So what's in a name? Lately I've been hearing some really *interesting* names. I have a feeling that gone are the days of Marys and Josephs. Unless, of course, you read the Bible. Last week I had to conduct mock interviews with a few teenagers and barely made it past the first 5 seconds when they handed me their resumes with their names on top. I've never SEEN so many syllables!
So here's something to think about for the week. A few guidelines, if you will, for naming your future children...
- Stay away from making-up a name and/or spelling. There are like 76 kagillion name out there to choose from.
- Unless your name is "ethnic," try to stay away from apostrophes, umlauts, silent letters, and double capital letters. I know I just offended like 10 of you. It's ok. I didn't mean it.
- Keep it short. Akon is smart for shortening his long-@$$ name. I didn't make this one up: Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam
- Unless you plan on your child growing up to be a "star" or "athlete" or "star athlete," don't give them names that could potentially get them beat up on the playground...or keep them from getting a J-O-B. Trust me, it's a cruel, cruel world.
- If you give your child a first name that sounds like a prepositional phrase, make sure you last name isn't a noun. ie: Anna Top, Anna Book, Anna House...you get the point.
He EARNED his name.
Words of wisdom, words of wisdom.
Have a great week!
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