samantha from "Bewitched" was a big baby name. Then, when Samantha had a good witch baby, the name Tabitha was popular.
But pop culture characters come and go. For instance, the only Emmett I know was that "fix it" guy from Mayberry. He seemed OK but I wouldn't name my baby after him.
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