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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How would you know the mom won, vs. the dad? (Not including Juniors and III etc.) Does Mom = weird name? That seems unnecessarily sexist.[/quote]

OP here. I know it's unnecessarily sexist, but I can't help myself. It just pops into my head whenever someone introduces kids. For example:
Annabel (mom)
Jordan the girl (dad)
Gerald (the in-laws)
Moana (3-year old Annabel).

I have synesthesia for the origins of names. Does anybody else?[/quote]

That's not what synesthesia means, unless "original's of names" is a 6th sense.

But no, because I think that assumes other people's family's work exactly the way you think, and they often don't. You might hear Gerald and think "oh it's the in-laws" but in reality the DW wanted to name her child after her recently deceased father or grandfather. I know plenty of men you love really feminine, elaborate names like Annabel whereas their wives would argue in favor of something a little more unisex or simple. And vice versa -- I actually love slightly more masculine names for girls (like I love a Sam/Samantha or a Max/Maxine or a Frankie/Francis) and my DH absolutely can't stand it. It's because his elementary school had a vicious bullying problem and having a name like that would have exposed any kid to a lot of cruelty, and he's really afraid of exposing his child to the same kinds of bullying he experienced.

I do think sometimes you can tell who had the most pull in a name choice, but usually only because I know the couple well and can read their expressions and attitudes about it. But also most people I know broadly agree on their kids names and didn't have some fight over it.[/quote]

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