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Choosing a baby name is a huge challenge. Date published: 6/28/2005
YOU HAVE THAT fuzzy ultrasound picture in your hot little hands. Congratulations! It's a boy, or a girl. You can finally tell anyone who asks, and many who don't, what you are having. Now what are your going to name that child? Welcome to a whole new world of stress. I'm still searching for a baby name for my son, due in September. Of course, you have to take care of the essentials: Make sure it's a name that can't be too easily made fun of, or that the initials don't spell something inappropriate. I've spent more hours than I care to admit perusing Web sites and looking up names in books. My husband and I have come up with, and eliminated, a slew of possibilities. Some have sounded too weird, others too ordinary. We once loved Jacob, now it's just too popular. I like the name Isaac, but do I love it? Can I get over the name's "Love Boat" connection? At one point, we were set on Prine, after a singer my husband loves, but now, hmm, we're not so sure. I once thought Eli was wonderful, then I heard Some days I think the name's meaning should be most important. Other times I'm convinced So what's the deal? Are parents today more anxious about baby naming? If so, that probably has to do with the increased burden of choice, said Cleveland Kent Evans, a psychology professor at Bellevue University in Nebraska and president of the American Name Society. Most parents aren't automatically naming children after relatives anymore, he said. Anyone who's ever struggled to pick out a breakfast cereal at the store knows that too many choices can be just as bad as too few. Laura Wattenberg, who wrote The Baby Name Wizard, said parents are looking for names that will reflect their child's individuality.
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