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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has a common name, and it's a crapshoot. Unless something changes, he's the only one in his elementary school. Sports, on the other hand, have been another story. If there isn't another one on his team, there's inevitably one on the opposing team virtually every game.

That said, he's named after my dad, which was nonnegotiable for me, so I don't care. And so far, at least, it doesn't seem to bother him.[/quote]

+1 I have a Liam, named after my FIL (his actual given name), never considered otherwise even as it inched up in popularity in the years before he was born. I love the name and it will always be meaningful to us. He's never had another in his class but there's been plenty on sports teams and at the playground. It hasn't bothered him thus far. We have a family nickname for him that other relatives also use to differentiate between grandfather and grandson.

It may be hard for some people to imagine naming your precious, unique child something that will also belong to a lot of other people. I try to have a larger perspective. There are many cultures that have very little diversity in names and different naming conventions altogether. A name hasn't historically been the most important way to differentiate oneself, and doesn't make anyone any more or less special.[/quote]

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